Funding search · EIN 731574370 · Tulsa, OK

George Kaiser Family Foundation

Name: George Kaiser Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

1,393
grants reported: $265.7M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

best sssn tulsa gkff round community sponsorship capacity

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Early childhood programs for Tulsa families, branded BEST
Two-generation family support: home visiting, doulas, maternal mental health
Criminal justice diversion and reentry, especially for women
Affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization in north Tulsa
Workforce training, adult education, and job placement
Immigrant, refugee, and Spanish-speaking family services in Tulsa

Typical grant

Median grant is $50,000 with the middle half between $15,000 and $157,000, so most checks are modest. The money concentrates violently at the top: a single $20.1 million grant to Community Action Project of Tulsa and a $10.75 million Choice Neighborhoods housing award dwarf everything else, and seven-figure grants cluster among long-standing operating partners like Parent Child Center, Family and Children's Services, and Tulsa Community Foundation. Giving repeats heavily year over year, with the same institutions returning for renewed program grants labeled FY24 and FY25.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“BEST”
“General Operating”
“Program Grant FY25”
“SSSN Programmatic Funding”
“Capital Campaign”

Positioning adjacent work

Tie the work to the BEST early childhood portfolio: home visiting, literacy, family advocacy, or maternal health.
Ask in the $150,000 to $450,000 range for a first program grant; seven figures goes to established partners.
Name Tulsa explicitly and show services delivered to Tulsa residents, not statewide or national scope.
Frame evaluation and data capacity as part of the ask; they fund studies, ImpactTulsa, and national evaluations.

Worth knowing: This is a Tulsa foundation in the strictest sense: 1,282 of 1,393 grants went to Oklahoma recipients, and the out-of-state ones (Reach Out and Read, Start Early, FII National, Endeavor NWA) are almost all funding Tulsa-based operations. Tulsa Community Foundation functions as a fiscal and administrative arm, receiving many separate grants including admin fees, so a lot of dollars route through it rather than reflecting independent grantmaking decisions.

3 grants matching “quick” · $2.1M

$2.0M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
InvestNorth Community Fund TCF Invest North Quick
$50,000
Salvation Army Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
InvestNorth Quick Hits: Sports at Boys and Girls Club North Mabee
$25,000
Prancing Pearls of Excellence · Tulsa, OK · 2023
InvestNorth: Quick Hits Grant

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Tulsa Community Foundation237 grants · $80.6M
Community Action Project of Tulsa9 grants · $60.9M
Housing Partners of Tulsa2 grants · $14.0M
Parent Child Center of Tulsa9 grants · $9.4M
Oklahoma State Unviersity3 grants · $8.8M
Family and Children'S Services18 grants · $7.0M
Tulsa City-County Health Depart17 grants · $6.3M
Still She Rises Tulsa6 grants · $5.7M
University of Tulsa11 grants · $5.7M
Okpop Foundation1 grant · $5.0M

Giving over time

$78.1M

2022

$104.0M

2023

$83.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,393 grants.

$24.0M
Community Action Project of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Oklahoma Early Childhood Program and Early Head Start Child Care Partnership: Year 17
$20.2M
Community Action Project of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024
BEST OECP+Match Program Grant FY25
$18.7M
Community Action Project of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
BEST OECP+Match Program Grant FY24
$11.0M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
InvestNorth: Berry and Chamberlain Parks
$10.8M
Housing Partners of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Choice Neighborhood Application: Comanche Park(over five years)
$6.7M
Oklahoma State Unviersity · Stillwater, OK · 2023
Center for Advanced Aerial Mobility: LaunchPad Research&Tech Center(Build Back Better)
$5.1M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
A Gathering Place for Tulsa Fund at TCF: Payment for Guthrie Green, FlyLoft and LowDown
$5.0M
Okpop Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Operating Support
$5.0M
University of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Team8 Cyber Fellowship Two-Year Grant
$5.0M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
918 Fund at TCF: Programming
$3.5M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Female Incarceration Fund at TCF: Programming
$3.3M
Parent Child Center of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
BEST HealthySteps Program Grant FY24
$3.3M
Afford Housing Prop Solutions · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Five Years Support: Choice Neighborhood Project-2019
$3.3M
Housing Partners of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Choice Neighborhood Application: Comanche Park(2023 Installment)
$3.0M
River Parks Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Williams Crossing Bridge
$2.9M
Tulsa Educare · Tulsa, OK · 2022
BEST-Early Learning Works: Two Year Grant
$2.9M
Parent Child Center of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2022
BEST - Bright Beginnings & Family Connects: Healthy Steps
$2.7M
Reading Partners · Tulsa, OK · 2022
BEST - Reading Partners Program in TPS:Two Year Grant 2022-2024
$2.4M
Still She Rises Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Fy25 General Operating Fund
$2.4M
The Parent Child Center of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024
BEST Healthy Steps Program Grant FY25
$2.2M
Tulsa Economic Development Corp · Tulsa, OK · 2022
River West Development
$2.1M
Oklahoma State Unviersity · Stillwater, OK · 2023
Center for Advanced Aerial Mobility: LaunchPad Research&Tech Center(Build Back Better)
$2.0M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
TulsaResponds Fund at TCF: 2024 Operating Support
$2.0M
Grand Lake Mental Health Ctr · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Capital Campaign
$2.0M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
InvestNorth Community Fund TCF Invest North Quick
$2.0M
Still She Rises Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
FY 2024-SSRT(also see Female Incarceration Fund)
$2.0M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Female Incarceration Project Fund(Formerly Inc. Women's Project 2) at TCF: Programming
$1.9M
Family and Children'S Services · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Women in Recovery, Women's Justice Team; Parenting, Pregnancy, Court & Jail Programs
$1.9M
Parent Child Center of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
BEST Family Connects Program Grant FY24
$1.7M
Family and Children'S Services · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Women in Recovery
$1.7M
Family and Children'S Services · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Women in Recovery
$1.6M
Tulsa City-County Health Depart · Tulsa, OK · 2024
BEST Family Advocates
$1.6M
Tulsa Educare · Tulsa, OK · 2024
BEST Early Learning Works
$1.5M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Greenwood Rising PRI Loan Forgiveness
$1.5M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Federal Funding Account at TCF: Build Back Better
$1.5M
Growing Together · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Kendall Whittier Neighborhood Trust
$1.5M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
GKFF DAF at TCF: General Operating Support
$1.5M
Family Safety Center · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Family Safety Center: New Facility
$1.5M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Tulsa Responds Fund at TCF: General Operating Support
$1.4M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Women's Health Fund at TCF: Multiple Orgs Supported
$1.4M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
TulsaResponds Fund TCF: 2025 Operating Support
$1.4M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Take Control Initiative Fund at TCF: 2025 Operating Support
$1.4M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Maternal Health Equity Fund at TCF: BEST TBEI Program Grant FY24
$1.4M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Flat Rock Creek Terrace Project
$1.4M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Take Control Initiative Fund at TCF(5B-2); 2024 Operating Support
$1.3M
Tulsa City-County Health Depart · Tulsa, OK · 2023
BEST Family Advocates Program Grant
$1.3M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Tulsa Service Year Fund at TCF: 2024 Operating Support
$1.3M
The Parent Child Center of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024
BEST Family Connects Program Grant FY25
$1.3M
Foundation for Tulsa Schools · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Tulsa Teacher Corps Capacity; School Leadership Effectiveness; Montessori team
$1.2M
American Jornalism Project · Washington, DC · 2023
2023 Oklahoma Operations: $1,200,000 over three years
$1.2M
Tulsa Comm College Found · Tulsa, OK · 2023
