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MJ O'Brien Family Foundation: 10 grants to organizations, $71,530 (tax year ended December 2025)
MJ O'Brien Family Foundation, a private foundation in Evanston, IL, paid 10 grants to organizations totaling $71,530 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 27, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to Misericordia Foundation in Chicago, IL for general support.
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- EIN
- 366843491
- Based in
- Evanston, IL
- Assets
- $694,322
- Grants paid
- $71,530
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 27, 2026, IRS object ID 202601479349100915. It reported $71,530 in grants paid; 10 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misericordia Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Evanston Scholars | Evanston, IL | Provide educational assistance | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eileen Sheahan Memorial Scholarship | Evanston, IL | Educational support | $5,030 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Door County Land Trust | Sturgeion Bay, WI | Land perservation and maintenance | Environment | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Birch Creek Music Performance Center | Egg Harbor, WI | Support music education and performance | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| McGaw YMCA | Evanston, IL | Fund community programs | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Door County | Sturgeon Bay, WI | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Warren Cherry Scholarship Fund | Evanston, IL | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Misericordia Dental Clinic | Chicago, IL | Support dental health | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Egg Harbor Firefighters Inc | Egg Harbor, WI | Equipment funding | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 6, 2025, IRS object ID 202501269349101920. It reported $79,000 in grants paid; 12 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misericordia Foundation | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Evanston Scholars | Evanston, IL | Provide educational assistance | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eileen Sheahan Memorial Scholarship | Evanston, IL | Educational support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Night Ministry | Chicago, IL | Housing support | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Birch Creek Music Performance Center | Egg Harbor, WI | Support music education and performance | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Door County Land Trust | Sturgeion Bay, WI | Land perservation and maintenance | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| McGaw YMCA | Evanston, IL | Fund community programs | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Otr | Evanston, IL | Support independent living | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Door County | Sturgeon Bay, WI | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Warren Cherry Scholarship Fund | Evanston, IL | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Misericordia Dental Clinic | Chicago, IL | Support dental health | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Egg Harbor Firefighters Inc | Egg Harbor, WI | Equipment funding | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $109,000 |
| Education | $20,000 |
| Environment | $2,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,000 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $1,000 |
States funded
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Updated May 27, 2026. 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.