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Frank McHugh-O'Donovan Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.9M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
32
Grants FY2024
23
Organizations funded FY2023
13%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$400,000
Organizations funded a year
23 to 38
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$60M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 13% of the organizations Frank McHugh-O'Donovan Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $625k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23
EnvironmentEducationAnimalsHealthInternationalHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving31$1.6M23%
FY202323$7.7M13%
FY202225$4.2M20%
FY202137$4.2M30%
FY202036$4.2M53%
FY201938$3.4M58%
FY201727$1.8Mn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$15MEnvironment$5.9MHealth$2.0MArts & Culture$1.3MReligion$1.3MFood & Nutrition$842kAnimals$650kHousing & Shelter$640kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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NY
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CA
UT
VA
MD
DC
HI
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
St Genevieve High School$10,094,0006n/a
Vision to Learn$1,793,00028%
Sacred Heart High School$1,533,5705n/a
Stella Adler Theatre$1,032,000722%
Harvard-Westlake School$600,00020%
Treepeople Inc$574,00061%
Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust$550,174311%
Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation Inc$520,00053%
St Cornelius Catholic Church$500,0001n/a
Friends of the Los Angeles River$500,000414%
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All grantees of Frank McHugh-O'Donovan Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
St Genevieve High School$10,094,0006n/a
Vision to Learn$1,793,00028%
Sacred Heart High School$1,533,5705n/a
Stella Adler Theatre$1,032,000722%
Harvard-Westlake School$600,00020%
Treepeople Inc$574,00061%
Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust$550,174311%
Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation Inc$520,00053%
St Cornelius Catholic Church$500,0001n/a
Friends of the Los Angeles River$500,000414%
Homes for Life Foundation$470,00071%
Ventura County Farm to School$450,000353%
The Childrens Lifesaving Foundation$450,000736%
Focusing Philanthropy Inc$323,00011%
We Care Solar$314,32315%
Oxnard Union High School District$301,5002n/a
Zoological Society of San Diego$300,00020%
Globalgiving Foundation Inc$300,00010%
Las Familias Del Pueblo$290,000716%
Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club$289,00068%
Roman Archbishop of Los Angeles a Corporation Sole$270,0001n/a
Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture Inc$220,000326%
Antelope Valley Conservancy$214,6772n/a
Rainbow Services$200,0001n/a
St Monica Academy Inc$194,00052%
Mesivta of Greater Los Angeles$178,00071%
Diy Girls$169,50055%
Valley Village$165,00060%
Apopo US Inc$144,00037%
Yeshivat Ohr Chanoch Inc$105,0007n/a
Khalsa Peace Corps$101,110149%
El Nido Family Centers$100,00040%
Colette's Children's Home Inc$100,00013%
Direct Relief$100,00010%
Gavi Alliance$100,00010%
Catholic Schools Collaborative$100,00016%
National Public Radio Inc$95,00020%
Monrovia Parks Wilderness and Recreation Foundation Inc$82,5001n/a
Muttville$75,00031%
Harmony Project$75,00012%
Soledad Enrichment Action Inc$75,00011%
Eco Urban Gardens$71,110253%
Tashbar Sephardic Yeshiva Ketana$70,0007n/a
Best Friends Animal Society$60,00020%
Camp del Corazon Inc$50,00017%
East-West Center Foundation$50,00014%
Community Animal Medicine Project Inc$50,00011%
Hispanic Scholarship Fund$50,00010%
The Surfrider Foundation$50,00010%
Saint Louis School$50,0001n/a
'Iolani School$50,00010%
The Humane Society of Pomona Valley Inc$50,00011%
The Congregation of Christian Brothers of Hawaii Inc$50,0001n/a
Public Media Group of Southern California$50,00020%
Alexandria House$50,00012%
Friends of the Earth$50,00010%
Friends of Ballona Wetlands$40,00042%
FixNation Inc$40,00012%
Immaculate Conception School$38,0693n/a
Chabad in the Hills$35,0002n/a
Ballona Wetland Land Trust$31,11459%
Inner City Education Foundation$30,0001n/a
Rm Pyles Boys Camp$30,00014%
The Campbell Center$30,00011%
La's Best$30,00010%
Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery$28,00020%
Performing Animal Welfare Society$25,00011%
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc$25,00010%
Oceana Inc$25,00010%
Valley Village Foundation$25,0001n/a
Puente Learning Center$25,00011%
Community Partners$25,00030%
Compassion in World Farming Inc$25,00014%
La Compost$23,00031%
The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles$20,00010%
Grades of Green Inc$17,12512%
Community Advocates Inc$15,00016%
Centro de Rehabilitacion Ebenezer Inc$10,0002n/a
Project Pooch$10,00013%
Bright Star Schools$10,00010%
Saint Francis School$10,0001n/a
Farm Sanctuary Inc$10,00010%
Showing Animals Respect and Kindness Inc$10,00010%
Stray Cat Alliance$10,00011%
Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools$10,00010%
Marley's Mutts Dog Rescue Inc$10,00011%
Mount Saint Mary's University$5,00010%
