San Francisco, CA

BOB MIZER FOUNDATION

EIN 27-3515296

Arts, Culture & Heritage Museums & Visual Arts

Mission

The Bob Mizer Foundation (Bob Mizer Museum and Photographic Archives) is an educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to the preservation, study, and public presentation of Bob Mizer’s photographic archive and related works; it promotes progressive and historically marginalized photography through exhibitions, screenings, publications, licensing, and research access.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About BOB MIZER FOUNDATION

The Bob Mizer Foundation preserves and promotes the photographic archive and cultural legacy of mid‑century physique photographer Bob Mizer (1922–1992) and related artists. The Foundation maintains a large archive of negatives, prints, slides, films, equipment and ephemera and presents exhibitions, film screenings, lectures, workshops, and research access to advance understanding of marginalized and historically censored photographic work. The organization is an active, donor-facing 501(c)(3). The EIN was confirmed as 27-3515296 (matches the organization’s public statements and Form 990 filings). In recent years (2023–2025) the Foundation has accelerated its public programs and preservation work—undertaking large-scale archival rehousing and digitization projects, opening a permanent multi-level facility in San Francisco via a gift endowment, and mounting a series of exhibitions and public film/speaker programs to broaden access to the collection.

Notable achievements

Secured permanent multi-level headquarters in San Francisco

The Foundation received a gift endowment of a three‑story building in San Francisco to serve as its permanent gallery, archives, and program space, enabling regular exhibitions, monthly film screenings, and expanded public access.

Major archival rehousing and digitization milestone (April 2024)

The Foundation began a large-scale preservation campaign, including rehousing roughly a quarter‑million 4x5 black‑and‑white negatives into archival pages and launching digitization work to make materials accessible for research and future public streaming projects.

National exhibition and programming series (2024–2025)

The Foundation produced and hosted major exhibitions and public programs—most notably the PROGENY exhibition (Nov 7, 2024–Feb 27, 2025)—alongside a regular film screening and speaker series that expanded the archive’s public visibility and scholarly use.

At a glance

Total assets: $1.6M
Annual revenue: $256K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 27-3515296
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: bobmizer.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Rated by Charity Navigator with a three‑star/76% score reflecting performance across accountability, finance, and programmatic indicators.

Institutional recognition through acquisition and archival placement of Bob Mizer materials in international museum and archival holdings (including reported inclusion of Physique Pictorial material in a German gay museum collection).

High‑profile cultural collaborations and placements: Foundation-held footage and archival materials have been licensed for contemporary artists’ projects and performances (including material used in a Coachella‑related collaboration reported in April 2025), increasing public engagement with the collection.

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