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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 85-4373151

O'Scannlain Family Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $245,000 paid in grants.

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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $245,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $655,254
  • Tax year 2023

    $820,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $892,560
  • Tax year 2022

    $750,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,822,350
  • Tax year 2021

    $850,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,585,166
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,396,185

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Excellent teaching, innovative research and the personal and intellectual growth of its students in a diverse academic community.

    $100,000
  2. St Ignatius College PrepChicago, IL

    To educating young men and women for lives of faith, love, service and leadership.

    $70,000
  3. Wake Forest UniversityWinstonsalem, NC

    Pursuing the excellence in the liberal arts and in graduate and professional education.

    $25,000
  4. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    To serve the people of michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.

    $20,000
  5. Don Bosco Cristo Rey High SchoolWashington, DC

    To educate our most underserved youth and to prepare them for college and careers with a strong knowledge base, exemplary character, and thorough christian values

    $15,000
  6. College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA

    Pursuing excellence in teaching, learning and research.

    $10,000
  7. Marine Stewardship Council LimitedTukwila, WA

    To contribute to oceanic health by recognizing and rewarding sustainable fishing practices, influencing the choices people make buying seafood, and working with partners to transform the seafood market to a sustainable basis.

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $100,00071% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $35,00025% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $5,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois2 grants $170,000
  2. North Carolina1 grant $25,000
  3. Michigan1 grant $20,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $15,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  6. Washington1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Sean O'ScannlainTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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