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 2024 filing shows $1.5M in revenue, $3.5M in expenses, $32.3M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 34 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $13.5M.

EIN: 205094518 Houston, TX Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$1.5M

Total Expenses$3.5M

Total Assets$32.3M

Grants Given34

Grant Total$13.5M

Filing Years2020–2024

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.

Sample Grants Given

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

New York, NY · 2023

General support

$2,150,000

Jewish Federation of Greater Houston

Houston, TX · 2023

General support

$850,000

Houston Jewish Community Foundation

Houston, TX · 2023

General support

$100,000

Hand in Hand-Center for Jewish-Arab Education

Portland, OR · 2023

General support

$50,000

Jewish Federation of Greater Houston

Houston, TX · 2022

General support

$500,000

Showing up to 5 of 34 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

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Top Grant Purposes

General support

$8,823,247 19 grants

Ukraine Crisis support

$1,500,000 1 grant

ESHEL Covid 19 Relief

$876,000 1 grant

Covid-19 relief

$798,000 4 grants

Hurricane Harvey relief/Gen supp

$750,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
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
2020	$-357K	$767K	$32.9M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue moved from $-357K to $1.5M, with total assets most recently reported at $32.3M.

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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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