Private foundation · EIN 45-4635365 · Great Neck, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Thomas R Odonnell Scholarship Fund Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (N/A) and its median grant is $5,000.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 36 grants paid, $188K total, median $5,000. 47% of grants stayed in New York. Stated restrictions: Scholarships for students attending post-secondary educational institutions.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
36
$188K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NY
47%
of grants
Deadline
N/A
Assets
$1.7M

How to apply

Paper application including high school transcripts, birth certificate, sat scores and college acceptance letters. Contact: Thomas J O'Donnell, 817 Old Cuttermill Road, Great Neck, Ny, 5163653470, TRODFUNDADMIN@TRODFUND.COM Deadlines: N/A Restrictions: Scholarships for students attending post-secondary educational institutions.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Gavin SofronskiBennington, VTBennington college$15K
Bryan VannessNashua, NHRivier university$10K
Isa SchmidtNorthampton, MASmith college$10K
Jaden ShermanBethlehem, PANorthampton community college$10K
Benjamin StrolMontreal, CAMcgill university$10K
Casandra CreminFort Myers, FLKeiser university$9,606
Vincent TierneyGarden City, NYNassau community college$6,458
Andrew SostackGarden City, NYNassau community college$6,402
Ethan RodriguezFort Lauderdale, FLNova southeastern univeristy$6,000
Alex RodriguezSelden, NYSuffolk community college$5,935
Inka BodnarNew Platz, NYSuny new paltz$5,168
Alexis FeatherstoneParamus, NJBergen community college$5,000
Brogan DicertoBronx, NYFordham university$5,000
Evan SmithCincinnati, OHXavier university$5,000
Gary YanderStony Brook, NYStony brook university$5,000
Isabella LiberatiNy, NYMarymount manhattan college$5,000
Joe BrennanStony Brook, NYStony brook university$5,000
Joseph FeatherstoneParamus, NJBergen community college$5,000
Katie NamaraRiverdale, NYManhattan college$5,000
Oscar WatsteinTroy, NYRensselaer polytechnic institute$5,000
Owen KarpelesAmherst, MAUmass amherst$5,000
Owen KarpelesAustin, TXAcademic programs international$5,000
Robert SmithCincinnati, OHXavier university$5,000
Jillian TrescaStony Brook, NYStony brook university$4,310
Madison Hoffman BaumNewtown, PABucks county community college$4,163
Tyler LuizziDunellen, NJJr driving school llc$4,000
Michelle DiamondRandolph, NJCounty college of morris$3,105
Vincent TaylorBrooklyn, NYBrooklyn college$2,920
Domenico AmeruosoBrooklyn, NYUs mule cdl driving school$2,850
Shawn DowdLincroft, NJBrookdale community college$2,645
Jack McMorrowLong Island City, NYLaguardia community college$2,608
Gianna PiroWestbury, NYNassau boces$2,499
Jacob BowersSewell, NJRowan college$2,209
Terry LilyPlattsburgh, NYSuny plattsburgh$1,423
Vincent AmeruosoHoward Beach, NYVincent ameruoso$250
Richard NelsonOrlando, FLValencia college$66

By state: New York 17 · New Jersey 6 · Florida 3 · Vermont 1 · Massachusetts 2 · Pennsylvania 2

About this foundation

Thomas R Odonnell Scholarship Fund Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Great Neck, New York, tax-exempt since 2013. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Thomas R Odonnell Scholarship Fund Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Paper application including high school transcripts, birth certificate, sat scores and college acceptance letters. Deadlines: N/A.

How much does Thomas R Odonnell Scholarship Fund Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $188K across 36 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Thomas R Odonnell Scholarship Fund Inc give?

New York (17 grants), New Jersey (6 grants), Florida (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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