Private foundation · EIN 20-1882904 · Birmingham, Alabama · Philanthropy & grantmaking

O Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (There are no submission deadlines, but applications are received from time to ti) and its median grant is $10K.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 22 grants paid, $295K total, median $10K. 59% of grants stayed in Alabama. Stated restrictions: Donations and grants are restricted to religious or charitable or educational purposes and to donees within the restriction of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
22
$295K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in AL
59%
of grants
Deadline
See below
There are no submission deadlines, but a
Assets
$3.9M

How to apply

Applications should be in writing, should identify the applicant, should affirm that the applicant is an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, should give the organization's tax exempt number, state the purpose for which the gift will be used, the prior experience of the applicant in carrying out such purpose, the applicant's plan for, and personnel to be used in, carrying out such purpose and should attach a financial statement for the applicant for the current and the preceeding two years. Contact: Elizabeth H Hutchins, 2311 Highland Avenue, Birmingham, Al, 2059305100 Deadlines: There are no submission deadlines, but applications are received from time to time and considered wh Restrictions: Donations and grants are restricted to religious or charitable or educational purposes and to donees within the restriction of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Score InternationalChattanooga, TNCharitable$35K
Sleep in Heavenly PeacePhoenix, AZCharitable$30K
The A21 Campaign IncCosta Mesa, CACharitable$30K
The WellhouseOdenville, ALCharitable$30K
Essential ChurchHuntsville, ALCharitable$25K
Sav-A-LifeBirmingham, ALCharitable$20K
The Exceptional FoundationBirmingham, ALCharitable$17K
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TNCharitable$15K
Way MediaKnoxville, TNCharitable$15K
The Children's HospitalBirmingham, ALCharitable$12K
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, ALCharitable$10K
Uab Comprehensive Cancer CenterBirmingham, ALCharitable$10K
Big Oak RanchSpringville, ALCharitable$5,000
EquipservicesPelham, ALCharitable$5,000
Greater Birmingham Humane SocietyBirmingham, ALCharitable$5,000
Holy Cross SchoolNew Orleans, LACharitable$5,000
Jh RanchBirmingham, ALCharitable$5,000
March of DimesBirmingham, ALCharitable$5,000
Ripe for HarvestColorado Springs, COCharitable$5,000
Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenPhiladelphia, PACharitable$5,000
The Bell CenterBirmingham, ALCharitable$5,000
The V Foundation for Cancer ResearchCary, NCCharitable$1,000

By state: Alabama 13 · Tennessee 3 · Arizona 1 · California 1 · Louisiana 1 · Colorado 1

About this foundation

O Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Birmingham, Alabama, administered in care of Helen G Osullivan, tax-exempt since 2005. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does O Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Applications should be in writing, should identify the applicant, should affirm that the applicant is an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, should give the… Deadlines: There are no submission deadlines, but applications are received from time to time and considered wh.

How much does O Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $295K across 22 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does O Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation give?

Alabama (13 grants), Tennessee (3 grants), Arizona (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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