Funding search · EIN 416011524 · Bloomington, MN

I a O'Shaughnessy Foundation

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

272
grants reported
$15.7M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$25,500
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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  • Boston College - City Connects3 grants · $1.1M
  • Fundamental Learning Center2 grants · $1.0M
  • Big Shoulders Fund3 grants · $750,000
  • Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation5 grants · $702,060
  • University of Notre Dame4 grants · $695,999
  • Montessori Training Center of Minnesota4 grants · $657,676
  • University of Notre Dame Du Lac7 grants · $442,145
  • Strive Prep2 grants · $400,000
  • Tntp2 grants · $350,000
  • Communities in Schools - Chicago2 grants · $350,000

Giving over time

$5.3M
2022
$5.2M
2023
$5.2M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 272 grants.

  • $500,000

    Fundamental Learning Center · Wichita, KS · 2023

    To support the costs associated with construction of the new fundamental learning center facility, including the areas of the adult terrace that looks over the lake, along with the small amphitheater that faces the terr read all
  • $500,000

    Fundamental Learning Center · Wichita, KS · 2022

    To support the costs associated with construction of the new fundamental learning center facility, including the areas of the adult terrace that looks over the lake,along with the small amphitheater that faces the terra read all
  • $435,000

    Boston College - City Connects · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2022

    Scaling and sustaining integrated student support

  • $350,000

    Montessori Training Center of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2022

    Grant will be used to support the continuing work in all aspects of mcm. Grant is being given in memory of lawrence m. O'shaughnessy as part of a 5-year $1,000,000 grant - $500,000 board grant & $500,000 discretionary g read all
  • $344,060

    Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2022

    This endowment's purpose is for pediatric mental health education, care, advocacy, and research focusing on males ages 12-18.

  • $309,000

    Boston College - City Connects · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023

    Scaling and sustaining integrated student support

  • $306,000

    Boston College - City Connects · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2024

    Scaling and sustaining integrated student support

  • $300,000

    Uchicago Impact · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Enhancing cultivate to deepen its impact on education

  • $300,000

    University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2022

    Grant will support the physical renewal of the tantur ecumenical institute in jerusalem. Part of $1,000,000 grant - $500,000 board grants, $100,000 each family branch

  • $250,000

    Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Emerging school leaders program

  • $250,000

    Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Emerging school leaders program

  • $250,000

    Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Emerging school leaders program

  • $225,000

    Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2023

    This endowment's purpose is for pediatric mental health education, care, advocacy, and research focusing on males ages 12-18.

  • $200,000

    Strive Prep · Denver, CO · 2023

    College access & speech and debate

  • $200,000

    Uchicago Impact Llc · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Enhancing cultivate to deepen its impact on education

  • $200,000

    Strive Prep · Denver, CO · 2022

    College access & speech and debate

  • $184,872

    Saint Thomas Academy · Mendota Heights, MN · 2022

    O'shaughnessy academic scholarship at saint thomas academy.

  • $184,872

    University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2022

    Jeanie poole o'shaughnessy excellence fund at the notre dame center for citizenship & constitutional government.

  • $175,000

    Communities in Schools - Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Expansion of cis of chicago's intensive student supports program

  • $175,000

    Reading Partners Twin Cities · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    Literacy tutoring growth and innovation to meet community needs

  • $175,000

    Tntp · New York, NY · 2024

    Denver metro charter leader cohort

  • $175,000

    Communities in Schools - Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Expansion of cis of chicago's intensive student supports program

  • $175,000

    Tntp · New York, NY · 2023

    Denver metro charter leader corhort

  • $150,000

    Reading Partners · Wheat Ridge, CO · 2024

    Expanding access to literacy tutoring

  • $150,000

    Resilient Communities Resilitient Future · Denver, CO · 2024

    Trauma informed futures project

  • $150,000

    Cristo Rey Network · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Cohort iii of the executive leadership program

  • $150,000

    Montessori Training Center of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2023

    Grant will be used to support the continuing work in all aspects of mcm in memory of lawrence m. O'shaughnessy.

