This foundation concentrates its resources on higher education and health in and around Tulsa, making very large, multi-award gifts to a small set of institutional recipients. Recurrent, multi-year support to universities and major medical centers—plus a sizable local United Way grant—suggests a priority on sustaining institutional capacity in education, medical research, and health services rather than many small community projects. The pattern indicates philanthropy aimed at long-term institutional partnerships with a regional focus.
Three institutions account for the clearest pattern in J A Leta M Chapman TR 486002AC2’s recent giving: The University of Tulsa, Trinity University, and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation each received repeated seven-figure support across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That repetition points to a funder built around sustained institutional backing rather than one-off project grants. The trust’s largest recent gifts went to The University of Tulsa, including $16,856,311 in 2024 and $16,827,414 in 2025, alongside similarly large awards to Trinity University. The same approach appears in health and research, where Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and St John Medical Center each received multiple large grants in consecutive years. A smaller but still substantial line of support goes to John Brown University, showing that the trust’s education giving reaches beyond Tulsa while staying within a regional frame. Taken together, the grant record suggests a donor advised fund provider using very large awards to reinforce long-running relationships with colleges, medical research institutions, hospital services, and human service organizations.
Education is the foundation’s most visible theme. In 2025, J A Leta M Chapman TR 486002AC2 gave $14,022,845 to Trinity University for support school, following a $14,046,926 grant in 2024 and a $13,708,926 grant in 2023. That same pattern appears in Oklahoma higher education through The University of Tulsa. Health research is another core area: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation received $10,652,892 in 2025 for medical research, after a $10,664,128 grant in 2024 and a $10,408,254 grant in 2023. The trust also supports health services directly, including $10,348,225 to St John Medical Center in 2025 for health services. Human services show up through Tulsa Area United Way, which received $1,435,435 in 2025 for human services.
The typical grant size is very large: p25 is $2,792,485, median grant size is $10,454,862, and p75 is $13,793,426. That distribution fits the trust’s repeated institutional awards, not a broad pattern of small grants. The recipient list shows multi-year continuity, with several organizations appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025. J A Leta M Chapman TR 486002AC2 is a Pure DAF Provider, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The pattern is consistent with ongoing support to a relatively small set of recipients.
$56.1M
$979.4M
$67.5M
$61.6M
Most grants fall between $2.8M and $13.8M, with a median of $10.5M.
25th Percentile
$2.8M
Median
$10.5M
75th Percentile
$13.8M
About 67% of grants go to recipients in OK.
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Highly concentrated giving: a small number of very large grants, often delivered in multiple installments to the same institutions; favors institutional, capacity-building commitments over dispersed, one-off grants.
Notable grantees: The University of Tulsa, Trinity University, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, St. John Medical Center, Tulsa Area United Way
Giving is heavily concentrated in Oklahoma: 67% of grants went to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, and Oklahoma is also the top state by grant count. Tulsa appears repeatedly through The University of Tulsa, St John Medical Center, and Tulsa Area United Way. Oklahoma City also appears through Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. Outside Oklahoma, recent grants reached San Antonio, Texas, and Siloam Springs, Arkansas, but the overall footprint remains regional and US-only.
The recent grant record centers on universities, medical research institutions, hospital and health service providers, and human service organizations. The named recipient categories include support school, medical research, health services, and human services, with repeated grants to colleges, a research foundation, a medical center, and a local United Way.
Yes. Oklahoma is the top state by grant count, and 67% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Oklahoma recipients include organizations in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, while a smaller share of grants went to Texas and Arkansas.
No. The foundation is marked as not funding individuals. The grant pattern shown is entirely institutional, with awards going to universities, a medical research foundation, a medical center, and a human services organization.
The record shows clear recurrence. Several recipients appear across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including The University of Tulsa, Trinity University, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, St John Medical Center, John Brown University, and Tulsa Area United Way.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA | TULSA, OK | $16,827,414 | 2025 | SUPPORT SCHOOL |
| TRINITY UNIVERSITY | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $14,022,845 | 2025 | SUPPORT SCHOOL |
| OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $10,652,892 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER | TULSA, OK | $10,348,225 | 2025 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY | SILOAM SPRINGS, AR | $2,804,569 | 2025 | SUPPORT SCHOOL |
| TULSA AREA UNITED WAY | TULSA, OK | $1,435,435 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA | TULSA, OK | $16,856,311 | 2024 | SUPPORT SCHOOL |
| TRINITY UNIVERSITY | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $14,046,926 | 2024 | SUPPORT SCHOOL |
| OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $10,664,128 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER | TULSA, OK | $10,501,469 | 2024 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY | SILOAM SPRINGS, AR | $2,809,385 | 2024 | SUPPORT SCHOOL |
| TULSA AREA UNITED WAY | TULSA, OK | $1,309,484 | 2024 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA | TULSA, OK | $16,450,711 | 2023 | SUPPORT SCHOOL |
| TRINITY UNIVERSITY | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $13,708,926 | 2023 | SUPPORT SCHOOL |
| OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $10,408,254 | 2023 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER | TULSA, OK | $10,104,876 | 2023 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY | SILOAM SPRINGS, AR | $2,741,785 | 2023 | SUPPORT SCHOOL |
| TULSA AREA UNITED WAY | TULSA, OK | $1,421,152 | 2023 | HUMAN SERVICES |
THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA
$16,827,414SUPPORT SCHOOL
TRINITY UNIVERSITY
$14,022,845SUPPORT SCHOOL
OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$10,652,892MEDICAL RESEARCH
ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER
$10,348,225HEALTH SERVICES
JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY
$2,804,569SUPPORT SCHOOL
TULSA AREA UNITED WAY
$1,435,435HUMAN SERVICES
THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA
$16,856,311SUPPORT SCHOOL
TRINITY UNIVERSITY
$14,046,926SUPPORT SCHOOL
OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$10,664,128MEDICAL RESEARCH
ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER
$10,501,469HEALTH SERVICES
JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY
$2,809,385SUPPORT SCHOOL
TULSA AREA UNITED WAY
$1,309,484HUMAN SERVICES
THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA
$16,450,711SUPPORT SCHOOL
TRINITY UNIVERSITY
$13,708,926SUPPORT SCHOOL
OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$10,408,254MEDICAL RESEARCH
ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER
$10,104,876HEALTH SERVICES
JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY
$2,741,785SUPPORT SCHOOL
TULSA AREA UNITED WAY
$1,421,152HUMAN SERVICES