About Oklahoma Public School Resource Center
The Oklahoma Public School Resource Center concentrates almost exclusively on operating support for public charter and alternative K–12 schools in Oklahoma, with a heavy geographic focus on Tulsa and surrounding communities. Its grants favor core classroom-focused organizations—classical, leadership, arts, and college-preparatory academies—often providing repeated, sizable awards to the same schools to sustain day-to-day operations. The foundation’s portfolio signals a preference for school-level impact over system-wide policy or non-school educational services.
Focus Areas
Charter and independent public K–12 schools in Tulsa metroClassical and college-preparatory academies (e.g., Tulsa Classical Academy, College Bound Academy)Arts-focused public schools (e.g., Harding Fine Arts Academy)Leadership and turnaround-focused neighborhood academies (e.g., W K Jackson Leadership Academy, Tulsa Honor Academy)
Who They Fund
K-12 schoolsschool staff (administrators/teachers/support staff)students
About Oklahoma Public School Resource Center
A defining feature of Oklahoma Public School Resource Center’s recent grantmaking is its repeated, substantial operating support for Oklahoma charter and alternative public schools. The largest award in the recent record went to Harding Fine Arts Academy Inc for $768,199 in 2024, followed by $641,121 to Tulsa Honor Academy the same year. Those grants sit within a portfolio that favors school-level operating budgets rather than program-only or one-time project funding. The foundation’s grant list shows a strong concentration in schools serving Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and other Oklahoma communities, including classical, leadership, arts, and college-preparatory models. Tulsa Honor Academy appears more than once, as do Western Gateway Elementary School Inc, W K Jackson Leadership Academy Inc, Comanche Academy Charter School, Dove School of Tulsa, Tulsa Classical Academy, and Collegiate Hall Inc. That repeat pattern points to ongoing support for the same schools across multiple years. Its funding is geared toward the day-to-day work of public school operators: school operations, administrative costs, student support services, and facility upkeep. The result is a portfolio centered on sustaining public charter and alternative K-12 schools already in operation.
What Oklahoma Public School Resource Center Funds
School operations are the clearest throughline in the portfolio. Oklahoma Public School Resource Center gave $398,845 to Western Gateway Elementary School Inc for school operations and later provided $142,338 to the same school for the same purpose. It also supported Santa Fe South Schools Inc with a $250,000 operating grant in 2024. The foundation also backs schools with distinct instructional models. Tulsa Classical Academy received $131,299 in 2024 and $38,084 in 2023, both for school operations, while College Bound Academy received $40,333 in 2024 for school operations. Arts-focused public schooling appears through Harding Fine Arts Academy Inc, which received the largest recent grant at $768,199. Leadership and turnaround-oriented schools are another visible theme. W K Jackson Leadership Academy Inc received $177,960 in 2024 and $54,553 in 2023, both tied to school operations. Comanche Academy Charter School in Lawton also appears twice in the recent record, with grants of $287,374 and $48,436.
How Oklahoma Public School Resource Center Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.3M
Total Assets
$10.8M
Total Revenue
$13M
Total Expenses
$13.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $44K and $258K, with a median of $131K.
25th Percentile
$44K
Median
$131K
75th Percentile
$258K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DR APRIL GRACE
Unlock Deep Analysis
Sign up for a free Kindora account to access AI-generated insights into this funder's giving patterns, decision-makers, and fit signals.
Get Started FreeSee Similar Funders
Free Kindora accounts unlock side-by-side comparisons with foundations that share this funder's focus areas and giving profile.
Get Started FreeExplore related grant guides
Want a Personalized Pitch for Oklahoma Public School Resource Center?
Sign up free to see how well your nonprofit fits this funder, get an AI-generated pitch, and unlock similar foundations.
Free plan available
No contracts
Cancel anytime