Funding search · EIN 731533372 · Tulsa, OK
The Darden Family Charitable Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 41
- grants reported
- $779,500
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Texas Tech University2 grants · $200,000
- Mayo Clinic3 grants · $105,000
- Hardin Simmons University2 grants · $70,000
- Western Texas College3 grants · $55,000
- Texas Tech Red Raiders Scholarship Fund1 grant · $50,000
- Md Anderson3 grants · $47,000
- St Jude'S Children Hospital3 grants · $35,000
- Texas Tech - Chairperson Department of Geosciences1 grant · $30,000
- Johns Hopkins University2 grants · $25,000
- The Gathering Place1 grant · $25,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 41 reported grants, largest first.
- $100,000
Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX · 2024
Scholarships
- $100,000
Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX · 2023
Scholarships
- $50,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
Research
- $50,000
Texas Tech Red Raiders Scholarship Fund · Lubbock, TX · 2022
General fund
- $45,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
Research
- $45,000
Hardin Simmons University · Abilene, TX · 2022
Scholarships
- $30,000
Texas Tech - Chairperson Department of Geosciences · Lubbock, TX · 2022
General fund
- $25,000
Hardin Simmons University · Abilene, TX · 2023
Scholarships
- $25,000
The Gathering Place · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General fund
- $22,000
Md Anderson · Houston, TX · 2024
Research
- $22,000
National Center for Missing Children · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Scholarships
- $21,000
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Research
- $20,000
Western Texas College · Snyder, TX · 2024
Scholarship
- $20,000
Western Texas College · Snyder, TX · 2023
Scholarship
- $15,000
Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Research
- $15,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Research
- $15,000
Md Anderson · Houston, TX · 2023
Research
- $15,000
St Jude'S Children Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Research
- $15,000
Western Texas College · Snyder, TX · 2022
Scholarship
- $12,000
University of Tulsa - Office of Development · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Scholarships
- $10,000
St Jude'S Children Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Research
- $10,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Scholarships
- $10,000
Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Research
- $10,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Research
- $10,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
Research
- $10,000
Md Anderson · Houston, TX · 2022
Research
- $10,000
Methodist Children'S Home · Waco, TX · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
St Jude'S Children Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Research
- $5,000
Iron Gate · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Meals On Wheels · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Panhandle Plains Historical Museum · Canyon, TX · 2022
General fund
- $3,000
Red Raider Club · Lubbock, TX · 2022
General fund
- $2,500
Iron Gate · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General fund
- $2,500
Meals On Wheels · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General fund
- $2,500
Panhandle Plains Historical Museum · Canyon, TX · 2023
General fund
- $2,500
The Spring Shelter · Sand Springs, OK · 2023
General fund
- $2,500
Dayspring Villa · Sand Springs, OK · 2022
Storm shelter
- $2,000
Spearman Scholarship Foundation · Spearman, TX · 2023
Scholarships
- $2,000
Spearman Scholarship Foundation · Spearman, TX · 2022
Scholarships
- $1,500
Lone Wolf Cemetery · Lone Wolf, OK · 2023
General fund
- $1,500
Lone Wolf Cemetery · Lone Wolf, OK · 2022
General fund
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Similar purposes
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