  • $150,000

    Morgridge College of Education · Denver, CO · 2023

    Grow your own initiative: pathway for the preparation of teachers in urban schools

  • $150,000

    Reading Partners Twin Cities · Saint Paul, MN · 2023

    Literacy tutoring growth and innovation to meet community needs

  • $150,000

    Family Engagement Lab · Oakland, CA · 2022

    Fastalk: activity recommendations for families tied to classroom learning

  • $150,000

    National Center for Teacher Residencies · Chicago, IL · 2022

    St. Paul urban teacher residency support for bipoc teacher residents

  • $150,000

    Noble Schools · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Expanding curriculum for social and emotional learning

  • $150,000

    Search Institute · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Keep connection 360: transforming middle school-family partnerships through a relationship-centered, tiered approach

  • $140,000

    Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois · Wilmette, IL · 2024

    More hope: boys hope girls home homes

  • $140,000

    Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Rising rays program to prepare for kindergarten

  • $111,131

    Wings for Widows · Wayzata, MN · 2023

    To expand support to meet the increasing demand for window/er services.

  • $111,128

    Kansas Hispanic Education and Development Foundation · Wichita, KS · 2023

    To support scholarships and education initiatives for hispanic students in wichita area

  • $111,127

    University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023

    To teach the fundamental principles of american governemnt to the next generation of citizen leaders.

  • $100,000

    University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023

    Supports the john f. O'shaughnessy professor of strategic leadership in the mendoza college of business.

  • $100,000

    Western Colorado University Foundation · Gunnison, CO · 2023

    Elevate scholarship endowment

  • $96,970

    29 Acres · Cross Roads, TX · 2024

    1) expanded programming area, office/workstation space, and secure record storage area at denton county hub; 2) help fund greatest needs of other projects.

  • $96,970

    University of Notre Dame Du Lac · South Bend, IN · 2024

    This grant would go to an existing endowment (john f. O'shaughnessy professor in strategic leadership).

  • $92,804

    Montessori Training Center of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2023

    To support mcm in increasing access to high fidelity montessori education and training.

  • $92,736

    29 Acres · Cross Roads, TX · 2022

    Capital support for the learning garden, alpaca and goat habitat, and program costs

  • $92,000

    Baby'S Space · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Successful transition to kindergarten

  • $91,970

    University of Notre Dame Du Lac · South Bend, IN · 2024

    This grant would go to an existing endowment (john f. O'shaughnessy professor in strategic leadership).

  • $88,902

    29 Acres · Cross Roads, TX · 2023

    Generators for group homes, shade structure for garden learning lab, shading for pool

  • $86,000

    Resilient Futures · Denver, CO · 2023

    Resilient futures trauma informed practices

  • $85,000

    Florence Crittenton · Helena, MT · 2024

    Funds will be used for renovating the cooney property in helena to serve as our central campus.

  • $80,000

    University of Notre Dame Du Lac · South Bend, IN · 2024

    This grant would go to an existing endowment (john f. O'shaughnessy professor in strategic leadership).

  • $77,044

    Whitefish Theatre Co · Whitefish, MT · 2022

    Funds will support wtc's endowment fund that will generate long-term operational funds.

  • $77,017

    Flathead Valley Community College Foundation · Kalispell, MT · 2023

    Expand educational, cultural, health and wellness opportunities for students and community members

  • $77,017

    Flathead Valley Community College Foundation · Kalispell, MT · 2022

    Expand educational, cultural, health and wellness opportunities for students and community members

  • $76,970

    University of Notre Dame Du Lac · South Bend, IN · 2024

    Support for the jeanie poole o'shaughnessy excellence fund.

  • $75,000

    Ascension Seton Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024

    Funds will help buy cutting-edge nicu equipment.

  • $75,000

    Family Engagement Lab · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Building the capacity of teachers to engage families

  • $75,000

    Noble Schools · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Excel expansion

  • $75,000

    Readworks · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    Readworks recommendation engion

  • $75,000

    University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Grow prepare2nspire programming

  • $75,000

    Waterloo Greenway Conservancy · Austin, TX · 2024

    Support for the confluence legacy project

  • $75,000

    University of Mn Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Prepare2nspire

  • $71,154

    Whitefish Theatre Co · Whitefish, MT · 2023

    To replace againg roof, fascia and gutters on wtc's i.a. O'shaughnessy cultural arts center

  • $65,000

    Way To Grow · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Great by 8 expansion initiative

  • $65,000

    Centro Tyron Guzman · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Funds will support siembra montessori early learning program for low-income latine children.

