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I A O'Shaughnessy Foundation: 110 grants to organizations, $5.2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
I A O'Shaughnessy Foundation, a private foundation in Bloomington, MN, paid 110 grants to organizations totaling $5,233,440 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 12, 2025. The largest was $306,000 to Boston College - City Connects in Chestnut Hill, MA for scaling and sustaining integrated student support.
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- EIN
- 416011524
- Based in
- Bloomington, MN
- Assets
- $117,774,254
- Grants paid
- $5,233,440
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202543169349102744. It reported $5,233,440 in grants paid; 110 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College - City Connects | Chestnut Hill, MA | Scaling and sustaining integrated student support | $306,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uchicago Impact | Chicago, IL | Enhancing cultivate to deepen its impact on education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | Emerging school leaders program | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Communities in Schools - Chicago | Chicago, IL | Expansion of cis of chicago's intensive student supports program | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reading Partners Twin Cities | Saint Paul, MN | Literacy tutoring growth and innovation to meet community needs | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| TNTP | New York, NY | Denver metro charter leader cohort | Education | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reading Partners | Wheat Ridge, CO | Expanding access to literacy tutoring | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Resilient Communities Resilitient Future Inc | Denver, CO | Trauma informed futures project | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois Inc | Wilmette, IL | More hope: boys hope girls home homes | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Operation Breakthrough | Kansas City, MO | Rising rays program to prepare for kindergarten | Education | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 29 Acres | Cross Roads, TX | 1) expanded programming area, office/workstation space, and secure record storage area at denton county hub; 2) help fund greatest needs of other projects. | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $96,970 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac | South Bend, IN | This grant would go to an existing endowment (john f. o'shaughnessy professor in strategic leadership). | $96,970 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baby's Space | Minneapolis, MN | Successful transition to kindergarten | $92,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac | South Bend, IN | This grant would go to an existing endowment (john f. o'shaughnessy professor in strategic leadership). | $91,970 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Florence Crittenton | Helena, MT | Funds will be used for renovating the cooney property in helena to serve as our central campus. | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac | South Bend, IN | This grant would go to an existing endowment (john f. o'shaughnessy professor in strategic leadership). | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac | South Bend, IN | Support for the jeanie poole o'shaughnessy excellence fund. | $76,970 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ascension Seton Foundation | Austin, TX | Funds will help buy cutting-edge nicu equipment. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Engagement Lab | San Francisco, CA | Building the capacity of teachers to engage families | Youth development | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Noble Schools | Chicago, IL | Excel expansion | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Readworks | Brooklyn, NY | Readworks recommendation engion | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Grow prepare2nspire programming | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waterloo Greenway Conservancy | Austin, TX | Support for the confluence legacy project | Community improvement and capacity building | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Way To Grow | Minneapolis, MN | Great by 8 expansion initiative | Human services | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation | Aurora, CO | Center for integrating ec mental health programs | $58,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc | Saint Paul, MN | General operating support | Education | $52,475 | apps.irs.gov |
| Focus Points Family Resource Center | Denver, CO | Early childhood health fair & screenings | Human services | $52,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Misericordia Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Human services | $50,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation | Aurora, CO | To continue to support an endowed fund that we created last year for mental health support, prevention and advocacy for adolescent males ages 12-18. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | 80x3: resilient from the start | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jefferson Community Foundation | Port Hadlock, WA | Building our internal capacity in order to pursue larger goals that lead to long lasting results. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake Country School | Minneapolis, MN | Renovate lake country's rural campus/farmstead in dunn county, wisconsin. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake Country School | Minneapolis, MN | Lcs building expansion and renovation at the urban campus. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation | Norman, OK | Support of the student enrichment and preparation program | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whitefish Theatre Co | Whitefish, MT | Funds to upgrade and renovate the lobby of wtcs i.a. oshaughnessy cultural arts center. | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Montessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc | Saint Paul, MN | General operating support | Education | $48,487 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac | South Bend, IN | Support for the jeanie poole o'shaughnessy excellence fund | $48,485 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc | Saint Paul, MN | General operating support | Education | $45,475 | apps.irs.gov |
