The Cyril F & Marie O'Neil Foundation concentrates its giving almost exclusively on the Society of the Sacred Heart, providing unrestricted/general purpose support to that Catholic religious order. Its philanthropy appears aimed at sustaining the institutional operations and mission of the Sacred Heart network rather than a broad portfolio of causes. The foundation is tightly focused and relationship-driven, likely reflecting founders' personal or faith-based ties to the order.
Highly concentrated: all grants go to a single grantee (repeat grants), providing general/unrestricted support rather than many small or diversified grants.
The Cyril F & Marie O'neil Foundation’s largest recent grants have gone to the Society of the Sacred Heart for general purposes, including $60,500 in 2024 and $60,000 in both 2025 and 2023. That pattern points to a funder centered on sustaining a specific Catholic religious order rather than building a wide thematic portfolio. The foundation’s recent giving is closely tied to institutional support for the Sacred Heart network, with unrestricted grants appearing repeatedly across multiple years. Beyond that core relationship, the foundation has also made support grants to organizations in education, health, and community services. Recent recipients include Wgbh Educational Foundation, Families 4 Families, Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center, Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School, and Noah's Children. The grant list shows a mix of recurring awards and one-off gifts, usually at modest levels, with many grants labeled for general purposes. That combination suggests flexible support for organizations the foundation already knows, while keeping the overall grantmaking pattern tightly focused and relationship-driven.
A major thread in the Cyril F & Marie O'neil Foundation’s giving is faith-based institutional support. The Society of the Sacred Heart received $60,000 in 2025 for general purposes, continuing a multi-year series of unrestricted awards to the order. Education is another visible area. In 2025, the foundation gave $12,500 to Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School and $10,000 to St Timothy's School, both for general purposes. It also supported The River's School with $14,000 in 2023. The foundation also funded health and family services. Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center received $13,500 in 2023, $13,000 in 2024, and $12,000 in 2025, all for general purposes. Families 4 Families received $20,000 in 2025 after prior $15,000 awards in 2024 and 2023.
Typical grants are small to moderate: the p25 is $1,000, the median is $2,500, and the p75 is $5,000. The recent list also includes a few larger awards, but most grants cluster well below that level. The pattern is strongly recurring for some recipients, especially the Society of the Sacred Heart, Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center, Families 4 Families, Emory University, and St Timothy's School, which appear across multiple years. Grants are generally awarded as general-purpose support, indicating flexibility rather than project-specific funding. The foundation is a private foundation, and the data shows no individual grants and no program-related investments.
$423K
$5.8M
$770K
$523K
Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 10% of grants go to recipients in CO.
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Notable grantees: Society of the Sacred Heart
Grantmaking is national, with all recorded recipient grants in the United States. Massachusetts appears as the top state by grant count, and recent recipients there include Wgbh Educational Foundation in Brighton and Boch Center in Boston. New York recipients include the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Rockefeller University in New York City. Other repeated locations in the recent list include St. Louis, Missouri; Cleveland, Ohio; and Stevenson, Maryland. The recipient distribution shows a U.S.-only footprint rather than cross-border giving.
The foundation gives heavily to the Society of the Sacred Heart for general purposes, including multiple grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. It also supports Catholic and independent schools, museums, health and speech services, and family-service nonprofits, usually with unrestricted grants.
Typical grants are small. The p25 is $1,000, the median grant is $2,500, and the p75 is $5,000. Recent awards above that range exist, but most grants remain in the low-thousands.
Yes. The Society of the Sacred Heart appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Other repeat recipients in the recent list include Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center, Families 4 Families, Emory University, Catholic Community Foundation, and St Timothy's School.
Massachusetts is the top state by grant count. Recent Massachusetts recipients include Wgbh Educational Foundation in Brighton and Boch Center in Boston, while other grants went to organizations in St. Louis, Cleveland, Richmond, New York City, and Stevenson.
