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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-3479263

OShea Family Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 30 grants and $1.1 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,079,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $14,301,783

  • Tax year 2023

    $848,982

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $12,877,496

  • Tax year 2022

    $200,250

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $12,232,813

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2024

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Strake Jesuit College Preparatory SHouston, TX

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $150,000
  2. Casa Juan DiegoHouston, TX

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $120,000
  3. Individual

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $100,000
  4. Individual

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $100,000
  5. Individual

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $100,000
  6. Collaborative for ChildrenHouston, TX

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $89,000
  7. Individual

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $75,000
  8. Individual

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $62,500
  9. ProUnitasHouston, TX

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $50,000
  10. Individual

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $50,000
  11. St Theresa ChurchHouston, TX

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $39,000
  12. Catholic Charities of the ArchdioceHouston, TX

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $25,000
  13. Individual

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $20,000
  14. American Council on EducationWashington, DC

    Operating Expenses

    $10,000
  15. Girls IncHouston, TX

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $10,000
  16. Families EmpoweredHouston, TX

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $10,000
  17. Salvation Army of HoustonHouston, TX

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $10,000
  18. Individual

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $10,000
  19. Boys Girls ClubAtlanta, GA

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $5,000
  20. Individual

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $5,000
  21. PBJ Outreach IncPlymouth, MI

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $5,000
  22. Courageous KidsPlymouth, MI

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $5,000
  23. Individual

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $5,000
  24. College HorizonsPena Blanca, NM

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $5,000
  25. Individual

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $5,000
  26. MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $5,000
  27. St Anne Catholic ChurchHouston, TX

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $3,000
  28. Cristo Rey Jesuit High SchoolHouston, TX

    Operating Expenses

    $2,500
  29. St Cecilia Catholic ChurchHouston, TX

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $2,000
  30. St Joseph Catholic ChurchBaytown, TX

    To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $209,00072% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $50,00017% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $25,0009% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $5,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas14 grants $516,500
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  3. Michigan2 grants $10,000
  4. Georgia1 grant $5,000
  5. New Mexico1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • John E O'Shea JrPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Christopher J O'SheaTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Julie E O'SheaVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • James B O'SheaSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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