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The O'Neill Brothers Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$513k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
72
Grants FY2025
73
Organizations funded FY2024
14%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
53 to 74
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$6.0M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 14% of the organizations The O'Neill Brothers Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $44k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesEducationFood & NutritionRecreation & SportsOther
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
FY2025still arriving71$503k15%
FY202473$469k14%
FY202367$437k9%
FY202274$406k19%
FY202171$445k14%
FY202065$381k22%
FY201960$359k33%
FY201853$322k38%
93% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$741kHealth$529kArts & Culture$369kHuman Services$304kEmployment$220kRecreation & Sports$217kReligion$207kYouth Development$138kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Urban Community School$160,00080%
Manufacturing Works$158,65762%
Lawrence School$105,00090%
Metro Catholic Parish School$95,0007n/a
Hope Ignites Cincinnati$95,00081%
Malachi House Inc$80,00090%
Beaumont School$75,0007n/a
The Gathering Place$70,00070%
Jesuit Retreat House of Cleveland Jesuit Retreat$66,3002n/a
Notre Dame College$65,31270%
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All grantees of The O'Neill Brothers Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Urban Community School$160,00080%
Manufacturing Works$158,65762%
Lawrence School$105,00090%
Metro Catholic Parish School$95,0007n/a
Hope Ignites Cincinnati$95,00081%
Malachi House Inc$80,00090%
Beaumont School$75,0007n/a
The Gathering Place$70,00070%
Jesuit Retreat House of Cleveland Jesuit Retreat$66,3002n/a
Notre Dame College$65,31270%
Benedictine High School Incorporated$65,0006n/a
The Hiram House$65,00090%
The Musical Arts Association$45,00090%
The Cleveland Play House$45,00090%
College Now Greater Cleveland Inc$45,00090%
Vocational Guidance Services$45,00090%
Achievement Centers for Children$45,00090%
Foundation for Geauga Parks$42,50067%
Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc$40,00050%
Seeds of Literacy$39,50090%
Cleveland Leadership Center$38,00081%
Business Volunteers Unlimited$37,50060%
Lakeview Cemetery Foundation$35,00070%
Cleveland Institute of Music$35,00070%
Hopewell$34,50090%
Cleveland Museum of Natural History$31,00080%
Cleveland Society for the Blind$30,00060%
Providence House Inc$30,00050%
Lifeact$30,00080%
Inmotion$30,00031%
Laurel School$29,50090%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland$26,50050%
The Lantern$25,00032%
The Galen Foundation$24,000611%
Geauga County Hunger Task Force$22,50053%
Josephs Home$20,00031%
Gilmour Academy Inc$20,0003n/a
Cleveland Restoration Society Inc$20,00040%
Zelie's Home$20,00041%
Skidmark Cle$20,00042%
Youth Opportunities Unlimited$20,00080%
Womankind Inc$19,50081%
City Mission$19,0006n/a
Stella Maris Inc$15,00030%
The Turn$13,00050%
Western Reserve Folk Arts Association$11,50060%
1964 Rugby Foundation$10,000113%
Denison University$10,00010%
The Galen Foundation$10,0002n/a
Western Reserve Land Conservancy$5,00010%
Eleanor B Rainey Memorial Institute$5,00010%
Cleveland Platform Tennis Foundation$5,0001n/a
Front Steps Housing and Services Inc$5,00011%
Stonebrook Montessori$5,00013%
Catholic Relief Services$5,0001n/a
Children's Hunger Alliance$5,00010%
Cleveland Botanical Garden$5,00010%
Recovery Resources$5,00010%
West Side Catholic Center$5,00010%
Ideastream$4,50020%
Cleveland Beer Week$4,00045%
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry$4,0004n/a
The Littlest Heroes Inc$3,5002n/a
Christ Child Society of Cleveland$3,00030%
Global Cleveland$2,50010%
Village at Marymount$2,50010%
Rose-Mary the Johanna Grasselli Rehabilitation&Education Center Inc$2,50010%
Drink Local Drink Tap Inc$2,50011%
Food Strong$2,5001n/a
Open Doors Inc$2,50010%
Upcycle Parts Shop$2,50011%
Shoes and Clothes for Kids$2,00020%
Montessori Development Partnerships$2,00011%
Seraphic Mass Association Inc$1,0001n/a
Womensafe Inc$1,00010%
Chagrin Falls Meals on Wheels Inc$1,0001n/a
Lake-Geauga Habitat for Humanity Inc$1,00010%
The Cleveland Music School Settlement$1,00010%
St Gabriel Parish$1,0001n/a
Lake Catholic High School$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 81 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.5M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The O'Neill Brothers Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUrban Community School: $160,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetManufacturing Works: $158,657 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetLawrence School: $105,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetHope Ignites Cincinnati: $95,000 over 8y, 1.5% of budgetMalachi House Inc: $80,000 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetThe Gathering Place: $70,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetNotre Dame College: $65,312 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Hiram House: $65,000 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetThe Musical Arts Association: $45,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cleveland Play House: $45,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetCollege Now Greater Cleveland Inc: $45,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetVocational Guidance Services: $45,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetAchievement Centers for Children: $45,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetFoundation for Geauga Parks: $42,500 over 6y, 7.4% of budgetGreater Cleveland Food Bank Inc: $40,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSeeds of Literacy: $39,500 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetCleveland Leadership Center: $38,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetBusiness Volunteers Unlimited: $37,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetLakeview Cemetery Foundation: $35,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetCleveland Institute of Music: $35,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHopewell: $34,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetCleveland Museum of Natural History: $31,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCleveland Society for the Blind: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetProvidence House Inc: $30,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetLifeact: $30,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetInmotion: $30,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetLaurel School: $29,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland: $26,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Lantern: $25,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetThe Galen Foundation: $24,000 over 6y, 11% of budgetGeauga County Hunger Task Force: $22,500 over 5y, 2.9% of budgetJosephs Home: $20,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetCleveland Restoration Society Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetZelie's Home: $20,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetSkidmark Cle: $20,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetYouth Opportunities Unlimited: $20,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWomankind Inc: $19,500 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetStella Maris Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Turn: $13,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetWestern Reserve Folk Arts Association: $11,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budget1964 Rugby Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetDenison University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWestern Reserve Land Conservancy: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEleanor B Rainey Memorial Institute: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFront Steps Housing and Services Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetStonebrook Montessori: $5,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetChildren's Hunger Alliance: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCleveland Botanical Garden: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 64.

