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 20222024. 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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1 grant matching “birdsey · $2,000

  • $2,000

    Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center · Barnstable, MA · 2024

    Free wildlife vet care to local area

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.