The O'neill Brothers Foundation
Chagrin Falls, OH · EIN 34-6545084. Reported 286 grants totalling $1,786,512 to 110 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The O'neill Brothers Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $8,612; the smallest was $500 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Community School | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Manufacturing Works | Cleveland, OH | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Beaumont School | Cleveland Heights, OH | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lawrence School | Broadview Heights, OH | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Metroparks | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saint Martin De Porres Hs | Cleveland, OH | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Malachi House | Cleveland, OH | $42,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gathering Place | Beachwood, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hudson Community Foundation | Hudson, OH | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jennings Center | Garfield Hts, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic | Chagrin Falls, OH | $35,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Highland Park Go | Beachwood, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Metro Catholic School | Cleveland, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Hiram House | Moreland Hills, OH | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Playhouse Square | Cleveland, OH | $28,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Providence House | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Notre Dame College | South Euclid, OH | $23,512 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Business Volunteers Unlimited | Cleveland, OH | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Achievement Center for Children | Highland Hills, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Museum | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Orchestra | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Playhouse | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Sight Center | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College Now of Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad | Peninsula, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Great Lakes Science Center | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat- Greater Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holden Forests & Gardens | Kirtland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Inmotion | Beachwood, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lake View Cemetery Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Motogo | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rock Hall | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seeds of Literacy | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ursuline Sisters | Mayfield Heights, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vocational Guidance Services | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Leadership Center | Cleveland, OH | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hopewell | Mesopotamia, OH | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lifeact | Chagrin Falls, OH | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History | Cleveland, OH | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Restoration Society | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gilmour Academy | Gates Mills, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Laurel School | Shaker Heights, OH | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maxiumum | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Lantern | Cleveland, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Zelie's Home | Garfield Heights, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Galen Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Benedictine High School | Cleveland, OH | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jesuit Retreat House | Parma, OH | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Aloysius Parish | Cleveland, OH | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Cerebral Palsy | Cleveland, OH | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Oppurtunities Unlimited | Cleveland, OH | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The City Mission | Cleveland, OH | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Womankind | Garfield Heights, OH | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 1964 Rugby Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brothers of Holy Cross | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Denison University | Granville, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Edwins Leadership | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Max Hayes | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Front Steps Housing | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Geauga Hunger Task Force | Chardon, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hunger Network | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jesuit Retreat Center | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Prevent Blindness Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Joan of Arc | Chagrin Falls, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent Charity | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University Hospitals | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cleveland School of the Arts | Cleveland, OH | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Western Reserve Folk Arts Associati | Kent, OH | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Turn | North Olmsted, OH | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Francis of Assisi | Gates Mills, OH | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Canalway | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Hearing & Speech | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| College of William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communion of Saint Catholic School | Cleveland Heights, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fairmount Center for the Arts | Novelty, OH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Federated Church | Chagrin Falls, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Geauga Parks | Newbury, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Legal Aid Society | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maxiumu | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rainey Institute | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Recovery Resources | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stella Maris | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stonebrook Montessori | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Side Catholic Center | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Schools | Cleveland, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity-Geauga | Chardon, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heights Youth Theater | Cleveland Hts, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul | Cleveland, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity Clothing Mi | Cleveland, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Upcycle Parts Shop | Cleveland, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christ Child Society of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cleveland Beer | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Idealstream | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Littlest Heroes | Solon, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montessori Development Partnership | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neo Musical Heritage Assn | Kirtland, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trinity Clothing Ministry | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wksu | Kent, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baseball Heritage Museum | Cleveland, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good News Jail & Prison Ministry | Bristol, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat Geauga | Eastlake, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Julie Billiart Schools | Westlake, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lake Catholic High School | Mentor, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prevent Child Abuse Ohio | Toledo, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
72 of 110 (65%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 80%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 105 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | $439,612 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 74 | $411,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 68 | $456,900 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 74 | $479,000 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
98% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The O'neill Brothers Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 633, Chagrin Falls, OH, 44022. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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