The Patrick A & Mary B O'Neil Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on direct support for youth-serving, faith-based education and after‑school programs. The vast majority of giving goes to a single recurrent beneficiary — Chicago Jesuit Academy — indicating a strong commitment to Jesuit K–12 education in Chicago, with smaller support for community youth services in La Porte County. Grants are described as general/charitable support, suggesting flexible operating funding rather than restricted program grants.
Highly concentrated giving: few grants total with one dominant grantee receiving repeated, large gifts (roughly 90% of dollars), plus occasional smaller gifts to local youth organizations.
The largest recent grants from the Patrick a & Mary B O'neil Foundation have gone to Chicago Jesuit Academy, including $133,882 in 2023, $124,482 in 2024, and $121,467 in 2025. That three-year pattern shows a strong, repeated commitment to the same Jesuit K–12 school in Chicago, with charitable support used as flexible funding rather than a one-off project grant. Beyond that core relationship, the foundation also backs youth-serving nonprofits in other Midwest communities, including Boys and Girls Clubs of La Porte County in Michigan City, Indiana, which received $35,927 in 2025 and $25,000 in 2024. The grant list also includes support for Catholic and faith-based organizations such as Saint Ignatius College Prep, Saint Clement Parish, and the National Shrine of St Frances Xavier Cabrini in Chicago. Smaller grants to organizations in Florida and Indiana suggest a mix of local and national charitable support, but the clearest pattern is repeated backing for education-centered institutions serving children and families.
Education is the most visible theme in the foundation’s recent grants. Chicago Jesuit Academy received $121,467 in 2025 for charitable support, while Saint Ignatius College Prep received $7,500 in 2025 and Our Lady of the Snows School received $3,000 in 2025. The foundation also supports Catholic and parish-based institutions, including Saint Clement Parish in Chicago with $4,400 in 2025 and St Leo Catholic Church in Chicago with $2,500 in 2023. Youth development appears in a separate strand of giving: Boys and Girls Clubs of La Porte County received $35,927 in 2025 for charitable support, extending the foundation’s support for child- and teen-serving organizations. Grants to Concordia Place and Blessings in a Backpack further point to support for programs serving children and families.
The foundation’s typical grant size is small, with a p25 of $1,000, a median of $1,000, and a p75 of $3,500. That distribution fits a pattern of many modest charitable-support grants alongside a few much larger awards. The same recipients can appear across multiple years: Chicago Jesuit Academy, Boys and Girls Clubs of La Porte County, Artemple Foundation, Ignite, and Queen of All Saints all received repeat grants in the recent list. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grant descriptions are consistently labeled charitable support, indicating broad operating or general support rather than narrowly restricted project funding.
$124K
$2.4M
$57K
$177K
Most grants fall between $1K and $4K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$4K
About 19% of grants go to recipients in IL.
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Notable grantees: Chicago Jesuit Academy, Boys and Girls Clubs of La Porte County
All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients. Chicago, Illinois is the clearest concentration, with multiple grants to organizations such as Chicago Jesuit Academy, Artemple Foundation, Concordia Place, and Saint Ignatius College Prep. Michigan City, Indiana is another recurring location through Boys and Girls Clubs of La Porte County, Queen of All Saints, Sand Castle Shelter, and Interfaith Community Pads. Florida also appears through St Matthew's House in Naples, Rcma (Redlands Christian Migrant Assoc) in Immokolee, Harry Chapin Food Bank in Fort Meyers, and St Leo the Great Ladies Guild in Bonita Springs.
Recent grants focus on youth-serving and faith-based education groups, especially Jesuit and Catholic institutions. Chicago Jesuit Academy is the most prominent recipient, and other grants go to schools, parishes, and child-focused nonprofits such as Boys and Girls Clubs of La Porte County and Concordia Place.
The typical award is small: the p25 and median are both $1,000, and the p75 is $3,500. The list also shows a few larger grants, but most awards sit in that lower range.
Yes. Chicago Jesuit Academy received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Other repeat recipients in the recent list include Boys and Girls Clubs of La Porte County, Artemple Foundation, Ignite, and Queen of All Saints, showing multi-year support rather than one-time gifts.
By recipient count, Florida is the top state, accounting for 18% of grants. Even so, a large share of the grant list goes to Chicago-area organizations, with multiple grants to groups in Chicago, Illinois.
