Foundations that fund organizations in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Oklahoma City nonprofits
1,218 private foundations gave $194M to Oklahoma City organizations in their latest filings; 36 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
3,423 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Oklahoma City around $108K. 54 of these funders are based in Oklahoma; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 1,218
- Accept applications
- 36
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Oklahoma City
- $194M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 3,423
- Typical median grant
- $108K
- Based in OK
- 54%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Oklahoma City organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Meinders Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 24 | $63M | $250K | Yes | Operational support; Capital campaign; Diamon h scout ranch |
| Inasmuch Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 120 | $16M | $6,600 | Yes | Matching gift; General operating ($150,000); Grant modified (7.17.2024): crossroads renewal project (ins… |
| El and Thelma Gaylord Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 101 | $11M | $40K | Yes | General purpose |
| Town Branch Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 12 | $5.1M | $449K | Preselected only | Dove Schools of Tulsa Expansion; Dove Schools North OKC Expansion; Dove Schools South OKC Expansion |
| Willis and Reba Johnson's Foundation | Franklin, TN | 1 | $5.0M | $5.0M | Preselected only | To engage people with the transformative power of the bible |
| Cohen Veterans Network Inc | Stamford, CT | 4 | $3.1M | $694K | Preselected only | Military family clinic; Food bank |
| Dorothy D and Joseph a Moller Foundation | Hillsdale, MI | 1 | $3.0M | $3.0M | Preselected only | General support |
| McLaughlin Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 20 | $2.5M | $83K | Yes | General purpose |
| Love Meyer Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 59 | $2.5M | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| Oge Energy Corp Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 42 | $2.3M | $25K | Yes | General support |
| The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 45 | $2.0M | $20K | Yes | General operating support; Christmas in july 2024; Night shelter |
| American Fidelity Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 125 | $2.0M | $5,000 | Preselected only | Event sponsorship; Education Support; General financial support |
| Records Johnston Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 48 | $1.8M | $5,000 | Preselected only | General; Sh a-26 sponsor group; Tolbert ophthalmology |
| Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth Fund | Broomfield, CO | 3 | $1.6M | $60K | Yes | Charter school capacity-building; Charter school growth |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | Scaling numa in northern ghana |
| Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc | Midland, TX | 3 | $1.5M | $460K | Preselected only | Community outreach |
| Avedis Foundation | Shawnee, OK | 5 | $1.4M | $140K | Preselected only | Shawnee cancer center gift; Project respect matching grant; Daf recommended grant: community renewal of pottawatomie co… |
| Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma | Edmond, OK | 15 | $1.4M | $50K | Yes | Program support; Public television underwriting; Children's audiology care |
| Scaramucci Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 14 | $1.3M | $1,150 | Preselected only | General fund; Student assistance program; Technology fund, patient tower rooms |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Yes | Nurturing children-worship & prayer |
| Thanks Oklahoma Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 7 | $1.2M | $75K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Stanley E Fulton Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | General |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Yes | To scale a safely managed water service delivery model in w… |
| Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 27 | $1.1M | $15K | Yes | General support-ttee desc; Capital campaign; General support |
| Tom L Ward Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 4 | $1.0M | $3,000 | Preselected only | Support life & relationship counseling services; Support the provision of affordable homes for hardworking f…; Support youth by providing resources related to employment… |
| Kirkpatrick Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 40 | $1.0M | $18K | Preselected only | General operating support; Garden oaks community center; Ocac donor wall |
| Cresap Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 46 | $1.0M | $10K | Yes | 2025 annual campaign; Golden swans project; Calm waters center for children and families general operat… |
| Timothy and Sheila Patton Family Charitable Trust | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Charitable - general operating |
| Katherine Wells Macmillan Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Yes | To support repatriation of native american cultural objects |
| The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation | Ardmore, OK | 22 | $985K | $23K | Yes | Operational support; General support; 75th anniversary capital campaign |
