The W O'neil Foundation
Chevy Chase, MD · EIN 34-6516969. Reported 308 grants totalling $12.9M to 145 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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 W O'neil 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 $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $1,250,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $5,300,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities USA | Alexandria, VA | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $355,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Haitian Health Foundation | Norwich, CT | $315,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Washington School for Girls | Washington, DC | $245,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Washington Jesuit Academy | Washington, DC | $228,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friendship Place | Washington, DC | $185,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Missio Corp | New York, NY | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Operation Smile | Virginia Beach, VA | $155,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Washington | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| School of Leadership Afghanistan | Boston, MA | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Avsi-USA Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $132,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| DC Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Xavier Mission | New York, NY | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Georgetown Visitation | Washington, DC | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meds & Food for Kids | Saint Louis, MO | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Miguel School | Washington, DC | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| School Sisters of St Francis | Milwaukee, WI | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Washington Montessori School | New Preston, CT | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Togo Mission Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $102,144 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Washington DC | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bread for the City | Washington, DC | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Crossing Thresholds Inc | New Canaan, CT | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Community Services | New York, NY | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Red Cloud Indian School | Pine Ridge, SD | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community Service Associates Inc | Mount Vernon, NY | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Depaul USA Inc | Chicago, IL | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hope for Haiti | Naples, FL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Father Mckenna Center | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Together We Bake | Alexandria, VA | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St John's Bread and Life | Brooklyn, NY | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese Washington Inc | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Center for Children and Families | Bethesda, MD | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| St Ann's Center for Children Youth and Families | Hyattsville, MD | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Community Services Archdiocese of New York | New York, NY | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| City Harvest | Brooklyn, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Diocese of Savannah | Savannah, GA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Capital Area Foodbank | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| San Miguel Academy of Newburgh | Newburgh, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Society of Jesus USA East | New York, NY | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New York | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities Community Services New York | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Student Center Umd College Park | College Park, MD | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vital Voices | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| USA for Unhcr | Washington, DC | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Association of Volunteers in International Service USA Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Capital Area Food Bank Inc | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Christ Child Society of Washington DC | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights | Chicago, IL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rostro De Cristo | Braintree, MA | $43,534 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities of Wyoming | Cheyenne, WY | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Jesuit Refugee Service USA | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jubilee Jobs Inc | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society National Capital Area Chapter | Alexandria, VA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Anselm's Abbey School | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Archdiocese Washington DC | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fadica Inc | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Miriam's Kitchen | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Human Options Inc | Irvine, CA | $33,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | $33,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Jesuits International Inc | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cristo Rey Ny High School Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crudem Foundation Inc (dba Haiti Health Promise of Holy Name) | Ludlow, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School of the Archdiocese of Washington Inc | Takoma Park, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fistula Foundation | San Jose, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Food Rescue US | Stamford, CT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Free the Slaves Inc | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Julia's Wings Foundation | Sherman, CT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Ann's Center for Children Youth & Families | Hyattsville, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United States Fund for Unicef | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Watts of Love | Downers Grove, IL | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities | Washington, DC | $28,750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Paterson | Oak Ridge, NJ | $28,550 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Daughters of Charity Ips | Southfield, MI | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ayuda | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Miami | Wilton Manors, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Extension | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christ Child Society National Office | Rockville, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crossing Thresholds Inc | Chester, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fistbula Foundation | San Jose, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Catholic Migration Commission Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Martha's Table | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Missionary Oblate Partnership | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society of Jesus USA Northeast Province | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John's Bread & Life | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $22,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School Inc | Washington, DC | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Catholic Legal Services Archdiocese of Miami | Miramar, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Catholic Student Center University of Maryland College Park | College Park, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cristo Rey New York High School | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Marys Center for Maternal and Child Care Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Miriams Kitchen | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| NAMI National | Arlington, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Polaris | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Home | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Regional Hospice | Danbury, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Miguel School DC | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Johns Bread & Life Program Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Starfish Foundation Inc | West Chester, PA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| USA East Province of the Society of Jesus Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Washington DC Archdiocese | Hyattsville, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sherman Higher Education Fund Inc | Sherman, CT | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hebrew International Aid Society (hias) | Silver Spring, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Medecins San Frontieres USA Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Millbrook School | Millbrook, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Christ Child Society | Rockville, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cristo Rey Network | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| John S Mulholland Family Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Keys for the Homeless Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| My Sisters Place Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Negotiation Works | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Open Collective Foundation for 1KPROJECT for Ukraine | Walnut, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Polaris Project | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sisters of the Visitation of Georgetown | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| So Others Might Eat (some) | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Catholic Student Center at University of Maryland | College Park, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington Montessori Association Inc | New Preston, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bowery Residents Committee Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| House of Hope Community Development Corporation | Warwick, RI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Julias Wings Foundation Inc | Sherman, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Regional Hospice and Home Care of Western Connecticut Inc | Danbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Anselms Abbey School Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Stronghearts Native Helpline Inc | Eagan, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany Ny | Albany, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The One Love Foundation in Honor of Yeardley Love Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Rose of Lima Catholic Church | Gaithersburg, MD | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Susan B Anthony Project | Torrington, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
67 of 145 (46%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 61%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Catholic Relief Services
INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAMS - Catholic Charities USA
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUNDS AND COVID-19 RELIEF, FRANCIS FUND FOR EVICTION PREVENTION - Haitian Health Foundation
FOOD PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS IN JEREMIE, HAITI AND EARTHQUAKE RELIEF - World Central Kitchen
INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAMS - International Rescue Committee
PROGRAMS FOR THOSE DISPLACED BY THE WAR IN UKRAINE - Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Washington DC
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUNDS, ACT TEAM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, FOOD PANTRY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 191 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 | 56 | $3,061,750 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 64 | $3,039,300 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 62 | $2,501,428 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 56 | $1,837,750 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 70 | $2,491,250 | $20,000 |
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
46% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland. 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 $20,000. 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 Maryland.
- 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 W O'neil Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 5910 Connecticut Avenue 15888, Chevy Chase, MD, 20825. 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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