The grant descriptions are consistently labeled charitable support. That wording points to flexible support rather than narrowly targeted project grants, and it appears across the foundation’s recurring education and youth-serving awards.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHICAGO JESUIT ACADEMY | CHICAGO, IL | $59,718 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL SHRINE OF ST FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI | CHICAGO, IL | $12,277 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAINT IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREP | CHICAGO, IL | $7,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS SCHOOL | CHICAGOI, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BROTHER RICE HIGH SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAINT CLEMENT PARISH | CHICAGO, IL | $4,800 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| IGNITE | CHICAGO, IL | $3,750 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS | MICHIGAN CITY, IN | $3,600 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST LEO THE GREAT LADIES GUILD | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $3,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONCORDIA PLACE | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JOSEPHINUM ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | NAPLES, FL | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONCERN WORLDWIDE | CHICAGO, IL | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC FAITH APPEAL | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK | FORT MEYERS, FL | $1,005 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENACLE SISTERS | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEST COMMUNITY SHELTER | MICHIGAN CITY, IN | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GABRIEL'S LIGHT | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAFE OF LIFE | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CITIZENS CONCERNED FOR THE HOMELESS | MICHIGAN CITY, IN | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMON PANTRY | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION | PALOS PARK, IL | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COVE ALLIANCE | LIBERTYVILLE, IL | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PANCAN | BOONE, IA | $258 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHICAGO JESUIT ACADEMY | CHICAGO, IL | $121,467 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF LA PORTE COUNTY | MICHIGAN CITY, IN | $35,927 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| ARTEMPLE FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| CONCORDIA PLACE | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL SHRINE OF ST FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI | CHICAGO, IL | $11,450 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| SAINT IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREP | CHICAGO, IL | $7,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| IGNITE | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| SAINT CLEMENT PARISH | CHICAGO, IL | $4,400 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS | MICHIGAN CITY, IN | $3,600 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS SCHOOL | CHICAGOI, IL | $3,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| ST LEO THE GREAT LADIES GUILD | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $2,700 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| SAND CASTLE SHELTER | MICHIGAN CITY, IN | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| NEST COMMUNITY SHELTER | MICHIGAN CITY, IN | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| FIELD MUSEUM | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| CONCERN WORLDWIDE | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| GABRIEL'S LIGHT | CHICAGO, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| LINCOLN PARK COMMUNITY SERVICES | CHICAGO, IL | $1,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| PATHWAYS | NAPLES, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK | FORT MEYERS, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| COMMON PANTRY | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| CITIZENS CONCERNED FOR THE HOMELESS | MICHIGAN CITY, IN | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| COLLIER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | NAPLES, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| RCMA (REDLANDS CHRISTIAN MIGRANT ASSOC) | IMMOKOLEE, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| ST MATTHEWS HOUSE | NAPLES, FL | $500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND | LINCOLN, RI | $500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
CHICAGO JESUIT ACADEMY
$59,718GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL SHRINE OF ST FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI
$12,277GENERAL SUPPORT
SAINT IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREP
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT
OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BROTHER RICE HIGH SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SAINT CLEMENT PARISH
$4,800GENERAL SUPPORT
IGNITE
GENERAL SUPPORT
QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS
$3,600GENERAL SUPPORT
ST LEO THE GREAT LADIES GUILD
$3,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CONCORDIA PLACE
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
JOSEPHINUM ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CONCERN WORLDWIDE
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CATHOLIC FAITH APPEAL
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORT
HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK
$1,005GENERAL SUPPORT
CENACLE SISTERS
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEST COMMUNITY SHELTER
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GABRIEL'S LIGHT
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMON PANTRY
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
COVE ALLIANCE
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
PANCAN
$258GENERAL SUPPORT
CHICAGO JESUIT ACADEMY
$121,467CHARITABLE SUPPORT
ARTEMPLE FOUNDATION
$20,000CHARITABLE SUPPORT
CONCORDIA PLACE
$20,000CHARITABLE SUPPORT
NATIONAL SHRINE OF ST FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI
$11,450CHARITABLE SUPPORT
SAINT IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREP
$7,500CHARITABLE SUPPORT
BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK
$5,000CHARITABLE SUPPORT
IGNITE
$5,000CHARITABLE SUPPORT
SAINT CLEMENT PARISH
$4,400CHARITABLE SUPPORT
QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS
$3,600CHARITABLE SUPPORT
OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS SCHOOL
$3,000CHARITABLE SUPPORT
ST LEO THE GREAT LADIES GUILD
$2,700CHARITABLE SUPPORT
SAND CASTLE SHELTER
$2,500CHARITABLE SUPPORT
NEST COMMUNITY SHELTER
$2,500CHARITABLE SUPPORT
CONCERN WORLDWIDE
$2,500CHARITABLE SUPPORT
GABRIEL'S LIGHT
$2,000CHARITABLE SUPPORT
PATHWAYS
$1,000CHARITABLE SUPPORT
COMMON PANTRY
$1,000CHARITABLE SUPPORT
RCMA (REDLANDS CHRISTIAN MIGRANT ASSOC)
$1,000CHARITABLE SUPPORT
ST MATTHEWS HOUSE
$500CHARITABLE SUPPORT
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND
$500CHARITABLE SUPPORT