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O'Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$295k
Granted FY2025still arriving
22
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$35k
Largest
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$1.1MHuman Services$287kReligion$200kEducation$198kInternational$182kHousing & Shelter$30kAnimals$25kEmployment$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k10 grants · $46k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $249k
$10,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$3.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Score International$35,000
The Wellhouse$30,000
Sleep in Heavenly Peace$30,000
The A21 Campaign Inc$30,000
Essential Church$25,000
Sav-A-Life$20,000
The Exceptional Foundation$17,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital$15,000
Way Media$15,000
The Children's Hospital$12,000
The University of Alabama$10,000
UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center$10,000
Ripe for Harvest$5,000
Greater Birmingham Humane Society$5,000
Big Oak Ranch$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $196k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Big Oak Ranch: $10k → 13%Hannah's Hope Inc: $5k → 17%Big Oak Ranch: $5k → 13%Big Oak Ranch: $5k → 13%Big Oak Ranch: $5k → 13%Big Oak Ranch: $5k → 13%Big Oak Ranch: $5k → 13%Big Oak Ranch: $5k → 13%Big Oak Ranch: $4k → 13%Big Oak Ranch: $4k → 13%Sav-A-Life: $33k → 16%Sav-A-Life: $20k → 16%Sav-A-Life: $20k → 16%Sav-A-Life: $20k → 16%Sav-A-Life: $20k → 16%Sav-A-Life: $10k → 16%Sav-A-Life: $10k → 16%Sav-A-Life: $10k → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
PA
CA
CO
KY
AZ
TN
NC
LA
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.9M · 26 repeat orgs$168k to everyone else

26 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
15

Total granted

$1.9M
$63k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
+49%

Still filing today

69%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $105k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesReligionEducationHousing & ShelterPhilanthropyOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • TA
    THE A21 CAMPAIGN INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $160k · revenue +65%
  • SI
    SAV-A-LIFE INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $143k · revenue +152%
  • TE
    THE EXCEPTIONAL FOUNDATION
    9× · 2017–2025 · $136k · revenue +33%

Funded once

  • TU
    The University of Birmingham
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
  • DA
    Disabled American Veterans
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue +20%
  • TS
    THE SOUTHMINSTER DAY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
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.

04Its field

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.

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Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
2
Time of Grace Ministry

Time of grace is for people who want more growth and less struggle in their spiritual walk. we share the truth of god's word simply and clearly through television, print, and digital media that people view millions of times each month. we…

Religion
3
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
4
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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5
New Life Solutions Inc

To protect the unborn, share the gospel, and transform our communities one life at a time.

Health
6
Via Rehabilitation Services Inc

Our mission is to empower people with disabilities and their families to grow, develop, and thrive by providing essential skill-building, therapeutic, and recreational programs.

Health
7
Walk Thru the Bible Ministries Inc

Walk thru the bible (wtb) ignites passion for god's word. by developing a global network of influential pastors and leaders and then resourcing them with tools and training, wtb fulfills its role in the great commission.

Religion
8
World Hope International Inc

The purpose of world hope international, inc. (whi) includes providing assistance to economically disadvantaged people through long-term social transformation projects, including anti-trafficking protection, clean water, economic…

International
9
Worldatwork

To sponsor and conduct educational conferences, seminars, workshops and symposia for purposes of informing members and other interested parties on current research, legislation and practices in all phases of employee reward programs…

Membership Benefit
10
Christian Healthcare Ministries Inc

To glorify god, show christian love, and experience god's presence as christians share each other's medical bills.

