The Albert and Hete Barthelmes Foundation concentrates its giving on strengthening the Tulsa-area arts ecosystem, prioritizing organizational infrastructure and programs that support local performing arts and music education. The foundation makes large, focused investments—often repeating support—to a small set of local organizations, and also funds community resilience efforts tied to the arts. Its grants emphasize general operating support and seed funding for youth music opportunities and arts recovery.
The Albert and Hete Barthelmes Foundation Inc has built a clear pattern of support around Tulsa arts institutions that serve performers, students, and audiences. A central thread is multi-year backing for The Tulsa Arts Management Consortium Inc, which received $250,000 in 2023, $250,000 in 2024, and $275,000 in 2025 for general operations. That same consistency appears in youth music support: Tulsa Youth Symphony Association Inc received $22,500 in 2023 and $21,000 in 2024 for general operations, followed by $64,500 in 2025 to establish scholarship and travel funds. The foundation also supports other parts of the local arts infrastructure, including Tulsa Opera, Tulsa Ballet Theatre Inc, Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, and Philbrook Museum of Art. Its recent grants show attention to operating capacity, special productions, and seed money for student opportunities, rather than a broad spread across many fields. In addition to arts organizations, it has made smaller operating grants to community-serving groups such as Clarehouse Inc and funded arts recovery through Red Dirt Relief Fund. The overall picture is a local funder using a concentrated portfolio to sustain the organizations that keep Tulsa’s arts ecosystem functioning.
In arts management and coordination, the foundation gave $275,000 in 2025 to The Tulsa Arts Management Consortium Inc for general operations, after $250,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for the same purpose. For youth orchestral development, Tulsa Youth Symphony Association Inc received $64,500 in 2025 to establish funds for scholarship and travel, following earlier general operating support. The foundation also funds performing arts production: Tulsa Opera received $27,000 in 2025 for the Tulsa Youth Opera production of The Hobbit, and Tulsa Ballet Theatre Inc received critical support grants in 2023 and 2024. Music education appears in support for The University of Tulsa, which received a $10,000 matching challenge grant for the School of Music, and Oklahoma Arts Institute, which received summer scholarship support.
Typical grants cluster in a mid-sized range: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $21,750, and the 75th percentile is $30,000. Larger awards are reserved for a small set of repeat recipients, while many other grants sit at or near the median. The grant record shows recurring support over multiple years rather than one-time gifts, especially for Tulsa arts organizations and youth music groups. The foundation is a private family foundation and funds individuals, with giving that is local rather than broad regional or national. No application process is described in the provided data.
$477K
$5.4M
$1.2M
$810K
Most grants fall between $10K and $30K, with a median of $22K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$22K
75th Percentile
$30K
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Highly concentrated, local giving: a small number of relatively large grants with repeat funding to core grantees; primarily unrestricted/general operating support rather than many small or national grants.
Notable grantees: The Tulsa Arts Management Consortium Inc, Tulsa Youth Symphony Association Inc, Red Dirt Relief Fund
Grantmaking is concentrated in Oklahoma, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Tulsa, OK is the main recipient city, including grants to The Tulsa Arts Management Consortium Inc, Tulsa Youth Symphony Association Inc, Tulsa Opera, Tulsa Ballet Theatre Inc, Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, Tulsa Botanic Garden, Philbrook Museum of Art, Clarehouse Inc, and Church Studios. Outside Tulsa, the foundation also funded Oklahoma City organizations such as Oklahoma Arts Institute and Friends of Oklahoma Arts Council.
Its grants center on Tulsa arts infrastructure, including arts management, youth music, opera, ballet, symphony, museum programming, and related community arts support. Recent recipients include The Tulsa Arts Management Consortium Inc, Tulsa Youth Symphony Association Inc, Tulsa Opera, Tulsa Ballet Theatre Inc, Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, and Philbrook Museum of Art.
Yes. The Tulsa Arts Management Consortium Inc received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Tulsa Youth Symphony Association Inc received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Tulsa Botanic Garden received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Tulsa Opera received multiple grants across 2023 and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $21,750 at the median, and $30,000 at the 75th percentile. The record also includes larger awards, such as $275,000 to The Tulsa Arts Management Consortium Inc in 2025.
All listed grants go to recipients in Oklahoma, and Tulsa is the dominant recipient city. Oklahoma City also appears through grants to Oklahoma Arts Institute and Friends of Oklahoma Arts Council.
