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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-6034580

O'Meara Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wethersfield, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 80 grants and $450,250 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $450,250

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $808,686

  • Tax year 2023

    $432,564

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $838,479

  • Tax year 2022

    $518,600

    Grants listed
    74
    Assets, end of year
    $640,229

  • Tax year 2021

    $477,400

    Grants listed
    82
    Assets, end of year
    $775,772

  • Tax year 2020

    $394,250

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $811,765

Grants paid in 2024

80 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT

    Student scholarshp awards

    $86,250
  2. Central Connecticut StateNew Britain, CT

    Student scholarship awards

    $27,000
  3. Eastern Connecticut StateWillimantic, CT

    Student scholarship awards

    $26,500
  4. Southern Connecticut StateNew Haven, CT

    Student scholarship awards

    $18,500
  5. University of HartfordWest Hartford, CT

    Student scholarship awards

    $15,000
  6. Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA

    Student scholarship awards

    $13,500
  7. UMASS - AmherstAmherst, MA

    Student scholarship awards

    $11,000
  8. Providence CollegeProvidence, RI

    Student scholarship awards

    $10,500
  9. Manchester Community CollegeManchester, CT

    Student scholarship awards

    $9,500
  10. Fordham UniversityBronx, NY

    Student scholarship awards

    $7,000
  11. Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA

    Student scholarship awards

    $7,000
  12. Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT

    Student scholarship awards

    $6,500
  13. University of Saint JosephWest Hartford, CT

    Student scholarship awards

    $6,000
  14. University of South FloridaTampa, FL

    Student scholarship awards

    $6,000
  15. Bryant UniversitySmithfield, RI

    Student scholarship awards

    $5,500
  16. Franciscan Univ of SteubenvilleSteubenville, OH

    Student scholarship awards

    $5,500
  17. Boston UniversityBoston, MA

    Student scholarship awards

    $5,000
  18. Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA

    Student scholarship award

    $5,000
  19. Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH

    Student scholarship awards

    $5,000
  20. George Washington UniversityWashington, DC

    Student scholarship awards

    $5,000
  21. Howard UniversityWashington, DC

    Student scholarship awards

    $5,000
  22. Lasell UniversityNewton, MA

    Student scholarship awards

    $5,000
  23. Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT

    Student scholarship awards

    $5,000
  24. Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY

    Student scholarship awards

    $5,000
  25. Tufts UniversityMedford, MA

    Student scholarship awards

    $5,000
  26. University of FloridaGainesville, FL

    Student scholarship award

    $5,000
  27. Capital Community CollegeHartford, CT

    Student scholarship awards

    $4,500
  28. Marist CollegePoughkeepsie, NY

    Student scholarship awards

    $4,500
  29. University of New HampshireDurham, NH

    Student scholarship awards

    $4,500
  30. Webber InternationalBabson Park, FL

    Student scholarship award

    $4,500
  31. Assumption CollegeWorcester, MA

    Student scholarship awards

    $4,000
  32. Elms CollegeChicopee, MA

    Student scholarship awards

    $4,000
  33. Mitchell CollegeNew London, CT

    Student scholarship awards

    $4,000
  34. Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA

    Student scholarship awards

    $4,000
  35. Denison UniversityGranville, OH

    Student scholarship awards

    $3,500
  36. Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA

    Student scholarship award

    $3,500
  37. Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT

    Student scholarship awards

    $3,500
  38. Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL

    Student scholarship awards

    $3,500
  39. Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA

    Student scholarship awards

    $3,500
  40. Wheaton CollegeNorton, MA

    Student scholarship award

    $3,500
  41. North Carolina A&TGreensboro, NC

    Student scholarship awards

    $3,000
  42. University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Student scholarship awards

    $3,000
  43. Virginia Tech UniversityBlacksburg, VA

    Student scholarship awards

    $3,000
  44. Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,500
  45. Biola UniversityLa Mirada, CA

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,500
  46. Clark UniversityWorcester, MA

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,500
  47. Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT

    Student scholarship award

    $2,500
  48. Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,500
  49. Nichols CollegeDudley, MA

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,500
  50. Rensselaer PolytechnicTroy, NY

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,500
  51. Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, RI

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,500
  52. Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,500
  53. Roger Williams UniversityBristol, RI

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,500
  54. Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    Student scholarship award

    $2,500
  55. University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, CO

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,500
  56. University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,500
  57. Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,500
  58. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    Student scholarship award

    $2,000
  59. Franklin Pierce UniversityRindge, NH

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,000
  60. Lincoln TechMelrose Park, IL

    Student scholarship award

    $2,000
  61. Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA

    Student scholarship award

    $2,000
  62. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,000
  63. Salve Regina UniversityNewport, RI

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,000
  64. Union CollegeSchenectady, NY

    Student scholarship award

    $2,000
  65. University of KentuckyLexington, KY

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,000
  66. University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, NC

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,000
  67. University of VermontBurlington, VT

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,000
  68. Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA

    Student scholarship awards

    $2,000
  69. Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA

    Student scholarship awards

    $1,500
  70. Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA

    Student scholarship award

    $1,500
  71. Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA

    Student scholarship awards

    $1,500
  72. Mount St Mary CollegeNewburgh, NY

    Student scholarship awards

    $1,500
  73. NYUNew York, NY

    Student scholarship award

    $1,500
  74. Penn State UniversityUniversity Park, PA

    Student scholarship awards

    $1,500
  75. Tunxis Community CollegeFarmington, CT

    Student scholarship awards

    $1,500
  76. University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI

    Student scholarship awards

    $1,500
  77. University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL

    Student scholarship awards

    $1,500
  78. University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC

    Student scholarship award

    $1,500
  79. Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC

    Student scholarship award

    $1,500
  80. Western Conn State UniversityDanbury, CT

    Student scholarship awards

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education44 grants $182,00096% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $2,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut15 grants $217,750
  2. Massachusetts18 grants $84,000
  3. New York9 grants $29,000
  4. Rhode Island6 grants $24,500
  5. Florida4 grants $19,000
  6. Ohio3 grants $14,000
  7. Pennsylvania5 grants $10,500
  8. District of Columbia2 grants $10,000
  9. North Carolina4 grants $8,500
  10. New Hampshire2 grants $6,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Deborah S BrodaPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Craig BlairTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Katherine O'Meara McKersieSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Steven O'MearaBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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