Sharna and Irvin Frank Foundation

About Sharna and Irvin Frank Foundation

The Sharna and Irvin Frank Foundation’s largest recent grant was a $200,000 capital campaign gift to B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation at the University of Oklahoma, marked as contingent met. That single award captures a pattern in the foundation’s giving: it backs institutional and infrastructure needs for Jewish organizations, especially campus-based Jewish student life, rather than a broad mix of unrelated causes. Recent grants also show repeated operating support for local nonprofit partners in Tulsa and beyond, including Tulsa Area United Way, Youth Services of Tulsa, Mental Health Association Oklahoma, and Honest Reportingcom in New York. The foundation’s portfolio includes general operating grants, project support, and campaign-style commitments, with some recipients appearing across multiple years. Although the grant list is dominated by Oklahoma recipients, the foundation also gives to organizations in New York and supports Jewish communal institutions and affiliated services. Its recent record includes direct aid to youth services, refugee services, education, charitable care, and Jewish cultural and communal organizations. The foundation funds individuals and makes grants directly, with no program-related investments noted in the provided data.

What Sharna and Irvin Frank Foundation Funds

Jewish campus life is a clear priority. The foundation gave $200,000 to B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation at the University of Oklahoma for a capital campaign grant, showing a preference for facility and institutional support when funding Jewish student organizations. In youth and family services, it awarded $45,000 to Youth Services of Tulsa for transitional living program support and housing services. It also funded Resonance Center for Women and Project Elf, both through operating grants, indicating support for local service organizations with ongoing needs. Education appears in several forms. Teach for America received $25,000 for operations, Reading Partners received $25,000 for operations, and Kipp Tulsa Academy College Preparatory Inc received $35,000 for operations. The foundation also supported immigrant and refugee services through a $35,000 grant to YWCA. Jewish cultural and communal institutions are part of the mix as well, including Sherwin Miller Museum of Art and Honest Reportingcom, each funded for operations in recent years.

How Sharna and Irvin Frank Foundation Gives