Religion
11
Blue Letter Bible

The specific purpose of this corporation is to present a biblical, christian ministry of the gospel, hope, encouragement and strength to as many people as possible. the intent of those who will conduct this corporation's work is to present…

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12
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Global Outreach International Inc; the most unlike its peers is Hope Remembered. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

32 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. 32 of the 48 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/32
Grantees still filing
27/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The National MS Society: $551,000 · OtherThe National MS SocietyTHE A21 CAMPAIGN INC: $160,000 · OtherTHE A21 CAMPAIGN INCWay Media Inc: $98,000 · OtherWay Media IncUAB Comprehensive Cancer Center: $90,000 · OtherUAB Comprehensive Cancer CenterThe University of Alabama: $75,000 · OtherThe University of AlabamaHOLY CROSS SCHOOL: $42,500 · OtherGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Other+20 more: $173,500 · Other+20 moreST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $129,500 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'…The Children's Hospital of Alabama: $92,000 · HealthThe Children's Ho…MARCH OF DIMES INC: $38,750 · HealthMARCH OF DIMES IN…THE BELL CENTER FOR EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS: $30,750 · HealthTHE BELL CENTER F…THE TANNER FOUNDATION FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES: $15,000 · HealthTHE V FOUNDATION: $11,000 · Health+2 more: $7,500 · HealthSAV-A-LIFE INC: $143,000 · Human ServicesSAV-A-LIFE…BIG OAK RANCH INC: $47,500 · Human ServicesBIG OAK RA…+1 more: $5,000 · Human ServicesTHE EXCEPTIONAL FOUNDATION: $136,000 · Recreation & SportsSCORE INTERNATIONAL INC: $40,000 · ReligionWORLD REACH INC: $30,000 · Religion+1 more: $2,000 · ReligionSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $40,000 · EducationDONORSCHOOSEORG: $20,000 · EducationEQUIP: $5,000 · EducationTHE WELLHOUSE INC: $30,000 · Housing & ShelterSLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC: $30,000 · Housing & Shelter+1 more: $1,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$1,240,000Health$324,500Human Services$195,500Recreation & Sports$136,000Religion$72,000Education$65,000Housing & Shelter$61,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE A21 CAMPAIGN INC: $160,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetSAV-A-LIFE INC: $143,000 over 8y, 2.9% of budgetTHE EXCEPTIONAL FOUNDATION: $136,000 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $129,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWay Media Inc: $98,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Alabama: $92,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBIG OAK RANCH INC: $47,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSCORE INTERNATIONAL INC: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC: $38,750 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BELL CENTER FOR EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS: $30,750 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetWORLD REACH INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetDONORSCHOOSEORG: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GREATER BIRMINGHAM HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE TANNER FOUNDATION FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES: $15,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetGLOBAL OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE V FOUNDATION: $11,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetDisabled American Veterans: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMERS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC: $6,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetShe Is More Than Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetTUA FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetATEAM MINISTRIES: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetUNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE REMEMBERED: $1,500 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetREFUGE FOR WOMEN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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 THE A21 CAMPAIGN INC ↗
  • Who funds SAV-A-LIFE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE EXCEPTIONAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds Way Media Inc ↗
  • Who funds The Children's Hospital of Alabama ↗
  • Who funds GARY SINISE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BIG OAK RANCH INC ↗
  • Who funds SCORE INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MARCH OF DIMES INC ↗
  • Who funds THE BELL CENTER FOR EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS ↗
  • Who funds THE WELLHOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds WORLD REACH INC ↗
  • Who funds SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC ↗
  • Who funds DONORSCHOOSEORG ↗
  • Who funds THE GREATER BIRMINGHAM HUMANE SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE TANNER FOUNDATION FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES ↗
  • Who funds GLOBAL OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds THE V FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Disabled American Veterans ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMERS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC ↗
  • Who funds SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds EQUIP ↗
  • Who funds HANNAHS HOPE INC ↗
  • Who funds She Is More Than Inc ↗
  • Who funds TUA FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Alabama Power Foundation IncAL21× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Alabama Power Foundation Inc · Robert R Meyer Foundation · The Daniel Foundation of Alabama · The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham · Nall-Whatley Foundation · Pete M Hanna Charitable Foundation · Thomas H Lowder Family Foundation · Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust · Hill Crest Foundation Inc · Orlean & Ralph W Beeson Fund · Protective Life Foundation · Greater Horizons

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization O'Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from O'Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to O'Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation?

Find your warmest path to O'Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 48 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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