Foundations that fund organizations in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Tulsa nonprofits
775 private foundations gave $204M to Tulsa organizations in their latest filings; 37 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
3,874 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Tulsa around $30K. 73 of these funders are based in Oklahoma; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 775
- Accept applications
- 37
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Tulsa
- $204M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 3,874
- Typical median grant
- $30K
- Based in OK
- 73%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Tulsa organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 283 | $27M | $25K | Yes | General operating support; Housing forward fund; Holy hoedown 2024 |
| The William K Warren Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $22M | $22M | Yes | Statement 29a |
| Sanford P & Irene F Burnstein Foundation Irene F Burnstein Co-Trustee | Tulsa, OK | 88 | $9.8M | $30K | Yes | General operations; General operation; General operatons |
| Williams Companies Foundation Inc | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $9.1M | $9.1M | Preselected only | General operations, health & welfare, scholarships and educ… |
| The Hardesty Family Foundation Inc | Tulsa, OK | 96 | $5.8M | $20K | Preselected only | Operating; Program; General fundraising |
| Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc | Midland, TX | 6 | $5.6M | $575K | Preselected only | Community outreach; Education |
| Ruth Nelson Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $5.5M | $5.5M | Yes | See attachment 3 |
| The William S Smith Charitable Trust | Tulsa, OK | 16 | $5.1M | $196K | Preselected only | General fund; William s smith gardens fund; Osu academic medical expansion fund |
| The Ha & Mary K Chapman Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 30 | $4.4M | $50K | Yes | Education; Social Services; Civic & Community |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $4.0M | $4.0M | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| A R and Marylouise Tandy Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 19 | $4.0M | $21K | Yes | General fund; Annual fund; Building fund |
| Coretz Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 59 | $3.1M | $20K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Wallace and June Blume Charitable Foundation | Colleyville, TX | 2 | $3.0M | $1.5M | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Huffman Trust | Honeoye Falls, NY | 2 | $2.8M | $1.4M | Preselected only | Delivery of meals to homebound persons; Assitance to injured stray and homeless animals |
| Kathleen S Craft Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 4 | $2.8M | $750K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Good Start Foundation | Plano, TX | 2 | $2.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | Contribution for operating funds (challenge grant).; Contribution for property purchase. |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $2.0M | $1.0M | Yes | Pathways for tomorrow initiative |
| The Sharna and Irvin Frank Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 97 | $2.0M | $10K | Preselected only | Operations; Tulsa operations; Operations (final grant) |
| Common Bond Foundation | Jenks, OK | 12 | $1.9M | $163K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Flint Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 26 | $1.9M | $30K | Preselected only | Operations |
| Zink Family Foundation | Broken Arrow, OK | 50 | $1.8M | $15K | Yes | Operating Support; 2025 Shooting Stars; Distinguished Leadership |
| Town Branch Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $1.7M | $845K | Preselected only | to support the 918 Fund, a program focusing on the creation…; Under the Canopy School Start-up |
| Grace & Franklin Bernsen Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 61 | $1.7M | $25K | Yes | Program support; Operations; 2024 grant |
| Public Welfare Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 7 | $1.6M | $200K | Yes | Support for ok appleseed multi-year gen ops support; Support for reimagining youth justice in oklahoma; Support for breaking barriers |
| Mervin Bovaird Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 62 | $1.6M | $10K | Preselected only | General Support |
| H a & Mary K Chapman Charitable Trust | Tulsa, OK | 20 | $1.5M | $35K | Yes | Social Services; Education; Healthcare |
| The Amparo Foundation | Plano, TX | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | Contribution for property purchase. |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $1.5M | $750K | Preselected only | Restoring greenwood; General operating support |
| Oneok Foundation Inc | Tulsa, OK | 53 | $1.4M | $7,000 | Yes | Higher education/technical school support; Tulsa's Icons & Innovators; Upbeat 360 program |
| Tycc Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Preselected only | Operating expenses |
| Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 53 | $1.3M | $10K | Yes | General operating support; Operating expenses; Jewish tulsa today & beyond fund (#91-0062-yi-3) |
| The Abner and Esther Yoder Charitable Foundation | Canton, OH | 10 | $1.3M | $11K | Yes | General Support |
| Patti Johnson Wilson Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 13 | $1.2M | $37K | Yes | Unrestricted use by charitable entity; Patti johnson wilson collegiate piano scholarship; Regional competition |
