A. Lindsay & Olive B. O’Connor Foundation
At a glance
Overview
A. Lindsay & Olive B. O’Connor Foundation is a US private foundation based in Delhi, NY.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s stated purpose is to strengthen rural communities in Delaware County and improve residents’ well-being. It restricts funding to proposals with a direct impact on quality of life in the county, and says projects must directly benefit local people and communities. Eligible applicants are municipalities, religious organisations and current IRS-recognised 501(c)(3) organisations. Its giving record shows scholarships channelled through colleges and universities, alongside support for museums and historical organisations, health and emergency services, youth organisations, and community and cultural bodies. Committee rules tailor this local focus to the request: some grants must exclusively benefit Delaware County, while scholarships are for colleges and universities serving county students. Applicants should plan around committee-specific deadlines and submit complete proposals for current projects.
Themes
- Scholarships
- Youth projects
Geographic Focus
Delaware County, New York.
What They Don't Fund
- Debt
- Old bills
- Started or completed projects
How to apply
Applicants download the appropriate committee form, gather the required materials and submit a complete proposal.
Deadlines:
- Scholarship Committee applications are due on January 1 at 3 p.m.
- Under $5,000 Grants Committee applications are due on the first of each month at 3 p.m.
- Full Board Committee applications are due on April 1 at 3 p.m.
- Dollars for Scholars Committee applications are due on February 1 at 3 p.m.
- Youth Committee applications are due on February 1 at 3 p.m.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 90% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 801 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Projects must directly benefit local people and communities.
- Full Board Committee requests under $100,000 are preferred.
- The foundation encourages early submission.
- Projects must begin after the applicable notification date.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 18% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 90% of grant dollars went to organisations A. Lindsay & Olive B. O’Connor Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 291 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- O'Connor Hospital · Kitchen upgrades and parking lot paving$333,5792024 tax year
- Hartwick College · Hartland scholarships$75,0002024 tax year
- Hanford Mills Museum at East Meredith · 2024 operating expenses$75,0002024 tax year
- Catskill Revitalization Corporation · 2024 operating support$75,0002024 tax year
- Catskill Revitalization Corporation · 2024 operating support$75,0002024 tax year
- Catskill Revitalization Corporation · 2024 operating support$75,0002024 tax year
- Catskill Revitalization Corporation · 2024 operating support$75,0002024 tax year
- Hanford Mills Museum at East Meredith · 2024 operating expenses$75,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Donald F Bishop II — Director
- Molly R Scannell — Director
- Lawrence C Anderson — Executive Secretary
- Robert L Bishop II — Chairman
- Lindsay Bishop — Treasurer
- Amy Warner — Executive Director
- Eugene Peckham — Director
- Suzanne Hill — Director
- Pamela Hill — Director
- Charlotte Bishop Hill — Vice-Chair
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,928,700 | $4,059,376 | $72,252,288 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,497,357 | $3,744,821 | $78,669,994 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,686,094 | $3,861,532 | $83,752,495 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- (607) 538-9248
- office@theoconnorfoundation.org
- Delhi, NY
- theoconnorfoundation.org
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Contact
- (607) 538-9248
- office@theoconnorfoundation.org
- Delhi, NY
- theoconnorfoundation.org