Private foundation · EIN 46-3180600 · Boston, Massachusetts · Unknown

Gordon and Marjorie Osborne Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 24 grants paid, $815K total, median $25K. 71% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
24
$815K
Median grant
$25K
Stays in MA
71%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$6.6M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Berks County Community Foundation IncReading, PAGrant for fund for ednannia$100K
Choose Love IncNew York, NYGeneral$100K
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MAIn support of dr. phillipe's study on telomeres in maternal blood cells and risk of spontaneous preterm birth$100K
Buzzards Bay CoalitionNew Bedford, MAGeneral$50K
Sudbury Valley Trustees IncSudbury, MAGeneral$50K
Doctors Without Borders USA IncNew York, NYGeneral$40K
Beyond Borders IncWashington, DCGeneral$25K
Charles River Watershed Association IncBoston, MAGeneral$25K
City of Boston - Boston Childcare Entrepreneur FundBoston, MAGeneral$25K
Cristo Rey Boston High SchoolDorchester, MAAcademic signing$25K
East Boston Social Centers Early Learning ProgramBoston, MAGeneral$25K
LA Colaborativa IncChelsea, MAGeneral$25K
New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford, MAGeneral$25K
Nurtury IncRoxbury, MAGeneral$25K
Families FIRST Parenting Programs IncWatertown, MAGeneral$20K
Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts IncDorchester, MAGeneral$20K
Malden Catholic High SchoolMalden, MAIn support of theatrical and music classes$20K
Mass Mentoring Partnership IncBoston, MAGeneral$20K
More Than Words IncBoston, MAGeneral$20K
Silver Lining Mentoring IncWaltham, MAGeneral$20K
Uncornered IncDorchester, MAGeneral$20K
North Carolina Textile Foundation IncRaleigh, NCGeneral$15K
Old Slater Mill AssociationPawtucket, RIGeneral$10K
Pen Argyl Area School DistrictPen Argyl, PAGeneral$10K

By state: Massachusetts 17 · New York 2 · Pennsylvania 2 · District of Columbia 1 · North Carolina 1 · Rhode Island 1

About this foundation

Gordon and Marjorie Osborne Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Boston, Massachusetts, administered in care of Michael E Mooney, tax-exempt since 2014. 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 Gordon and Marjorie Osborne Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Gordon and Marjorie Osborne Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $815K across 24 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Gordon and Marjorie Osborne Foundation give?

Massachusetts (17 grants), New York (2 grants), Pennsylvania (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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