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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 13-6116284

Henry L OBrien Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Sarasota, FL. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 12 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2020 (period ending Aug 31, 2021), 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

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,425,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2020

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,146,243
  • Tax year 2019

    $55,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $1,189,734
  • Tax year 2018

    $64,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,206,468

Grants paid in 2020

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Marks Episcopal ChurchWesthampton Beach, NY

    Further exempt purpose

    $250,000
  2. Westhampton Beach Historical SocietyWesthampton Beach, NY

    Further exempt purpose

    $250,000
  3. East End Hospice IncW Hampton BCH, NY

    Further exempt purpose

    $250,000
  4. Westover SchoolMiddlebury, CT

    Further exempt purpose

    $210,000
  5. Peconic Bay Medical Center FoundationRiverhead, NY

    Further exempt purpose

    $180,000
  6. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Henry l. O'brien, JR. Scholarship

    $135,000
  7. Boca Grande Health Clinic FoundationBoca Grande, FL

    Further exempt purpose

    $50,000
  8. Church of the AtonementQuogue, NY

    Further exempt purpose

    $25,000
  9. Friends of Westhampton AmbulanceW Hampton BCH, NY

    Further exempt purpose

    $20,000
  10. Special Olympics of FloridaClermont, FL

    Further exempt purpose

    $20,000
  11. Standrews Episcopal ChurchBoca Grande, FL

    Further exempt purpose

    $20,000
  12. Westhampton Presbyterian ChurchWesthampton Beach, NY

    Further exempt purpose

    $15,000

Approved for future payment

2 grants

Approved in 2020 and not yet paid.

  1. Westhampton Beach Historical SocietyWesthampton Beach, NY

    Museum Lightning Protection

    $3,000
  2. Westover SchoolMiddlebury, CT

    Natalie O'Brien Conkin '44 Endowed Scholarship

    $2,700

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $345,00042% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $250,00030% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $180,00022% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $1,125,000
  2. Connecticut1 grant $210,000
  3. Florida3 grants $90,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Natalie O ConklinPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Louise Cox ConklinVice President Hours 5Pay $0
  • Elizabeth W RoweSecretary Hours 5Pay $0
  • Theodore B Cocklin IIITreasurer Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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