Public Charity

Mary L and William J Osher Foundation

Mary L and William J Osher Foundation, of Houston, TX, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.0M in revenue, $3.1M in expenses, $32.4M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 38 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $16.2M.

EIN: 205094518 Houston, TX Public Foundations NTEE: T30 Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$2.0M

Total Expenses$3.1M

Total Assets$32.4M

Grants Given38

Grant Total$16.2M

Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

See Schedule OThe purpose of the Mary L. and William J. Osher Foundation, stated in its most general way, is the advancement of the human condition. In more particular terms, as part of its mission, the Foundation will consider the use of its assets for the attainment of advancements relating to the following fields: 1. Human rights 2. Human health 3. Education 4. Maintenance of peace and individual equanimity 5. Further development of the fruits of civilization such as arts and technical development.

Where $100 goes at Mary L and William J Osher Foundation

How Mary L and William J Osher Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$84 Programs the work itself

$16 Management running the organization

$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $84 for programs

$84

The Mary L

All program spending

Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Mary L and William J Osher Foundation

Rarely funds new orgs Every recent recipient had been funded before (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

American Friends of Leket Israel

Teaneck, NJ · 2024

Emergency support

$1,220,600

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

New York, NY · 2024

General support

$850,000

Houston Jewish Community Foundation

Houston, TX · 2024

General support

$300,000

Joan and Stanford Alexander Jewish Family Service

Houston, TX · 2024

General support

$300,000

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

New York, NY · 2023

General support

$2,150,000

Showing up to 5 of 38 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Anne Osher

Trustee Elizabeth Osher Del-Pico

Trustee Esther Polland

Trustee Henry P Osher

Trustee Martha Kaplan Freedman

President Michael Rubenstein

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support

$13,309,686 28 grants

Health & Medicine

$1,674,000 5 grants

Public Safety & Disaster Relief

$750,000 1 grant

Food Assistance & Nutrition

$342,500 1 grant

International Aid & Development

$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$2.0M	$3.1M	$32.4M
2024	$1.5M	$3.5M	$32.3M
2023	$764K	$933K	$32.3M
2022	$1.9M	$1.9M	$31.7M
2021	$2.3M	$2.3M	$38.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.3M to $2.0M (-13%), with total assets most recently reported at $32.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in FL, MD, ME, NJ, NY, OR, and 1 other state.

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Mission

Where $100 goes at Mary L and William J Osher Foundation

Inside the $84 for programs

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Sample Grants Given

Officers & Directors

Top Grant Purposes

Financial Trends

Grant Geography

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