The O'connor & Hewitt Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
742527227
IRS 990-PF coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2025
Location
Victoria, TX, USA
Phone
3615786271
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,416,780
Expenses
$2,716,882

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

The O'connor & Hewitt Foundation is a nonprofit. Location: Victoria, TX. EIN 742527227. Tax year 2025 Form 990-PF reports $12.4M revenue and $2.7M expenses.

What it reported funding in 2025

The foundation reported 79 grants totaling $2,270,990. The stated grant purposes included provide support for the law enforcement community with funds for necessary items, operating funds to provide critical support in the face of emergencies, including trained volunteers, safe shelter, warm meals and direct financial assistance., and operational support to protect and preserve historical artifacts specific to our unique coastal area as well as to promote the appreciation of history in aransas county, plus 63 other reported purposes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 97% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filing identifies who received its grants. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants and the filing reports one or more activities that warrant closer review.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 96
  • Cost Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 94
  • Endowment Health: 39

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 96.4%; rating input score 96; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 83.6%; rating input score 84; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 17 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Fail
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Fail
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 9; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 16.07; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: 96.4% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 39th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 83 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 39/100.
  • Review — Compliance: Part VII-B activity disclosures: 2 of 19 not reported.