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Jerome T Osborne and Georgeanne S Osborne Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Mentor, Ohio · EIN 926385765

Jerome T Osborne and Georgeanne S Osborne Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Mentor, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $825,000 in 27 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $135,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $2.3 million the year before.

30% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2.3 million42$37.4 million
2024$825,00027$39.3 million

How to apply

Jerome T Osborne and Georgeanne S Osborne Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jerome T Osborne and Georgeanne S Osborne Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio26$800,000
New York1$25,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 27 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Andrews Osborne Academy
Willoughby, OH
General operating support$135,000
Lake County Council on Aging
Mentor, OH
General operating support$110,000
Extended Housing
Painesville, OH
General operating support$50,000
Lake-Geauga Habitat for Humanity Inc
Chardon, OH
General operating support$50,000
Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center
Chagrin Falls, OH
General operating support$50,000
Sub Zero Mission
Painesville Township, OH
General operating support$50,000
Santa's Hideaway Hollow
Middlefield, OH
General operating support$47,000
Hannahs Home
Mentor, OH
General operating support$25,000
Tunnels to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
General operating support$25,000
Womensafe Inc
Chardon, OH
General operating support$25,000
United Way of Lake County Inc
Mentor, OH
General operating support$25,000
YMCA
Painesville, OH
General operating support$25,000
Fine Arts Association
Willoughby, OH
General operating support$25,000
Birthright Lake Inc
Mentor, OH
General operating support$20,000
Lake County Free Clinic
Painesville, OH
General operating support$20,000
Hopewell
Chagrin Falls, OH
General operating support$20,000
Lake Humane Society
Mentor, OH
General operating support$15,000
Ecumenical Shelter Network of Lake County Inc
Painesville Township, OH
General operating support$15,000
True Freedom Enterprises
Cleveland, OH
General operating support$15,000
St Gabriels School
Mentor, OH
General operating support$13,000
PLAY2LEARN Connection
Mentor, OH
General operating support$10,000
Hershey Montessori
Concord Township, OH
General operating support$10,000
Lake Metroparks
Concord, OH
General operating support$10,000
Saint John School
Ashtabula, OH
General operating support$10,000
Deepwood Foundation
Mentor, OH
General operating support$10,000
Learning About Business Inc
Painesville, OH
General operating support$10,000
Parish of St Bede the Venerable
Mentor, OH
General operating support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jerome T Osborne and Georgeanne S Osborne Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Jerome T Osborne and Georgeanne S Osborne Charitable Trust give?

$825,000 in tax year 2024, across 27 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Jerome T Osborne and Georgeanne S Osborne Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Michael E Osborne (Trustee), Georgeanne O Gorman (Trustee), Jacqueline Osborne Fisher (Trustee) and Jerome T Osborne III (Trustee) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Jerome T Osborne and Georgeanne S Osborne Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, housing and homelessness and faith communities.

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