| Families Rising | Saint Paul, MN | Fra seeks to improve service quality for individuals and families impacted by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (fasd) and trauma. | Human services | $41,625 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Pius V Church and School | Chicago, IL | Operating support for the casa juan diego children's center. | $40,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jawaahir Dance Company | Minneapolis, MN | General operating support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jefferson County Historical Society | Port Townsend, WA | Our project aims to design and build moveable walls for the art gallery space in the museum. | $39,690 | apps.irs.gov | |
| On Your Feet Foundation | Evanston, IL | This grant will focus on the following areas: supporting oyf's therapeutic retreat program, which creates a healing space for birthmothers; and supporting their multi-organizational collaboration to d | Human services | $38,597 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lake Country School | Minneapolis, MN | Lake country school annual fund | $36,450 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sacred Heart Schools | Chicago, IL | Sacred heart schools annual fund campaign | $35,817 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa - Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children | Parker, CO | Provide financial support for various casa programs associated with children who have been abused, neglected or experienced a life challenge. | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gatheringplace | Port Hadlock, WA | Funds will support the construction of a new and permanent building to house and expand our programs. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $31,950 | apps.irs.gov |
| Regis Jesuit High School | Aurora, CO | Support of the strategic initiatives fund as part of the inspire & ignite 2025 campaign. | $30,809 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Green Chair Project | Raleigh, NC | Home furnishings for community members in need. | Human services | $29,720 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Bend Center for the Homeless | South Bend, IN | Support the work of the homeless center in a time of great need | $27,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac | South Bend, IN | Funds will support the timothy j. o'shaughnessy faculty fellowship endowment | $27,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spy Hop Productions | Salt Lake City, UT | Support spyhop's ongoing programming. | Youth development | $26,617 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Humanity Alliance | Victoria, MN | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alliance for Choice in Education | Norman, CO | The purpose of this request is to support our ongoing initiative of providing partial k-12 private school scholarships to lower-income families. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Prairie Foundation | Bozeman, MT | General operating for land preservation | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artists Space Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bffoundation | Bentonville, AR | For a panel at the festival to teach young producers on how the market is looking today and the options for them | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation | Aurora, CO | To continue to support the existing endowed fund for mental health support, prevention and advocacy for children and teens established by the ia o'shaughnessy foundation. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver Museum of Nature & Science | Denver, CO | To continue supporting the o'shaughnessy endowment at the colorado museum of nature and science. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver Rescue Mission | Denver, CO | To help the needy | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| El Valor Corporation | Chicago, IL | Advancing educational & health equity | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Giorno Poetry Systems Institute Inc | New York, NY | To support their programming services and general operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Community Foundation for Amigos de Los Nios Cabo San Lucas A | National City, CA | Six annual adln free pediatric dental clinics attend approx. 800 low-income children annually who do not have this care otherwise, all dentist are volunteers. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas University Endowment Association | Lawrence, KS | To support dual language learners enrolled in project eagle center. | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kent Denver Country Day School | Englewood, CO | To continue to support the growth of the o'shaughnessy family teaching internship fund. | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parents Television Council Inc | Burbank, CA | Our education project informs parents on the harmful effects of digital media on children's mental health. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Redi Lab Colorado Academy | Denver, CO | Project support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rivendell Theatre | Chicago, IL | To provide funding for the folded map project. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate | Washington, NE | Expand a global and mobile "center for mission" to include oblates, as well as lay men and women. | $24,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rodale Institute | Kutztown, PA | To fund their work and operations | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $22,952 | apps.irs.gov |
| Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program | Carbondale, CO | Each year, azyep partners with over 30 teachers in 25 schools and 4 school districts to create radio projects with students in 2nd through 12th grade. | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Celtic Junction Arts Center | Saint Paul, MN | To support the needs of the celtic junctions programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clothes To Kids of Denver | Denver, CO | General operating support | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colorado Animal Rescue Inc | Glenwood Springs, CO | To support the general operations of the animal shelter and adoptable pets. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc | Saint Paul, MN | Lawrence m. o'shaughnessy memorial grant | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Montessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc | Saint Paul, MN | Lawrence m. o'shaughnessy memorial grant | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Montessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc | Saint Paul, MN | Lawrence m. o'shaughnessy memorial grant | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Montessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc | Saint Paul, MN | Lawrence m. o'shaughnessy memorial grant | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Montessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc | Saint Paul, MN | Lawrence m. o'shaughnessy memorial grant | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac | South Bend, IN | This endowment supports a professor of strategic leadership in the mendoza college of business. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Proyecto Santo Nino | Anthony, NM | The grant funds would be used to support all the operations of the organization. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Montessori American Indian Childcare Center | Roseville, MN | General operating support | Education | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aim Higher Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | Growth of endowment fund | Religion-related | $16,970 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arrupe Jesuit High School | Greenwood Village, CO | College counseling: serving students who become 70% first generation high school graduates and 90% first generation college bound. | $15,852 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Streetlights | West Hollywood, CA | The streetlights mission is to create viable careers for young black indigenous people of color (bipoc) from low-income households to work as qualified crew members on television, and streaming produc | Employment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of St Thomas | Saint Paul, MN | To honor the 2024 lawrence o'shaughnessy award for poetry winner and to increase awareness of poetry's contribution to irish and u.s. culture. | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Holy Cross Village Foundation | Notre Dame, IN | Revitalize the holistic resident spiritual enrichment initiative at holy cross village to offer comprehensive spiritual enrichment. | Housing and shelter | $12,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chanhassen Rotary Foundation | Chanhassen, MN | Primarily support education scholarships and organizations chanhassen rotary is supporting. | Community improvement and capacity building | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Council On Foundations | Minneapolis, MN | Membership | $10,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carbondale Community Access Radio | Carbondale, CO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cultivate Food Rescue | South Bend, IN | Support their food rescue efforts | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fadica | Washington, DC | Membership | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fej-Usa | Chicago, IL | To pay for medical equipment, supplies, medication, staff and food for children with hiv or severe malnutrition in haiti. | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Florence Crittenton Services | Denver, CO | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Slavens School | Denver, CO | Computer purchases for the library | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Humane Society of Jefferson County Wa | Port Townsend, WA | Expansion of existing low-income spay and neuter program. | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas University Endowment Association | Lawrence, KS | To continue to fund the i.a.oshaughnessy scholarship for women who are both in the school of journalism and varsity athletics. | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Montessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc | Saint Paul, MN | General operating support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morning Glory Montessori | Minneapolis, MN | Help establish a quality montessori school for young black boys in minneapolis, mn | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Angel Heart | Denver, CO | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation | New York, NY | The grant will be used to support the margaret's place program at john adams middle school in historic south-central los angeles | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walker West Music Academy | Saint Paul, MN | Funding for reinventing an existing space to accommodate increased program participants at walker west. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wedontwaste Inc | Denver, CO | Mobile food markets provide fresh and nutritious food directly to low-income and/or food desert communities with high concentrations of families. | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Focusedkids | Carbondale, CO | To help support the general operations of focusedkids programs in collaboration with area schools. | $5,809 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Prentice | Chicago, IL | Research funding | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Life Inter Faith Team On Unemployment and Poverty | Glenwood Springs, CO | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nora Project | Montgomery, IL | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wings for Widows | Wayzata, MN | Help the organization provide legal & financial advice to new widows that are struggling with major grief, while having to make important life planning decisions | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantmakers for Education | Portland, OR | Membership | Education | $2,900 | apps.irs.gov |
| Exponent Philanthropy | Washington, DC | Membership | $830 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $1,061,337 |
| Human services | $347,342 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $155,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $123,000 |
| Youth development | $121,617 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $96,970 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $81,950 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $32,952 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $1,175,214 |
| Minnesota | $1,073,982 |
| Colorado | $812,470 |
| Indiana | $492,645 |
| New York | $310,000 |
| Massachusetts | $306,000 |
| Texas | $246,970 |
| Montana | $160,000 |
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Updated November 12, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.