The Malzahn Family Affiliated Fund is a highly place-based funder concentrated on Perry and Noble County, OK, prioritizing civic infrastructure, K–12 education, and local community services. A small number of large grants (notably to municipal entities and the public school district) account for the majority of giving, while smaller recurring gifts support recreation, food security, local economic development, and health/community nonprofits. The foundation favors repeat funding to the same local institutions and investments that strengthen town-level quality of life and service capacity.
A $5,000,000 grant to the City of Perryperry Facilities Authority in 2025 sets the tone for Malzahn Family Affiliated Fund of Occf Inc: this is a place-based funder that makes large public-purpose investments in Perry and nearby Noble County, Oklahoma. The fund’s giving supports municipal capital, school operations, food security, recreation, and local community institutions, with much of the work organized around a small set of recurring local recipients. Perry Public Schools is one of the clearest examples of that pattern. The fund gave the district $2,068,612 in 2025 after making two prior grants of $1,250,000 in 2024 and $800,000 in 2023, all for educational purposes. That kind of repeated support also appears in community-serving grants, including annual funding for the Noble County Family YMCA and the United Fund of Perry. The foundation’s recent grants also show support for local civic capacity beyond education. It has backed Main Street of Perry, the Perry Food Pantry Inc, Cherokee Strip Historical Society, and Perry Memorial Hospital Foundation, linking public infrastructure, basic needs, history, and health into one locally centered portfolio.
In civic infrastructure, the fund made its largest recent grant: $5,000,000 to the City of Perryperry Facilities Authority for general purposes. It also supported the City of Perry with $363,200 in 2023 and $42,155 in 2025, showing a recurring interest in municipal capacity. Education is another major area. Perry Public Schools received $2,068,612 in 2025, following $1,250,000 in 2024 and $800,000 in 2023 for educational institutions and related activities. The pattern points to sustained support for the local public school system. For food and family support, the foundation gave $400,000 to Perry Food Pantry Inc in 2025 and $10,000 to Infant Crisis Services in 2024, along with another $8,500 to Infant Crisis Services in 2025. Recreation and youth programming also appear through grants to the Noble County Family YMCA and the Noble County Fair Board.
Typical grant size centers on a mid-sized but uneven pattern: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $74,211, and the 75th percentile is $186,044. The distribution is shaped by a few very large awards alongside many smaller local grants. The recent record shows repeated support to the same institutions across multiple years, especially Perry Public Schools, the Noble County Family YMCA, Main Street of Perry, the United Fund of Perry, and Infant Crisis Services. That recurring pattern suggests sustained relationships rather than one-off awards. The fund operates as an affiliated fund of OCCF Inc and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grant record provided does not indicate an application process.
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$133.8M
$2.1M
$8.2M
Most grants fall between $10K and $186K, with a median of $74K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$74K
75th Percentile
$186K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in OK.
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Highly concentrated, place-based giving: a few very large grants (multi-million dollar) to municipal and school entities plus repeated smaller grants to trusted local nonprofits and civic organizations; predominantly supports organizations within Perry/Noble County rather than broad geographic distribution.
Notable grantees: City of Perry — Perry Facilities Authority, Perry Public Schools, Perry Food Pantry, Inc., Noble County Family YMCA, Main Street of Perry
Grantmaking is tightly concentrated in Oklahoma. Every grant in the provided recent list went to recipients in the United States, and 100% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state, Oklahoma. Perry, OK appears most often, including grants to Perry Public Schools, Perry Food Pantry Inc, Noble County Family YMCA, Main Street of Perry, and the United Fund of Perry. Oklahoma City, OK also appears through Infant Crisis Services and the Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation. Tulsa, OK appears in the recent record through Hunger Free Oklahoma.
The recent grants point to local public institutions and community-serving nonprofits: the City of Perryperry Facilities Authority for municipal capital, Perry Public Schools for education, Perry Food Pantry Inc for basic needs, and the Noble County Family YMCA for recreation and youth programming. The overall record is centered on Perry and Noble County, Oklahoma.
The grant-size distribution is uneven but clearly includes both smaller and large awards. The 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $74,211, and the 75th percentile is $186,044. A few multi-million-dollar grants sit above that range.
Yes. Perry Public Schools appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; the Noble County Family YMCA appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Main Street of Perry appears in 2024 and 2025; and the United Fund of Perry appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern indicates repeat support.
