O'Neill Family Charitable Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The trust makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation without an existing invitation should not send a cold application; the route in is through a relationship with the trust.
- Its recorded grants are general support across colleges, hospitals, museums, churches, arts organisations, conservation groups, humanitarian work and local social-service and food-support charities, so a broad range of work may fit, though no geographic focus is stated and its grants have mostly gone to New York, Virginia, Massachusetts, Florida and Arkansas.
- About 8 in 10 of its 231 grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $165,000 and the median is $20,000, so a request in that typical band is a sensible size, although its largest grant was $500,000 and the band is not a ceiling.
- Across its two most recent filings, half its grants to organisations were $20,000 or less, and 75% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the earlier filing, so a new organisation should expect its giving to lean towards existing recipients.
- The filing gives no timing or further application stages, so ask the trust directly about its timetable once an introduction has been made.
Overview
O'Neill Family Charitable Trust is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) 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
The trust's recorded grants are described as general support, with grants going to a broad mix of organisations. Recipients include colleges and schools, hospitals and medical research institutions, museums and historic sites, churches, arts organisations, conservation groups, international and humanitarian organisations, and local social-service and food-support charities. The filing's stated purpose for these grants is general support across these different types of recipient. Its grant record also includes universities, community foundations and organisations working with children and families.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Virginia, Massachusetts, Florida and Arkansas.
How to apply
The trust makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; no further application stages are specified in the filing.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 75% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 231 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 13%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 8% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 75% of grant dollars went to organisations O'Neill Family Charitable Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 8% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 149 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Grand Teton National Park · General support$500,0002024 tax year
- Winrock International · General support$400,0002024 tax year
- Colonial Williamsburg Income Transfer Account · General support$350,0002024 tax year
- Hampshire College Trustees · General support$350,0002024 tax year
- International House · General support$300,0002024 tax year
- Asian Cultural Council · General support$300,0002024 tax year
- Colonial Williamsburg Income Transfer Account · General support$275,0002024 tax year
- WNET Depository · General support$265,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kristen O'Neill — Trustee
- Wendy H O'Neill — Trustee
- Catharine Broderick — Trustee
- David M O'Neill — Trustee
- Abby O Caulkins — Trustee
- George D O'Neill JR — Trustee
- Peter M O'Neill — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $6,117,252 | $5,399,000 | $93,731,115 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $6,319,592 | $5,343,000 | $169,510,884 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $9,731,126 | $8,460,000 | $177,554,086 | 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
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Contact
- New York, NY