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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3528495

James W O'Brien Foundation Inc

A private foundation in North Andover, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $736,730 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $736,730

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $22,477,997

  • Tax year 2023

    $740,953

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $20,959,147

  • Tax year 2022

    $921,993

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $20,233,975

  • Tax year 2021

    $862,257

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $22,933,323

  • Tax year 2020

    $822,445

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $20,650,600

  • Tax year 2019

    $575,285

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $20,806,771

  • Tax year 2018

    $596,459

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $18,446,723

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA

    Charitable purposes

    $255,575
  2. Boston College High SchoolBoston, MA

    Charitable purposes

    $150,000
  3. St Mary's High SchoolLynn, MA

    Charitable purposes

    $125,000
  4. Lynn English High SchoolLynn, MA

    Charitable purposes

    $61,849
  5. Girls Inc of LynnLynn, MA

    Charitable purposes

    $30,000
  6. Central Catholic High SchoolLawrence, MA

    Charitable purposes

    $25,000
  7. The Augustinian FundVillanova, PA

    Charitable purposes

    $20,000
  8. Suffolk University Law SchoolBoston, MA

    Charitable purposes

    $20,000
  9. Villanova University Charles Widger School of LawVillanova, PA

    Charitable purposes

    $15,000
  10. St Michael's Parish Today's MassesNorth Andover, MA

    Charitable purposes

    $5,006
  11. Front Door AgencyNashua, NH

    Charitable purposes

    $5,000
  12. Nashua Children's HomeNashua, NH

    Charitable purposes

    $5,000
  13. Boys and Girls Club of NashuaNashua, NH

    Charitable purposes

    $5,000
  14. YMCA of Greater NashuaNashua, NH

    Charitable purposes

    $5,000
  15. Boys and Girls Club of LynnLynn, MA

    Charitable purposes

    $4,500
  16. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Merrimack ValleyMetheun, MA

    Charitable purposes

    $2,500
  17. Lower Cape Outreach CouncilOrleans, MA

    Charitable purposes

    $2,300

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $165,038 in all.

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $255,57585% of the total
  2. Youth development2 grants $34,50011% of the total
  3. Human services3 grants $12,3004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts11 grants $681,730
  2. Pennsylvania2 grants $35,000
  3. New Hampshire4 grants $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • John BragaTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Carolyn McInnisTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $6,000
  • McInnis Family OfficeTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $82,500
  • Christopher HopeyTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $6,000
  • Rardy PenaTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $6,000

The return

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