M J OBRIEN FAMILY FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $207K · expenses $87K · assets $357K

EIN
36-6843491
Address
2530 CRAWFORD AVE STE 108, EVANSTON, IL 60201-4954
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
April 1987 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Katherine Porter TRUSTEE2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Frances M O'Brien (former) TRUSTEE2010-2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHERINE PORTER TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHERINE PORTER TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHERINE PORTER TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHERINE PORTER TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCES M O'BRIEN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCES M O'BRIEN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCES M O'BRIEN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCES M O'BRIEN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCES M O'BRIEN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCES M O'BRIEN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCES M O'BRIEN TRUSTEE1 $0-- $01
2014 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCES M O'BRIEN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCES M O'BRIEN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCES M OBRIEN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2011 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCES M OBRIEN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2010 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCES M OBRIEN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 10 grants to organizations · $72K
2024 · 12 grants to organizations · $79K
2023 · 13 grants to organizations · $130K
2022 · 9 grants to organizations · $74K
2021 · 12 grants to organizations · $143K
2020 · 12 grants to organizations · $98K
2019 · 15 grants to organizations · $100K
2018 · 17 grants to organizations · $77K
2017 · 19 grants to organizations · $85K
2016 · 15 grants to organizations · $70K
2015 · 14 grants to organizations · $64K
2014 · 14 grants to organizations · $55K
2013 · 12 grants to organizations · $50K
2012 · 12 grants to organizations · $104K
2011 · 12 grants to organizations · $116K
2010 · 7 grants to organizations · $82K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2022 · 1 contributor · $82K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 THE O'BRIEN CHARITABLE REMAINDER TR Person EVANSTON, IL $81,625- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2012 · 1 contributor · $130K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 FRANCES O'BRIEN Person EVANSTON, IL $130,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2012 · filing
2011 · 1 contributor · $7K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 PAULA O'BRIEN Person ST LOUIS, MO $7,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2011 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$206,955$86,781 $357,307$357,307 $0- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$80,876$97,046 $237,139$237,139 $0- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$180,199$140,462 $253,344$253,344 $40- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$88,618$84,768 $213,533$213,533 $81,625- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,813$156,002 $209,234$209,233 $0- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,182$105,526 $264,420$264,420 $0- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$88,451$108,381 $295,756$295,756 $0- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,396$85,178 $315,686$315,686 $0- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,254$93,327 $370,469$370,468 $0- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,921$79,110 $399,541$399,541 $0- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,159$72,561 $440,732$440,732 $0- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$23,914$64,535 $500,134$500,134 $0- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,439$59,654 $540,755$540,755 $0- $0--
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$140,393$114,017 $588,970$588,970 -- $0--
2011 · Form 990PF period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$29,469$125,274 $562,595$562,595 -- $0--
2010 · Form 990PF period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,158$91,343 $658,400$658,400 -- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
JOHN W OBRIEN FAMILY FOUNDATIONILE60 $310,230$368,267 DIRECTOR$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIEND FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT20 $149,955$171,698 PRES / SEC'Y / DIRECTOR$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state
JUNG FAMILY FOUNDATIONILB82 $400,000$0 Executive Director$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state
JACKSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONILNot reported $233,723$946,823 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state
LYNCH FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT22 $131,737$97,930 DIRECTOR$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state
SAUER FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT12 $330,797$154,650 Director$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state
HANSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONILNot reported $117,337$116,373 DIRECTOR$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state
M S FAMILY FOUNDATIONNJT22 $187,732$124,868 Trustee$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
OH FAMILY FOUNDATIONDET22 $174,642$347,617 Director, President, Secretary, Treasurer$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JKV FAMILY FOUNDATIONFLT20 $128,104$112,349 President$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
MUCK FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT22 $121,420$38,515 CHAIRMAN/CEO$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
RR FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT22 $294,035$290,686 President/ DR$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
VP FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT20 $106,071$32,001 TRUSTEE$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
MCLIN FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $265,129$264,718 CEO$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
GREEN FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT22 $306,675$300 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
