The O'Shaughnessy Family Foundation concentrates almost all of its giving in education, with sizable gifts to faith-based schools and a Catholic university. Their support is focused and recurrent — several multi-thousand-dollar grants to the same K–12 Christian academy and large gifts to Villanova University suggest a preference for sustaining familiar, mission-aligned institutions rather than many small, one-off projects.
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of education-focused recipients with repeat funding to the same K–12 grantee and multi‑five-figure gifts to a university rather than broad, distributed small grants.
Two institutions anchor O'Shaughnessy Family Foundation’s recent giving: Villanova University received $100,000 in 2025, and Vail Christian Academy received $84,225 in 2024. Those grants point to a funder that concentrates on faith-based education and backs the same organizations more than once. In the recent grant list, Villanova appears again with a $100,000 gift in 2023, while Vail Christian Academy received additional support in 2023 and 2025, showing a sustained pattern rather than isolated awards. The foundation’s giving is almost entirely in education, with a strong emphasis on religious schools and Catholic higher education. Its grants are not spread across many program areas or many small recipients; instead, the pattern is concentrated, relationship-based, and institution-focused. Recent awards also include support for SSCV, Union League Foundation, Eagle River Foundation, and Drexel University, but the largest grants make the core approach clearest: sizable charitable gifts to mission-aligned schools and universities.
Faith-based K-12 education is a clear focus. Vail Christian Academy received $84,225 in 2024 and $21,500 in 2025, alongside a $25,100 grant in 2023, indicating repeated support for a single Christian academy. Catholic higher education is another major theme. Villanova University received $100,000 in 2025 and another $100,000 in 2023, a strong sign of sustained institutional backing. The foundation also supports regional religious education organizations: SSCV received $19,000 in 2023, and Drexel University received $1,000 in 2025. Taken together, the recent awards show a preference for schools and education-related institutions rather than broad, multi-issue grantmaking.
The grant-size distribution is concentrated at the upper end: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $21,500, and the 75th percentile is $84,225. That spread fits a pattern of a few substantial awards and several smaller institutional gifts. The recent record also shows repeat support to the same recipients across multiple years, especially Villanova University and Vail Christian Academy. The foundation appears to function as a family foundation rather than a DAF or operating funder, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. No application process is shown in the data.
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$523K
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$138K
Most grants fall between $5K and $84K, with a median of $22K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$22K
75th Percentile
$84K
About 44% of grants go to recipients in CO.
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Notable grantees: Vail Christian Academy, Villanova University, SSCV
Giving is regional, with grants landing entirely in the United States. Pennsylvania receives 44% of grants, but the top state by grant count is Colorado. Recent recipient cities include Villanova and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, and Edwards, Vail, and Eagle in Colorado. The Colorado pattern is especially visible through repeated grants to Vail Christian Academy in Edwards and awards to SSCV in Vail and Eagle River Foundation in Eagle.
Its recent grants go mainly to faith-based K-12 schools and Catholic higher education. Vail Christian Academy, Villanova University, and SSCV are all examples of the education-centered, religiously affiliated organizations that receive support.
Yes. Villanova University received $100,000 in 2023 and another $100,000 in 2025. Vail Christian Academy also received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which shows multi-year support rather than one-time gifts.
The grant-size distribution is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $21,500 at the median, and $84,225 at the 75th percentile. That means many awards are in the tens of thousands, with some much larger institutional gifts at the top end.
Colorado is the top state by grant count, even though Pennsylvania holds 44% of grants. Recent Colorado recipients include organizations in Edwards, Vail, and Eagle, while Pennsylvania recipients include Villanova and Philadelphia-based grantees.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY | VILLANOVA, PA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| VAIL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | EDWARDS, CO | $21,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| DREXEL UNIVERSITY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| VAIL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | EDWARDS, CO | $84,225 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| VILLANOVA UNIVERISTY | VILANOVA, PA | $100,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| VAIL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | EDWARDS, CO | $25,100 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| SSCV | VAIL, CO | $19,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| UNION LEAGUE FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| EAGLE RIVER FOUNDATION | EAGLE, CO | $3,600 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
$100,000CHARITABLE
VAIL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$21,500CHARITABLE
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
$1,000CHARITABLE
VAIL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$84,225CHARITABLE
VILLANOVA UNIVERISTY
$100,000CHARITABLE
VAIL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$25,100CHARITABLE
SSCV
CHARITABLE
UNION LEAGUE FOUNDATION
$5,000CHARITABLE
EAGLE RIVER FOUNDATION
$3,600CHARITABLE