The mission of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, a nonprofit public charity, is to serve the charitable purposes of its donors and the charitable needs of the Oklahoma City area through the development and administration of endowment and other charitable funds with the goal of preserving capital and enhancing value.
Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc. combines broad community grantmaking with large donor-advised and endowment-based support across Oklahoma, and its recent activity shows both direct service funding and major institutional gifts. Among the largest grants on file are $6.94 million to Claremont Mckenna College, $5.21 million to Healthy Minds Healthy Lives Foundation, and $2.98 million to Oklahoma County Diversion Hub Inc. Those awards sit alongside substantial support for health, education, and community organizations in Oklahoma City and nearby communities. The foundation’s public grant categories include community needs, access to health care, children and youth, culture and community, parks and public spaces, scholarships, and nonprofit endowments. It also runs a community grant program launched in 2011 and a centralized scholarship system that matches students to more than 200 scholarship opportunities. Recent grants include $2.96 million to Children's Health Foundation, $2.22 million to University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc, and $1.72 million to The Education and Employment Ministry (teem), showing a mix of institutional, service, and educational support. Its mission centers on serving donor charitable purposes and community needs in the Oklahoma City area through endowment and other charitable funds.
In health-related work, Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc. gave $2,975,324 to Oklahoma County Diversion Hub Inc for general purpose support, and $2,956,620 to Children's Health Foundation for the same purpose. The foundation also lists Access to Health Care as a community grant category, with direct services that can include mental health, dental, hospice, and palliative care. Education appears through both grants and scholarships. Recent support includes $2,222,476 to University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc and $1,719,140 to The Education and Employment Ministry (teem). The foundation also administers a universal scholarship application and stand-alone scholarships, including awards for students in foster care. Culture and community funding is another visible thread. Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc. gave $2,850,000 to Stafford Air and Space Museum Foundation and $491,194 to American Banjo Museum. Its Culture & Community grant category is designed for projects that celebrate and preserve Oklahoma's cultural fabric, including heritage and artistic expression.
$63.3M
$1.1B
$387.3M
$79.7M
Most grants fall between $10K and $43K, with a median of $19K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$19K
75th Percentile
$43K
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Typical awards fall in the five-figure range: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $18,501, and the 75th percentile is $42,821. The recent-grants file also shows occasional much larger institutional awards, which lift the overall scale well above the typical grant size. This is a mixed community foundation, and the pattern suggests both responsive grantmaking and long-term donor-directed support. The grants list includes repeat recipients across multiple years, such as University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc., Casady School, Ok Lions Meadows of Hope, World Neighbors, American Banjo Museum, and Oklahoma Ffa Foundation. The foundation accepts unsolicited applications in several programs, including community grants, scholarships, parks and public space, and endowment support.
Grants are heavily concentrated in Oklahoma: 83% of grants go to recipients in the headquarters state, and the top giving state is also OK. Oklahoma City appears repeatedly, with additional awards landing in Norman, Stillwater, Shawnee, Perkins, Weatherford, and Claremont, CA. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 1,119 grants in the United States.
The foundation supports community needs, access to health care, children and youth, culture and community, parks and public spaces, scholarships, and nonprofit endowments. Its active grant programs also include a centralized scholarship system, a community grant program launched in 2011, and a permanent fund program for nonprofit endowments.
Yes. Several active programs list unsolicited applications, including community grants, scholarships, parks and public space, and nonprofit endowment opportunities. The scholarship system also uses a universal application to match students to more than 200 scholarship opportunities.
The giving scope is local, and 83% of grants go to recipients in Oklahoma. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with all 1,119 grants going to organizations in the United States.
The 25th percentile grant is $10,000, the median is $18,501, and the 75th percentile is $42,821. The recent grants list also includes larger awards, but most grants cluster around those five-figure levels.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc., Casady School, Ok Lions Meadows of Hope, World Neighbors, American Banjo Museum, and Oklahoma Ffa Foundation. That pattern suggests repeat support rather than one-time awards only.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAFFORD AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM FOUNDATION | WEATHERFORD, OK | $7,000,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES ORGANIZATION INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $3,854,476 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| NEXUS ANIMALS | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $3,224,647 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OKLAHOMA BLOOD INSTITUTE | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $1,622,180 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| COMMUNITY RESOURCES REAL ESTATE | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $1,548,532 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| THE OKLAHOMA OFFICE OF JUVENILE AFFAIRS | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $1,542,472 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CASADY SCHOOL | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $1,135,289 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $1,041,778 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OKLAHOMA COUNTY DIVERSION HUB INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $1,020,980 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA | NORMAN, OK | $959,500 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OIC OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $958,312 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| HONESTLY INC | OKC, OK | $892,870 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| HOMELESS ALLIANCE INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $836,361 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| YWCA OF OKLAHOMA CITY | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $827,056 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT CORPORATION (CEC) | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $750,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | STILLWATER, OK | $743,897 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $705,341 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| PIVOT INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $687,238 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| AMERICAN BANJO MUSEUM | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $674,696 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY | STILLWATER, OK | $643,250 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| HERITAGE HALL SCHOOL | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $633,139 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $629,095 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OK LIONS MEADOWS OF HOPE | STILLWATER, OK | $618,401 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY-WANDA L BASS SCHOOL OF MUSIC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $525,582 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| LILYFIELD INC | EDMOND, OK | $500,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CITY OF NICHOLS HILLS | NICHOLS HILLS, OK | $500,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| THE FREEDOM CENTER OF OKC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $500,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| WATER4 | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $498,720 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OKLAHOMA CITY PHILHARMONIC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $489,635 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CITY CARE INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $488,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OKLAHOMA FFA FOUNDATION | STILLWATER, OK | $483,420 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OKLAHOMA CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $478,370 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| POSITIVE TOMORROWS | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $425,226 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OKLAHOMA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $417,200 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| SISU YOUTH SERVICES | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $411,728 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| WESTVIEW BOYS' HOME | HOLLIS, OK | $407,842 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| FIELDS & FUTURES | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $402,413 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| FIGHT FOR THE FORGOTTEN | AUSTIN, TX | $375,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $373,550 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CAVETT KIDS FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $368,477 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| WORLD NEIGHBORS | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $359,028 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| INTEGRIS HEALTH FOUNDATION INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $337,423 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CITY CENTER OUTREACH | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $330,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OKLAHOMA CITY BALLET | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $277,495 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CITY RESCUE MISSION INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $274,571 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL & MUSEUM | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $266,774 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OKLAHOMA LIONS SERVICE FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | $263,879 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY | BETHANY, OK | $261,918 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| THE CHILDREN'S CENTER FOUNDATION | BETHANY, OK | $260,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| ZARATHUSHTI ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION | SAN JOSE, CA | $257,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
STAFFORD AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM FOUNDATION
$7,000,000GENERAL PURPOSES
COMMUNITY RESOURCES REAL ESTATE
$1,548,532GENERAL PURPOSES
THE OKLAHOMA OFFICE OF JUVENILE AFFAIRS
GENERAL PURPOSES
CASADY SCHOOL
$1,135,289GENERAL PURPOSES
CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION
$1,041,778GENERAL PURPOSES
OKLAHOMA COUNTY DIVERSION HUB INC
$1,020,980GENERAL PURPOSES
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
$959,500GENERAL PURPOSES
OIC OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY
$958,312GENERAL PURPOSES
HONESTLY INC
$892,870GENERAL PURPOSES
HOMELESS ALLIANCE INC
$836,361GENERAL PURPOSES
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT CORPORATION (CEC)
$750,000GENERAL PURPOSES
AMERICAN BANJO MUSEUM
$674,696GENERAL PURPOSES
OK LIONS MEADOWS OF HOPE
$618,401GENERAL PURPOSES
CITY OF NICHOLS HILLS
$500,000GENERAL PURPOSES
THE FREEDOM CENTER OF OKC
$500,000GENERAL PURPOSES
OKLAHOMA CITY PHILHARMONIC
$489,635GENERAL PURPOSES
OKLAHOMA FFA FOUNDATION
$483,420GENERAL PURPOSES
WESTVIEW BOYS' HOME
$407,842GENERAL PURPOSES
FIGHT FOR THE FORGOTTEN
$375,000GENERAL PURPOSES
OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$373,550GENERAL PURPOSES
CITY CENTER OUTREACH
$330,000GENERAL PURPOSES
OKLAHOMA CITY BALLET
$277,495GENERAL PURPOSES
OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL & MUSEUM
$266,774GENERAL PURPOSES
OKLAHOMA LIONS SERVICE FOUNDATION
$263,879GENERAL PURPOSES
THE CHILDREN'S CENTER FOUNDATION
$260,000GENERAL PURPOSES
ZARATHUSHTI ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
$257,000GENERAL PURPOSES
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