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The W O'neil Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 34-6516969 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $4.3M
- Grants reported
- 126
- Median grant
- $20K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| 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
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES | BALTIMORE, MD | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2025 | $1M |
| CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES | BALTIMORE, MD | INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAMS | 2024 | $850K |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2025 | $100K |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUNDS AND HOUSING PROGRAMS | 2024 | $75K |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC EMERGENCY FOOD & WATER PROGRAMS | 2024 | $65K |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE WASHINGTON INC | WASHINGTON, DC | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2025 | $65K |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON | WASHINGTON, DC | ACT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM & EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUNDS | 2024 | $65K |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES COMMUNITY SERVICES ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2025 | $60K |
| WASHINGTON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS | WASHINGTON, DC | TEACHER SALARIES & MAKERS SPACE FOR TUITION-FREE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS | 2024 | $55K |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC | WASHINGTON, DC | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2025 | $50K |
| ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTEERS IN INTERNATIONAL SERVICE USA INC | SILVER SPRING, MD | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2025 | $45K |
| WASHINGTON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS | WASHINGTON, DC | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2025 | $45K |
| FRIENDSHIP PLACE | WASHINGTON, DC | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2025 | $45K |
| WASHINGTON JESUIT ACADEMY | WASHINGTON, DC | MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR TUITION-FREE INNER CITY SCHOOL FOR BOYS | 2024 | $43K |
| HAITIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION INC | NORWICH, CT | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2025 | $40K |
| WASHINGTON JESUIT ACADEMY | WASHINGTON, DC | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2025 | $40K |
| HAITIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION | NORWICH, CT | FOOD PROGRAMS IN JEREMIE, HAITI | 2024 | $40K |
| OPERATION SMILE INC | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2025 | $40K |
| JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE USA | WASHINGTON, DC | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2025 | $40K |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES COMMUNITY SERVICES | NEW YORK, NY | IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS | 2024 | $40K |
| MISSIO CORP | NEW YORK, NY | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2025 | $40K |
| FRIENDSHIP PLACE | WASHINGTON, DC | AIMHIRE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM | 2024 | $35K |
| DON BOSCO CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON INC | TAKOMA PARK, MD | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2025 | $30K |
| RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL | PINE RIDGE, SD | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2025 | $30K |
| FOUNDATIONS AND DONORS INTERESTED IN CATHOLIC ACTIVITIES | WASHINGTON, DC | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2025 | $28.8K |
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
- 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.
About this data
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 e-file archive.