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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.

The Cleveland Foundat…The Reinberger Founda…The Swagelok Foundati…The Lozick Family Fou…The George Gund Found…The Sk Wellman Founda…Fred a Lennon Charita…The Louise H & David …The Char and Chuck Fo…The Helen F & Louis S…Murphy Family Foundat…The Catherine L & Edw…
The Cleveland FoundationOH86.2× affinity47 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Cleveland Foundation · The Reinberger Foundation · The Swagelok Foundation · The Lozick Family Foundation · The George Gund Foundation · The Sk Wellman Foundation · Fred a Lennon Charitable Trust · The Louise H & David S Ingalls Fdn · The Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation · The Helen F & Louis Stolier Family Foundation · Murphy Family Foundation · The Catherine L & Edward a Lozick Foundation

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 The O'Neill Brothers Foundation

How much does The O'Neill Brothers Foundation give?
The O'Neill Brothers Foundation reported 72 grants totaling $513,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 53 and 74 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The O'Neill Brothers Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (22%), Health (16%), Arts & Culture (11%).
Who are The O'Neill Brothers Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Urban Community School ($160k), Manufacturing Works ($159k), Lawrence School ($105k).
Does The O'Neill Brothers Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The O'Neill Brothers Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The O'Neill Brothers Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Cleveland Foundation, The Reinberger Foundation, The Swagelok Foundation.
Where is The O'Neill Brothers Foundation based?
The O'Neill Brothers Foundation is based in OH.

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 163 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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