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Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Hillsborough, NJ EIN: 26-4145893 Website

The shaun o'hara foundation was founded for the purpose of helping to increase knowledge and education in life-threatening diseases for which there is limited funding.

Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc gave $78K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $39K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$78,282
-3.9% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
-33.3% vs 2023
Average grant
$39,141
+44.2% vs 2023
Median grant
$39,141
Total assets
$7,746
+3.0% vs 2023
Primary geography
Maryland (66% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: $52KCystic Fibrosis Foundation$52KHillsborough High School: $26KHillsborough High School$26K

The largest 2024 recipient was Cystic Fibrosis Foundation ($52K). Together the top 2 received $78K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 10 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

BethesdaHillsboroughBedminsterNew BrunswickParsippany

How Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−2%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2019 Total only2020 1 grant2021 4 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $146K (2022). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $78K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Bethesda, MDGrant provided to help increase knowledge and education (cystic fibrosis research).$52,000
Hillsborough High School Hillsborough, NJGrant for Athletic & Sporting Equipment.$26,282
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$7,746$187,657$187,435$78,2822$5
2023$7,524$210,371$209,389$81,4333$4
2022$6,542$196,415$208,203$146,2504$6
2021$19,330$115,244$115,882$80,0001$5
2020$18,968$34,540$19,583$10,075Total only$2
2019$4,011$80,725$80,280$38,5001$4

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Hillsborough, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $8K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $78K. Net investment income was $5.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc is led by Shaun O'Hara, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 9 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Shaun O'Hara

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy W. O'Hara

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Koerner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David K. O'Hara

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josianne D. Koerner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn A. O'Hara

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Noel La Montagne

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Norman R. Mantz

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Ruh

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Susan Sturgess Spagnola (2019) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc

How much does Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc give each year?

Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc gave $78K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $81K across 3 grants.

How large is Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc?

Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc reported $8K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $188K.

What is Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc?

Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Hillsborough, NJ. It holds $8K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc operate?

Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Maryland, New Jersey.

What is Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc's EIN?

Shaun Ohara Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-4145893. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 27, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 1, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 5, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 16, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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