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Osco Industries Foundation

Preselected recipients only Portsmouth, Ohio · EIN 316025158

Osco Industries Foundation is a private foundation in Portsmouth, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $30,000 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $5,000. 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 $39,500 the year before.

22% 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$39,5009$102,530
2024$30,0009$97,689

How to apply

Osco Industries Foundation 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.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Osco Industries Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio9$30,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Highlands Nature Sanctuary Inc
Bainbridge, OH
Nature preserve$5,000
United Way of Jackson
Jackson, OH
Community support$5,000
Scioto County Childrens Museum Inc
Portsmouth, OH
Development support$5,000
Southern Ohio Museum Corporation
Portsmouth, OH
Development support$3,000
Ssu Development Foundation
Portsmouth, OH
Development support$3,000
Rarden Daily Bread
Rarden, OH
Community support$3,000
Friends of Shawnee State Park
West Portsmouth, OH
Nature preserve$2,500
Scioto Co Catholic Endowment Fund
Columbus, OH
Community support$2,500
The Ohio State Univ 4-H
Columbus, OH
Devlopment support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Osco Industries Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Osco Industries Foundation give?

$30,000 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Osco Industries Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Michael Burke (Chairman-Trustee), Joseph Burke (Trustee) and William J Burke (Trustee).

What does Osco Industries Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, environment and conservation and youth programs.

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