The Westheimer Wellnitz Charitable Foundation is a locally focused funder concentrated in Ardmore and southern Oklahoma, supporting basic needs, youth services, and community institutions. Their grants frequently go to small to mid-sized local nonprofits — schools, shelters, food programs, clinics, and arts organizations — often as unrestricted or general operating support. The foundation appears to prioritize sustaining everyday community infrastructure (day care, soup kitchens, libraries, public schools) and funds many organizations repeatedly over time.
Beverly Westheimer Wellnitz Charitable Foundation Inc. gives almost entirely to organizations in Ardmore and southern Oklahoma, with recent support reaching schools, shelters, clinics, arts groups, and food programs. The pattern is visible in repeated general-fund grants to local institutions that serve everyday community needs, alongside targeted support for specific school programs and scholarships. Among the larger recent awards, the foundation gave $6,000 to Ardmore Animal Shelter and $5,500 to The More Foundation, both in Ardmore. It also made repeated $5,000 grants to organizations such as Ardmore Soup Kitchen, Food & Resource Center South Central Oklahoma, A Reading Inc, and Gloria S Ainsworth Day Care Center Inc. Those grants show a funder that supports a small circle of local nonprofits over multiple years rather than spreading gifts broadly. The giving also reaches public schools, family services, and behavioral health providers, suggesting a focus on practical services that touch children, families, and vulnerable residents. Several grants are unrestricted or labeled general fund support, which points to flexible backing for operating needs.
Education is a consistent thread in the foundation’s giving. In 2024, it gave $5,000 to Oak Hall Episcopal School for scholarship funding, and in 2025 it gave $3,000 to Ardmore City Schools for the vocal music program. It also supported Ardmore Public Schools with $4,000 for the homeless student program in 2023. Basic-needs work appears alongside education support. The foundation gave $5,000 to Food & Resource Center South Central Oklahoma in 2025 and $3,000 to Salvation Army in both 2023, 2024, and 2025. It also supported Ardmore Soup Kitchen with $5,000 in 2023 and 2024, then $3,000 in 2025. Child and family services are another visible area. Grants include $5,000 to Gloria S Ainsworth Day Care Center Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025, plus $3,000 to Carter County Casa in 2025 and $3,000 to The Family Shelter of Southern Oklahoma in 2025.
Typical awards are small and tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $2,000, while both the median and 75th percentile are $3,000. That suggests a grantmaking pattern built around modest operating and program support rather than large, one-off institutional gifts. The recent grants list also shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, including several annual grants to the same local nonprofits. The foundation has a 2025 990 on file and funds individuals. It does not make program-related investments.
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$73K
Most grants fall between $2K and $3K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$3K
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Distributed, community-focused giving with many small-to-midsized grants (typical grants in the low thousands), frequent repeat grants to the same local organizations, and a preference for general operating or program support rather than highly restricted/project-only funding.
Notable grantees: Gloria S Ainsworth Day Care Center, Ardmore City Schools, Ardmore Soup Kitchen, Ardmore Animal Shelter, Carter County CASA
Giving is fully concentrated in Oklahoma: 100% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s home state, and the top state by grant count is OK. The grants shown are centered in Ardmore, including recipients such as Ardmore Animal Shelter, Ardmore Soup Kitchen, The More Foundation, and Ardmore City Schools. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 66 grants recorded.
Its recent grants go to local schools, shelters, food programs, health providers, arts groups, and youth-serving organizations. Examples include Ardmore Public Schools, Food & Resource Center South Central Oklahoma, Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Center, Ardmore Little Theatre, and The Family Shelter of Southern Oklahoma.
The grant-size distribution is tightly clustered: p25 is $2,000, median is $3,000, and p75 is $3,000. Recent awards often fall at $3,000, with some larger grants such as $5,000 and $6,000.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeated support across multiple years to organizations such as Ardmore Soup Kitchen, Salvation Army, A Reading Inc, Gloria S Ainsworth Day Care Center Inc, and Ardmore Animal Shelter.
