OShea Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes grants only to organisations it has identified in advance, so a small charity should not send it a proposal, and the filing gives no application steps or deadlines to plan around.
- Its filing states no geographic focus, although most of its grants have gone to Texas and New York, so that pattern should not be read as a rule about who may be considered.
- Most of its grants fall between $1,000 and $100,000, about 8 in 10 of its 57 grants, and the median grant was $10,000, so a modest request fits its typical pattern, though its largest grant was about $365,000.
- Repeat funding is a notable feature, with 59% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so the filing suggests existing relationships matter more than an open approach.
Overview
OShea Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Houston, TX.
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
Its grants go to a varied group of charitable organisations, including schools and colleges, churches, social-service and homelessness organisations, youth organisations, and health charities. Most grants are described as supporting the recipient organisation’s charitable purposes, while a smaller group is recorded as operating expenses. Recipients are concentrated in Texas, with grants also reaching New York and other states. The foundation identifies recipients in advance and does not accept unsolicited requests, so organisations cannot apply through an open public process.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas and New York.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The filing gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 59% 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 57 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 24% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 59% of grant dollars went to organisations OShea Family 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 30 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Strake Jesuit College Preparatory S · To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.$150,0002024 tax year
- Casa Juan Diego · To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.$120,0002024 tax year
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation · To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.$100,0002024 tax year
- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo · To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.$100,0002024 tax year
- Search Homeless · To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.$100,0002024 tax year
- Collaborative for Children · To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.$89,0002024 tax year
- OneGoal · To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.$75,0002024 tax year
- Lord of the Streets · To fund the charitable purposes of the organization.$62,5002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Christopher J O'Shea — Treasurer
- John E O'Shea Jr — President
- James B O'Shea — Secretary
- Julie E O'Shea — Vice President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $204,949 | $200,250 | $12,454,908 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $922,384 | $848,982 | $13,372,721 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,197,180 | $1,079,000 | $15,298,378 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- Houston, TX