Funding search · EIN 363593445 · Chicago, IL

The William F O'Connor Foundation

Name: The William F O'Connor Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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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.

76
grants reported: $780,000
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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

Wttw Channel 113 grants · $330,000
The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation1 grant · $50,000
The Bridge Fund3 grants · $50,000
St Coletta'S of Illinois Foundation3 grants · $45,000
Mission of Our Lady of Mercy-Mercy Home for Boys and Girls3 grants · $30,000
Chicago Jesuit Academy2 grants · $25,000
Club of Hearts2 grants · $25,000
Hazelden Betty Ford3 grants · $22,500
Loyola Academy3 grants · $21,000
Reading Power2 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$262,000

2022

$258,000

2023

$260,000

2024

Grant history

All 76 reported grants, largest first.

$110,000
Wttw Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$110,000
Wttw Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$110,000
Wttw Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$50,000
The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation · Grand Haven, MI · 2022
General
$25,000
The Bridge Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General
$15,000
St Coletta'S of Illinois Foundation · Tinley Park, IL · 2024
General
$15,000
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$15,000
Club of Hearts · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$15,000
St Coletta'S of Illinois Foundation · Tinley Park, IL · 2023
General
$15,000
The Bridge Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General
$15,000
St Coletta'S of Illinois Foundation · Tinley Park, IL · 2022
General
$12,000
Saint Mary'S College · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
General
$10,000
Chicago Jesuit Academy · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Club of Hearts · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Mission of Our Lady of Mercy-Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Reading Power · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
St Patrick High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$10,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$10,000
Mission of Our Lady of Mercy-Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$10,000
Reading Power · Lake Bluff, IL · 2023
General
$10,000
Mission of Our Lady of Mercy-Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$10,000
The Bridge Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General
$8,000
Hazelden Betty Ford · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$7,500
Hazelden Betty Ford · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$7,000
Loyola Academy · Wilmette, IL · 2024
General
$7,000
Loyola Academy · Wilmette, IL · 2023
General
$7,000
Hazelden Betty Ford · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$7,000
Loyola Academy · Wilmette, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Brother Dan'S Food Pantry · Petoskey, MI · 2024
General
$5,000
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Little Sisters of the Poor · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Misericordia Family Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
The Manna Food Project · Harbor Springs, MI · 2024
General
$5,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
Brother Dan'S Food Pantry · Petoskey, MI · 2023
General
$5,000
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
Little Sisters of the Poor · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
Misericordia Family Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$5,000
The Manna Food Project · Harbor Springs, MI · 2023
General
$5,000
Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Little Sisters of the Poor · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$5,000
Misericordia Family Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$4,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$4,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$4,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$2,500
Catholic Charities · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$2,500
Catholic Charities · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$2,500
Catholic Charities · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$2,000
Tourette Syndrom Campig Organization · Ingleside, IL · 2022
General
$1,500
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois · Wilmette, IL · 2024
General
$1,500
Our Lady of the Light · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
General
$1,500
St Angela School · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,500
The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,500
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois · Wilmette, IL · 2023
General
$1,500
St Angela School · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,500
The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,500
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois · Wilmette, IL · 2022
General
$1,500
St Angela School · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$1,500
The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$1,000
Catholic Church Extension Society of USA · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$1,000
Our Fallen Hero Foundation · Mokena, IL · 2024
General
$1,000
Catholic Church Extension Society of USA · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$1,000
Catholic Church Extension Society of USA · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$1,000
Pelican'S Nest Charitable Giving Foundation · Bonita Spgs, FL · 2022
General
$500
Desert Community Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2024
General
$500
Desert Community Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
General
$500
Desert Community Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
General
$250
North Shore Art League · Winnetka, IL · 2024
General
$250
Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Chicago, IL · 2024
General
$250
North Shore Art League · Winnetka, IL · 2023
General
$250
Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$250
North Shore Art League · Winnetka, IL · 2022
General
$250
Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts · Chicago, IL · 2022
General

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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.