Private foundation · San Francisco, CA

Asher Student Foundation

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Typical grant size
$5K – $5K – $7K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
36
Repeat grantees
17
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Sherry Mitchell
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
$202K
Bobbi Mcadoo Gahlon
PRESIDENT
Les Fishman
VICE PRESIDENT
Todd Goldman
TREASURER
Marie Jureit-beamish
SECRETARY
Rod Essen
DIRECTOR
Laura Long
DIRECTOR
Elizabeth Massey
DIRECTOR
Sue Ellen Coughtry
DIRECTOR
Jonathan Borja
DIRECTOR
Trevor Yates
DIRECTOR
Laura Distel
DIRECTOR
Melissa Duffy
DIRECTOR
James Dowcett
DIRECTOR
Marjorie Deline
DIRECTOR
Gerald Ellithorpe
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
0.9%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
206
Total grants awarded
$2.2M
Total amount
$10K
Average grant
$185K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$537K
67 grants
2022
$296K
54 grants
2021
$370K
49 grants
2020
$174K
9 grants
2019
$287K
10 grants
2018
$249K
9 grants
2017
$249K
8 grants

Top recipients

Adventure Unlimiteddiscovery Bound
3 grants · CO
$545K
60 grants · WA
$390K
Discovery Bound
1 grant · CO
$116K
6 grants · PA · ✓ Exact match
$74K
Longyear Museum
2 grants · MA
$64K
3 grants · WA · ✓ Exact match
$61K
7 grants · MO · ✓ Exact match
$56K
Camps Leelanau & Kohahna
6 grants · MI
$49K
6 grants · ME · ✓ Exact match
$49K
Cherishability (formerly Rainbow Valley Resource Network Inc)
1 grant · OR
$48K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Cherishability (formerly Rainbow Valley Resource Network Inc)
WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
OR · TY 2023
$48K
Friends of Camp Bow-isle
CAMPERSHIP
WA · TY 2023
$41K
Crystal Lake Camps
CAMPERSHIP
PA · TY 2023
$36K
Rainbow Valley Resource Network Inc
WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
AZ · TY 2023
$27K
Rollins College
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
FL · TY 2023
$14K
Camps Newfound & Owatonna
CAMPERSHIP
ME · TY 2023
$11K
Au Db Foundation
CAMPERSHIP
CO · TY 2023
$11K
Cedars Camps
CAMPERSHIP
MO · TY 2023
$11K
Camps Leelanau & Kohahna
CAMPERSHIP
MI · TY 2023
$11K
Christian Science Literature Joint Distribution Committee
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
WA · TY 2023
$11K
Sdsu University Bursar's Office
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
CA · TY 2023
$10K
Connecticut College
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
CT · TY 2023
$10K
Aria Apartments
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
MO · TY 2023
$10K
American University
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
DC · TY 2023
$10K
Middlebury College
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
VT · TY 2023
$9K
Missouri S&t Cashier's Office
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
MO · TY 2023
$9K
The Principle Foundation
YOUTH SERVICE CORPS
KS · TY 2023
$9K
Identity Logan Park
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
CA · TY 2023
$6K
International House
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
NY · TY 2023
$5K
Duke University
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
NC · TY 2023
$5K
STUDENT HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
ID · TY 2023
$5K
Saint Louis University
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
MO · TY 2023
$5K
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
NC · TY 2023
$5K
University of Texas at Austin
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
TX · TY 2023
$5K
Tulane University
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
LA · TY 2023
$5K
Boulder Property Management Corporation
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
CO · TY 2023
$5K
Casas Del Rio
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
NM · TY 2023
$5K
Central House Columbia
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
MO · TY 2023
$5K
Colorado School of Mines
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
TX · TY 2023
$5K
Daro Realty
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
DC · TY 2023
$5K
Diversified Property Management & Real Estate Services
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
OR · TY 2023
$5K
Emu Office of Financial Aid
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
MI · TY 2023
$5K
Gamma Phi Beta Facilities Mgmt Co
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
CO · TY 2023
$5K
IV Properties
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
CA · TY 2023
$5K
Kloud Nine Rentals Llc
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
TX · TY 2023
$5K
Miami University
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
OH · TY 2023
$5K
Mkes Llc
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
MA · TY 2023
$5K
Pendexter Property Management
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
NH · TY 2023
$5K
Ptla Property Management
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
OR · TY 2023
$5K
Northeastern University
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
MA · TY 2023
$5K
Oregon State University
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
OR · TY 2023
$5K
Colorado College
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
CO · TY 2023
$5K
Cornell College
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
IA · TY 2023
$5K
Eckerd College
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
FL · TY 2023
$5K
Sanford Square Apartments
HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
AL · TY 2023
$5K
STUDENT HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
CA · TY 2023
$5K
STUDENT HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
WA · TY 2023
$5K
STUDENT HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
TX · TY 2023
$5K
STUDENT HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
CA · TY 2023
$5K
STUDENT HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP
CO · TY 2023
$5K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.