Open Foundations · Ohio

Wilson Sheehan Foundation

Springfield, Ohio · EIN 326266976. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $10.7M across 79 grants in 2024, a median of $38K each.

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$10.7M
paid in 2024
79
grants paid
$38K
median grant
21%
to first-time recipients
$65.7M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
MAUREEN MASSARO
Address
PO BOX 3085, SPRINGFIELD, OH, 45501
Phone
9372447449
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS IS DONE ONLINE THROUGH GRANT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE CONSISTING OF 3 STEPS: 1. COMPLETE AND SUBMIT ONLINE OUR LETTER OF INQUIRY (LOI) 2. REVIEW AND INVITATION TO APPLY ONLINE IF LOI FITS WITH OUR MISSION. 3. DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED, APPLICATIONS WILL INCLUDE CURRENT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND COPY OF 501(C)(3) ACCEPTANCE LETTER AT A MINIMUM.
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
REQUESTS NOT CONSIDERED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS; MASS FUNDING APPEALS; SPONSORSHIPS; ADVERTISING FOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS; AND GRANTS OR LOANS TO INDIVIDUALS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543219349101039. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

schoolfamiliesdevelopmentyoutheducation

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 79 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1University of Notre DameIN$4,000,000ENDOWMENT OF EXCELLENCE
2The Drexel Funds (dba the Drexel Fund)PA$1,275,635MULTIPLE SCHOOLS GRANT, OPERATIONS 2024-27
3World VisionWA$500,000ZAMBIA WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH)
4Modern Classrooms ProjectDC$333,334SCALING CURRICULUM-EMBEDDED SOLUTIONS
5Per ScholasOH$333,333BUILDING CAPABILITIES TO SCALE EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS
6Rocking Horse Community Health CenterOH$315,533JAMES E. SHEEHAN HEALTH BUS
7Corner to CornerTN$300,000THE ACADEMY: INVITATION INTO SUSTAINING PARTNERSHIP
8Partnership SchoolsNY$300,000EXPANDING THE IMPACT OF PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS IN CLEVELAND AND BEYOND
9Catholic Charities UsaVA$207,573LIFTING NEW MOTHERS OUT OF POVERTY
10Cristo Rey NetworkIL$190,881UNIVERSITY PARTNERS: MAXIMIZING IMPACT
11The Oaks AcademyIN$175,000CAPACITY BUILDING FOR OAKS COMPENDIUM AND SCHOOL LEADER FELLOWSHIP
12Center for the Rights of Abused Children (gen Justice)AZ$170,000A NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO STRENGTHEN THE CONSTITUTIONAL INTERESTS OF ABANDONED AND ABUSED CHILDREN, SAFEGUARDING CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS: FUNDING LEGAL RESEARCH FOR TWO PIVOTAL CASES
13WellspringOH$162,500WELLSPRING CAPACITY BUILDING REQUEST, SUPPORTING PARTNERSHIPS TO ASSURE READY KIDS (SPARK)
14St Joseph Financial Services IncCA$125,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
15Better TogetherFL$120,000EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO CREATE LOVING AND STABLE HOMES FOR CHILDREN TO FLOURISH, HURRICANE RELIEF SUPPORT HELENE AND MILTON

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
201954$3.4M
202059$8.6M
202166$9.1M
202264$10.8M
202377$11.0M
202479$10.7M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Ohio46%
New York8%
Indiana6%
Connecticut5%
Massachusetts5%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Christopher E WilsonTRUSTEE · 2024
Lorraine WilsonTRUSTEE · 2024
Maureen S MassaroEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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