Yes. Tulsa Youth Symphony Association Inc received $64,500 in 2025 to establish scholarship and travel funds, and The University of Tulsa received a $10,000 matching challenge grant for the School of Music. Oklahoma Arts Institute also received summer scholarship support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE TULSA ARTS MANAGEMENT CONSORTIUM INC | TULSA, OK | $275,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TULSA YOUTH SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INC | TULSA, OK | $64,500 | 2025 | SEED MONEY TO ESTABLISH FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIP AND TRAVEL |
| TULSA BOTANIC GARDEN | TULSA, OK | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TULSA OPERA | TULSA, OK | $27,000 | 2025 | TULSA YOUTH OPERA PRODUCTION OF THE HOBBIT |
| TULSA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | TULSA, OK | $25,000 | 2025 | 2024 OPENING NIGHT SUPPORT |
| PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART | TULSA, OK | $20,000 | 2025 | 2024 WINE EXPERIENCE & MUSIC ON EXHIBIT |
| FRIENDS OF OKLAHOMA ARTS COUNCIL | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $10,000 | 2025 | ENDOWMENT FUND |
| CLAREHOUSE INC | TULSA, OK | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| OKLAHOMA ARTS INSTITUTE | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $10,000 | 2025 | OSAI 2024 |
| CHURCH STUDIOS | TULSA, OK | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE TULSA ARTS MANAGEMENT CONSORTIUM INC | TULSA, OK | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| RED DIRT RELIEF FUND | TULSA, OK | $60,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TULSA BOTANIC GARDEN | TULSA, OK | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TULSA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | TULSA, OK | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TULSA BALLET THEATRE INC | TULSA, OK | $25,000 | 2024 | 2023 CRITICAL SUPPORT FUND |
| TULSA YOUTH SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INC | TULSA, OK | $21,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART | TULSA, OK | $11,000 | 2024 | CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FUND |
| CLAREHOUSE INC | TULSA, OK | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| OKLAHOMA ARTS INSTITUTE | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $10,000 | 2024 | OSAI SUMMER SCHOLARSHIPS |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA | TULSA, OK | $10,000 | 2024 | SCHOOL OF MUSIC MATCHING CHALLENGE GRANT FOR SOMA |
| TULSA OPERA | TULSA, OK | $4,851 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| IRON GATE | TULSA, OK | $500 | 2024 | 90 KIDS PACKS |
| THE TULSA ARTS MANAGEMENT CONSORTIUM INC | TULSA, OK | $250,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TULSA OPERA | TULSA, OK | $35,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TULSA BOTANIC GARDEN | TULSA, OK | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| RED DIRT RELIEF FUND | TULSA, OK | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TULSA BALLET THEATRE INC | TULSA, OK | $25,000 | 2023 | 2022 CRITICAL SUPPORT FUND |
| TULSA YOUTH SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INC | TULSA, OK | $22,500 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CLAREHOUSE INC | TULSA, OK | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| OKLAHOMA ARTS INSTITUTE | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $10,000 | 2023 | OSAI SUMMER SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART | TULSA, OK | $7,500 | 2023 | CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FUND |
| IRON GATE | TULSA, OK | $250 | 2023 | 90 KIDS PACKS |
THE TULSA ARTS MANAGEMENT CONSORTIUM INC
$275,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
TULSA YOUTH SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INC
$64,500SEED MONEY TO ESTABLISH FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIP AND TRAVEL
TULSA BOTANIC GARDEN
$30,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024 WINE EXPERIENCE & MUSIC ON EXHIBIT
FRIENDS OF OKLAHOMA ARTS COUNCIL
$10,000ENDOWMENT FUND
CHURCH STUDIOS
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE TULSA ARTS MANAGEMENT CONSORTIUM INC
$250,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
RED DIRT RELIEF FUND
$60,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
TULSA BOTANIC GARDEN
$30,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
TULSA YOUTH SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INC
$21,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA
$10,000SCHOOL OF MUSIC MATCHING CHALLENGE GRANT FOR SOMA
THE TULSA ARTS MANAGEMENT CONSORTIUM INC
$250,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
TULSA BOTANIC GARDEN
$30,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
RED DIRT RELIEF FUND
$30,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
TULSA YOUTH SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION INC
$22,500GENERAL OPERATIONS