  • $65,000

    Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Family spirit thrive program

  • $65,000

    Parents As Teachers · Saint Louis, MO · 2023

    Creating a full suite of resources to support cps families

  • $64,872

    Montessori Training Center of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2022

    To support mcm in increasing access to high fidelity montessori education and training.

  • $63,605

    Aim Higher Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2022

    We are seeking to grow our endowment to over $1,000,000

  • $60,000

    New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Early childhood supports for housing program - including executive skills

  • $58,000

    Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2024

    Center for integrating ec mental health programs

  • $55,000

    Catholic Charities of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023

    Back to basics - strengthening teaching and child outcomes via professional development

  • $55,000

    Florence Critenton Family Services of Montana · Helena, MT · 2022

    Fostering innovation through early childhood program leadership

  • $55,000

    Focus Points Family Resource Center · Denver, CO · 2022

    Early childhood education, parents as teachers, and home instructions for parents of preschool youngsters

  • $55,000

    Warren Village · Denver, CO · 2022

    The purpose of this project is to attract and retain high-quality early childhood educators.

  • $52,475

    Montessori Training Center of Minnesota · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    General operating support

  • $52,000

    Focus Points Family Resource Center · Denver, CO · 2024

    Early childhood health fair & screenings

  • $50,400

    Misericordia Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Children'S Hospital Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2024

    To continue to support an endowed fund that we created last year for mental health support, prevention and advocacy for adolescent males ages 12-18.

  • $50,000

    Greater Twin Cities United Way · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    80x3: resilient from the start

  • $50,000

    Jefferson Community Foundation · Port Hadlock, WA · 2024

    Building our internal capacity in order to pursue larger goals that lead to long lasting results.

  • $50,000

    Lake Country School · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Lcs building expansion and renovation at the urban campus.

  • $50,000

    Lake Country School · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Renovate lake country's rural campus/farmstead in dunn county, wisconsin.

  • $50,000

    University of Oklahoma Foundation · Norman, OK · 2024

    Support of the student enrichment and preparation program

  • $50,000

    Whitefish Theatre Co · Whitefish, MT · 2024

    Funds to upgrade and renovate the lobby of wtcs i.a. Oshaughnessy cultural arts center.

  • $50,000

    Gonzaga College High School · Washington, DC · 2023

    Scholarship support

  • $50,000

    Jefferson Community Foundation · Port Hadlock, WA · 2023

    Building our internal capacity in order to pursue larger goals that lead to long lasting results.

  • $50,000

    Lake Country School · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Lcs building expansion and renovation at the urban campus.

  • $50,000

    Playworks Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023

    Implementation of the playworks program in the elementary schools of the aurora public school district.

  • $50,000

    Jefferson Community Foundation · Port Hadlock, WA · 2022

    Building our internal capacity in order to pursue larger goals that lead to long lasting results.

  • $50,000

    Lake Country School · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Lcs building expansion and renovation at the urban campus.

  • $50,000

    Playworks Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022

    Implementation of the playworks program in the elementary schools of the aurora public school district.

  • $50,000

    Thriving Families Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022

    To support the motherwise program in honor of melanie meyer.

  • $50,000

    University of Kansas Endowment Assoc · Lawrence, KS · 2022

    Carol j. Fabian professorship. The professorship will support a leading cancer biologist with expertise in breast cancer prevention

  • $48,487

    Montessori Training Center of Minnesota · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    General operating support

  • $48,485

    University of Notre Dame Du Lac · South Bend, IN · 2024

    Support for the jeanie poole o'shaughnessy excellence fund

  • $45,475

    Montessori Training Center of Minnesota · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    General operating support

  • $45,000

    Blazing Stars Montessori School · Dade City, FL · 2023

    Install a sprinkler system to satisfy final requirements for florida's k-12 step up for students

  • $44,000

    St Pius V Parish · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Funding would support a year-long personal development program for 50-60 youth in our community.

  • $43,171

    St Pius V Parish · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Funding would support a year-long personal development program for 50-60 youth in our community.

  • $41,625

    Families Rising · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    Fra seeks to improve service quality for individuals and families impacted by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (fasd) and trauma.

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