BEST Bridging the Gap Program Grant FY24
$1.2M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
BEST Take Control Initiative Fund TCF
$1.1M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Take Control Initiative Fund at TCF: BEST Take Control Initiative Program Grant FY24
$1.1M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Planned Giving Partnership Fund at TCF(Endowment Challenge Grant Fund)
$1.1M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Women's Health
$1.0M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Strong Tomorrows Fund at TCF: BEST Strong Tomorrows Program Grant FY24
$1.0M
Foundation for Tulsa Schools · Tulsa, OK · 2022
BEST - Strong Tomorrows
$1.0M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
BEST: GKFF Bridging the Gap
$1.0M
City Year · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Whole School Whole Child Student Impact, Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
$1.0M
Counseling & Recovery Serv of Ok · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Capital Campaign
$1.0M
City Year · Tulsa, OK · 2023
City Year Programmatic Support at Tulsa Public Schools
$1.0M
Teach for America Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Operating Support
$1.0M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Partner Tulsa Support Fund at TCF(2-WC-8): Build Back Better
$1.0M
Tulsa Library Tst(Tulsa City Library System) · Tulsa, OK · 2023
My Library Our Future Capital Campaign
$1.0M
River Parks Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Turkey Mountain Plan
$1.0M
Still She Rises Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2022
FY23 Pledge
$1.0M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
GKFF DAF at TCF: General Operations
$1.0M
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Women's Health Fund at TCF: General Operations
$953,707
Tulsa City-County Health Depart · Tulsa, OK · 2022
BEST: Lactation Consultant; Navigation(Family Advocates)
$950,588
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
BEST TBEI (Community Based Doula Program)
$904,395
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
BEST: Maternal Health Equity Fund at TCF: Tulsa Birth Equity Initiative
$899,402
Foundation for Tulsa Schools · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Best - ece
$869,400
Madison Strategies Group · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Operating; Tulsa Community WorkAdvance; Due North; NextUp
$869,400
New Workforce Directions Inc(Madison Stgy Gp) · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Tulsa Community WorkAdvance;Due North;NextUp
$844,134
Tulsa Library Trust(Tulsa City County Library System) · Tulsa, OK · 2022
BEST Tulsa Imagination Library-2 years
$840,000
New Workforce Directions · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General Operating, Due North, NextUp, Staff Training and Development
$815,000
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Tulsa Service Year Fund at TCF: General Operations
$784,057
Parent Child Center of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
BEST Bright Beginnings Program Grant FY24
$750,000
Endeavor Nwa Entrepreneurs · Fayetteville, AR · 2024
Endeavor Tulsa Office
$750,000
Neighbors Along the Line · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Neighbors Along the Line Renovation, Expansion Project
$750,000
Humble Sons Bike Company · Broken Arrow, OK · 2023
Bike Club Headquarters
$750,000
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Federal Funding Account at TCF: Workforce(Build Back Better)
$722,767
University of Oklahoma Found · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Early Childhood Educ Inst.; Educare Study; Early Childhood Educ Loan Forgiveness
$701,400
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Take Control Initiative Fund at TCF(5B-2); 2023 Closeout Support
$655,196
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
BEST Strong Tomorrows
$653,815
University of Oklahoma Found · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Early Childhood Education Loan Forgiveness Study
$650,000
Avanzando Juntos Coprporation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Mi Gente Loan Fund
$625,000
Tulsa Area United Way · Tulsa, OK · 2024
SSSN Data Research & General Operating
$622,110
University of Oklahoma Found · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Early Childhood Education Institute
$610,000
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Build in Tulsa Fund at TCF: ACT Tulsa
$600,000
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Flat Rock Creek Terrace Project
$593,587
Foundation for Tulsa Schools · Tulsa, OK · 2022
BEST - ConnectFirst-Parent Resource Center
$583,705
Pres & Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
BEST: TeamBirth-A Collabration through Prenatal&Educational System Trainings
$581,078
University of Oklahoma Found · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Educare Family Health Program;Team for Children at Risk;Homeless Youth Outreach Clinic
$568,000
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
The Opportunity Project Fund at TCF: General Operating
$551,685
Art 4orms Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
BEST - Advisory 2022
$551,000
Foundation for Tulsa Schools · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Tulsa Teacher Corps, Leadership Development, Lead Health Educator
$550,000
Center for Employ Opportunities · Tulsa, OK · 2024
CEO-Tulsa Operations
$550,000
Growing Together · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Operations CLI and KWNT
$550,000
Center for Employ Opportunities · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Transitional Jobs and Employment Reentry Services for Formerly Incarcerated Oklahomans

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.