Vip Community Mental Health Center Inc$5,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.5M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Frank McHugh-O'Donovan Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 70 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetVision to Learn: $1,793,000 over 2y, 7.7% of budgetStella Adler Theatre: $1,032,000 over 7y, 22% of budgetHarvard-Westlake School: $600,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTreepeople Inc: $574,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetLos Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust: $550,174 over 3y, 11% of budgetLos Angeles Arboretum Foundation Inc: $520,000 over 5y, 3.0% of budgetFriends of the Los Angeles River: $500,000 over 4y, 14% of budgetHomes for Life Foundation: $470,000 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetVentura County Farm to School: $450,000 over 3y, 53% of budgetThe Childrens Lifesaving Foundation: $450,000 over 7y, 36% of budgetFocusing Philanthropy Inc: $323,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetWe Care Solar: $314,323 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetZoological Society of San Diego: $300,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGlobalgiving Foundation Inc: $300,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLas Familias Del Pueblo: $290,000 over 7y, 16% of budgetLos Angeles Boys & Girls Club: $289,000 over 6y, 7.6% of budgetStudents for Eco-Education and Agriculture Inc: $220,000 over 3y, 26% of budgetSt Monica Academy Inc: $194,000 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetMesivta of Greater Los Angeles: $178,000 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetDiy Girls: $169,500 over 5y, 5.1% of budgetValley Village: $165,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetApopo US Inc: $144,000 over 3y, 7.3% of budgetKhalsa Peace Corps: $101,110 over 1y, 49% of budgetEl Nido Family Centers: $100,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetColette's Children's Home Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetDirect Relief: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGavi Alliance: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Schools Collaborative: $100,000 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetNational Public Radio Inc: $95,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMuttville: $75,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetHarmony Project: $75,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetSoledad Enrichment Action Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetEco Urban Gardens: $71,110 over 2y, 53% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $60,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCamp del Corazon Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 7.4% of budgetEast-West Center Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetCommunity Animal Medicine Project Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetHispanic Scholarship Fund: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Surfrider Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budget'Iolani School: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Humane Society of Pomona Valley Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetPublic Media Group of Southern California: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAlexandria House: $50,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetFriends of the Earth: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFriends of Ballona Wetlands: $40,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetFixNation Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetBallona Wetland Land Trust: $31,114 over 5y, 9.3% of budgetRm Pyles Boys Camp: $30,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 70.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

California Community FoundationCA39× affinity28 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Sempra Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · Orange County Community Foundation · Conrad N Hilton Foundation · Weingart Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · Lon V Smith Foundation · Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation · Baby2baby

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Frank McHugh-O'Donovan Foundation Inc

How much does Frank McHugh-O'Donovan Foundation Inc give?
Frank McHugh-O'Donovan Foundation Inc reported 32 grants totaling $1,950,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 23 and 38 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Frank McHugh-O'Donovan Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (48%), Environment (19%), Health (7%).
Who are Frank McHugh-O'Donovan Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: St Genevieve High School ($10M), Vision to Learn ($1.8M), Sacred Heart High School ($1.5M).
Does Frank McHugh-O'Donovan Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Frank McHugh-O'Donovan Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Frank McHugh-O'Donovan Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include California Community Foundation, The Ralph M Parsons Foundation, The Annenberg Foundation.
Where is Frank McHugh-O'Donovan Foundation Inc based?
Frank McHugh-O'Donovan Foundation Inc is based in DE.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 97 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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