The Jackson Stephen E Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on local community needs in and around Dewey, OK, with the vast majority of dollars directed to a single human-services provider. It also makes smaller, targeted gifts to faith-based local outreach and a community accountability/program initiative. The foundation appears to prefer a focused, hands-on approach rather than broad, diversified giving.
Highly concentrated giving: a few grants overall with three sizable awards to one repeat grantee and two much smaller, one-off grants; tends toward large, sustained support for a primary organization and occasional targeted gifts to local community groups.
A large share of Jackson Stephen E Foundation’s recent giving goes to Iron Gate in Tulsa, with two $120,000 grants in 2024 and another $23,000 in 2025 for general operating support. That pattern points to a funder that backs a small number of organizations with meaningful, repeated commitments rather than dispersing funds widely. The foundation’s grant record also includes targeted support for church-led local outreach in Los Angeles and a smaller accountability-focused gift to a community program there. The foundation’s giving is rooted in human services and local community support. Iron Gate appears as its main operating partner, while other recipients suggest an interest in outreach, service continuity, and community oversight. The grants are all within the United States, and the overall pace of giving is modest relative to its asset base, with annual grants of $287,100 against total assets of $1,019,442. Across the recent record, Jackson Stephen E Foundation shows a focused, relationship-based approach built around recurring support for selected organizations.
In human services and emergency-style support, Jackson Stephen E Foundation gave $23,000 to Iron Gate for general operating support in 2025. The same organization received two $120,000 grants in 2024, also for general operating support, which reinforces the foundation’s preference for funding organizational stability. Its outreach giving is more varied. The foundation awarded $15,000 to Bel Air Presbyterian Church for local outreach, indicating support for congregation-based community work. It also gave $5,500 to New Hollywood for an accountability program, showing interest in local programming tied to oversight or performance. A smaller grant of $2,500 went to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for cycle of survival, adding a health-related element to the foundation’s record. The mix is narrow, but the purposes range from core operations to outreach and program support.
Jackson Stephen E Foundation’s typical grant size sits at $4,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $71,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeated support to the same grantee across multiple years, especially Iron Gate, which appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grant list does not show an application process, so the giving pattern reads as trustee-directed or relationship-based from the available record.
$287K
$1M
$72K
$98K
Most grants fall between $4K and $72K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$72K
About 57% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: Iron Gate, Bel Air Presbyterian Church, New Hollywood
Most grants land in the United States, and 57% of recipients are in Oklahoma, reflecting the foundation’s strongest in-state concentration. Tulsa appears repeatedly through Iron Gate, while Los Angeles shows up through Bel Air Presbyterian Church and New Hollywood. New York appears as a smaller destination through Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Although the foundation is headquartered in Dewey, its giving reaches beyond the headquarters area, with California the top state by grant count.
The recent record centers on a local human-services provider, Iron Gate, along with church-led outreach and a community accountability program. Most of the dollars in the sample go to general operating support rather than restricted project grants.
Yes. Iron Gate appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including two $120,000 grants in 2024 and a $23,000 grant in 2025. That repeated pattern indicates ongoing support across multiple years.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is $4,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $71,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes both large operating grants and smaller targeted awards.
California is the top state by grant count, while 57% of grants in the dataset go to recipients in Oklahoma. Recent recipient cities include Tulsa, Los Angeles, and New York.
The recent grants point to human services, local outreach, accountability programming, and a health-related cycle of survival effort. The foundation also shows a strong preference for general operating support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRON GATE | TULSA, OK | $23,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BEL AIR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | LOCAL OUTREACH |
| NEW HOLLYWOOD | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,500 | 2025 | ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | CYCLE OF SURVIVAL |
| IRON GATE | TULSA, OK | $120,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| IRON GATE | TULSA, OK | $120,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| IRON GATE | TULSA, OK | $1,100 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONING |
IRON GATE
$23,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BEL AIR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$15,000LOCAL OUTREACH
NEW HOLLYWOOD
$5,500ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$2,500CYCLE OF SURVIVAL
IRON GATE
$120,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IRON GATE
$120,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IRON GATE
GENERAL OPERATIONING