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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-6062067

O'Brien Foundation

A private foundation in Refugio, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $25,750 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
James Richard O'Brien
PO Box 1052
Refugio, TX 78377
(361) 526-2715
Form and materials
Detail of request
Deadlines
December 1 of each year
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $25,750

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $524,310

  • Tax year 2024

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $511,376

  • Tax year 2023

    $25,800

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $516,291

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,100

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $527,497

  • Tax year 2021

    $23,100

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $536,574

  • Tax year 2020

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $476,637

  • Tax year 2019

    $23,650

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $462,829

  • Tax year 2018

    $24,300

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $471,920

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Our Lady of Victory CathedralVictoria, TX

    Mission support

    $4,000
  2. Beeville Fire DepartmentBeeville, TX

    Equipment

    $2,500
  3. Refugio Fire DepartmentRefugio, TX

    Equipment

    $2,500
  4. Berclair Fire DepartmentBerclair, TX

    Operating support

    $2,500
  5. Our Lady of Refuge ChurchRefugio, TX

    Church building fund

    $2,000
  6. Refugio ISD Education FoundationRefugio, TX

    Operating support

    $2,000
  7. Good Samaritan MinistriesRefugio, TX

    Clothing & food for needy

    $1,625
  8. Goliad County OutreachGoliad, TX

    Operating support

    $1,625
  9. Driscoll Children's HospitalCorpus Christi, TX

    Equipment

    $1,500
  10. Hospice of South TexasVictoria, TX

    Operating expenses

    $1,500
  11. Halo FlightCorp Christi, TX

    Rescue unit

    $1,000
  12. Immaculate Conception ChurchGoliad, TX

    Mission support

    $1,000
  13. Ronald McDonald House CharitiesCorp Christi, TX

    Housing for patient families

    $1,000
  14. South Texas Children's HomeBeeville, TX

    Operating support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $2,00067% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $1,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas14 grants $25,750

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James Richard O'BrienPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Janey Harkins HillerVP Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bridget O'Brien GayleS/T Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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