The foundation’s grantmaking scope is national, and the recipient country distribution is U.S.-only. All recorded grants in the dataset went to organizations in the United States.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART | ST LOUIS, MO | $65,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | BRIGHTON, MA | $33,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| BON SECOURS ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF RICHMOND LLC | RICHMOND, VA | $18,000 | 2026 | ENDOWMENT |
| OURAY ICE PARK INC | OURAY, CO | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CLEVELAND HEARING & SPEECH CENTER | CLEVELAND, OH | $13,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $12,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC FDN | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| MALOTO | NYACK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | BOULDER, CO | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| ST TIMOTHY'S SCHOOL | STEVENSON, MD | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| LEADING WITH LOVE | MIAMI, FL | $9,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| NATIONAL LINKS TRUST | WASHINGTON, DC | $8,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| ANNA JULIA COOPER SCHOOL BUILDING HOPE | RICHMOND, VA | $8,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CHILD MIND INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $8,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| TABOR ACADEMY | MARION, MA | $6,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| I'M A GIRL I'M IMPORTANT | MIAMI, FL | $5,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| HOPE IGNITES | ST LOUIS, MO | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| MARYKNOLL SISTERS | MARYKNOLL, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| THE J PAUL GETTY TRUST | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| ST MARKS PARISH VENICE | VENICE, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| MARYKNOLL FATHERS AND BROTHERS | MARYKNOLL, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO | GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| BOCH CENTER | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| NUCI PHILLIPS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | ATHENS, GA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| NEW PROFIT | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| WBUR | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| FAMILIES 4 FAMILIES | CHEVY CHASE, MD | $4,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| ST VINCENT MEALS ON WHEELS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $4,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| FUNDACION LUCHEMOS POR LA VIDA INC | PEMBROKE PINES, FL | $3,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| COLORADO ACADEMY | DENVER, CO | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| NICKERSON-ROSSI DANCE | PALM SPRINGS, CA | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| PLAY BOULDER FOUNDATION | BOULDER, CO | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| BON SECOURS ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF RICHMOND LLC | RICHMOND, VA | $3,000 | 2026 | NOAH'S ARC |
| CONSCIOUS ALLIANCE | BROOMFIELD, CO | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| PGA REACH FOUNDATION | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| BRAVO VAIL VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL | VAIL, CO | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CHARLES M VALLEE FOUNDATION | SHELDON, SC | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| MORE THAN WORDS | BOSTON, MA | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| WESTMINSTER SCHOOL | WESTMINSTER, CO | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| DAMON RUNYON CANCER RESEARCH FDN | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| EAGLE VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | VAIL, CO | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND | RICHMOND, VA | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CARROLLTON SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART | MIAMI, FL | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| STEWARD SCHOOL ANNUAL FUND | RICHMOND, VA | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| BABSON COLLEGE | BABSON PARK, MA | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES | PITTSBURGH, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| UC BERKELEY FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| EPIPHANY CATHOLIC CHURCH | MIAMI, FL | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART
$65,500GENERAL PURPOSES
BON SECOURS ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF RICHMOND LLC
$18,000ENDOWMENT
OURAY ICE PARK INC
$15,000GENERAL PURPOSES
GENERAL PURPOSES
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSES
ST TIMOTHY'S SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL PURPOSES
LEADING WITH LOVE
$9,000GENERAL PURPOSES
ANNA JULIA COOPER SCHOOL BUILDING HOPE
$8,000GENERAL PURPOSES
I'M A GIRL I'M IMPORTANT
$5,500GENERAL PURPOSES
HOPE IGNITES
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSES
MARYKNOLL SISTERS
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSES
THE J PAUL GETTY TRUST
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSES
CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSES
ST MARKS PARISH VENICE
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSES
MARYKNOLL FATHERS AND BROTHERS
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSES
BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSES
NUCI PHILLIPS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSES
WBUR
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSES
FAMILIES 4 FAMILIES
$4,500GENERAL PURPOSES
ST VINCENT MEALS ON WHEELS
$4,000GENERAL PURPOSES
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$4,000GENERAL PURPOSES
FUNDACION LUCHEMOS POR LA VIDA INC
$3,500GENERAL PURPOSES
NICKERSON-ROSSI DANCE
$3,000GENERAL PURPOSES
PLAY BOULDER FOUNDATION
$3,000GENERAL PURPOSES
BON SECOURS ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF RICHMOND LLC
$3,000NOAH'S ARC
PGA REACH FOUNDATION
$3,000GENERAL PURPOSES
CHARLES M VALLEE FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSES
MORE THAN WORDS
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSES
WESTMINSTER SCHOOL
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSES
DAMON RUNYON CANCER RESEARCH FDN
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSES
CARROLLTON SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSES
STEWARD SCHOOL ANNUAL FUND
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSES
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSES
UC BERKELEY FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL PURPOSES
EPIPHANY CATHOLIC CHURCH
$2,000GENERAL PURPOSES