| Hume Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 5 | $780K | $10K | Preselected only | Feed & diaper needy babies; Animal Welfare; Special Needs Care Facility |
| The Salvation Poem Foundation Inc | Sparta, WI | 1 | $744K | $744K | Preselected only | Ministry donation |
| Public Welfare Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 6 | $715K | $108K | Yes | General support; Support for emergency federal funding; Support for livefree okc grant |
| Muncrief Family Foundation | Edmond, OK | 7 | $714K | $20K | Preselected only | Assist needy families; Identify unique hearing needs; Preserve history/cultures of am west |
| Busey Family Foundation | Nichols Hills, OK | 3 | $675K | $80K | Preselected only | General |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $675K | $338K | Preselected only | Fresh Start DPA Program; Increasing the financial health of low-income families |
| Wheeler Community Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $642K | $642K | Preselected only | Education |
| Alice K Tyler Trust B Ua A5-Cancer | Dallas, TX | 1 | $634K | $634K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Casady School Private Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $618K | $618K | Preselected only | General operation of school |
| The Coffee Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 4 | $611K | $18K | Preselected only | Missions |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $600K | $300K | Yes | Core support to the first americans museum for its repatria…; General support and project support for institutional stren… |
| Dobson Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 17 | $585K | $10K | Yes | General Fund; Building Fund |
| The James Annenberg LA Vea Char Fdn | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $550K | $550K | Preselected only | In honor of james annenberg |
| Grace F Lamb Trust a | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $549K | $549K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Loretta Shaver Irrev Tr 0220-0001001 | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $531K | $531K | Preselected only | Support |
| Ketchum Charitable Foundation Inc | Tulsa, OK | 3 | $530K | $250K | Yes | General fund; Endowment campaign - pledge (callie merritt); Camera system/parent portal (callie merritt) |
| Donald C and Elizabeth M Dickinson Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $510K | $510K | Preselected only | Education |
| The McGee Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $500K | $250K | Yes | Non-profit community theater; Non-profit community foundation |
| Thomas Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 8 | $477K | $25K | Preselected only | General operations; Moses Fund Adoption Support; Orchestra Program Support |
| Wadley-Brackett Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 4 | $464K | $104K | Preselected only | General |
| Burnett Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $460K | $460K | Preselected only | General support |
| Pdb Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $450K | $450K | Preselected only | Research |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $450K | $88K | Yes | Support for a museum; Support for an art exhibition; Support for collection digitization |
| Mary Lou Lemon Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 3 | $439K | $5,600 | Preselected only | Assist in the tax exempt purpose |
| Griffin Mem'l Fd Fbo Am Cancer Soc | Orlando, FL | 1 | $433K | $433K | Preselected only | General operating |
| William E Moser Estate | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $419K | $419K | Preselected only | General support |
| Bowen Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 30 | $417K | $2,500 | Preselected only | Charitable; Charitable, new conference room tables for museum's board r… |
| Tua Addie May Trainor Charitable | Dallas, TX | 1 | $414K | $414K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Robert S & Grayce B Kerr Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $413K | $207K | Preselected only | General operating fund |
| Clyde R Evans Charitable Trust C/O Argent Trust Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | 11 | $410K | $20K | Preselected only | Charitable; Educational; Medical |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $400K | $200K | Yes | Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-d…; Working towards a resilient and equitable food system |
| Harris Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 44 | $392K | $7,500 | Yes | Unrestricted use; Unrestricted support; Access to education for students exp |
| The Ann Lacy Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 27 | $388K | $2,500 | Preselected only | General support; Sponsorship; Medical research |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 7 | $386K | $1,458 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of underserved small business expansion |
| Karl & Georgia Martin Sranna Belle Flynn Karl & June Martin Jr Fdn | Oklahoma City, OK | 8 | $383K | $34K | Yes | Scholarships & student assistance; Assist student programs; Provide care for children |
| Olson Family Foundation Inc | Livingston, TX | 19 | $365K | $15K | Preselected only | General |
| Stitt Charitable Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 2 | $354K | $177K | Preselected only | Support organization |
