The Meinders Foundation concentrates its giving in Oklahoma and the surrounding region, prioritizing health and community-focused capital projects alongside operating support for youth and education-oriented organizations. Its single largest investments are in medical infrastructure (notably a major capital grant to the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center), while smaller repeat and one-time gifts support youth services, vocational education, and local cultural institutions. The foundation favors tangible, community-building capital projects and steady operational support for mission-driven nonprofits.
A $100,000 capital campaign gift to the Harold Hamm Diabetes Ctr appears at the top of The Meinders Foundation’s recent grant history, and it is mirrored by a second $100,000 commitment the year before. That pattern points to a funder willing to back large, multi-year capital needs rather than only small operating awards. The foundation’s recent giving also reaches beyond health infrastructure into youth services, education, and community institutions, with grants to Camp Classen, On With Life, and the Francis Tuttle Foundation among the listed awards. In practice, the portfolio combines major facility and capital support with steadier operating grants for Oklahoma nonprofits and a small set of organizations outside the state. Recent awards include support for a children’s museum in Cheyenne, a reentry-and-youth service provider in Ankeny, and local schools, colleges, and arts organizations in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Across the recent grants list, the foundation shows a preference for tangible projects and mission support that can be tied to specific facilities, programs, or organizational operations.
Health and medical infrastructure are a clear theme. In 2024, The Meinders Foundation gave $100,000 to the Harold Hamm Diabetes Ctr for a capital campaign, following a matching $100,000 capital campaign grant in 2023. Youth and residential services also appear in the portfolio: the foundation gave $25,000 to Camp Classen for a capital campaign in 2025. Education-oriented support extends to vocational and postsecondary institutions, including $10,000 to Francis Tuttle Foundation for operational support in 2023 and $5,000 to Oklahoma City Community College for operational support the same year. Arts and informal learning show up as well, with $7,500 to Okc Art Museum for an education program and $25,000 to Children’s Museum of Cheyenne for operational support.
Typical awards are modest relative to the largest gifts, with a p25 of $2,125, a median grant of $5,000, and a p75 of $6,375. The recent record shows both repeated support and one-time gifts: On With Life, Nature Conservancy, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma School of Science and Math, and Myriad Gardens Foundation each received multiple grants across different years. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not listed as making program-related investments. Its pattern suggests a mix of capital campaign support and recurring operating grants, often at round-dollar levels but with several awards above the median for larger institutional projects.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $6K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$6K
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Concentrated by dollar amount (one very large capital grant accounts for the majority of giving) combined with several smaller operating grants; repeats a few grantees across years but maintains a mix of capital campaign investments and modest operating support for local/regional nonprofits.
Notable grantees: Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, On With Life, Camp Classen, Children's Museum of Cheyenne, Francis Tuttle Foundation
The Meinders Foundation gives overwhelmingly in Oklahoma: 92% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the overall scope is local. Oklahoma City is the main landing point, with repeated grants to organizations there across health, education, arts, and community service. Outside Oklahoma, the recent list includes Cheyenne, Wyoming; Ankeny, Iowa; and Tulsa, Oklahoma as additional recipient cities. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 50 grants to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants list shows support for health infrastructure, youth and reentry services, education, arts, and community organizations. Examples include a capital campaign grant to the Harold Hamm Diabetes Ctr, operational support for Francis Tuttle Foundation, and program or operating support for organizations such as Okc Art Museum, On With Life, and Camp Classen.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including On With Life in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Nature Conservancy in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Oklahoma City University in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Oklahoma School of Science and Math in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Myriad Gardens Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Typical awards are centered around $5,000. The stated distribution is p25 $2,125, median $5,000, and p75 $6,375, while the recent list also includes larger capital grants of $100,000 and smaller awards such as $3,000.
Most grants go to Oklahoma recipients, with 92% of grants in the HQ state and Oklahoma listed as the top state by grant count. Oklahoma City accounts for many of the named recipients in the recent grants list, while other locations include Tulsa, Cheyenne, and Ankeny.
