The Alan and Shelly Armstrong Family Foundation concentrates its support on education and youth economic development within Oklahoma, providing substantial unrestricted operating support to established local institutions. Its recent grants fund both youth financial literacy/entrepreneurship programs and higher education, suggesting a focus on strengthening educational infrastructure and opportunity in the Tulsa/Oklahoma region.
Highly concentrated giving: a small number of large grants directed to a few established organizations, predominantly unrestricted/general operating support and focused locally.
Notable grantees: Junior Achievement, OU Foundation
A defining feature of the Alan and Shelly Armstrong Family Foundation is its repeated use of large general-operations grants to support Tulsa-area institutions, especially youth education and higher education. In 2025, it gave $278,509 to Junior Achievement in Tulsa for general operations and $240,211 to the Ou Foundation in Norman for general operations, showing a preference for core support rather than restricted project funding. That pattern extends across multiple years and organizations tied to education, youth development, and community services. The foundation’s recent grants also reach beyond a single institution type. It has supported Family and Children Services in Tulsa, Philbrook Museum, and the Loyal Always True Fund at the University of Tulsa, all with unrestricted operating support. A smaller set of grants goes to health, housing, and social-service organizations, including RMHC of Tulsa, Tulsa Cares, and the Mental Health Association in Springfield, Massachusetts. The result is a grantmaking profile centered on sustaining established organizations through operating dollars, with education and youth opportunity as the clearest through line.
Education and youth development are the clearest themes in the foundation’s grantmaking. It awarded $278,509 to Junior Achievement in Tulsa in 2025 and also provided the group with $25,000 in both 2023 and 2024, all for general operations. The Ou Foundation received $240,211 in 2025 and $43,000 in 2023, indicating continued support for an Oklahoma higher-education institution. The foundation also backs broader community-serving nonprofits. Family and Children Services in Tulsa received $32,600 in 2025, plus $1,751 in 2024 and $1,500 in 2023. In arts and culture, Philbrook Museum received $24,048 in 2025 and $22,000 in 2023. Social service and health organizations also appear, including Tulsa Cares at $25,000 in 2025 and the Mental Health Association in Springfield, Massachusetts, at $10,000 in both 2024 and 2025.
The foundation’s grant sizes skew toward modest-to-middle operating grants, with a typical award of $4,392 at the 25th percentile, $10,050 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent activity also includes several much larger core-support grants, which lift total annual giving to $937,993. This is a family foundation making grants rather than individuals or program-related investments. The recent list shows repeat recipients across multiple years, including Junior Achievement, the Ou Foundation, Family and Children Services, Philbrook Museum, and RMHC of Tulsa. Grants are consistently described as general operations, suggesting a preference for unrestricted support over project-specific funding.
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Most grants fall between $4K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Grantmaking is concentrated in Oklahoma, with 81% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Tulsa and Norman account for much of the activity, including multiple grants to organizations in both cities. The top state by grant count is Massachusetts, reflecting at least two grants to the Mental Health Association in Springfield. Outside the U.S., there are no recipient countries in the recent-grants list; all recorded grants went to U.S. organizations.
Most recent grants are labeled general operations. Examples include large operating grants to Junior Achievement in Tulsa and the Ou Foundation in Norman, plus repeated operating support for Family and Children Services, Philbrook Museum, and RMHC of Tulsa.
Education and youth development appear most often, alongside higher education and community services. The list also includes arts and culture, housing, health, and social-service organizations such as Philbrook Museum, Tulsa Cares, and the Mental Health Association in Springfield.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Junior Achievement, the Ou Foundation, Family and Children Services, Philbrook Museum, and RMHC of Tulsa. The repeated grants are mostly general-operations awards.
It gives primarily in Oklahoma: 81% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Tulsa and Norman appear frequently in the recent grants list, while Massachusetts shows up through grants to the Mental Health Association in Springfield.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is $4,392 at the 25th percentile, $10,050 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes larger operating grants above $200,000.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT | TULSA, OK | $278,509 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| OU FOUNDATION | NORMAN, OK | $240,211 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES | TULSA, OK | $32,600 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TULSA CARES | TULSA, OK | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| PHILBROOK MUSEUM | TULSA, OK | $24,048 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION | SPRINGFIELD, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE LITTLE LIGHTHOUSE | TULSA, OK | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ST CHARLES AVE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| RMHC OF TULSA | TULSA, OK | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| PAYBEE GRIEF CENTER | TULSA, OK | $2,570 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF TULSA | TULSA, OK | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT | TULSA, OK | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| OKLAHOMA PROJECT WOMAN | TULSA, OK | $17,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| RMHC OF TULSA | TULSA, OK | $11,650 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| OU FOUNDATION | NORMAN, OK | $11,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION | SPRINGFIELD, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES | TULSA, OK | $1,751 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NYC MARATHON | NEW YORK, NY | $1,054 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| JA WORLDWIDE | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TULSA DAY CENTER | TULSA, OK | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| OU FOUNDATION | NORMAN, OK | $43,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LOYAL ALWAYS TRUE FUND - U OF TULSA | TULSA, OK | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT | TULSA, OK | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART | TULSA, OK | $22,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ALPHA CHI OMEGA FOUNDATION | NORMAN, OK | $18,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TRISTESSE GRIEF CENTER | TULSA, OK | $10,100 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LITTLE LIGHT HOUSE | TULSA, OK | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| GREEN COUNTRY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | TULSA, OK | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TULSA REGIONAL STEM ALLIANCE | TULSA, OK | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES | TULSA, OK | $1,500 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SHE BREWS COFFEE HOUSE | TULSA, OK | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
$278,509GENERAL OPERATIONS
OU FOUNDATION
$240,211GENERAL OPERATIONS
FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES
$32,600GENERAL OPERATIONS
TULSA CARES
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
PHILBROOK MUSEUM
$24,048GENERAL OPERATIONS
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE LITTLE LIGHTHOUSE
GENERAL OPERATIONS
ST CHARLES AVE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$7,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
RMHC OF TULSA
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
PAYBEE GRIEF CENTER
$2,570GENERAL OPERATIONS
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF TULSA
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
OKLAHOMA PROJECT WOMAN
$17,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
RMHC OF TULSA
$11,650GENERAL OPERATIONS
OU FOUNDATION
$11,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES
$1,751GENERAL OPERATIONS
NYC MARATHON
$1,054GENERAL OPERATIONS
JA WORLDWIDE
$1,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
TULSA DAY CENTER
$1,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
OU FOUNDATION
$43,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
LOYAL ALWAYS TRUE FUND - U OF TULSA
$30,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART
$22,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ALPHA CHI OMEGA FOUNDATION
$18,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
TRISTESSE GRIEF CENTER
$10,100GENERAL OPERATIONS
LITTLE LIGHT HOUSE
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
GREEN COUNTRY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
TULSA REGIONAL STEM ALLIANCE
$2,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES
$1,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
SHE BREWS COFFEE HOUSE
$1,000GENERAL OPERATIONS