The Lorraine O'Brien Foundation focuses its giving locally in Westchester County, NY, supporting education, integration services for immigrants/refugees, and community social-service providers. Grants favor programmatic support for youth development (notably debate and out-of-school enrichment), digital equity/technology pathways, and small-dollar assistance or training for newcomer populations. The foundation repeatedly funds a handful of local organizations, indicating ongoing partnerships rather than one-off gifts.
The Lorraine O'Brien Foundation Inc repeatedly backs a small set of Westchester County organizations with grants that sit mostly in the $15,000 to $25,000 range. Its recent giving shows a clear pattern of support for youth debate and academic enrichment, immigrant and refugee services, digital equity, and community-based social services. Several grants recur year after year, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. Among the clearest examples is Yonkers Partners in Education Inc, which received multiple $25,000 grants for the YPIE Debate Major and the YPIE Majors Program. The foundation also returned to Neighbors Link Corp with both unrestricted support and funding for its digital equity program. Community Center of Northern Westchester Inc likewise appears more than once, with grants for general support and for its Workforce Development Program and Community Studio. The foundation also funds services for specific populations. Hebrew Free Loan Society Inc received support for training and certification funds for Ukrainian new arrivals, while Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison Inc was funded for a bachelor's degree program at Shawangunk Correctional Facility.
Youth enrichment is a consistent thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. Yonkers Partners in Education Inc received $25,000 in 2025 to support the YPIE Debate Major, following earlier $25,000 grants for the same debate program in 2023 and 2024. The foundation also supports immigrant and refugee integration. Neighbors Link Corp received $25,000 in 2025 for its digital equity program, and Hebrew Free Loan Society Inc received $25,000 in 2024 for Training & Certification Funds for Ukrainian New Arrivals. Community-based social services are another major area. Community Center of Northern Westchester Inc was funded with $25,000 in 2025 for the Workforce Development Program and Community Studio, while Family Service Society of Yonkers received $25,000 in 2025 for the SHINE program. Education inside correctional settings appears as well: Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison Inc received $20,000 in 2025 to continue its bachelor's degree program at Shawangunk Correctional Facility.
Grant sizes cluster tightly around a few standard amounts: the 25th percentile is $15,000, the median is $20,000, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. That pattern matches a portfolio built around modest, repeatable awards rather than large outliers. The grant list also shows repeated support to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including several multi-year relationships. The foundation gives through grants, not program-related investments, and it also funds individuals. The available records show no non-U.S. recipients.
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Most grants fall between $15K and $25K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Concentrated, local giving with repeat multi-year support to several core grantees; mid-sized grants ($25K–$75K) aimed at program support and general operating needs rather than large capital gifts.
Notable grantees: Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE), Neighbors Link, Community Center of Northern Westchester, STEM Alliance of Larchmont-Mamaroneck, Hebrew Free Loan Society
All recorded grants in the recent list went to recipients in New York. Westchester County organizations appear often, including Yonkers, White Plains, Mount Kisco, Katonah, Elmsford, Ossining, Larchmont, New Rochelle, and Mamaroneck. Yonkers and White Plains each recur several times, while Mount Kisco and Katonah also appear multiple times. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 29 grants in the United States.
Its recent grants most often support youth academic enrichment and debate, immigrant and refugee services, digital equity, workforce development, and local community social services. Examples in the record include debate programming in Yonkers, digital pathway support in Larchmont-Mamaroneck, and workforce development in Northern Westchester.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years. Yonkers Partners in Education Inc received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Neighbors Link Corp appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Community Center of Northern Westchester Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The distribution is centered on small grants: the 25th percentile is $15,000, the median is $20,000, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. The recent grant list matches that pattern, with many awards at those exact amounts.
The foundation gives locally in New York, with all recorded grants going to recipients in the state. Westchester County cities and towns recur throughout the list, especially Yonkers, White Plains, Mount Kisco, Katonah, Elmsford, Ossining, and New Rochelle.
Yes. The foundation’s profile indicates that it funds individuals, alongside grants to nonprofits and community organizations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEM ALLIANCE OF LARCHMONT-MAMARONECK INC | LARCHMONT, NY | $35,000 | 2026 | to support the digital equity program, Digital Pathways |
| HEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $33,000 | 2026 | to support its Training & Certification Loans fund |
| YONKERS PARTNERS IN EDUCATION INC | YONKERS, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | to ensure the ongoing success of the Debate Major at YPIE |
| COMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER INC | BEDFORD HILLS, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | to continue offering the much-needed Workforce Development program classes and training |
| NEIGHBORS LINK CORP | MOUNT KISCO, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | to support their digital equity programming in 2025 |
| EL CENTRO HISPANO INC | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | to support El Centro Hispano's Centro Hispano Homework help center |
| HUDSON LINK FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISON INC | OSSINING, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | to continue the support and growth of their Bachelor's degree program for the men incarcerated at Shawangunk Correctional Facility |
| WESTHAB INC | YONKERS, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | To support STEM and Arts programming (STEAM) delivered through Dayspring's Youth Program |
| HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM OF WESTCHESTER | YONKERS, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | To support the Junior Docent Teen Leadership program |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD HUDSON PECONIC INC | ELMSFORD, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | To continue to build upon its effective peer-based sexual health education and outreach program, teen information and peer services (TIPS), in Westchester county |
| WESTCHESTER CHILDRENS ASSOCIATION INC | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| YONKERS PARTNERS IN EDUCATION INC | YONKERS, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | to support the YPIE Debate Major |
| COMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER INC | KATONAH, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | To support the Workforce Development Program and Community Studio |
| NEIGHBORS LINK CORP | MOUNT KISCO, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | Supporting the digital equity program |
| STEM ALLIANCE OF LARCHMONT-MAMARONECK INC | LARCHMONT, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | To support a digital equity program, Digital Pathways |
| FAMILY SERVICE SOCIETY OF YONKERS | YONKERS, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | To support the SHINE program |
| WESTHAB INC | YONKERS, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | To support STEM and Arts programming (STEAM) through the Dayspring Youth Program |
| EL CENTRO HISPANO INC | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | To support the Homework Help Center |
| HUDSON LINK FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISON INC | OSSINING, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | To continue HL's Bachelor's Degree program at Shawangunk Correctional Facility |
| WESTCHESTER CHILDRENS ASSOCIATION INC | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | Training & Certification Funds for Ukrainian New Arrivals |
| NEIGHBORS LINK CORP | MOUNT KISCO, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| YONKERS PARTNERS IN EDUCATION INC | YONKERS, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | To support the YPIE Debate Major program |
| COMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER INC | KATONAH, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| EL CENTRO HISPANO INC | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | Support for the Centro Hispano Homework Help Center |
| HUDSON LINK FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISON INC | OSSINING, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | To support the technology expansion of Hudson Link's Bachelor's Degree program at Shawangunk Correctional Facility |
| FAMILY SERVICE SOCIETY OF YONKERS | YONKERS, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD HUDSON PECONIC INC | ELMSFORD, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | To support Teen Information and Peer Services program |
| WESTCHESTER CHILDRENS ASSOCIATION INC | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| YONKERS PARTNERS IN EDUCATION INC | YONKERS, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | YPIE Debate Major offering in the Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE) Majors Program |
| NEIGHBORS LINK CORP | MOUNT KISCO, NY | $22,500 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER INC | KATONAH, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | Workforce Development Program and Community Studio |
| LIFTING UP WESTCHESTER INC | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | For your Emergency Services Fund |
| EL CENTRO HISPANO INC | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| FEEDING WESTCHESTER INC | ELMSFORD, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| HUDSON LINK FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN | OSSINING, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | Support for the college program at Shawangunk Correctional Facility |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD HUDSON PECONIC INC | ELMSFORD, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | Teen Information and Peer Services (TIPS), in Westchester County |
| FAMILY SERVICE SOCIETY OF YONKERS | YONKERS, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | Intergenerational Academic Support Programs |
| HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM OF WESTCHESTER | YONKERS, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | Junior Docent Program |
| HOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC | NEW ROCHELLE, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | To Support Hope's Food Services Programs |
to support the digital equity program, Digital Pathways
to support its Training & Certification Loans fund
to ensure the ongoing success of the Debate Major at YPIE
COMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER INC
$25,000to continue offering the much-needed Workforce Development program classes and training
to support their digital equity programming in 2025
to support El Centro Hispano's Centro Hispano Homework help center
HUDSON LINK FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISON INC
$20,000to continue the support and growth of their Bachelor's degree program for the men incarcerated at Shawangunk Correctional Facility
WESTHAB INC
$20,000To support STEM and Arts programming (STEAM) delivered through Dayspring's Youth Program
HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM OF WESTCHESTER
$15,000To support the Junior Docent Teen Leadership program
To continue to build upon its effective peer-based sexual health education and outreach program, teen information and peer services (TIPS), in Westchester county
To support the Workforce Development Program and Community Studio
To support a digital equity program, Digital Pathways
WESTHAB INC
$20,000To support STEM and Arts programming (STEAM) through the Dayspring Youth Program
HUDSON LINK FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN PRISON INC
$20,000To continue HL's Bachelor's Degree program at Shawangunk Correctional Facility
Training & Certification Funds for Ukrainian New Arrivals
To support the technology expansion of Hudson Link's Bachelor's Degree program at Shawangunk Correctional Facility
To support Teen Information and Peer Services program
YPIE Debate Major offering in the Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE) Majors Program
Workforce Development Program and Community Studio
Support for the college program at Shawangunk Correctional Facility
Teen Information and Peer Services (TIPS), in Westchester County
HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM OF WESTCHESTER
$15,000Junior Docent Program