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Bernard and Barbro Osher
Joined the Giving Pledge:
8/4/2010 – View letterEstimated Net Worth1: $900 million
Forbes Rank2: Not ranked
Industry: Banking; Information technology services
Bernard Osher was a founding director of World Savings, the second largest savings institution in the United States, which recently merged with Wachovia Corporation. He also purchased the fine art auction house, Butterfield & Butterfield, oversaw its growth and then sold the company to eBay. His wife, Barbro Osher, is Consul General for Sweden in San Francisco, CA and the former owner and publisher of Vestkusten, a Swedish-American newspaper in the United States.
Born:
Bernard Osher - 1927
Barbro Osher - 1940Residence: San Francisco, CA
Related Foundations3
Bernard and Barbro Foundation
• For Year Ending: 6/30/2011
• Assets: $8,452,734
• Giving: $5,100,000
• 990 and more at Foundation Finder• For Year Ending: 12/31/2010
• Assets: $104,840,671
• Giving: $53,659,196
• 990-PF and more at Foundation FinderSkowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture
• For Year Ending: 12/31/2009
• Assets: $14,907,646
• Giving: $217,300
• 990-PF and more at Foundation FinderThe Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
• For Year Ending: 12/31/2010
• Assets: $21,205,899
• Giving: $9,671,406
• 990-PF and more at Foundation FinderThe Bernard Osher Jewish Philanthropies Foundation
• For Year Ending: 6/30/2011
• Assets: $4,945,118
• Giving: $2,501,435
• 990-PF and more at Foundation FinderCharitable Board Service4
Both
Bernard and Barbro Foundation
The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
The Bernard Osher Jewish Philanthropies Foundation
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We have been committed for more than thirty years — and remain committed — to directing the majority of our means to philanthropy.
— Bernard and Barbro Osher
Giving Interests6
Arts; Education; Environment; Fine arts; Health care; Humanities; Jewish agencies and synagogues; Museums; Scholarships and financial aid; United Ways and Federated Giving Programs; California
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- Related foundations are those founded by, funded by, or otherwise closely associated with Giving Pledge participants. Assets and giving values are provided from the latest foundation IRS Form 990/990-PF. More information on these foundations can be found on Foundation Finder.
- Board service includes director, trustee, and advisory board positions currently or previously held with related foundations and other nonprofit organizations. Board service with for-profit enterprises is not included.
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- Giving Interests, whenever possible, reflect the personal philanthropy of Giving Pledge participants. In the absence of more comprehensive information, the giving interests of related foundations are provided. Foundation Directory Online provides information on the giving priorities of over 100,000 grantmakers.