The record is completely Oklahoma-based. The data shows 100% of grants to recipients in the HQ state, Oklahoma, with frequent recipients in Perry, OK and additional recipients in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
The recent grants show support for municipal infrastructure, K–12 education, food security, recreation, and local community services. Examples include the City of Perryperry Facilities Authority, Perry Public Schools, Perry Food Pantry Inc, and the Noble County Family YMCA.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITY OF PERRYPERRY FACILITIES AUTHORITY | PERRY, OK | $5,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| PERRY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | PERRY, OK | $2,068,612 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| PERRY FOOD PANTRY INC | PERRY, OK | $400,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| NOBLE COUNTY FAMILY YMCA | PERRY, OK | $186,044 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| MAIN STREET OF PERRY | PERRY, OK | $110,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CITY OF PERRY | PERRY, OK | $42,155 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| UNITED FUND OF PERRY | PERRY, OK | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| INFANT CRISIS SERVICES | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $8,500 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| PERRY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | PERRY, OK | $1,250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NOBLE COUNTY FAMILY YMCA | PERRY, OK | $125,900 | 2024 | RECREATION, SPORTS, LEISURE ACTIVITIES |
| MAIN STREET OF PERRY | PERRY, OK | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NOBLE COUNTY FAIR BOARD | PERRY, OK | $74,211 | 2024 | RECREATION, SPORTS, LEISURE ACTIVITIES |
| NOBLE COUNTY | PERRY, OK | $25,458 | 2024 | RECREATION, SPORTS, LEISURE ACTIVITIES |
| OKLAHOMA LIONS SERVICE FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $25,000 | 2024 | HUMAN SERVICE-MULTIPURPOSE & OTHER |
| GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS FBO LADIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON CLUB | PERRY, OK | $18,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| INFANT CRISIS SERVICES | PERRY, OK | $10,000 | 2024 | HUMAN SERVICE-MULTIPURPOSE & OTHER |
| UNITED FUND OF PERRY | PERRY, OK | $10,000 | 2024 | HUMAN SERVICE-MULTIPURPOSE & OTHER |
| CHEROKEE STRIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY | PERRY, OK | $9,400 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PERRY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | PERRY, OK | $800,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS & RELATED ACTIVITIES |
| CITY OF PERRY | PERRY, OK | $363,200 | 2023 | HUMAN SERVICE-MULTIPURPOSE & OTHER |
| NOBLE COUNTY FAMILY YMCA | PERRY, OK | $163,433 | 2023 | RECREATION, SPORTS, LEISURE ACTIVITIES |
| HUNGER FREE OKLAHOMA | TULSA, OK | $132,000 | 2023 | PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM & GRANTING FOUNDATIONS |
| PERRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | PERRY, OK | $11,180 | 2023 | HEALTH, GENERAL & REHABILITATIVE |
| UNITED FUND OF PERRY | PERRY, OK | $10,000 | 2023 | HUMAN SERVICE-MULTIPURPOSE & OTHER |
| CHEROKEE STRIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY | PERRY, OK | $8,513 | 2023 | ARTS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES |
CITY OF PERRYPERRY FACILITIES AUTHORITY
$5,000,000GENERAL PURPOSES
PERRY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$2,068,612GENERAL PURPOSES
PERRY FOOD PANTRY INC
$400,000GENERAL PURPOSES
NOBLE COUNTY FAMILY YMCA
$186,044GENERAL PURPOSES
MAIN STREET OF PERRY
$110,000GENERAL PURPOSES
CITY OF PERRY
$42,155GENERAL PURPOSES
UNITED FUND OF PERRY
GENERAL PURPOSES
INFANT CRISIS SERVICES
$8,500GENERAL PURPOSES
PERRY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$1,250,000GENERAL PURPOSE
NOBLE COUNTY FAMILY YMCA
$125,900RECREATION, SPORTS, LEISURE ACTIVITIES
MAIN STREET OF PERRY
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSE
NOBLE COUNTY FAIR BOARD
$74,211RECREATION, SPORTS, LEISURE ACTIVITIES
NOBLE COUNTY
$25,458RECREATION, SPORTS, LEISURE ACTIVITIES
OKLAHOMA LIONS SERVICE FOUNDATION
$25,000HUMAN SERVICE-MULTIPURPOSE & OTHER
GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS FBO LADIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON CLUB
$18,000GENERAL PURPOSE
INFANT CRISIS SERVICES
$10,000HUMAN SERVICE-MULTIPURPOSE & OTHER
UNITED FUND OF PERRY
$10,000HUMAN SERVICE-MULTIPURPOSE & OTHER
CHEROKEE STRIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$9,400GENERAL PURPOSE
PERRY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$800,000EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS & RELATED ACTIVITIES
CITY OF PERRY
$363,200HUMAN SERVICE-MULTIPURPOSE & OTHER
NOBLE COUNTY FAMILY YMCA
$163,433RECREATION, SPORTS, LEISURE ACTIVITIES
HUNGER FREE OKLAHOMA
$132,000PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM & GRANTING FOUNDATIONS
PERRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$11,180HEALTH, GENERAL & REHABILITATIVE
UNITED FUND OF PERRY
$10,000HUMAN SERVICE-MULTIPURPOSE & OTHER
CHEROKEE STRIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$8,513ARTS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES