· Private foundation
John and Charlene OShea Family Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2021
- Under $10k13 grants · $19k
- $10k–50k8 grants · $213k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $211k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cristo Rey School | $161,250 |
| Paradisus Dei | $50,000 |
| Jesuit USA Central Southern | $42,222 |
| Christian Community Service Center | $35,834 |
| St Vincent De Paul Church | $34,267 |
| Ace Scholarships | $30,387 |
| Casa de Esperanza | $25,000 |
| Alley Theatre | $24,000 |
| St Theresa Church | $11,625 |
| Louisiana Tech University | $10,000 |
| Leukemia Lymphoma Society | $5,000 |
| Diocesan Services Fund | $5,000 |
| Families Empowered | $5,000 |
| University of St Thomas | $2,000 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY18–21, $109k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 99% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
46 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2021, 26 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $350 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- PDPARADISUS DEI INC4× · 2018–2021 · $155k · revenue +79%
- EUESPERANZA UNITED5× · 2017–2021 · $153k · revenue +297%
- ATALLEY THEATRE5× · 2017–2021 · $109k · revenue +107%
Funded once
- DWDavid Weekley Homes Disaster Reliefone grant, 2017 · $100k
- AHANGELA HOUSEone grant, 2020 · $50k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2019 · $15k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
St. Peter Catholic High School empowers students to be models of faith through Catholic spiritual formation, while providing a creative and comprehensive education in career and technical pathways.
See Schedule OSt. John's School is an independent, co-educational day school presenting a 13-year sequence of college preparatory training. A non-profit institution, it was founded in 1946 to provide the community with a school of exacting…
Family, School, and Church united in the education and support of each child - this is the founding premise upon which Presbyterian School nurtures and challenges its students. The school provides an educational program of the highest…
To advance the Kingdom of God with specific focus on human health and well-being, through grants, research and initiatives in support of the mission of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas.
Loyola University New Orleans, a Jesuit and Catholic institution of higher education, welcomes students of diverse backgrounds and prepares them to lead meaningful lives with and for others; to pursue truth, wisdom, and virtue; and to work…
As the Houston affiliate of the National Christian Foundation (NCF), our mission is to serve and encourage givers to grow as faithful stewards who give wisely to further the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Amazing Place empowers families facing the challenges of dementia and Alzheimer's and advances brain health for all. The Organization serves adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild to moderate dementia, caregiving families and…
Plant, protect and promote trees all over the greater Houston area.
Mercy Health will provide assistance, support and direction to all of the health care institutions and activities operated and maintained by its Subsidiaries. The mission of Mercy Health in performing these activities shall be to provide a…
As a catholic university sponsored by the sisters of divine providence, our lady of the lake university is a community whose members are committed to serve students by: (continued on schedule o).
We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.
The mission of Breakthrough Houston (BTH) is to work with highly motivated students to achieve post-secondary success and empower aspiring leaders to become the next generation of educational advocates.
How this is measured
33 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 33 of the 96 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds PARADISUS DEI INC ↗
- Who funds ESPERANZA UNITED ↗
- Who funds ALLEY THEATRE ↗
- Who funds Christian Community Service Center Inc ↗
- Who funds ALLIANCE FOR CHOICE IN EDUCATION ↗
- Who funds HOUSTON ACHIEVEMENT PLACE ↗
- Who funds University of St Thomas ↗
- Who funds Adore Ministries Inc ↗
- Who funds THE PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE ↗
- Who funds FAMILIES EMPOWERED ↗
- Who funds SETON EDUCATION PARTNERS ↗
- Who funds THE GATHERING ↗
- Who funds Patrons for Bellaire Parks ↗
- Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC ↗
- Who funds THE FORGE FOR FAMILIES ↗
- Who funds ONEGOAL ↗
- Who funds GOOD SHEPHERD NATIVITY MISSION SCHOOL INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · Scanlan Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Marek Family Foundation · Strake Foundation · Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company · Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · Hildebrand Foundation · Sterling-Turner Foundation · The Elkins Foundation · Baxter Trust Co Private Foundation Services
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization John and Charlene OShea Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from John and Charlene OShea Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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