The Scott and Vanessa Thompson Foundation appears to operate primarily as a funder of philanthropic vehicles rather than making programmatic grants directly. All recorded grants (three gifts totaling $2.95M) were directed to the Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund, indicating the Thompsons use a donor-advised fund or similar intermediary to manage and distribute their charitable giving. There are no public indications from this dataset of specific issue-area or geographic beneficiaries; downstream priorities are likely determined through recommendations made via the Goldman Sachs vehicle.
Highly concentrated: all recorded giving is channeled to a single intermediary (repeat grants to Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund). Large-dollar, centralized contributions suggest the foundation uses a donor-advised fund to recommend diversified or future grants rather than making direct, issue-specific gifts.
The Scott and Vanessa Thompson Foundation’s recorded giving is shaped by a large intermediary grant to Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund, with $1.4 million awarded in 2025, $1.0 million in 2024, and $551,449 in 2023. That pattern suggests a foundation that channels much of its philanthropy through a donor-advised vehicle before distributing smaller direct grants. The public grant list also shows direct support for regional nonprofits in Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Texas, with gift sizes ranging from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands. Among those direct grants, Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass received $50,000 in 2025, and United Way Tulsa Area received $26,000 in 2024. Other recipients include community foundations, universities, health organizations, arts groups, and social service providers. The grant record is fully U.S.-based and extends across multiple years, giving a picture of flexible, general-support funding rather than a single program tied to one issue area.
The foundation’s direct grants touch several local service areas. In health and family support, it gave $50,000 in 2025 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass for general support, and $5,000 in 2025 to Domestic Violence Intervention Services INC for general support. In education and STEM, it awarded $15,000 in 2025 to Stephen F Austin State University for general support and $10,000 in 2025 to Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance for general support. Arts and culture also appear in the record: Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust received $5,000 in 2024, Tulsa Symphony received $5,000 in 2025, and Philbrook Museum of Art received $1,500 in 2024 and $1,000 in 2025. The foundation also backed community services such as Clarehouse and Emergency Infant Services with smaller general-support grants.
The typical grant size is modest relative to the largest gifts: the 25th percentile is $2,750, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $22,500. The record shows both very large intermediary grants and a long tail of smaller direct awards. Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund appears in three consecutive years, which points to recurring use of a philanthropic vehicle rather than one-off support. The foundation is a private foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Most recorded grants are listed as general support.
$1.5M
$40.7M
$9.6M
$1.8M
Most grants fall between $3K and $23K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$23K
About 8% of grants go to recipients in OK.
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Notable grantees: Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund
Giving is concentrated in the U.S., with all recorded grants going to domestic recipients. Kentucky appears most often by grant count, including Lexington-based recipients such as Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass, Blue Grass Community Foundation, and KVC Kentucky. Tulsa, Oklahoma is another recurring city, with grants to United Way Tulsa Area, Mental Health Association Oklahoma, Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance, Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust, Tulsa Symphony, and others. Texas recipients include Stephen F Austin State University and Sfasu Foundation in Nacogdoches, plus Family Work Space in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma near Tulsa.
Across the recorded grants, the 25th percentile is $2,750, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $22,500. That places most awards in the five-figure range, even though the list also includes much larger grants to a philanthropic vehicle.
Yes. The largest recorded grants all went to Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates recurring use of an intermediary vehicle for at least part of its giving.
The grant list includes community foundations, universities, health and family-service organizations, arts groups, and social-service nonprofits. Examples include Blue Grass Community Foundation, Stephen F Austin State University, Tulsa Symphony, and Domestic Violence Intervention Services INC, all funded with general support.
By grant count, Kentucky is the top state. The recent list includes multiple Kentucky recipients in Lexington, along with Texas and Oklahoma organizations, and all recorded grants are to U.S. recipients.
No. The dataset says it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund | ALBANY, NY | $1,400,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass | Lexington, KY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Stephen F Austin State University | Nacogdoches, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Mental Health Association Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Monte Cassino School | Tulsa, OK | $6,848 | 2025 | General Support |
| Domestic Violence Intervention Services INC | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| TULSA SYMPHONY | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| CLAREHOUSE | Tulsa, OK | $2,310 | 2025 | General Support |
| PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART | TULSA, OK | $1,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| TULSA GARDEN CENTER | Tulsa, OK | $669 | 2025 | General Support |
| Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund | ALBANY, NY | $1,000,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| United Way Tulsa Area | Tulsa, OK | $26,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Blue Grass Community Foundation | Lexington, KY | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Mental Health Association Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART | TULSA, OK | $1,500 | 2024 | General Support |
| FAMILY WORK SPACE | BROKEN ARROW, OK | $525 | 2024 | General Support |
| KVC Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $500 | 2024 | General Support |
| Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund | ALBANY, NY | $551,449 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SFASU FOUNDATION | Nacogdoches, TX | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Blue Grass Community Foundation | Lexington, KY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EMERGENCY INFANT SERVICES | Tulsa, OK | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
Stephen F Austin State University
$15,000General Support
Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
Monte Cassino School
General Support
TULSA SYMPHONY
$5,000General Support
TULSA GARDEN CENTER
$669General Support
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund
$1,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FAMILY WORK SPACE
$525General Support
KVC Kentucky
$500General Support
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund
$551,449GENERAL SUPPORT
SFASU FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT