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The Lorraine O'Brien Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Lorraine O'Brien Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$243k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$35k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Human Services$476kEducation$240kHousing & Shelter$150kHealth$95kFood & Nutrition$90kCrime & Legal$80kArts & Culture$70kCommunity Improvement$20kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$20,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$5.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
STEM ALLIANCE OF LARCHMONT-MAMARONECK INC$35,000
HEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY INC$33,000
COMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER INC$25,000
YONKERS PARTNERS IN EDUCATION INC$25,000
NEIGHBORS LINK CORP$25,000
HUDSON LINK FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISON INC$20,000
EL CENTRO HISPANO INC$20,000
WESTHAB INC$20,000
HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM OF WESTCHESTER$15,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD HUDSON PECONIC INC$15,000
WESTCHESTER CHILDRENS ASSOCIATION INC$10,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–25, $351k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%HEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY INC: $33k → 17%HEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY INC: $25k → 17%EL CENTRO HISPANO INC: $20k → 9%EL CENTRO HISPANO INC: $20k → 9%EL CENTRO HISPANO INC: $20k → 9%EL CENTRO HISPANO INC: $20k → 9%EL CENTRO HISPANO INC: $10k → 9%NEIGHBORS LINK CORP: $25k → 9%NEIGHBORS LINK CORP: $25k → 9%NEIGHBORS LINK CORP: $25k → 9%NEIGHBORS LINK CORP: $23k → 9%WESTCHESTER CHILDRENS ASSOCIATION INC: $10k → 9%WESTCHESTER CHILDRENS ASSOCIATION INC: $10k → 9%WESTCHESTER CHILDRENS ASSOCIATION INC: $10k → 9%FAMILY SERVICE SOCIETY OF YONKERS: $25k → 9%FAMILY SERVICE SOCIETY OF YONKERS: $15k → 9%FAMILY SERVICE SOCIETY OF YONKERS: $15k → 9%FAMILY SERVICE SOCIETY OF YONKERS: $10k → 9%FAMILY SERVICE SOCIETY OF YONKERS: $10k → 9%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.
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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 16 repeat orgs$60k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +33% since the first grant, against +11% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
5

Total granted

$1.2M
$60k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
+11%

Still filing today

100%
80%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEducationHousing & ShelterHealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
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

  • YP
    YONKERS PARTNERS IN EDUCATION INC
    7× · 2019–2025 · $160k · revenue +68%
  • HL
    HUDSON LINK FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISON INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $100k · revenue +37%
  • NL
    NEIGHBORS LINK CORP
    4× · 2022–2025 · $98k · revenue +140%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $20k
  • GC
    GREEN CHIMNEYS CHILDREN'S SERVICE
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue +4%
  • HC
    HOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue -33%
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.

1
The County Chamber of Commerce

The business council of westchester's mission is to work hard to grow the economy, create jobs and build a strong business community in westchester county.

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2
Home Health Services of Wjcs Inc

Driven by excellence, our caring professionals respect the dignity and diversity of individuals and families. through innovative programming, the agency responds to the evolving needs of the westchester community. the agency helps people…

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3
West Side Center for Community Life

To pursue anti-hunger initiatives through the west side campaign against hunger (wscah) program whose mission is to alleviate hunger by ensuring that all new yorkers have access with dignity to a choice of healthy food and supportive…

Youth Development
4
Community Programs of Westchester Jewish Community Services

Community programs of westchester jewish community services is a non- secretarian, not-for-profit, broad based human service agency dedicated to helping people of all ages cope with emotional, cognitive, environmental, physical, social and…

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5
Hudson Yards Development Corporation

See schedule oto coordinate and facilitate the economic development of the hudson yards area of manhattan. this includes construction of an extension to the no. subway line, the coordination of the design and construction of certain public…

Community Improvement
6
Westchester Community Opportunity Program Inc

To mobilize and efficiently manage resources through partnerships and collaborations to help the low-income and at-risk populations in the hudson valley region to achieve greater self-sufficiency.

Community Improvement
7
Hunger Solutions New York Inc

We strive to maximize participation in, and support for, federally funded nutrition assistance programs including supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap), the school breakfast program and national school lunch program, the summer…

Food & Nutrition
8
The Way Back Inc

To provide rehabilitative housing services and support to help people with psychiatric disabilities reintegrate into the community.the agency provides rehabilitative housing services and staff support as a primary mechanism for achieving…

Human Services
9
Women's Housing & Economic Development Corporation

The women's housing and economic development corp. (whedco) is a community development organization founded on the radically simple idea that all people deserve to live in healthy, vibrant communities. working in the south bronx, whedco…

Housing & Shelter
10
Wmc-New York Inc

Wmc new york, inc. shall at all times be operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes within the meaning of section 170(c)(2)(b) and 501(c)(3) of the code, and for the purpose of engaging in various activities…

Health
11
Home Care Association of New York State Inc

To promote and enhance the quality and accessibility of health care and support at home.

Community Improvement
12
University Associates in Obstetrics and Gynecology University Faculty Pract ice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Groundwork Hudson Valley Inc; the most unlike its peers is Stem Alliance of Larchmont- Mamaroneck Inc. 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

20 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. 20 of the 21 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
15/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NEIGHBORS LINK CORP: $97,500 · Human ServicesNEIGHBORS LINK CORPEL CENTRO HISPANO INC: $90,000 · Human ServicesEL CENTRO HISPANO INCFAMILY SERVICE SOCIETY OF YONKERS: $75,000 · Human ServicesFAMILY SERVICE SOCIETY OF YONKER…HEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY INC: $58,000 · Human ServicesHEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY INCWESTCHESTER CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesWESTCHESTER CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATI…YONKERS PARTNERS IN EDUCATION INC: $160,000 · EducationYONKERS PARTNERS IN EDU…HUDSON LINK FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISON INC: $100,000 · EducationHUDSON LINK FOR HIGHER …Westhab Inc: $90,000 · Housing & ShelterWesthab IncLIFTING UP WESTCHESTER INC: $60,000 · Housing & ShelterLIFTING UP WE…FEEDING WESTCHESTER INC: $80,000 · OtherFEEDING WESTCHESTER …Individual grant recipient: $20,000 · OtherIndividual grant rec…GREEN CHIMNEYS CHILDREN'S SERVICE: $10,000 · OtherGUIDANCE CENTER OF WESTCHESTER INC: $10,000 · OtherMy Sisters Place Inc: $10,000 · OtherSTEM ALLIANCE OF LARCHMONT- MAMARONECK INC: $60,000 · OtherSTEM ALLIANCE OF LAR…GROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY INC: $20,000 · OtherGROUNDWORK HUDSON VA…HOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $10,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER INC: $95,000 · Recreation & SportsPLANNED PARENTHOOD HUDSON PECONIC INC: $75,000 · HealthWESTCHESTER JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $20,000 · HealthHUDSON RIVER MUSEUM OF WESTCHESTER: $70,000 · Arts & Culture
Human Services$350,500Education$260,000Housing & Shelter$150,000Other$220,000Recreation & Sports$95,000Health$95,000Arts & Culture$70,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYONKERS PARTNERS IN EDUCATION INC: $160,000 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetHUDSON LINK FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISON INC: $100,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetNEIGHBORS LINK CORP: $97,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetCOMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER INC: $95,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetWesthab Inc: $90,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEL CENTRO HISPANO INC: $90,000 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetFEEDING WESTCHESTER INC: $80,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFAMILY SERVICE SOCIETY OF YONKERS: $75,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD HUDSON PECONIC INC: $75,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHUDSON RIVER MUSEUM OF WESTCHESTER: $70,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetSTEM ALLIANCE OF LARCHMONT- MAMARONECK INC: $60,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetLIFTING UP WESTCHESTER INC: $60,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetHEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY INC: $58,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetWESTCHESTER CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION INC: $30,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetGROUNDWORK HUDSON VALLEY INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetWESTCHESTER JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGREEN CHIMNEYS CHILDREN'S SERVICE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGUIDANCE CENTER OF WESTCHESTER INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMy Sisters Place Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

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.

The New York Communit…St Faith's House Foun…Jewish Communal FundPcsb Community Founda…United Way of Westche…Field Hall FoundationThe Thomas and Agnes …Mbia FoundationTd Charitable Foundat…Phelps Community Foun…Impact100 Westchester…The New York and Pres…
The New York Community TrustNY26.9× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The New York Community Trust · St Faith's House Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Pcsb Community Foundation · United Way of Westchester and Putnam · Field Hall Foundation · The Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation · Mbia Foundation · Td Charitable Foundation · Phelps Community Foundation Inc · Impact100 Westchester Inc · The New York and Presbyterian Hospital

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 The Lorraine O'Brien Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Lorraine O'Brien Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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.

    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 21 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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