Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation
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TULSA, OKWebsite
About Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation
The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation concentrates its giving in the Tulsa area on large, capital-focused grants that build community infrastructure — particularly facilities serving youth, families, and veterans. Their awards favor local institutions that deliver health and social services (including behavioral health), neighborhood revitalization projects, and experiential education for children. Grants tend to be transformational, one-time or phased capital investments rather than small operating gifts.
Focus Areas
Community recreation and neighborhood-serving facilities (e.g., YMCA campus tied to River West Choice neighborhood)Behavioral health infrastructure (psychiatric hospital support at OSU Health Sciences Center)Veterans' health and services infrastructure (capital support to enable veteran hospital projects)Children's STEM/experiential learning spaces (children's museum discovery lab within park settings)
Who They Fund
Tulsa neighborhood residents (Choice Neighborhood/Comanche area)low-income and housing-insecure householdsveterans
About Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation
The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation’s grantmaking is marked by repeated multi-million-dollar investments in Tulsa civic and human-services infrastructure. A major example is its support for the YMCA of Greater Tulsa for a community center facility adjacent to the River West Choice Neighborhood development, a grant that appears in both 2024 and 2025 at $2,200,000. The foundation has also made repeated $2,000,000 awards to the Oklahoma State University Foundation for the OSU Health Sciences Center psychiatric hospital, showing a sustained interest in behavioral health infrastructure. Another recurring pattern is its use of large capital support for housing-related systems and neighborhood redevelopment, including Housing Solutions Tulsa, Housing Partners of Tulsa Inc, and Tulsa Community Foundation projects tied to housing, health, and community access. The foundation’s recent grant record also includes support for Tulsa institutions such as the Tulsa Children’s Museum, Tulsa Library Trust, and Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa. Across these awards, the foundation funds capital projects, operating support, and programmatic initiatives for local organizations serving children, families, veterans, and residents with health or housing needs.
What Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation Funds
In community infrastructure, the foundation backed the Tulsa Library Trust with $1,250,000 for the My Library Our Future capital campaign. It also supported Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa with $1,000,000 for the Delivering Hope capital campaign construction project, linking its giving to local facilities and service capacity. Housing and neighborhood development are another clear theme: Housing Partners of Tulsa Inc received $1,250,000 for the Choice Neighborhood Envision Comanche Initiative, while Housing Solutions Tulsa received $1,336,000 for general operating support. Health and mental health appear in the Tulsa Community Foundation grants for the Healthy Minds Policy Initiative, including $1,100,000 for TriWest Group policy and data support and $1,048,250 for operating support. The foundation also funded the University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc with $1,500,000 for the Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work.
How Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster at a mid-five-figure to low-six-figure level, with p25 at $5,000, median at $18,500, and p75 at $35,000. The recent grant list also shows repeated very large capital and program commitments, especially in the millions, alongside operating and project support. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including YMCA of Greater Tulsa, Oklahoma State University Foundation, Tulsa Community Foundation, Tulsa Habitat for Humanity, and Housing Partners of Tulsa Inc, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and funds individuals as well as organizations. Its active programs include both unsolicited and invited grantmaking, and some programs are invitation-only.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$37.3M
Total Assets
$281M
Total Revenue
$26.9M
Total Expenses
$43M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $35K, with a median of $19K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$19K
75th Percentile
$35K
Geographic Reach
Local22 states funded
About 81% of grants go to recipients in OK.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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