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    Gelvin Foundation

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    EUFAULA, OKWebsite9184523703

    About Gelvin Foundation

    Our mission at the Gelvin Foundation is to make a significant and positive impact on the quality of life for all Oklahomans by supporting a variety of community services, health care programs, educational projects and programs in the arts.

    Focus Areas

    Family and Community ServiceHealth CareEducationCultural/Arts

    Who They Fund

    children and families (including infant needs and bed programs)foster familieswomen in transition/survivorsveteransschool-aged students and school programsgeneral local community / event attendees

    Funding Style

    direct service delivery (food, medical supplies, clothing)

    About Gelvin Foundation

    The Gelvin Foundation’s recent giving is shaped by a local Oklahoma mandate and a strong preference for direct community benefit. Its grant program prioritizes nonprofit services within a 30-mile radius of Tulsa or Eufaula, and the recent record shows that pattern in practice: support for food assistance, youth programming, health-related needs, housing stability, and cultural institutions. The foundation also funds individuals, which is uncommon among many private foundations, while still maintaining a clear nonprofit grantmaking structure. Among the larger grants, the foundation gave $38,000 to Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter for thrift shop expansion, a facility-oriented award tied to housing support. It also made repeated gifts to Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma for Food for Kids programming, including support for program expenses and beds for kids. These grants reflect a mix of operational support and tangible materials rather than a narrow preference for one type of project. The foundation’s stated mission is to improve quality of life for Oklahomans through community services, health care, education, and the arts, and the recent grants align closely with that mission.

    What Gelvin Foundation Funds

    Family and community service appears often in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $10,000 to Emergency Infant Services Inc for direct client services including food, formula, diapers, and clothing, and $10,000 to Salvation Army for program expenses. Youth enrichment is another visible theme. New Hope Oklahoma Inc received $12,000 for a mentoring program in 2023 and $12,000 for summer camps in 2024, while Camp Fire Green Country received $10,000 for club expenses. Health-related support includes both services and equipment. Health Outreach Prevention Education Inc received $15,000 for updated computers and related equipment, and Parent Child Center of Tulsa Inc received $15,000 in 2025 for 12 laptops and 100 blood pressure monitors. Cultural and educational programming is also part of the foundation’s portfolio. Tulsa Air and Space Museum Inc received $10,000 for flooring and MD-80 exhibit maintenance, and Tulsa Historical Society received $10,000 for exhibit expenses.

    How Gelvin Foundation Gives

    Typical gifts are modest and repeatable: the p25 grant size is $3,125, the median is $5,000, and the p75 is $7,500. The recent list includes both smaller operating-style awards and larger project-specific grants, with several grants at $10,000 or above for equipment, renovations, and program support. The foundation’s 990 data show a local pattern, and the grant history is concentrated in Oklahoma. It accepts unsolicited requests through its general grantmaking programs and awards direct grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofits, with some program language also referring to equivalent organizations.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $431K

    Total Assets

    $9.2M

    Total Revenue

    $781K

    Total Expenses

    $532K

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $3K and $8K, with a median of $5K.

    25th Percentile

    $3K

    Median

    $5K

    75th Percentile

    $8K

    Geographic Reach

    Local1 state funded
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    capital & facility improvements (HVAC, flooring, security, renovations)
    equipment & technology procurement (computers, tablets, AV, vehicles)
    program operating support (event costs, program supplies, subscriptions)

    Topics

    food security & food pantries (Food for Kids, grocery pantry, infant formula)youth enrichment & mentoring (summer camps, running club, mentoring programs)housing & transitional support (beds for kids, transitional townhomes, women in transition)health & therapeutic services (medical needs program, therapy supplies, AEDs, womens health center)transportation & outreach (vans, Caring Van program, vehicle renovations)cultural & educational programming (museum exhibits, accreditation, museum events, educational events)

    Where Gelvin Foundation Makes Grants

    Giving is concentrated in Oklahoma, and every grant in the provided data goes to U.S. recipients. Tulsa is the main recipient city, with many awards to organizations there, including Tulsa Area United Way, Tulsa Zoo Friends, and Tulsa Air and Space Museum. Eufaula also appears in the recent record through McIntosh County Youth & Family Resource Center. Other Oklahoma locations show up as well, such as Okmulgee through Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter. The foundation’s grant programs specify priority for organizations serving communities within 30 miles of Tulsa or Eufaula.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Gelvin Foundation

    What kinds of organizations does The Gelvin Foundation fund?

