Zarrow Families Foundation

About Zarrow Families Foundation

The Zarrow Families Foundation’s giving is defined by concentrated local support for Tulsa organizations serving youth, health, and neighborhood needs. Among the largest recent grants, Urban Coders Guild Inc. received $100,000 in 2025 in memory of Joseph Bojang’s father, and Tulsa Dream Center Inc. received $100,000 in 2023 for its Life after-school program. Those awards point to a pattern of direct service funding rather than broad, unrestricted national philanthropy. The foundation also backed South Peoria Neighborhood Connection Foundation Inc. with $75,000 to hire a bilingual navigator and expand language services, showing attention to access barriers in community-based work. Across its recent grants, the foundation appears to favor organizations that deliver hands-on programs in Tulsa and nearby neighborhoods. Several awards support education, workforce development, health outreach, and community support, often through operating or project grants rather than one-off event sponsorships. Recent recipients include Smiles of Faith Inc., Thunder Fellows Program, and Housing Solutions Tulsa, each funded for local program or operating needs. The foundation’s recent portfolio also includes grants tied to North Tulsa, which suggests a recurring neighborhood-level emphasis within its broader Tulsa-area focus.

What Zarrow Families Foundation Funds

Education and youth development are a visible thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. Tulsa Dream Center Inc. received $100,000 in 2023 to enhance its after-school program, and Urban Coders Guild Inc. received $50,000 in 2023 for youth tech enrichment through general operating support. Health access is another recurring area. Community Health Connections Inc. was awarded $50,000 in 2024 for a group diabetes class pilot, while Boston Avenue United Methodist Church received $45,000 in 2023 for Smiles of Faith mobile dental clinic services. The foundation also funds food and basic-needs work. Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts Incorporated received $75,000 in 2025 for the FreshRx North Tulsa produce prescription program, and Crossover Community Impact Incorporated received $50,000 in 2023 to expand FreshRx Food Is Medicine. Workforce and economic mobility show up as well, including a $46,500 grant to Crossover Community Impact Incorporated for its workforce development youth jobs program.

How Zarrow Families Foundation Gives