The Martina O'Neil Trust concentrates its giving on major national health charities, with sizable, repeat grants focused primarily on vision preservation and cancer charities. Grants are directed to established national organizations rather than grassroots or local projects, suggesting a preference for well-known disease-focused nonprofits. The foundation's pattern indicates sustained support to a small group of trusted health organizations.
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of repeat national grantees (few grants, large amounts per recipient), evenly split between vision-related and cancer-focused organizations.
Notable grantees: National Society to Prevent Blindness, American Cancer Society, Inc., American Cancer Society — Massachusetts Division
Martina O'neil Tr’s recent giving is defined by repeated unrestricted support to two national health charities: National Society to Prevent Blindness and American Cancer Society affiliates. The trust backs established organizations rather than a broad mix of local projects, and the pattern is consistent across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That continuity shows up in the grant list itself, where the same recipients receive similar-sized awards year after year. The most recent grants include $35,140 to the National Society to Prevent Blindness and $35,140 to the American Cancer Society Inc in 2025. In 2024, both groups received $31,800, and in 2023 the trust gave $31,400 to each. The naming pattern matters: for cancer work, the trust has supported American Cancer Society Inc and American Cancer Society Mass Div Inc, while vision preservation remains anchored by the National Society to Prevent Blindness. The grants are unrestricted, which points to flexible support for operating needs or general mission use rather than project-specific funding.
Vision health is one of the trust’s clearest priorities. In 2025, it gave $35,140 to the National Society to Prevent Blindness, followed by $31,800 in 2024 and $31,400 in 2023, all unrestricted. That repeated pattern suggests sustained support for sight-conservation work. Cancer philanthropy is the other major thread. The trust gave $35,140 to American Cancer Society Inc in 2025 and $31,800 in 2024, then supported American Cancer Society Mass Div Inc with $31,400 in 2023. Those grants show ongoing backing for cancer research, patient services, and national society programs. The foundation’s support is not tied to a wide roster of recipients. Across the recent grants provided, the funding stays focused on established national health charities, with each award marked unrestricted.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: the p25 is $31,500, the median is $31,800, and the p75 is $34,305. Recent awards also show a repeated annual pattern, with the same core recipients appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The trust does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grants are unrestricted, indicating flexible support rather than project-restricted funding. The pattern points to a small, steady set of recipient relationships rather than one-off gifts.
$197K
$1.2M
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$92K
Most grants fall between $32K and $34K, with a median of $32K.
25th Percentile
$32K
Median
$32K
75th Percentile
$34K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in OK.
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All of the recent grants in the data went to U.S. recipients. The most frequent recipient state is Oklahoma, driven by American Cancer Society offices in Oklahoma City. Chicago is another recurring recipient city through the National Society to Prevent Blindness. No grants in the recent list went to Massachusetts, even though the trust is headquartered in Boston. The geographic profile is narrow and concentrated in a small number of recipient locations.
The recent grants center on two areas: preventing blindness and vision health, and cancer research, patient services, and national cancer society programs. Those themes appear repeatedly across 2023, 2024, and 2025 through the National Society to Prevent Blindness and American Cancer Society recipients.
The recent grants are listed as unrestricted. That includes the 2025 awards of $35,140 to the National Society to Prevent Blindness and $35,140 to American Cancer Society Inc, along with the similar unrestricted awards in 2024 and 2023.
Yes. The National Society to Prevent Blindness and American Cancer Society recipients appear in multiple years. Both organizations received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to recurring support rather than one-time gifts.
The grant-size distribution is narrow. The p25 is $31,500, the median is $31,800, and the p75 is $34,305, so most awards fall in the low-$30,000 range.
Most recent grants go to U.S. recipients, with Oklahoma appearing most often because of the American Cancer Society offices in Oklahoma City. Chicago also appears through the National Society to Prevent Blindness.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Society to Prevent Blindness | CHICAGO, IL | $35,140 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| American Cancer Society Inc | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $35,140 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $31,800 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS | CHICAGO, IL | $31,800 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY MASS DIV INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $31,400 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS | CHICAGO, IL | $31,400 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
National Society to Prevent Blindness
$35,140UNRESTRICTED
American Cancer Society Inc
$35,140UNRESTRICTED
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC
$31,800UNRESTRICTED
NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS
$31,800UNRESTRICTED
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY MASS DIV INC
$31,400UNRESTRICTED
NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS
$31,400UNRESTRICTED