Oechsle Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes grants only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so do not send a cold application, and no further application steps are stated.
- Most of its grants are described as general and unrestricted, and it funds many kinds of nonprofit, including community-service charities, schools and colleges, health and hospice providers, food and diaper banks, refugee and immigrant services and legal-assistance organisations, so check whether your work sits within that range.
- A realistic request is about $20,000 to $100,000, since about 8 in 10 of its 137 grants to organisations fall in that band and the median is $50,000, though the largest grant was $255,000, so the band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- About 81% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, so a relationship with the foundation counts for a lot, but being new or having had no grant so far is not a reason to hold back.
- No geographic focus is stated, and the filing shows grants mainly in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Illinois across 18 states, so location alone should not rule you in or out.
Overview
Oechsle Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Most recorded grants are described as general and unrestricted; other purposes include basic-needs and Black Futures funds, family stability, education and financial aid, palliative care, and youth and women's programmes. The recipients include community foundations, schools and colleges, health and hospice providers, food and diaper banks, refugee and immigrant services, legal-assistance organisations, and a wide range of community-service charities. Grants are distributed among many kinds of nonprofit organisations and across multiple states, with the largest shares going to Connecticut and Massachusetts. The filing also records grants in 18 states.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Illinois.
How to apply
Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted. No further application steps are stated.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 81% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 137 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 8%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 81% of grant dollars went to organisations Oechsle Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 21% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 51 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Community Foundation for Greater New Haven · Basic Needs Fund and Black Futures Fund$205,0002025 tax year
- Foundation for MetroWest · The Waltham Family school, Equity in Education program, General & Unrestricted$180,0002025 tax year
- Northwestern University · Student Affairs Tentative pilot program for coordinator of clinical support$125,0002025 tax year
- Community Foundation for Greater New Haven · Power Building Initiative$125,0002025 tax year
- New Reach · Stable Families Program in Bridgeport$110,0002025 tax year
- Nurse-Family Partnership · Child First fund$100,0002025 tax year
- Political Asylum Immigration Representation Project · General & Unrestricted$100,0002025 tax year
- The Parmenter Foundation · for subsidizing hospice beds at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice residence$100,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Andrew Vasconcelles — Director
- Martina Oechsle-Vasconcelles — Director, President, Treasurer
- Linda Oechsle — Director, Secretary, Vice President
- William O Bunton — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $3,189,615 | $2,806,000 | $60,229,925 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,186,159 | $2,764,000 | $62,706,481 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $3,743,344 | $3,265,000 | $67,715,301 | Filing for 2025 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
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Contact
- Wilmington, DE