Funding search · EIN 416018991 · West St Paul, MN

Alice M O'Brien 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.

160
grants reported
$794,500
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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Top recipients

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  • Catholic Charities4 grants · $61,250
  • Minnesota Medical Foundation at the2 grants · $60,250
  • Marine Mills Folk School3 grants · $56,000
  • Ding Darling Wildlife Society1 grant · $50,000
  • Fish of Sancap1 grant · $41,000
  • University of Minnesota Foundation2 grants · $40,250
  • Settled Incorporated1 grant · $38,000
  • American Red Cross1 grant · $28,750
  • Standing Cedars Community Land Cons3 grants · $27,500
  • Second Harvest Hartland2 grants · $25,000

Giving over time

$185,500
2022
$156,750
2023
$228,000
2024
$224,250
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 160 grants.

  • $53,000

    Marine Mills Folk School · Marine On Saint Croix, MN · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $50,000

    Ding Darling Wildlife Society · Sanibel, FL · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $41,000

    Fish of Sancap · Sanibel, FL · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $38,750

    Minnesota Medical Foundation at the · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $38,000

    Settled Incorporated · St Paul, MN · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $29,500

    University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $28,750

    American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $21,500

    Standing Cedars Community Land Cons · Osceola, WI · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $21,500

    Marine Village School · Marine On Saint Croix, MN · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $21,500

    Minnesota Medical Foundation at the · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $21,500

    Minnesota Medical Foundation at the University of Mn · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $20,750

    Brain & Behavior Research Foundatio · New York, NY · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $20,750

    Cathedral Heritage Foundation · Eden Prarie, MN · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $20,000

    Fasd United · McLean, VA · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $20,000

    Simpson Housing Services · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $19,500

    Ehlers-Danlos Society · New York, NY · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $18,500

    Second Harvest Heartland · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $17,000

    Catholic Charities · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $16,750

    Catholic Charities · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $16,500

    Second Harvest Hartland · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $14,000

    Catholic Charities · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $13,500

    Catholic Charities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $12,500

    Zacah Aid and Charity Assisting Humanity · Eagan, MN · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $11,250

    Planned Parenthood Federation of Am · Washington, DC · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $10,750

    University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $8,500

    Second Harvest Hartland · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $6,250

    Protez Foundation · Oakdale, MN · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $5,000

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra · Saint Paul, MN · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $4,500

    Planned Parenthood Federation of Am · Washington, DC · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $4,500

    Standing Cedars Community Land Cons · Osceola, WI · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $4,250

    Second Harvest Heartland · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $4,000

    Little Sisters of the Poor of St P · Saint Paul, MN · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $4,000

    Urban Squash Twin Cities (Beyond Walls) · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $3,750

    Emerson Health Foundation · Woodbridge, VA · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $3,750

    Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwe · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $3,500

    Little Sisters of the Poor of St P · Saint Paul, MN · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $3,500

    Asian Women United of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $3,000

    The Salvation Army - Disaster Relie · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $3,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation of Am · Washington, DC · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $3,000

    St Paul Academy and Summit School · Saint Paul, MN · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $2,750

    Minnesota Network of Hospice and P · Arden Hills, MN · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $2,500

    Little Sisters of the Poor of St P · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $2,500

    Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · New York, NY · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $2,250

    Casa of the Pikes Peak Region · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $2,250

    Cure Sanfilippo Foundation · Columbia, SC · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $2,250

    Casa of the Pikes Peak Region · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $2,250

    Theodore Roosevelt Nature and Histo · Medora, ND · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $2,250

    Urban Squash Twin Cities (Beyond Wa · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $2,000

    Minnesota Network of Hospice and Pa · Arden Hills, MN · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $2,000

    Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife · Sanibel, FL · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $2,000

    Little Sisters of the Poor of St Paul · St Paul, MN · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $2,000

    Minnesota Network of Hospice and Palliative Care · Arden Hills, MN · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Asian Women United of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Heart of Texas Therapy Dogs · Richardson, TX · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Holland Hall School · Tulsa, OK · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Open World Learning Community Pto · Saint Paul, MN · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Queer Space Collective · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Retrieve a Golden of the Midwest · Minnetonka, MN · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Scottish Terrier Rescue of the Sout · Campobello, SC · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    St Paul Academy and Summit School · Saint Paul, MN · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    The Minnesota Opera · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Womens Liberation Front · Washington, DC · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Asian Women United of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Fasd United · McLean, VA · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Heart of Texas Therapy Dogs · Richardson, TX · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Holland Hall School · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Marine Mills Folk School · Marine On Saint Croix, MN · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Marine Village School · Marine On Saint Croix, MN · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Open World Learning Community Pto · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Protez Foundation · Oakdale, MN · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Scottish Terrier Club of America He · New Braunfels, TX · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    St Paul Academy and Summit School · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    The Hanger a Program of Casa of Th · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Womens Liberation Front · Washington, DC · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Archdiocese of Saint Paul · Saint Paul, MN · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Asian Women United of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Fasd United · McLean, VA · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Make-a-Wish Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Marine Mills Folk School · Marine On Saint Croix, MN · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Mikeroweworks Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Scottish Terrier Rescue of the Sout · Campobello, SC · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Standing Cedars Community Land Cons · Osceola, WI · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $1,500

    Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $1,000

    Unity Church - Unitarian · Saint Paul, MN · 2025

    Continuing operations

  • $1,000

    Unity Church - Unitarian · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    Continuing operations

  • $1,000

    Unity Church - Unitarian · Saint Paul, MN · 2023

    Continuing operations

  • $1,000

    Ding Darling Wildlife Society · Fort Myers, FL · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $1,000

    Find Food Bank · Indio, CA · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $1,000

    Greyhound Pets of America Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $1,000

    Holland Hall School · Tulsa, OK · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $1,000

    Idyllwild Arts Foundation · Idyllwild, CA · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $1,000

    Irene Chadbourne Ecumenical Food Pantry · Calais, ME · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $1,000

    Make-a-Wish Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $1,000

    Marine Village School · Marine On St Croix, MN · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $1,000

    Minneapolis United Soccer for the City · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $1,000

    Scottish Terrier Rescue of the Southeast · Campobello, SC · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $1,000

    Shinebox · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $1,000

    St Paul Academy and Summit School · St Paul, MN · 2022

    Continuing operations

  • $1,000

    Standing Cedars Community Land Conservancy · Osceola, WI · 2022

    Continuing operations

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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.