Massachusetts · Private foundation
James W O'Brien 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.
- $737k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 17
- Grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $255,575
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $22M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations James W O'Brien Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 17 | $737k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $741k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $922k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $862k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $827k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $575k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $596k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $770k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack College | $255,575 | 1 | 0% |
| Boston College High School | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Girls Incorporated of Boston and Lynn | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Central Catholic High School of Lawrence Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Suffolk University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Villanova University | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Nashua | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nashua Children's Home | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Front Door Agency Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lynn Inc | $4,500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack College | $255,575 | 1 | 0% |
| Boston College High School | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Girls Incorporated of Boston and Lynn | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Central Catholic High School of Lawrence Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Suffolk University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Villanova University | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Nashua | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nashua Children's Home | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Front Door Agency Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lynn Inc | $4,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Lower Cape Outreach Councilinc | $2,300 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.5M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget James W O'Brien Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
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How this is measured
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About James W O'Brien Foundation Inc
- How much does James W O'Brien Foundation Inc give?
- James W O'Brien Foundation Inc reported 17 grants totaling $736,730 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does James W O'Brien Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (88%), Education (11%), Youth Development (1%).
- Who are James W O'Brien Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Merrimack College ($256k), Boston College High School ($150k), Girls Incorporated of Boston and Lynn ($30k).
- Does James W O'Brien Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does James W O'Brien 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 James W O'Brien Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Eastern Bank Foundation, Td Charitable Foundation, Fidelity Foundation.
- Where is James W O'Brien Foundation Inc based?
- James W O'Brien Foundation Inc is based in MA.
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