About Because We Care Philanthropy
Because We Care Philanthropy concentrates its funding on place-based community building in Oklahoma (with a notable extension into East Texas), privileging community foundations, local higher education institutions, faith-based congregations and Christian schools, and youth/community development programs. The foundation makes a mix of very large gifts to intermediary community foundations and substantial recurring grants to regional universities and mission-driven local nonprofits, signaling a strategy of supporting both infrastructure (community foundations) and direct-service partners.
Focus Areas
Regional community foundations and donor-advised funds (Oklahoma City Community Foundation; East Texas Communities Foundation)Oklahoma higher education and private university programs (University of Oklahoma Foundation; Oklahoma City University; East Central University)Faith-based parishes and Christian K–12 schools, including Catholic and classical Christian educationYouth development, entrepreneurship and child welfare programs (Youth Entrepreneurs/Empower; The Care Center)Local arts and community enrichment organizations (AHHA School for the Arts; Allied Arts of Oklahoma)
Who They Fund
About Because We Care Philanthropy
Because We Care Philanthropy Inc centers large, place-based gifts on community infrastructure and higher education, with especially heavy support for Oklahoma institutions and a meaningful extension into East Texas. One of the clearest signals is its sizable commitment to intermediary funding: a 2025 grant of $3,970,092 to Oklahoma City Community Foundation and a $1,048,487 grant in the same year to East Texas Communities Foundation. Those gifts sit alongside major support for universities and local nonprofit partners, suggesting a mix of pooled community capital and direct grants to organizations serving neighborhood needs. Education is a recurring lane in the portfolio, but it is not limited to one kind of institution. The foundation gave $502,100 in 2024 and $500,000 in 2023 to University of Oklahoma Foundation I, and also backed East Central University Foundation with $300,000 in 2025. In the faith and school sphere, it funded Holy Family Classical School, Alfred B Maclay Jr Day School, and St Anne's Catholic Church with six-figure and near-six-figure grants. Across the recent list, the pattern points to local institution-building, youth development, and community enrichment rather than national, issue-specific grantmaking.
What Because We Care Philanthropy Funds
Community foundations are a major vehicle in this portfolio. The foundation awarded $3,970,092 to Oklahoma City Community Foundation in 2025 and $1,048,487 to East Texas Communities Foundation in 2025, indicating a strong preference for intermediary organizations that can distribute resources locally. Higher education is another consistent area. It gave $502,100 in 2024 to University of Oklahoma Foundation I for education, followed by $300,000 in 2025 to East Central University Foundation. Oklahoma City University also appears multiple times in the recent grants list, including $135,000 in 2023 and $65,000 in 2025. Faith-based and school grants form a separate strand. Holy Family Classical School received $100,000 in 2025 and $100,000 in 2024, while Alfred B Maclay Jr Day School received $100,000 in 2025. The foundation also supported St Anne's Catholic Church in Broken Arrow with $100,000 in 2023 and $50,000 in 2024. Youth and community development appear as well, including $75,000 to The Care Center - Child Abuse Respo in 2024.
How Because We Care Philanthropy Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.4M
Total Assets
$0
Total Revenue
$956K
Total Expenses
$6.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $84K, with a median of $28K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$28K
75th Percentile
$84K
Geographic Reach
Local9 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
RANDY K MACON
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