Funding search · EIN 731278163 · Oklahoma City, OK

Ad Astra Foundation

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

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

101
grants reported: $2.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $7,870
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

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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.

Top recipients

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

Casady Performing Arts Complex2 grants · $666,667
Casady School2 grants · $162,000
Oklahoma Zoological Society3 grants · $117,870
Boy Scouts of American National Fou2 grants · $110,000
Ok Blood Institute1 grant · $100,000
Oklahoma City Museum of Art2 grants · $53,000
Cimarron Opera2 grants · $52,000
Painted Sky Opera2 grants · $50,000
Canterbury Voices2 grants · $50,000
Scissortail Park2 grants · $45,000

Giving over time

$558,550

2022

$600,250

2023

$1.0M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 101 grants.

$516,667
Casady Performing Arts Complex · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Unrestricted
$150,000
Casady Performing Arts Complex · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Unrestricted
$150,000
Casady School · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Cc primary division expansion / renovation
$100,000
Ok Blood Institute · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Unrestricted
$100,000
Boy Scouts of American National Fou · Irving, TX · 2023
Florida sea base dorm addition
$100,000
Oklahoma Zoological Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Expedition africa
$50,000
Oklahoma City Museum of Art · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Unrestricted
$40,000
University of Central Oklahoma · Edmond, OK · 2024
Unrestricted
$40,000
University of Central Oklahoma Foun · Edmond, OK · 2023
Computer science department
$36,000
Okc Philharmonic · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Unrestricted
$33,000
Okc Philharmonic · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
2022-2023 concert sponsorship
$30,000
Scissortail Park · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Scissortail park concerts 2023
$30,000
Scissortail Park (Mailing Address) · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Live from the lawn
$26,000
Cimarron Opera · Norman, OK · 2024
Opera theater camp 2024
$26,000
Cimarron Opera · Norman, OK · 2023
Opera theater camp 2023
$26,000
Boy Scouts of America Last Frontier Council · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Sea base and gathering of the eagles
$25,000
Canterbury Voices · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Unrestricted
$25,000
Painted Sky Opera · Edmond, OK · 2024
2024 productions
$25,000
Canterbury Voices · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
Oklahoma City Repertory Theater · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
Painted Sky Opera · Edmond, OK · 2023
Unrestricted
$25,000
Blac · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Kennedy center performing arts center in education 2022-2023
$25,000
First American Museum · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Education programming
$25,000
Nichols Hills United Methodist Church · Nichols Hills, OK · 2022
General support
$25,000
Ok Contemporary Museum · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Corporate council membership
$25,000
Okc University · Edmond, OK · 2022
School of music performance season
$25,000
Painted Sky Opera · Edmond, OK · 2022
2022 productions
$23,500
Florida National High Adventure Sea · Islamorada, FL · 2023
Tarpon tournament
$17,500
Air & Space Forces Association · Midwest City, OK · 2022
Tinker air show community partner
$15,000
Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Unrestricted
$15,000
Scissortail Park · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Scissortail park concerts 2024
$15,000
Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Unrestricted
$15,000
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Unrestricted
$15,000
Alzheimer'S Association Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Alz cares for oklahoma
$15,000
Brightmusic Society of Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Annual support - 2022-2023
$12,000
Casady School · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Performing arts trip to spain - spring 2023
$10,800
Ok Israel Exchange · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Sponsor 2022
$10,000
Boy Scouts of American National Fou · Irving, TX · 2024
Sea base
$10,000
Last Frontier Council · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Oklahoma Zoological Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Zoo travel with cheetah conservation fund
$10,000
Air Space Forces Association · Midwest City, OK · 2023
Tinker air show
$10,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Alzheimers cares for ok
$10,000
Casady School · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
Integris Health Foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Unrestricted
$10,000
American Heart Association · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Go red for women
$10,000
Canterbury Voices · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Canterbury voices 2022-2023 concert season
$10,000
Myriad Gardens Foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
2022 summer concert series
$10,000
Oklahoma Christian University · Edmond, OK · 2022
Musical fund: "brigadoon"
$10,000
Ywca Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
General donation
$7,870
Oklahoma Zoological Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Okc zoo gala
$7,500
Occc Foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Music scholarships
$7,500
Okc Community College · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Music scholarships
$7,000
Ok Council of Public Affairs · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Citizenship award dinner 4/24/2024
$5,000
Cheetah Conservation Fund · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Nichols Hills United Methodist Chur · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Ok Council of Public Affairs · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Improve the future of oklahoma
$5,000
Oklahoma Arts Institute · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
2024 summer arts institute scholarships
$5,000
Oklahoma Youth Orchestra · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Blac · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Arts integration training for okcps
$5,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Yukon, OK · 2023
Marlin oil golf classic
$5,000
Nichols Hills United Methodist Chur · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Oklahoma Arts Institute · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
2023 summer arts institute scholarships
$5,000
Oklahoma Youth Orchestra · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Bethany Public Schools Foundation · Bethany, OK · 2022
Piccolo/glockenspiel
$5,000
Creative Ok · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
2022 ambassador awards
$5,000
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art · Shawnee, OK · 2022
2022 free summer admission
$5,000
Ok Humanities · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
2022 general support
$5,000
Ok Youth Orchestras · Oaklahoma City, OK · 2022
Annual play it forward campaign
$5,000
Oklahoma Arts Institute · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
2022 oklahoma summer arts institute
$3,500
Cheetah Conservation Fund · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Unrestricted
$3,500
Osu Foundation · Stillwater, OK · 2023
Cowboy rocketworks
$3,500
Oklahoma City Community Foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Fbo oklahoma museums association
$3,000
Oklahoma City Museum of Art · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Renaissance ball - 09/06/2024
$3,000
Autismoklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Duets - april 2022
$3,000
Putnam City Schools Foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
2022 production
$2,500
Bethany Public School Foundation · Bethany, OK · 2023
Band program
$2,500
Nexus Equine · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,500
Ywca Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,500
Nichols Hills Crime and Fire Prevention · Nichols Hills, OK · 2022
General support
$2,500
Ok Mozart · Bartlesville, OK · 2022
Okm music - 2022 summer music festival
$2,000
Ladies Music Club of Okc · Edmond, OK · 2024
2024 music scholarship competition
$2,000
Ladies Music Club of Okc · Edmond, OK · 2022
2023 music scholarship competition
$1,000
Last Frontier Council · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
E c joullian distinguished citizen award - pat rooney
$1,000
Tinker Top 3 · Tinker Afb, OK · 2024
10/18/2024
$1,000
Ywca Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Engaging mens luncheon
$1,000
Wildcare Foundation · Noble, OK · 2022
General support
$800
Refine Silver · Edmond, OK · 2024
Unrestricted
$750
Pups and Promises Animal Rescue · Edmond, OK · 2022
General support
$500
Okc Memorial Museum · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Unrestricted
$500
Salvation Army · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Celebration of hope gala
$500
Science Museum Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Elemental ball - 4/13/2024
$500
Nichols Hills Parks · Nichols Hill, OK · 2023
Unrestricted
$500
Okc Philharmonic · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Education program
$500
Oklahoma City Community Foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Eagle scout scholarship fund in honor of clint gold
$500
Childrens Hospital Foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Dancing for a miracle - mary pointer
$500
Last Frontier Council · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
General support
$250
Wildcare Foundation · Noble, OK · 2024
Unrestricted
$250
Oklahoma City Community Foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Scholarship fund in honor of dr jim lowe
$200
Oeta Foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Unrestricted

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