I A O'Shaughnessy Foundation
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About I A O'Shaughnessy Foundation
The I A O'Shaughnessy Foundation concentrates on education and direct human services, favoring capital and capacity investments that expand service delivery. Their grants support both place-based facility construction for service organizations and scaling integrated student-support models through partnerships with academic institutions. They appear to make a small number of sizable, strategic awards rather than many small grants.
Focus Areas
Capital construction for nonprofit care/service facilities (e.g., campus expansion for adult services)School-based integrated student support systems (City Connects-style models)Scaling proven education support programs via partnerships with higher-education institutions
Who They Fund
males ages 12-18 (adolescent boys)BIPOC teacher residentsHispanic students (Wichita area)students in urban schools / urban school districtsmiddle school students and families
About I A O'Shaughnessy Foundation
A defining thread in I a O'shaughnessy Foundation grantmaking is sustained support for education initiatives that deepen student support systems and expand school-based services. One of its recurring commitments is Boston College - City Connects, which received three grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025 for scaling and sustaining integrated student support. The foundation also backs place-based work that builds or renews facilities tied to service delivery, such as the awards to Fundamental Learning Center in Wichita for construction of a new facility. Its portfolio includes higher-education partnerships, literacy and tutoring expansion, school leadership development, and direct human services. Recent grants also show support for endowment funding and multi-year commitments, including a memorial grant structure at Montessori Training Center of Minnesota. The foundation’s giving reaches organizations in education and community support across several states, but the pattern is not limited to one type of institution: it includes charter networks, independent schools, nonprofits serving families, and medical philanthropy. The common thread is strategic funding for programs, infrastructure, and sustained capacity rather than one-off project support alone.
What I A O'Shaughnessy Foundation Funds
In integrated student supports, the foundation gave $435,000 in 2023, $309,000 in 2024, and $306,000 in 2025 to Boston College - City Connects for scaling and sustaining integrated student support. For literacy work, it awarded $175,000 in 2025 to Reading Partners Twin Cities for literacy tutoring growth and innovation to meet community needs, and $150,000 in 2025 to Reading Partners for expanding access to literacy tutoring. In leadership development, Big Shoulders Fund received $250,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 for the Emerging School Leaders Program. The foundation also supports social-emotional and trauma-informed work, including $150,000 in 2023 to Noble Schools for expanding curriculum for social and emotional learning and $150,000 in 2025 to Resilient Communities Resilitient Future Inc for the Trauma Informed Futures Project.
How I A O'Shaughnessy Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure to low-six-figure range, with p25 at $15,750, median at $26,916, and p75 at $64,968. The recent-grants list shows both repeat and multi-year support: Boston College - City Connects, Big Shoulders Fund, and Montessori Training Center of Minnesota each appear across multiple years, and several awards are structured as continuing support or memorial grants. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and does not make program-related investments. It also funds individuals, alongside institutional grants. Unsolicited applications are not accepted in its active grant programs, which are guided by focused and regional grantmaking.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.2M
Total Assets
$79.7M
Total Revenue
$7.7M
Total Expenses
$6.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $16K and $65K, with a median of $27K.
25th Percentile
$16K
Median
$27K
75th Percentile
$65K
Geographic Reach
National25 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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