| One Gas Foundation Inc | Tulsa, OK | 63 | $1.2M | $2,500 | Yes | Employee Matching Grant; Community Collaboration; Community Enrichment |
| Joe & Jean Holliman Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 4 | $1.2M | $33K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Joseph W Craft III Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 4 | $1.1M | $175K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Hille Family Charitable Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 39 | $1.1M | $10K | Preselected only | General operating for human services; General operating; General operating for education |
| The Robinson Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 22 | $1.0M | $25K | Preselected only | Catholic education in at risk schools; Annual appeal; Scholarships |
| Zarrow Families Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 32 | $978K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating support; Little cherokee seeds; Tulsa local news initiative |
| Cadieux Phillips Seminary Maintenance Trust | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $936K | $936K | Preselected only | Operating expenses |
| Stuart Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 26 | $930K | $10K | Yes | General fund; Eastern oklahoma chapter; Discovery lab project |
| Rosebury Charitable Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 6 | $920K | $25K | Preselected only | General |
| Ketchum Charitable Foundation Inc | Tulsa, OK | 15 | $905K | $20K | Yes | General fund; 60% backpack program, 40% elderly programs; From chris ketchum & dustin ketchum families |
| Avery Family Trust C/O Midfirst Bank | Tulsa, OK | 13 | $867K | $30K | Preselected only | Performing arts; Annual fund; Animal care |
| Ed Darby Foundation Inc | Tulsa, OK | 35 | $862K | $11K | Yes | Provide support to the community; Provide support to students; Support youth development programs |
| Fulton & Susie Collins Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 29 | $858K | $3,000 | Yes | Operating; Donation Cooking up Compassion; Believe Campaign 2023 pymt 2 of 3 |
| William S & Ann Atherton Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 6 | $821K | $25K | Yes | General fund |
| Swank Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 6 | $800K | $100K | Preselected only | Operating expenses |
| Jess L and Miriam B Stevens Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 32 | $762K | $10K | Yes | Support services; Scholarships |
| The David E & Cassie L Temple Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 29 | $647K | $20K | Yes | Capital campaign; Operating expenses; Direct client services |
| The Grace Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 7 | $626K | $1,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Coffee Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $624K | $624K | Preselected only | Missions |
| Kourtis-Simmons Foundation | Owasso, OK | 2 | $613K | $306K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Foundation to Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 2 | $600K | $300K | Preselected only | To provide general support |
| Genave K Rogers Char | Mounds, OK | 18 | $600K | $15K | Preselected only | Educational; Education |
| American Electric Power Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 13 | $600K | $25K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Disaster Response and Recovery Work in Oklahoma; Mobile Market Rural Food Distribution |
| El and Thelma Gaylord Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 7 | $590K | $15K | Yes | General purpose |
| Ralph and Frances McGill Foundation the Trust Company of Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | 75 | $571K | $5,000 | Yes | Program services; Program support |
| Darryl and Julie Christner Family Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 11 | $570K | $33K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Arvest Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 37 | $568K | $12K | Preselected only | To support Circle of Care.; To support the Optimal Entrepreneur resilience program.; To support one to one matches between adult volunteers and… |
| The Lord Sees Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 15 | $565K | $37K | Preselected only | Program support |
| The Charles & Peggy Stephenson Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 29 | $552K | $10K | Preselected only | General operations; General purpose; Program growth and operations |
| Tulsa Fdn Gen Fd Xxxxx8000 | Chicago, IL | 22 | $534K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General |
| Eddy Gibbs Foundation | Owasso, OK | 2 | $520K | $260K | Preselected only | Operating grant; Public library pledge |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500K | $500K | Yes | To support a call for concepts research project |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 3 | $477K | $211K | Preselected only | to support the general operations related to the WOKA white…; to construct a whitewater park on the Illinois River locate…; To support general operations. |
| Edward & Helen Bartlett Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 21 | $462K | $20K | Yes | Program services; Program support; Charitable |
| The Albert and Hete Barthelmes Foundation Inc | Tulsa, OK | 8 | $457K | $26K | Yes | General operations; 2024 wine experience & music on exhibit; Tulsa youth opera production of the hobbit |
