About Arts Alliance Tulsa
Sustaining Tulsa's thriving non-profit arts community through united fundraising and support.
Focus Areas
Arts & CultureArts EducationCommunity OutreachEconomic development through the artsCapacity building for nonprofit arts organizations
Who They Fund
nonprofit arts organizations (Tulsa)local artists and arts workersarts educators and studentsTulsa community audiences and participants
Funding Style
general/operating supportcapacity buildingcollaborative/pooled fundraising
About Arts Alliance Tulsa
Arts Alliance Tulsa Inc centers its grantmaking on unrestricted operating support for Tulsa’s nonprofit arts organizations. The recent grants list shows a steady set of awards to major local institutions, with Tulsa Ballet Theatre, Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, and Philbrook Museum of Art all appearing multiple times across 2023 through 2025. That pattern points to a funder that supports core organizational stability rather than project-only funding. The foundation’s support reaches across Tulsa’s arts ecosystem. Recent grants include awards to Theatre Tulsa, Tulsa Opera, and the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, alongside museums and cultural institutions such as Gilcrease Museum, the Tulsa Historical Society, and Greenwood Cultural Center. It also supports community-facing arts and learning organizations, including Tulsa Girls Art School, Discovery Lab, Fab Lab Tulsa, and the Tulsa Children’s Museum. Arts Alliance Tulsa Inc also describes its annual programs as member-based and unrestricted, with supplemental operating funds and visibility benefits for qualifying Tulsa-area nonprofit arts organizations. Its stated role is sustaining Tulsa’s nonprofit arts community through united fundraising and support, and the recent grant record reflects that place-based focus across established and emerging arts organizations.
What Arts Alliance Tulsa Funds
A defining theme is general operating support for Tulsa arts nonprofits. The foundation gave $25,000 to Tulsa Symphony Orchestra in 2025 and $25,000 to Tulsa Ballet Theatre in 2025, both as unrestricted support for local arts organizations. It also funds museums and heritage institutions. Philbrook Museum of Art received $25,000 in 2025, while Gilcrease Museum received $20,000 in 2024 and $17,000 in 2025, showing repeat support for cultural preservation and public access. Community arts education and engagement appear in the grant list as well. Tulsa Girls Art School received $24,580 in 2024, and the Tulsa Children’s Museum received $20,000 in 2025. The foundation also supported Tulsa Glassblowing Studio with $17,000 in 2024, indicating a broad view of arts participation across education, performance, and hands-on creative spaces.
How Arts Alliance Tulsa Gives
Typical grants cluster in a narrow band: the 25th percentile is $11,000, the median is $15,000, and the 75th percentile is $18,000. Recent awards above that range appear to be directed toward larger Tulsa arts institutions. The record also shows repeat support across multiple years for several recipients, including Tulsa Ballet Theatre, Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, Philbrook Museum of Art, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa Opera, Theatre Tulsa, Greenwood Cultural Center, and Tulsa Historical Society. That recurring pattern suggests ongoing operating relationships rather than isolated awards. Arts Alliance Tulsa Inc is a public charity. Its active programs are annual and member-oriented, and they include unsolicited applications for qualifying Tulsa-area nonprofit arts organizations.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$395K
Total Assets
$284K
Total Revenue
$872K
Total Expenses
$930K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $18K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$18K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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