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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 72-1589724

The Osa Foundation

A private foundation in Lincolnshire, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 31 grants and $719,168 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

    $719,168

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $9,128,659

  • Tax year 2023

    $570,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $8,788,958

  • Tax year 2022

    $691,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $8,919,708

  • Tax year 2021

    $622,500

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $9,152,304

  • Tax year 2020

    $669,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $8,876,053

  • Tax year 2019

    $628,500

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $9,157,575

  • Tax year 2018

    $551,500

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $8,883,027

Grants paid in 2024

31 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Louis UniversityWheeling, IL

    Learn and earn in three

    $50,000
  2. Sunnyside FoundationTucson, AZ

    Sunnyside High School EV CTE program

    $50,000
  3. Sunnyside FoundationTucson, AZ

    SUSD Tri-School Partnership

    $40,000
  4. National Louis UniversityWheeling, IL

    Accelerate u

    $30,000
  5. One Million DegreesChicago, IL

    General operating

    $30,000
  6. LEAP InnovationsChicago, IL

    General Operating

    $30,000
  7. Braven ChicagoChicago, IL

    General operating

    $25,000
  8. Chicago ScholarsChicago, IL

    General operating

    $25,000
  9. Educators for Excellence ChicagoChicago, IL

    General operating

    $25,000
  10. EmbarcChicago, IL

    General operating

    $25,000
  11. Golden Apple FoundationChicago, IL

    General operating

    $25,000
  12. The Modern Classrooms ProjectWashington, DC

    Chicago operations

    $25,000
  13. Scholarships AZTucson, AZ

    General Operating

    $25,000
  14. Amphitheater Schools FoundationTucson, AZ

    Echo Program at Nash Elementary

    $25,000
  15. Community Investment CorporationTucson, AZ

    Countdown to Kinder Program

    $25,000
  16. University of Arizona FoundationTucson, AZ

    School Garden Workshop Utterback

    $24,168
  17. High JumpChicago, IL

    General operating

    $20,000
  18. Intrinsic SchoolsChicago, IL

    Downtown campus

    $20,000
  19. Genesys Works ChicagoChicago, IL

    General Operating

    $20,000
  20. Higher GroundTucson, AZ

    General Operating

    $20,000
  21. Rebuilding ExchangeEvanston, IL

    General Operating

    $20,000
  22. Boys to Men TucsonTucson, AZ

    General Operating

    $20,000
  23. Springboard CollaborativePhiladelphia, PA

    Chicago Programming

    $20,000
  24. The Chicago Public Education FundChicago, IL

    General operating

    $15,000
  25. iMentor ChicagoChicago, IL

    General operating

    $15,000
  26. Sequoia Springs Trauma Healing Center IncTucson, AZ

    General operating

    $15,000
  27. Teachers Supporting TeachersChicago, IL

    General operating

    $15,000
  28. JobPathTucson, AZ

    General Operating

    $15,000
  29. One Goal ChicagoChicago, IL

    General operating

    $10,000
  30. Partnership for College CompletionChicago, IL

    General operating

    $10,000
  31. KIPP Chicago Public SChoolsChicago, IL

    Model UN Program

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education9 grants $224,16852% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $50,00012% of the total
  3. Youth development2 grants $45,00010% of the total
  4. Community development2 grants $40,0009% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $20,0005% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $30,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois19 grants $415,000
  2. Arizona10 grants $259,168
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $25,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $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.

  • Robin LavinPresident/Secretary Hours 30Pay $0
  • Jack LavinV.P./Treasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Andrea LavinDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Eric LavinDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • David LavinDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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