| Jerome B Miller Family Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 13 | $338K | $10K | Yes | General operating and support |
| John and Donnie Brock Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 5 | $327K | $100 | Preselected only | General fund |
| Alta W Foster Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $327K | $327K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Enoch Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $325K | $325K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Burton Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 3 | $320K | $110K | Preselected only | The anonymous foundation donor advis; In memory of frank merrick; Exempt purpose |
| Telligen Community Initiative | West Des Moines, IA | 5 | $314K | $75K | Preselected only | Children's health foundation (chf) supports the infant & ea…; Honestly seeks $25,000 to strengthen our digital infrastruc…; Imanis village, inc. seeks funding of $150,000 over a two-y… |
| United Health Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 1 | $310K | $310K | Preselected only | Shared services program with behavioral health intervention… |
| Patti Johnson Wilson Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $310K | $310K | Yes | College scholarship |
| Wegener Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 26 | $308K | $10K | Preselected only | General operational support |
| One Heartbeat Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | General operating expenses |
| Fred Jones Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 69 | $287K | $1,500 | Yes | Contribution; Dean a. mcgee awards; Children's trauma department |
| One Gas Foundation Inc | Tulsa, OK | 22 | $277K | $2,504 | Yes | Employee Matching Grant; Community Collaboration; United Way Match |
| Samuel E Frierson Trust 1400-0001212 | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $277K | $277K | Preselected only | Support |
| Arvest Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 24 | $273K | $10K | Preselected only | To support the arts, youth education, community outreach an…; To assist with facility and technology upgrades to the Boy…; For operational funds for all club locations. |
| The Wj Jones Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 7 | $265K | $35K | Preselected only | Support of charitable mission; Support of charitable missions |
| Jim and Norma Freeman Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 5 | $265K | $20K | Preselected only | General fund; Harvest Brazil; Ministerial Support |
| M D Jirous and Barbara Jirous Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 32 | $259K | $1,500 | Preselected only | Contribution |
| The Rees-Jones Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | Funding to support the installation of four new piped water… |
| William S & Ann Atherton Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 2 | $250K | $125K | Yes | General fund |
| Tom and Judy Love Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 14 | $250K | $1,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Target Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | Economic opportunity - national |
| Merchantz Family Foundation | Hinsdale, IL | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | To further the exempt purpose of the organization |
| Easton Sports Development Foundation II | Van Nuys, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | Youth sports |
| Aim 5 Foundation | Topeka, KS | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | All grants paid were paid to the organization to support it… |
| Carl C Anderson Sr and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation | Dallas, TX | 14 | $243K | $15K | Yes | General operating exps; G/O-Stacey Anderson discretionary / Listening Start-Core sv…; NSO Oral Health Outreach Program |
| Stanton L Young Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 8 | $239K | $25K | Yes | Charitable |
| James M Cox Foundation of Georgia Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $230K | $115K | Yes | Unrestricted support; cox conserves heroes award beneficiary; Special project support |
| T Causemetics Foundation Dba Thrive Causemetics Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 2 | $227K | $114K | Preselected only | Inspire hope for cancer fighters through love, community an…; Compassionate care and hope to victims of domestic violence… |
| The Merrick Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 15 | $226K | $2,000 | Yes | Discretionary Grant; Discretionary grant; Stephen M Prescott Endowment Fund for the Best and the Brig… |
| Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc | Delray Beach, FL | 5 | $225K | $40K | Preselected only | Animal rescue; Children's charity; Humanitarian charity |
| The Luke and Becky Corbett Foundation | Edmond, OK | 8 | $225K | $2,500 | Preselected only | General fund |
| Ad Astra Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 23 | $220K | $4,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted; Education; Renaissance ball - 09/05/2025 |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma?
The Meinders Foundation, Inasmuch Foundation, El and Thelma Gaylord Foundation, Town Branch Foundation, Willis and Reba Johnson's Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Oklahoma City organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Oklahoma City. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.