Catholic Relief Services
BALTIMORE, MD
$1MTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Program support
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The W O'Neil Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 34-6516969 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Helene O'Neil Shere President the W
- Phone
- (301) 656-5848
- Deadlines
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
- Application materials
- An application form is not required. Initial approach should be by letter of inquiry outlining the nature of the project, the amount requested and evidence of irc section 501(c)(3) exempt status. If the project coincides with the foundation's interests, a proposal will be requested.
- Restrictions
- The foundation is primarily interested in faith-motivated programs that directly bring basic necessities, such as food, clothing, shelter, basic medical care and basic education to those experiencing poverty throughout the world, particularly those needing emergency relief. International assistance grants are made only to U.S.-based charities. The foundation does not make loans or grants to individuals or grants for endowments, capital campaigns, church and school renovations, research, special events, conferences or seminars.
Original filing text
- Contact
- HELENE O'NEIL SHERE PRESIDENT THE W
- Address
- PO BOX 15888 CHEVY CHASE, MD, 208255888
- Phone
- 3016565848
- WONEILFOUNDATION@WONF.ORG
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- AN APPLICATION FORM IS NOT REQUIRED. INITIAL APPROACH SHOULD BE BY LETTER OF INQUIRY OUTLINING THE NATURE OF THE PROJECT, THE AMOUNT REQUESTED AND EVIDENCE OF IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) EXEMPT STATUS. IF THE PROJECT COINCIDES WITH THE FOUNDATION'S INTERESTS, A PROPOSAL WILL BE REQUESTED.
- Restrictions
- THE FOUNDATION IS PRIMARILY INTERESTED IN FAITH-MOTIVATED PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY BRING BASIC NECESSITIES, SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, BASIC MEDICAL CARE AND BASIC EDUCATION TO THOSE EXPERIENCING POVERTY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, PARTICULARLY THOSE NEEDING EMERGENCY RELIEF. INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS ARE MADE ONLY TO U.S.-BASED CHARITIES. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT MAKE LOANS OR GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS OR GRANTS FOR ENDOWMENTS, CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS, CHURCH AND SCHOOL RENOVATIONS, RESEARCH, SPECIAL EVENTS, CONFERENCES OR SEMINARS.
Reported organization name: THE W O'NEIL FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | $2.5M |
| 2024 | 56 | $1.8M |
Where The W O'Neil Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Catholic Relief Services
BALTIMORE, MD
$850KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
International emergency relief programs
Catholic Charities USA
ALEXANDRIA, VA
$100KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Program support
Catholic Charities USA
ALEXANDRIA, VA
$75KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Emergency assistance funds and housing programs
World Central Kitchen
WASHINGTON, DC
$65KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
International and domestic emergency food & water programs
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (126 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from The W O'Neil 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 filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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