Funding search · EIN 366843491 · Evanston, IL

Mj O'Brien Family Foundation

Name: Mj O'Brien Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

44
grants reported: $354,030
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education educational community dental health housing land maintenance

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Funding pattern

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2 grants matching “eduactional” · $4,000

$2,000
Northlight Theater · Skokie, IL · 2023
Support eduaction and community engagement programs.
$2,000
Northlight Theater · Skokie, IL · 2022
Support eduaction and community engagement programs.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Misericordia Foundation4 grants · $205,000
Mitchell Street Arts Collaborative1 grant · $58,000
Evanston Scholars4 grants · $40,000
Eileen Sheahan Memorial Scholarship2 grants · $10,030
Warren Cherry Scholarship Fund4 grants · $8,000
The Night Ministry3 grants · $8,000
United Way of Door County4 grants · $4,000
Northlight Theater2 grants · $4,000
McGaw Ymca4 grants · $4,000
Door County Land Trust3 grants · $3,500

Giving over time

$74,000

2022

$129,500

2023

$79,000

2024

$71,530

2025

Grant history

All 44 reported grants, largest first.

$58,000
Mitchell Street Arts Collaborative · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Support chartiable, educational, and service missions.
$55,000
Misericordia Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$50,000
Misericordia Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$50,000
Misericordia Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$50,000
Misericordia Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$10,000
Evanston Scholars · Evanston, IL · 2025
Provide educational assistance
$10,000
Evanston Scholars · Evanston, IL · 2024
Provide educational assistance
$10,000
Evanston Scholars · Evanston, IL · 2023
Provide educational assistance
$10,000
Evanston Scholars · Evanston, IL · 2022
Provide educational assistance
$5,030
Eileen Sheahan Memorial Scholarship · Evanston, IL · 2025
Educational support
$5,000
Eileen Sheahan Memorial Scholarship · Evanston, IL · 2024
Educational support
$5,000
Warren Cherry Scholarship Fund · Evanston, IL · 2022
Education
$3,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2023
Housing support
$3,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2022
Housing support
$2,000
The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2024
Housing support
$2,000
Northlight Theater · Skokie, IL · 2023
Support eduaction and community engagement programs.
$2,000
Northlight Theater · Skokie, IL · 2022
Support eduaction and community engagement programs.
$1,500
Door County Land Trust · Sturgeion Bay, WI · 2025
Land perservation and maintenance
$1,000
Birch Creek Music Performance Center · Egg Harbor, WI · 2025
Support music education and performance
$1,000
McGaw Ymca · Evanston, IL · 2025
Fund community programs
$1,000
United Way of Door County · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2025
General support
$1,000
Warren Cherry Scholarship Fund · Evanston, IL · 2025
Education
$1,000
Birch Creek Music Performance Center · Egg Harbor, WI · 2024
Support music education and performance
$1,000
Door County Land Trust · Sturgeion Bay, WI · 2024
Land perservation and maintenance
$1,000
McGaw Ymca · Evanston, IL · 2024
Fund community programs
$1,000
Otr · Evanston, IL · 2024
Support independent living
$1,000
United Way of Door County · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2024
General support
$1,000
Warren Cherry Scholarship Fund · Evanston, IL · 2024
Education
$1,000
Door County Land Trust · Sturgeion Bay, WI · 2023
Land perservation and maintenance
$1,000
McGaw Ymca · Evanston, IL · 2023
Fund community programs
$1,000
Misericordia Dental Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support dental health
$1,000
United Way of Door County · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2023
General support
$1,000
Warren Cherry Scholarship Fund · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
$1,000
Community Health · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support free healthcare for the uninsured.
$1,000
Evanston History Center · Evanston, IL · 2022
General welfare
$1,000
McGaw Ymca · Evanston, IL · 2022
Fund community programs
$1,000
United Way of Door County · Sturgeon Bay, WI · 2022
General support
$500
Misericordia Dental Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2025
Support dental health
$500
The Egg Harbor Firefighters · Egg Harbor, WI · 2025
Equipment funding
$500
Misericordia Dental Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2024
Support dental health
$500
The Egg Harbor Firefighters · Egg Harbor, WI · 2024
Equipment funding
$500
Birch Creek Music Performance Center · Egg Harbor, WI · 2023
Support music education and performance
$500
Community Health · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support free healthcare for the uninsured.
$500
Evanston History Center · Evanston, IL · 2023
General welfare

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