Foundation

The Timothy P. O’Shaughnessy Foundation, established as a Wichita-based 501(c)(3) operating foundation in 2016, is dedicated to recognizing, motivating, and supporting exceptional high school graduates from the Wichita area who have shown a strong passion for learning and exploration beyond traditional classrooms by providing scholarship recipients financial and mentorship support; and by encouraging them to adopt the entrepreneurial mindset (exploratory spirit, critical thinking, challenging conventional wisdom, always seeking truth) and virtues (kindness, generosity, creativity, honesty, integrity, and humility) which Timothy O’Shaughnessy embodied during his lifetime.

By giving this support and encouragement, the Foundation hopes to help scholars embark on a journey of lifelong learning in pursuit of their own unique dreams and the pursuit of the “Good,” following the principle of subsidiarity, which holds that the “Common Good” is best achieved, not through the unnecessary intervention and bureaucratic control by larger organizations or societies, but rather through the primary agency of individuals, families and local social units.

“Entrepreneurs are not obedient, they learn!” – Anon
“I do the things I don’t know how to do, so that I learn how to do them.” – Van Gogh
“Dare to be different” — Timothy P. O’Shaughnessy Foundation
“Create your own path.” – Timothy P. O’Shaughnessy Foundation
“To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” – Tennysonk