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MURAD FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAW12 $118,503$57,053 Pres/Director$29,978 Similar name, revenue within 2x
LUND FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT22 $231,983$163,636 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
TAO FAMILY FOUNDATIONGAE70 $126,786- President$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
ASH FAMILY FOUNDATIONWANot reported $372,812$50,897 PRES-DIRECTOR$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
ACE Family FoundationCANot reported $109,500$14,500 Director$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
HANSEN FAMILY FOUNDATIONFLNot reported $172,522$243,961 TRUSTEE$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
BRIGGS FAMILY FOUNDATIONDEB12 $136,375$77,991 Pres, Dir, Sec, Treas$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
OLIVER FAMILY FOUNDATIONDET22 $105,791$88,516 Dir, Sec$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
SIDA FAMILY FOUNDATIONDCP20 $212,500$114,087 BOARD MEMBER$10,000 Similar name, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HEBREW DAY SCHOOLS DAF sponsor$650,0002 12018–2019 WOLF FAMILY FOUNDATION
GENEVIEVE MCMILLAN-REBA STEWART FOUNDATION Private foundation$185,1002 12023–2024 SIDA FAMILY FOUNDATION
O'BRIEN MUSEUM OF IRISH ART AND CULTURE Private foundation$66,6521 12023–2023 JOHN W OBRIEN FAMILY FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$40,0001 12022–2022 SIDA FAMILY FOUNDATION
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$40,0003 12019–2023 FAMILY TO FAMILY FOUNDATION
CHICAGO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION Private foundation$5001 12024–2024 JOHN W OBRIEN FAMILY FOUNDATION
COMMODORE BUILDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$4101 12023–2023 FRIAS FAMILY FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $86,781 spent · pay $0 · grants $71,530 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $71,530 82.4%
Fees: accounting $10,593 12.2%
Fees: other professional $4,556 5.2%
Taxes $87 0.1%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$86,781100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $97,046 spent · pay $0 · grants $79,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $79,000 81.4%
Fees: accounting $10,066 10.4%
Fees: other professional $4,420 4.6%
Taxes $3,545 3.7%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$97,046100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $140,462 spent · pay $0 · grants $129,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $129,500 92.2%
Fees: accounting $6,482 4.6%
Fees: other professional $4,448 3.2%
Taxes $17 0.0%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$140,462100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $84,768 spent · pay $0 · grants $74,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $74,000 87.3%
Fees: other professional $5,236 6.2%
Fees: accounting $3,969 4.7%
Taxes $1,548 1.8%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$84,768100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $156,002 spent · pay $0 · grants $143,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $143,200 91.8%
Fees: other professional $6,021 3.9%
Fees: accounting $5,239 3.4%
Taxes $1,527 1.0%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$156,002100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $105,526 spent · pay $0 · grants $98,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $98,200 93.1%
Fees: other professional $5,141 4.9%
Fees: accounting $1,092 1.0%
Taxes $1,078 1.0%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$105,526100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $108,381 spent · pay $0 · grants $100,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $100,500 92.7%
Fees: other professional $4,893 4.5%
Fees: accounting $2,861 2.6%
Taxes $112 0.1%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$108,381100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $85,178 spent · pay $0 · grants $76,600 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $76,600 89.9%
Fees: other professional $5,152 6.0%
Fees: accounting $3,306 3.9%
Taxes $105 0.1%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$85,178100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $93,327 spent · pay $0 · grants $85,001 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $85,001 91.1%
Fees: other professional $4,987 5.3%
Fees: accounting $3,125 3.3%
Taxes $199 0.2%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$93,327100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $79,110 spent · pay $0 · grants $70,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $70,500 89.1%
Fees: other professional $5,262 6.7%
Fees: accounting $3,254 4.1%
Taxes $79 0.1%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$79,110100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $72,561 spent · pay $0 · grants $64,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $64,000 88.2%
Fees: other professional $5,672 7.8%
Fees: accounting $2,807 3.9%
Taxes $67 0.1%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$72,561100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $64,535 spent · pay $0 · grants $55,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $55,000 85.2%
Fees: other professional $5,827 9.0%
Fees: accounting $3,520 5.5%
Taxes $188 0.3%
Total$64,535100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $59,654 spent · pay $0 · grants $50,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $50,000 83.8%
Fees: other professional $5,460 9.2%
Fees: accounting $3,901 6.5%
Taxes $278 0.5%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$59,654100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $114,017 spent · pay $0 · grants $104,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $104,500 91.7%
Fees: other professional $5,348 4.7%
Fees: accounting $3,850 3.4%
Taxes $304 0.3%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$114,017100%

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2011 · Form 990PF · $125,274 spent · pay $0 · grants $115,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $115,500 92.2%
Fees: other professional $5,549 4.4%
Fees: accounting $3,900 3.1%
Taxes $221 0.2%
Other expenses $104 0.1%
Total$125,274100%

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2010 · Form 990PF · $91,343 spent · pay $0 · grants $82,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $82,000 89.8%
Fees: other professional $5,680 6.2%
Fees: accounting $3,300 3.6%
Taxes $302 0.3%
Other expenses $61 0.1%
Total$91,343100%

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