Its giving is local and fully concentrated in Oklahoma. All grants in the data go to recipients in OK, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Education grants include support for scholarship funding at Oak Hall Episcopal School, the homeless student program at Ardmore Public Schools, and the vocal music program at Ardmore City Schools. The foundation also supports A Reading Inc for reading-related work.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE MORE FOUNDATION | ARDMORE, OK | $5,500 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| FOOD & RESOURCE CENTER SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA | ARDMORE, OK | $5,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| GLORIA S AINSWORTH DAY CARE CENTER INC | ARDMORE, OK | $5,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| CARTER COUNTY CASA | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND. |
| ARDMORE ANIMAL SHELTER | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| LIGHTHOUSE BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS CENTER | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND. |
| SALVATION ARMY | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| THE FAMILY SHELTER OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CARTER COUNTY | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND. |
| ARDMORE CITY SCHOOLS | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO VOCAL MUSIC PROGRAM. |
| A READING INC | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| YMCA | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| ARDMORE SOUP KITCHEN | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| ARDMORE CITY SCHOOLS | ARDMORE, OK | $2,500 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BAND PROGRAM. |
| COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S SHELTER | ARDMORE, OK | $2,500 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| ARDMORE BEAUTIFICATION COUNCIL INC | ARDMORE, OK | $2,500 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| BROADWAY HOUSE | ARDMORE, OK | $2,500 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| NAOMI HOUSE | ARDMORE, OK | $2,500 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND. |
| ARDMORE CITY SCHOOLS | ARDMORE, OK | $2,200 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HOMELESS STUDENT PROGRAM. |
| COMMUNITY CHORALE SOCIETY | ARDMORE, OK | $2,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| GREATER SOUTHWEST HISTORICAL MUSEUM | ARDMORE, OK | $1,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND. |
| SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA LIBRARY SYSTEM | ARDMORE, OK | $1,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM |
| ARDMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY | ARDMORE, OK | $1,000 | 2026 | CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM |
| MARIETTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | MARIETTA, OK | $1,000 | 2026 | CONTIRUBTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND. |
| THE MORE FOUNDATION | ARDMORE, OK | $5,500 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| A READING INC | ARDMORE, OK | $5,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| GLORIA S AINSWORTH DAY CARE CENTER INC | ARDMORE, OK | $5,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| OAK HALL EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | ARDMORE, OK | $5,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING |
| ARDMORE SOUP KITCHEN | ARDMORE, OK | $5,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| GOOD SHEPHERD COMMUNITY CLINIC | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| YMCA | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| ARDMORE LITTLE THEATRE | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| FOOD & RESOURCE CENTER SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| THE FAMILY SHELTER OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| SALVATION ARMY | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| CARTER COUNTY CASA | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND. |
| ARDMORE ANIMAL SHELTER | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| ARBUCKLE LIFE SOLUTIONS | ARDMORE, OK | $3,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| ARDMORE CITY SCHOOLS | ARDMORE, OK | $2,500 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BAND PROGRAM. |
| COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S SHELTER | ARDMORE, OK | $2,500 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| ARDMORE CITY SCHOOLS | ARDMORE, OK | $2,500 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HOMELESS STUDENT PROGRAM. |
| LEGAL AID SERVICES OF OKLAHOMA INC | ARDMORE, OK | $2,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| ARDMORE CITY SCHOOLS | ARDMORE, OK | $2,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO VOCAL MUSIC PROGRAM. |
| ARDMORE BEAUTIFICATION COUNCIL INC | ARDMORE, OK | $2,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA LIBRARY SYSTEM | ARDMORE, OK | $1,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM |
| ARDMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY | ARDMORE, OK | $1,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM |
| GIRLS ON THE RUN OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA | ARDMORE, OK | $1,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RUNNING SHOES |
| LADIES OF THE LEAF | ARDMORE, OK | $1,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| COMMUNITY CHORALE SOCIETY | ARDMORE, OK | $1,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
| ARDMORE ANIMAL SHELTER | ARDMORE, OK | $6,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND |
THE MORE FOUNDATION
$5,500CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
FOOD & RESOURCE CENTER SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
$5,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
GLORIA S AINSWORTH DAY CARE CENTER INC
$5,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
CARTER COUNTY CASA
$3,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND.
ARDMORE ANIMAL SHELTER
$3,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND.
SALVATION ARMY
$3,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
THE FAMILY SHELTER OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
$3,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CARTER COUNTY
$3,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND.
ARDMORE CITY SCHOOLS
$3,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO VOCAL MUSIC PROGRAM.
A READING INC
$3,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
YMCA
$3,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
ARDMORE SOUP KITCHEN
$3,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
ARDMORE CITY SCHOOLS
$2,500CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BAND PROGRAM.
COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S SHELTER
$2,500CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
ARDMORE BEAUTIFICATION COUNCIL INC
$2,500CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
BROADWAY HOUSE
$2,500CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
NAOMI HOUSE
$2,500CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND.
ARDMORE CITY SCHOOLS
$2,200CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HOMELESS STUDENT PROGRAM.
COMMUNITY CHORALE SOCIETY
$2,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
GREATER SOUTHWEST HISTORICAL MUSEUM
$1,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND.
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA LIBRARY SYSTEM
$1,000CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM
ARDMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY
$1,000CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM
MARIETTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$1,000CONTIRUBTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND.
THE MORE FOUNDATION
$5,500CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
A READING INC
$5,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
GLORIA S AINSWORTH DAY CARE CENTER INC
$5,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
OAK HALL EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
$5,000CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING
ARDMORE SOUP KITCHEN
$5,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
ARDMORE LITTLE THEATRE
$3,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
FOOD & RESOURCE CENTER SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
$3,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
THE FAMILY SHELTER OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
$3,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
SALVATION ARMY
$3,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
CARTER COUNTY CASA
$3,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND.
ARDMORE ANIMAL SHELTER
$3,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
ARBUCKLE LIFE SOLUTIONS
$3,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
ARDMORE CITY SCHOOLS
$2,500CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BAND PROGRAM.
ARDMORE CITY SCHOOLS
$2,500CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HOMELESS STUDENT PROGRAM.
LEGAL AID SERVICES OF OKLAHOMA INC
$2,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
ARDMORE CITY SCHOOLS
$2,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO VOCAL MUSIC PROGRAM.
ARDMORE BEAUTIFICATION COUNCIL INC
$2,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA LIBRARY SYSTEM
$1,000CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM
ARDMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY
$1,000CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM
GIRLS ON THE RUN OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
$1,000CONTRIBUTIONS FOR RUNNING SHOES
LADIES OF THE LEAF
$1,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
COMMUNITY CHORALE SOCIETY
$1,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND
ARDMORE ANIMAL SHELTER
$6,000CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND