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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 72-6025708

The Kathleen E O'Brien Foundation

A private foundation in New Orleans, LA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $65,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,275,881

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,281,119

  • Tax year 2023

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,097,074

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,123,039

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,090,956

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $914,942

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $879,857

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $291,240

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Animal Rescue New Orleans IncNew Orleans, LA

    To support the protection and care of homeless and abused animals.

    $25,000
  2. Friends All United for Natchitoches AnimalsNatchitoches, LA

    To support the protection and care of homeless and abused animals.

    $20,000
  3. Louisiana Endowment for the HumanitiesNew Orleans, LA

    To support programs seeking to educate underprivileged youth.

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $45,00069% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $20,00031% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana3 grants $65,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • M Taylor DardenPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • William T FinnSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brandon T DardenDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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