Funding search · EIN 137342895 · Washington, DC
The Elva & Lawrence O'Brien Family
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 28
- grants reported
- $615,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Grant history
All 28 reported grants, largest first.
- $270,000
National Archives Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Support educational initiatives
- $40,000
National Archives Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Support educational initiatives
- $37,000
City Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2024
Help and protect urban wildlife
- $30,000
Environmental Film Festival · Washington, DC · 2024
Educational outreach programs
- $30,000
Environmental Film Festival · Washington, DC · 2023
Educational outreach programs
- $15,000
American Resilience Project · Florence, MA · 2024
Provide sustainable resources
- $15,000
City Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2023
Help and protect urban wildlife
- $15,000
American Resilience Project · Florence, MA · 2022
To educate regarding environment
- $15,000
Environmental Film Festival · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational outreach programs
- $12,500
City Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2022
Help and protect urban wildlife
- $12,000
Holy Trinity Church · Washington, DC · 2024
Parish operations for spiritual grow
- $10,000
Sandy Hook Promise · Newtown, CT · 2024
Create safe learning envirnment
- $10,000
Holy Trinity Church · Washington, DC · 2023
Parish operations for spiritual grow
- $10,000
Jfk Library Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Support resources fpr jfk library
- $10,000
Sandy Hook Promise · Newtown, CT · 2023
Create safe learning envirnment
- $10,000
US Capitol Historical Society · Washington, DC · 2023
Preserve & share history of capitol
- $10,000
Harvard College Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Support teaching mission of faculty
- $10,000
Holy Trinity Church · Washington, DC · 2022
Parish operations for spiritual grow
- $10,000
National Archives Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Support educational initiatives
- $10,000
Sandy Hook Promise · Newtown, CT · 2022
Create safe learning envirnment
- $7,000
Barnstable Land Trust · West Barnstable, MA · 2023
To promote land conservation
- $5,000
Barnstable Land Trust · West Barnstable, MA · 2024
To promote land conservation
- $5,000
Cotuit Library · Cotuit, MA · 2024
Support resources for cotuit library
- $5,000
Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2023
Support initiaves
- $5,000
Maryland Province Jesuits · Towson, MD · 2022
To benefit the colombiere community
- $2,500
Barnstable Land Trust · West Barnstable, MA · 2022
To promote land conservation
- $2,000
Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center · Barnstable, MA · 2024
Free wildlife vet care to local area
- $2,000
Beau Biden Foundation · Wilmington, DE · 2022
To prevent child abuse
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