| Ralph Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | 1 | $435K | $435K | Preselected only | General charitable purpose |
| Province & Grace Inc | Richmond, TX | 1 | $432K | $432K | Preselected only | General Funding |
| Voskuhl-Staab Charitable Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 11 | $428K | $30K | Preselected only | Religious education-general support; Relief of poverty - general support; Athletic education for public school |
| Waters Charitable Foundation | Jenks, OK | 14 | $420K | $15K | Preselected only | Operations fund for social services; Services for sick & injured animals; Funding end-of-life care |
| Frank M Halley Charitable Trust | Tulsa, OK | 4 | $415K | $28K | Preselected only | General support; Tulsa midtown location |
| The Gelvin Foundation | Eufaula, OK | 72 | $411K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Program expenses; Equipment; Social development packages and supplies |
| Mann-Paller Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $409K | $409K | Preselected only | General |
| Max D and Laura R Mantooth Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 2 | $405K | $203K | Preselected only | General Operations |
| Ellen G Adelson Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 2 | $402K | $201K | Preselected only | Education |
| Etta May Avery Tr Fbo Tulsa Botanical Garden | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | Plant life research and conservation |
| Charles W Harris Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 22 | $386K | $10K | Preselected only | Community programs; Child protection; Homeless services |
| Herbert and Roseline Gussman Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $383K | $383K | Preselected only | See attachment |
| Alan and Shelly Armstrong Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 7 | $378K | $24K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 7 | $373K | $35K | Yes | Camp hope; Funding of Tulsa area nonprofit agencies; Operating funds |
| Commonwealth Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 13 | $368K | $20K | Yes | General fund |
| Telligen Community Initiative | West Des Moines, IA | 6 | $367K | $74K | Preselected only | Crossover hope (healthy outcomes in pregnancy & early-life)…; Ember is dedicated to fostering a sustainable, supportive w…; Resonances substance use treatment/diversion services progr… |
| Sanford P & Irene F Burnstein Family Foundation Inc | Tulsa, OK | 3 | $360K | $100K | Yes | General operations; Capital expansion project |
| Sam Viersen Family Foundation Inc | Tulsa, OK | 17 | $331K | $10K | Yes | Community Support |
| Rtjc Hogan Family Foundation | Fernandina Beach, FL | 4 | $325K | $25K | Preselected only | Operational support |
| The Austin Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 12 | $325K | $11K | Preselected only | Provide oppertunities for persons with physical disabilitie…; To impact the lives of young people by providing educationa…; Feed the hungry of eastern oklahoma through partner agencie… |
| United Health Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 1 | $308K | $308K | Preselected only | Protecting our elders |
| Stephenson Family Foundation A/K/A Celebrate Life Foundation | Schaumburg, IL | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | General contribution |
| Donna Dantini Witt Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $300K | $300K | Yes | General donation |
| The Charles & Marion Weber Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 36 | $292K | $5,000 | Preselected only | To further the organization's charitable mission |
| Carl C Anderson Sr and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation | Dallas, TX | 15 | $288K | $20K | Yes | DVIS emergency shelter; Community food & resource festivals; LIFE senior srvcs 2023 prgrm support request |
| The Barnett Family Foundation Inc MS Billie Barnett | Tulsa, OK | 8 | $287K | $18K | Yes | General operations; Generaql operations |
| The George & Jennie Collins Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 6 | $280K | $8,750 | Yes | Childrens ministry; Youth ministry; Artworks |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $271K | $135K | Preselected only | In support of the indigenous house at the 2024 sundance fil…; In support of general operations |
| Relevance Ministries | Bixby, OK | 13 | $265K | $10K | Preselected only | Payment to support developmental disability services; Payment to support veterans reintegrate into the community; Payment to support the homeless |
| James D & Cathryn M Moore Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 13 | $260K | $17K | Preselected only | General operating and programming expenses; Educational; Religious ministries |
| Joe and Jennifer Potts Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 6 | $259K | $1,250 | Preselected only | Support for operations; Middle school; Support of operations |
| Cresap Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $258K | $129K | Yes | Child abuse victim services general operations; Philip j. and monece s. eller endowed professorship in comp… |
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 Tulsa, Oklahoma?
The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation, The William K Warren Foundation, Sanford P & Irene F Burnstein Foundation Irene F Burnstein Co-Trustee, Williams Companies Foundation Inc, The Hardesty Family Foundation Inc and 95 others reported grants to Tulsa 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 Tulsa. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.