    The Gelvin Foundation supports 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and, in some program language, equivalent organizations. Its active grant programs prioritize services in family and community service, health care, education, and cultural/arts, with preference for groups serving communities within 30 miles of Tulsa or Eufaula.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The typical grant size is relatively small to mid-sized: p25 is $3,125, median is $5,000, and p75 is $7,500. Recent awards also include larger grants such as $38,000 and $30,000 for specific projects and programs.

    Can organizations submit unsolicited requests?

    Yes. Both active general grant programs accept unsolicited applications. The grant language says the foundation provides direct grants to nonprofits based in Oklahoma and uses competitive grants for organizations primarily serving the Tulsa or Eufaula area.

    What are the foundation’s main focus areas?

    The foundation focuses on Family and Community Service, Health Care, Education, and Cultural/Arts. Recent grants show those themes in practice through food assistance, youth mentoring, health equipment, educational events, and museum exhibit support.

    Where does The Gelvin Foundation give most often?

    Its giving is concentrated in Oklahoma, and 100% of the grants in the provided data go to recipients in Oklahoma. Tulsa is the most frequent recipient city in the recent grants list, followed by other Oklahoma locations such as Eufaula and Okmulgee.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

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    General Grant Program

    Family and Community ServiceHealth CareEducation+3 more

    Who can apply: Applicants must be nonprofit organizations based in Oklahoma and registered under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or its equivalent. Programs and services should primarily benefit people within a 30-mile radius of Tulsa or Eufaula. Grants to individuals and political interests are not considered. General support, debt reduction, staff compensation, multi-year grants, matching grants, and most capital campaigns are discouraged or generally not funded. Education grants are generally not provided to individual schools or public school systems. Grants to religious organizations are primarily limited to support for St. John's Episcopal Church in Tulsa. First-time applicants are encouraged to submit a letter of inquiry before a full proposal.

