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MARY L and William J Osher Foundation

Public charity
DBA: % LAUREN G FRIEDMAN
Foundations · HOUSTON, TX · EIN 20-5094518

About

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.

In care of Lauren G Friedman

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Foundations
Employees
0
Volunteers
7

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-08-31
Revenue
$1.5M
Expenses
$3.5M
Assets
$32.3M
Liabilities
$626K

Financial history

$3.5M$1.7M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $1.5M · Peak FY2018: $2.3M · Avg: $1.2M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$6.8M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Central America and the Caribbean
Europe (including Iceland & Greenland)
North America

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
Grants Given
$3.1M
MARY L AND WILLIAM J OSHER FOUNDATION
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Address

5603 S Braeswood BLVD
Houston, TX, 77096-390

Governance

Voting board members7
Independent members6
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %100.0%
Permanent endowment %0.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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