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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 82-0722754

Oos Charitable Corporation

A private foundation in Fort Worth, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 27 grants and $630,000 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.

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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

    $630,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $13,926,275

  • Tax year 2023

    $570,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $13,020,244

  • Tax year 2022

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $12,102,128

  • Tax year 2021

    $230,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $11,424,705

  • Tax year 2020

    $477,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $6,655,211

  • Tax year 2019

    $460,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $8,957,272

  • Tax year 2018

    $461,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $10,004,235

Grants paid in 2024

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Please Touch MuseumPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $220,000
  2. Friends of 2125 Chestnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $95,000
  3. Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $62,500
  4. Humane Society of Pagosa SpringsPagosa SPGS, CO

    General

    $30,000
  5. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $25,000
  6. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General

    $18,000
  7. Humane Society of North TexasFort Worth, TX

    General

    $16,000
  8. Preservation Alliance of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $16,000
  9. Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $15,000
  10. WhyyPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $15,000
  11. World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DC

    General

    $15,000
  12. Kinder Way Farm SanctuaryMiddlebury, VT

    General

    $14,000
  13. Partners for Sacred PlacesPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $12,000
  14. PhilabundancePhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $12,000
  15. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    General

    $12,000
  16. Morris Animal RefugePhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $10,000
  17. North Texas Public Broadcasting Inc KeraDallas, TX

    General

    $10,000
  18. UNICEFNew York, NY

    General

    $9,000
  19. Wagner Free Institute of SciencePhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $6,000
  20. The Baldwin SchoolBryn Mawr, PA

    General

    $4,000
  21. The Old Jail Art CenterAlbany, TX

    General

    $3,000
  22. Trinity Center for Urban LifePhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $3,000
  23. The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania- Penn MuseumPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $2,500
  24. New York Public Radio WnycNew York, NY

    General

    $2,000
  25. Art Guild of CreateDurango, CO

    General

    $1,000
  26. Linwood Spiritual CenterRhinebeck, NY

    General

    $1,000
  27. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $236,00045% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $95,00018% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $67,50013% of the total
  4. Animals2 grants $46,0009% of the total
  5. International aid3 grants $45,0008% of the total
  6. Science and technology1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $15,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania14 grants $498,000
  2. Colorado2 grants $31,000
  3. New York4 grants $30,000
  4. Texas3 grants $29,000
  5. District of Columbia2 grants $16,000
  6. Vermont1 grant $14,000
  7. Connecticut1 grant $12,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Oona SperrPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gary W ReeseVP, TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Thomas W WhiteVP, SECRETARY, DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Suzanne M HaleVP, ASST TREASURER, DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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