    Deadline: Proposals received by February 10 are evaluated in March; by May 10 in June; by August 10 in September; and by October 10 in November. The next listed deadline is October 10, 2026.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    PARENT CHILD CENTER OF TULSA INCTULSA, OK$15,000202512 LAPTOPS, 100 BP MONITORS
    MCINTOSH COUNTY YOUTH & FAMILY CENTERTULSA, OK$10,0002025CONFERENCE ROOM FURNITURE, CARPET, REMODEL
    TULSA AREA UNITED WAYTULSA, OK$10,0002025FOSTER FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER SUPPLIES/EQUIPMENT
    TULSA AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM INCTULSA, OK$10,0002025FURNITURE & TECH EQUIP., COUNSELING/WAITING AREAS
    EMERGENCY INFANT SERVICES INCTULSA, OK$10,0002025THERAPY SUPPLIES
    TULSA HISTORICAL SOCIETYTULSA, OK$10,0002025WORLD IN A BOX DAY
    COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF EASTERN OKLAHOMATULSA, OK$10,0002025BEDS FOR KIDS PROGRAM - APPROX. 25 MATTRESS SETS
    TULSA ZOO MANAGEMENT INCTULSA, OK$10,0002025COPY MACHINE
    CHILD ABUSE NETWORKTULSA, OK$10,0002025OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT
    501 TECHNETTULSA, OK$10,0002025EQUIPMENT
    BRIDGES FOUNDATIONTULSA, OK$10,0002025HVAC UNIT
    STAND IN THE GAPTULSA, OK$8,0002025FACILITY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
    HONOR BUNKER INCTULSA, OK$7,5002025COURTESY CARE PROGRAM EXPENSES
    OKLAHOMA CARING FOUNDATION INCTULSA, OK$7,5002025SUPPLIES - CARING VAN PROGRAM - TULSA AREA VANS
    PETS HELPING PEOPLETULSA, OK$7,50020257 PROFESSIONAL GROOMING KITS
    AMPLIFY INCTULSA, OK$7,5002025TECHNOLOGY AND PRINTING COSTS
    MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN TULSA INCTULSA, OK$7,5002025WALKER HALL FACILITY EXPENSES AND SUPPLIES
    HOSPICE OF GREEN COUNTRYTULSA, OK$7,5002025COOKING SUPPLIES
    THE CENTER FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGESTULSA, OK$7,5002025COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
    GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH SERVICESTULSA, OK$7,5002025EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY MAINTENANCE
    MEALS ON WHEELS OF METRO TULSA INCTULSA, OK$7,5002025SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT - HOME SAFETY PROGRAM
    RIVER PARKS FOUNDATIONTULSA, OK$7,5002025FREEDOMFEST EXPENSES
    OKLAHOMA CENTENNIAL BOTANICAL GARDEN INC DBA TULSA BOTANIC GARDENTULSA, OK$7,5002025CMPUTERS AND MEMBERSHIP
    TULSA ADVOCATES FT PROTOF CHILDRENTULSA, OK$7,0002025PROGRAM EXPENSES
    RIGHT PATH RIDING ACADEMY INCTULSA, OK$6,6002025RUBBER FLOORING MATS, FENCING, DIRTWORK, CHINKING
    1ST STEP MALE DIVERSION PROGRAMTULSA, OK$6,5002025SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PACKAGES AND SUPPLIES
    TULSA OPERA INCTULSA, OK$6,5002025EXHIBITS AND MEMBERSHIP
    ROGERS COUNTY YOUTH SERVICES INCCLAREMORE, OK$6,0002025SUPPLIES
    GLOBAL GARDENS INCORPORATEDTULSA, OK$6,0002025NEW WOMENS HEALTH CENTER EXPENSES
    TULSA CHILDREN'S MUSEUMTULSA, OK$5,5002025MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM EXPENSES
    TULSA BALLET THEATER INCTULSA, OK$5,5002025MUSEUM ACCREDITATION IMPROVEMENTS
    CLAREHOUSE INCTULSA, OK$5,5002025FOOD FOR KIDS PROGRAM EXPENSES
    CAP OF TULSA COUNTYTULSA, OK$5,2002025PARTS & SUPPLIES
    TULSA HABITAT FOR HUMANITYTULSA, OK$5,0002025RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM EXPENSES
    SALVATION ARMYTULSA, OK$5,0002025MULTI MEDIA EQUIPMENT
    HELPING HAND MINISTRYTULSA, OK$5,0002025CONFERENCE ROOM UPDATES, COMPUTER & BOOTH
    THE SPRING SHELTER INCSAND SPRINGS, OK$5,0002025EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
    TULSA LAWYERS FOR CHILDREN INCTULSA, OK$5,0002025AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT
    TULSA DAY CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INCTULSA, OK$5,0002025TENTS AND MOBILE PERIPHERALS
    CAR CARE CLINIC INCTULSA, OK$5,0002025PROGRAM EXPENSES
    VIZAVANCE INCOKLAHOMA CITY, OK$5,0002025SPOT SCREENING CAMERA
    JOY IN THE CAUSE COMPANYTULSA, OK$5,0002025BATHROOM RENOVATIONS
    PARKSIDE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL & CLINICTULSA, OK$5,0002025TABLETS, SOFTWARE LICENSES - "MIGHTIER" THERAPY
    THE LITTLE LIGHT HOUSE INCTULSA, OK$5,0002025EMERGENCY DISASTER RELIEF (CLAREMORE TORNADO)
    UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION INCTULSA, OK$5,0002025EDUCATION & COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING
    AMERICAN RED CROSSTULSA, OK$5,00020251 NEW COMMUNITY EMERGENCY VEHICLE
    PROJECT ORPHANS INC DBA TULSA GIRLS' HOMETULSA, OK$5,0002025FURNISHINGS FOR TRANSITIONAL TOWNSHOME
    TRISTESSE GRIEF CENTER INCTULSA, OK$5,0002025MAYFEST SPONSORSHIP
    DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION SERVICES(DVIS) INCTULSA, OK$5,0002025TRANSPORTATION FEES AND STEM EQUIPMENT
    RESONANCE CENTER FOR WOMEN INCTULSA, OK$5,0002025EQUIPMENT

    PARENT CHILD CENTER OF TULSA INC

    $15,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    12 LAPTOPS, 100 BP MONITORS

    MCINTOSH COUNTY YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER

    $10,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    CONFERENCE ROOM FURNITURE, CARPET, REMODEL

    TULSA AREA UNITED WAY

    $10,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    FOSTER FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER SUPPLIES/EQUIPMENT

    TULSA AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM INC

    $10,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    FURNITURE & TECH EQUIP., COUNSELING/WAITING AREAS

    EMERGENCY INFANT SERVICES INC

    $10,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    THERAPY SUPPLIES

    TULSA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
    $10,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    WORLD IN A BOX DAY

    COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA

    $10,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    BEDS FOR KIDS PROGRAM - APPROX. 25 MATTRESS SETS

    TULSA ZOO MANAGEMENT INC

    $10,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    COPY MACHINE

    CHILD ABUSE NETWORK

    $10,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT

    501 TECHNET

    $10,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    EQUIPMENT

    BRIDGES FOUNDATION

    $10,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    HVAC UNIT

    STAND IN THE GAP

    $8,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    FACILITY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS

    HONOR BUNKER INC

    $7,500
    TULSA, OK2025

    COURTESY CARE PROGRAM EXPENSES

    OKLAHOMA CARING FOUNDATION INC

    $7,500
    TULSA, OK2025

    SUPPLIES - CARING VAN PROGRAM - TULSA AREA VANS

    PETS HELPING PEOPLE

    $7,500
    TULSA, OK2025

    7 PROFESSIONAL GROOMING KITS

    AMPLIFY INC

    $7,500
    TULSA, OK2025

    TECHNOLOGY AND PRINTING COSTS

    MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN TULSA INC

    $7,500
    TULSA, OK2025

    WALKER HALL FACILITY EXPENSES AND SUPPLIES

    HOSPICE OF GREEN COUNTRY

    $7,500
    TULSA, OK2025

    COOKING SUPPLIES

    THE CENTER FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES

    $7,500
    TULSA, OK2025

    COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

    GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH SERVICES

    $7,500
    TULSA, OK2025

    EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY MAINTENANCE

    MEALS ON WHEELS OF METRO TULSA INC

    $7,500
    TULSA, OK2025

    SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT - HOME SAFETY PROGRAM

    RIVER PARKS FOUNDATION

    $7,500
    TULSA, OK2025

    FREEDOMFEST EXPENSES

    OKLAHOMA CENTENNIAL BOTANICAL GARDEN INC DBA TULSA BOTANIC GARDEN

    $7,500
    TULSA, OK2025

    CMPUTERS AND MEMBERSHIP

    TULSA ADVOCATES FT PROTOF CHILDREN

    $7,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    PROGRAM EXPENSES

    RIGHT PATH RIDING ACADEMY INC

    $6,600
    TULSA, OK2025

    RUBBER FLOORING MATS, FENCING, DIRTWORK, CHINKING

    1ST STEP MALE DIVERSION PROGRAM

    $6,500
    TULSA, OK2025

    SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PACKAGES AND SUPPLIES

    TULSA OPERA INC

    $6,500
    TULSA, OK2025

    EXHIBITS AND MEMBERSHIP

    ROGERS COUNTY YOUTH SERVICES INC

    $6,000
    CLAREMORE, OK2025

    SUPPLIES

    GLOBAL GARDENS INCORPORATED

    $6,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    NEW WOMENS HEALTH CENTER EXPENSES

    TULSA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM

    $5,500
    TULSA, OK2025

    MEMBERSHIP AND PROGRAM EXPENSES

    TULSA BALLET THEATER INC

    $5,500
    TULSA, OK2025

    MUSEUM ACCREDITATION IMPROVEMENTS

    CLAREHOUSE INC

    $5,500
    TULSA, OK2025

    FOOD FOR KIDS PROGRAM EXPENSES

    CAP OF TULSA COUNTY

    $5,200
    TULSA, OK2025

    PARTS & SUPPLIES

    TULSA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

    $5,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM EXPENSES

    SALVATION ARMY

    $5,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    MULTI MEDIA EQUIPMENT

    HELPING HAND MINISTRY

    $5,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    CONFERENCE ROOM UPDATES, COMPUTER & BOOTH

    THE SPRING SHELTER INC

    $5,000
    SAND SPRINGS, OK2025

    EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

    TULSA LAWYERS FOR CHILDREN INC

    $5,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT

    TULSA DAY CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INC

    $5,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    TENTS AND MOBILE PERIPHERALS

    CAR CARE CLINIC INC

    $5,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    PROGRAM EXPENSES

    VIZAVANCE INC

    $5,000
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK2025

    SPOT SCREENING CAMERA

    JOY IN THE CAUSE COMPANY

    $5,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

    PARKSIDE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL & CLINIC

    $5,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    TABLETS, SOFTWARE LICENSES - "MIGHTIER" THERAPY

    THE LITTLE LIGHT HOUSE INC

    $5,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    EMERGENCY DISASTER RELIEF (CLAREMORE TORNADO)

    UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION INC

    $5,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    EDUCATION & COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING

    AMERICAN RED CROSS

    $5,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    1 NEW COMMUNITY EMERGENCY VEHICLE

    PROJECT ORPHANS INC DBA TULSA GIRLS' HOME

    $5,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    FURNISHINGS FOR TRANSITIONAL TOWNSHOME

    TRISTESSE GRIEF CENTER INC

    $5,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    MAYFEST SPONSORSHIP

    DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION SERVICES(DVIS) INC

    $5,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    TRANSPORTATION FEES AND STEM EQUIPMENT

    RESONANCE CENTER FOR WOMEN INC

    $5,000
    TULSA, OK2025

    EQUIPMENT