Capital support for health-related facilities stands out. The recent grants list includes $100,000 to the Harold Hamm Diabetes Ctr in 2024 and another $100,000 in 2023, both marked for capital campaign work.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $18,000,000 | 2026 | OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT |
| OKC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $11,000,000 | 2026 | HERMAN MEINDERS FUND |
| OKC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $9,750,000 | 2026 | 11 NONPROFIT ENDOWMENTS |
| OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATIO | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $6,250,000 | 2026 | MEINDERS NEURODEGENERATIVE CENTER |
| MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $6,230,230 | 2026 | MEINDERS NEUROSCIENE CENTER |
| OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $4,081,820 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MAYO CLINIC | ROCHESTER, MN | $3,000,000 | 2026 | PARKINSON & ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH |
| CROSSINGS COMMUNITY CHURCH | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $2,005,000 | 2026 | VOICE OF HOPE CAMPAIGN |
| OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $2,000,000 | 2026 | ENDOWMENT FUND |
| CONCORDIA SEMINARY | FORT WAYNE, IN | $1,500,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CONCORIDA SEMINARY | ST LOUIS, MO | $1,500,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY | SEWARD, NE | $1,500,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $1,000,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| ON WITH LIFE | ANKENY, IA | $1,000,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION | NEW YOR, NY | $1,000,000 | 2026 | PARKINSON RESEARCH |
| LAMBDA CHI ALPHA FOUNDATION | CARMEL, IN | $750,000 | 2026 | MEN WITH PUPOSE CAMPAIGN |
| BOY SCOUTS | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $500,000 | 2026 | DIAMON H SCOUT RANCH |
| GROUND ZERO EMERGENCY TRAINING CR | NORMAN, OK | $500,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CONCORDIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $250,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| OKLAHOMA HALL OF FAME | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $250,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| HEARTS FOR HEARING | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $250,000 | 2026 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| WOODSTOCK COMMUNITY OUTREACH | WOODSTOCK, MN | $250,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| BETHANY CHILDREN'S CENTER | BETHANY, OK | $250,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH | PIPESTONE, MN | $200,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $200,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FLORAL ENDOWMENT | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $200,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| VILLAGE CHRISTIAN CHURCH | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $200,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | NORMAN, OK | $125,000 | 2026 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| HOPE IS ALIVE | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $100,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| YMCA | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $100,000 | 2026 | CAMP CLASSEN |
| LYRIC THEATRE | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $100,000 | 2026 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| GIRL SCOUTS | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $100,000 | 2026 | CAMP TRIVERA |
| SHILOH ADVENTURES | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $100,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| PROFESSIONAL OK EDUCATORS FOUNDATIO | NORMAN, OK | $100,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| OSU FOUNDATION | STILLWATER, OK | $100,000 | 2026 | AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $25,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| OKLAHOMA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATH | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $6,050 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| HERITAGE HALL FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MYRIAD GARDENS FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $3,000 | 2026 | GARDENING SCHOOL |
| CAMP CLASSEN | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $25,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| ON WITH LIFE | ANKENY, IA | $10,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CASHION PUBLIC SCHOOLS | CASHION, OK | $7,500 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| OKLAHOMA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATH | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $7,181 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $5,920 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $5,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MYRIAD GARDENS FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $3,000 | 2025 | GARDENING SCHOOL |
| OKLAHOMA CARING FOUNDATION | TULSA, OK | $2,500 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| PRISON DISCIPLESHIP | TULSA, OK | $2,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| ST ANTHONY FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
OKC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$18,000,000OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT
OKC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$11,000,000HERMAN MEINDERS FUND
OKC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$9,750,00011 NONPROFIT ENDOWMENTS
OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATIO
$6,250,000MEINDERS NEURODEGENERATIVE CENTER
MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION
$6,230,230MEINDERS NEUROSCIENE CENTER
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
MAYO CLINIC
$3,000,000PARKINSON & ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH
CROSSINGS COMMUNITY CHURCH
$2,005,000VOICE OF HOPE CAMPAIGN
OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
$2,000,000ENDOWMENT FUND
CONCORDIA SEMINARY
$1,500,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
CONCORIDA SEMINARY
$1,500,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
$1,500,000SCHOLARSHIPS
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
$1,000,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
BOY SCOUTS
$500,000DIAMON H SCOUT RANCH
GROUND ZERO EMERGENCY TRAINING CR
$500,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
CONCORDIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$250,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
WOODSTOCK COMMUNITY OUTREACH
$250,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
BETHANY CHILDREN'S CENTER
$250,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
$200,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
$200,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
VILLAGE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
$200,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$125,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
GIRL SCOUTS
$100,000CAMP TRIVERA
SHILOH ADVENTURES
$100,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
$100,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
PROFESSIONAL OK EDUCATORS FOUNDATIO
$100,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
OSU FOUNDATION
$100,000AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP
OKLAHOMA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATH
$6,050OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
HERITAGE HALL FOUNDATION
$5,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
CAMP CLASSEN
$25,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
CASHION PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$7,500OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
OKLAHOMA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATH
$7,181OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
NATURE CONSERVANCY
$5,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
OKLAHOMA CARING FOUNDATION
$2,500OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
PRISON DISCIPLESHIP
$2,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT