Private foundation · EIN 82-0722754 · Fort Worth, Texas · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Oos Charitable Corporation

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: 27 grants paid, $630K total, median $12K. 11% of grants stayed in Texas.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
27
$630K
Median grant
$12K
Stays in TX
11%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$14M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Please Touch MuseumPhiladelphia, PAGeneral$220K
Friends of 2125 Chestnut StreetPhiladelphia, PAGeneral$95K
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PAGeneral$63K
Humane Society of Pagosa SpringsPagosa Springs, COGeneral$30K
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PAGeneral$25K
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYGeneral$18K
Humane Society of North TexasFort Worth, TXGeneral$16K
Preservation Alliance of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral$16K
Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia, PAGeneral$15K
WhyyPhiladelphia, PAGeneral$15K
World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DCGeneral$15K
Kinder Way Farm SanctuaryMiddlebury, VTGeneral$14K
Partners for Sacred PlacesPhiladelphia, PAGeneral$12K
PhilabundancePhiladelphia, PAGeneral$12K
Save the ChildrenFairfield, CTGeneral$12K
Morris Animal RefugePhiladelphia, PAGeneral$10K
North Texas Public Broadcasting Inc KeraDallas, TXGeneral$10K
UNICEFNew York, NYGeneral$9,000
Wagner Free Institute of SciencePhiladelphia, PAGeneral$6,000
The Baldwin SchoolBryn Mawr, PAGeneral$4,000
The Old Jail Art CenterAlbany, TXGeneral$3,000
Trinity Center for Urban LifePhiladelphia, PAGeneral$3,000
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania- Penn MuseumPhiladelphia, PAGeneral$2,500
New York Public Radio WnycNew York, NYGeneral$2,000
Art Guild of CreateDurango, COGeneral$1,000
Linwood Spiritual CenterRhinebeck, NYGeneral$1,000
Wikimedia FoundationWashington, DCGeneral$1,000

By state: Pennsylvania 14 · Colorado 2 · New York 4 · Texas 3 · District of Columbia 2 · Vermont 1

About this foundation

Oos Charitable Corporation is a private grantmaking foundation in Fort Worth, Texas, administered in care of Thomas W White, tax-exempt since 2017. 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 Oos Charitable Corporation 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 Oos Charitable Corporation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $630K across 27 grants, a median of $12K.

Where does Oos Charitable Corporation give?

Pennsylvania (14 grants), Colorado (2 grants), New York (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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