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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 64-0881459

The O'Keefe Foundation

A private foundation in Ocean Springs, MS. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $175,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Jeffrey O'Keefe
611 Jackson Avenue
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
(228) 872-2939
Form and materials
Grant application form and guidelines are available upon request.
Deadlines
Grant application form and guidelines are available upon request.
Restrictions
Grant application form and guidelines are available upon request.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $955,436

  • Tax year 2023

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $797,887

  • Tax year 2022

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $902,837

  • Tax year 2021

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,047,836

  • Tax year 2020

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,172,294

  • Tax year 2019

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,279,554

  • Tax year 2018

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,426,089

  • Tax year 2017

    $488,320

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,718,628

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ohr O'Keefe Museum of ArtBiloxi, MS

    General support

    $175,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $175,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Mississippi1 grant $175,000

Officers, directors and trustees

13 people as filed

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

  • Caleb O'KeefePRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey O'KeefeVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Justin O'KeefeSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mercedes O'Keefe HuvallBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kathryn O'Keefe KayeBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Toiresa Tess LawrenceBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • John Michael O'KeefeBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cecilia O'Keefe NeustromBOARD MEMBER ENDING 5-28-25 Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joseph O'KeefeBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Virginia O'KeefeBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary O'Keefe SnellBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan O'Keefe SnyderBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Maureen O'Keefe WardBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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