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O'Brien Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Bellevue, Washington · EIN 872492962

O'Brien Family Foundation is a private foundation in Bellevue, Washington. In tax year 2025 it gave $215,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $100,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $105,000 the year before.

20% of its 2025 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$35,0004$2.0 million
2024$105,0009$3.9 million
2025$215,00010$4.3 million

How to apply

O'Brien Family 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Delaware.

StateGrantsAmount
Delaware1$100,000
Washington7$95,000
North Carolina1$10,000
Tennessee1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Concussion Legacy Foundation Inc
Middletown, DE
General contribution$100,000
Jubilee Reach
Bellevue, WA
General contribution$30,000
Seattle's Union Gospel Mission
Seattle, WA
General contribution$15,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Washington & Alaska
Seattle, WA
General contribution$12,000
Care Net Pregnancy & Family Services of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA
General contribution$10,000
Samaritan's Purse
Boone, NC
General contribution$10,000
Tacoma Swish Foundation
Tacoma, WA
General contribution$10,000
Renewal Food Bank
Bellevue, WA
General contribution$10,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General contribution$10,000
St Thomas School
Medina, WA
General contribution$8,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does O'Brien Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does O'Brien Family Foundation give?

$215,000 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs O'Brien Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Billie Jo O'Brien (President), Michael P O'Brien (Vice President) and Chantal C Razore (Treasurer).

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