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The John J Mcdonnell Margaret T O'brien Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 51-0644921 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$1.4M
Grants reported
39
Median grant
$20K
Future commitments
None reported

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202521$756.3K
202418$667.5K

Where The John J Mcdonnell Margaret T O'brien Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
MEDICINES FOR HUMANITYROCKLAND, MAGENERAL2024$185K
MEDICINES FOR HUMANITYROCKLAND, MAGENERAL2025$145K
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALBOSTON, MAGENERAL2025$120K
NOTRE DAME CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOLLAWRENCE, MAGENERAL2024$108K
NOTRE DAME CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOLLAWRENCE, MAGENERAL2025$85K
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALBOSTON, MAGENERAL2024$85K
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMIMIAMI, FLGENERAL2025$65K
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMIMIAMI, FLGENERAL2024$65K
CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECTLANCASTER, KYGENERAL2025$50K
MADISON SQUARE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBNEW YORK, NYGENERAL2024$50K
MADISON SQUARE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBNEW YORK, NYGENERAL2025$50K
CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECTLANCASTER, KYGENERAL2024$35K
AMERICANS INDIAN COLLEGEDECATUR, GAGENERAL2025$26.3K
RICARDO O' GORMAN GARDENNEW YORK, NYGENERAL2024$25K
RICARDO O' GORMAN GARDENNEW YORK, NYGENERAL2025$25K
PIEGAN INSTITUTEBROWNING, MTGENERAL2025$25K
GRACE INSTITUTENEW YORK, NYGENERAL2024$25K
GRACE INSTITUTENEW YORK, NYGENERAL2025$25K
PLEBEIAN HELPERS INCBABYLON, NYGENERAL2025$20K
COVENANT HOUSENEW YORK, NYGENERAL2025$20K
ROSIE'S PLACEBOSTON, MAGENERAL2025$20K
WABANAKI HEALTH & FITNESSBANGOR, MEGENERAL2024$15K
MELROSE ALLIANCE AGAINST VIOLENCEMELROSE, MAGENERAL2024$15K
ST JOSEPHS INDIAN SCHOOLCHAMBERLAIN, SDGENERAL2025$15K
COVENANT HOUSENEW YORK, NYGENERAL2024$15K

How to apply

This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.

About this data

Figures are aggregated from The John J Mcdonnell Margaret T O'brien Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.

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