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Foundations that fund nonprofits in Oklahoma
In the IRS filings in CivicVane's data (tax years 2021–2025), 3,556 grantmakers listed 30,364 grants totaling $2.6 billion to 9,452 organizations in Oklahoma. 3,220 of them are private foundations reporting on Form 990-PF and 336 are grantmaking public charities, such as community foundations, reporting on Form 990 Schedule I. 717 are based in Oklahoma; the rest give in from other states.
The median grant to a Oklahoma organization was $10,000. Oklahoma County received the most grants (8,357, from 1,312 funders), followed by Tulsa County (8,176) and Cleveland County (1,474). Matching grant purposes and recipient names to cause areas, the most common were education & literacy (3,899 grants), children & youth (2,978 grants) and health & mental health (2,474 grants).
Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc (Oklahoma City, OK) funded the most different Oklahoma organizations: 673, through 1,031 grants with a typical size of $20,000.
The 15 grantmakers that funded the most Oklahoma organizations
Ranked by the number of different Oklahoma organizations each funded in its filings for tax years 2021–2025. Typical grant = median of those grants. Donor-advised fund sponsors, workplace-giving and matching-gift programs are left out.
| # | Funder | Grants to OK organizations | Organizations funded | Typical grant | Most recent tax year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc Oklahoma City, OK · EIN 23-7024262 | 1,031 | 673 | $20,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 2 | Tulsa Community Foundation Tulsa, OK · EIN 73-1554474 | 463 | 463 | $30,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 3 | Communities Foundation of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, OK · EIN 73-1396320 | 527 | 388 | $15,548 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 4 | Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma Inc Tulsa, OK · EIN 73-1184980 | 558 | 357 | $46,274 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 5 | The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation Tulsa, OK · EIN 73-1286874 | 820 | 308 | $25,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 6 | Arvest Foundation Bentonville, AR · EIN 82-3700845 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 396 | 283 | $5,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 7 | Inasmuch Foundation Oklahoma City, OK · EIN 73-1167188 | 736 | 270 | $9,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 8 | Sarkeys Foundation Norman, OK · EIN 73-0736496 | 268 | 225 | $25,000 | 2023 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 9 | American Fidelity Foundation Oklahoma City, OK · EIN 73-1236059 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 334 | 198 | $5,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 10 | The Hardesty Family Foundation Inc Tulsa, OK · EIN 20-4094088 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 330 | 191 | $15,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 11 | El and Thelma Gaylord Foundation Oklahoma City, OK · EIN 73-1463569 | 277 | 180 | $30,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 12 | Oneok Foundation Inc Tulsa, OK · EIN 73-1503823 | 195 | 155 | $5,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 13 | One Gas Foundation Inc Tulsa, OK · EIN 46-4169300 | 233 | 150 | $2,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 14 | The Sharna and Irvin Frank Foundation Tulsa, OK · EIN 73-1503704 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 325 | 136 | $10,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 15 | Grace & Franklin Bernsen Foundation Tulsa, OK · EIN 23-7009414 | 227 | 129 | $20,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
Counties with the most grants
| County | Grants | Funders | Total listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma County | 8,357 | 1,312 | $517.5 million | Top 5 funders |
| Tulsa County | 8,176 | 1,136 | $854.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Cleveland County | 1,474 | 446 | $102.4 million | Top 5 funders |
| Osage County | 771 | 164 | $35.9 million | Top 5 funders |
| Carter County | 674 | 57 | $100.1 million | Top 5 funders |
| Payne County | 633 | 273 | $159.0 million | Top 5 funders |
| Washington County | 478 | 172 | $13.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Kay County | 299 | 52 | $3.6 million | Top 5 funders |
| Canadian County | 264 | 93 | $10.2 million | Top 5 funders |
| Comanche County | 262 | 59 | $9.1 million | Top 5 funders |
County = where the recipient's ZIP code is.
Cause areas
Grants whose purpose or recipient name, as filed, contains keywords for each cause area. A grant can match more than one, and many grants (such as "general support") match none.
| Cause area | Grants matched | |
|---|---|---|
| Education & literacy | 3,899 | Top 5 funders |
| Children & youth | 2,978 | Top 5 funders |
| Health & mental health | 2,474 | Top 5 funders |
| Arts & culture | 1,650 | Top 5 funders |
| Food & hunger | 1,184 | Top 5 funders |
| Basic needs & anti-poverty | 1,056 | Top 5 funders |
| Housing & homelessness | 728 | Top 5 funders |
| Animal welfare | 607 | Top 5 funders |
| Older adults | 394 | Top 5 funders |
| Environment & conservation | 385 | Top 5 funders |
| Disability | 228 | Top 5 funders |
| Jobs & workforce | 144 | Top 5 funders |
| Immigrants & refugees | 17 | Top 5 funders |
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Order a Prospect Report for Oklahoma ($149) See a full sampleSource: grant lists on IRS Form 990-PF (private foundations) and Form 990 Schedule I (grantmaking public charities) from the IRS e-file releases of 2024 to 2026, tax years 2021–2025, one filing per funder and tax year. Filings are often one to two years old, and a past grant doesn't mean a funder will accept your application or fund you. CivicVane is not affiliated with any funder listed.