Funding search · EIN 736102163 · Tulsa, OK

Mervin Bovaird Foundation

Name: Mervin Bovaird 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.

214
grants reported: $5.5M
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.

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.

University of Tulsa3 grants · $750,000
Tulsa Community Foundation3 grants · $685,000
Philbrook Museum of Art2 grants · $410,000
University of Oklahoma - Tulsa2 grants · $150,000
Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma3 grants · $140,000
Oklahoma State University Foundation1 grant · $140,000
Town & Country School2 grants · $120,000
Clarehouse3 grants · $115,000
Child Abuse Network1 grant · $100,000
Little Light House2 grants · $90,000

Giving over time

$1.6M

2022

$1.9M

2023

$2.0M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 214 grants.

$440,000
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$330,000
Philbrook Museum of Art · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$264,000
University of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$246,000
University of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General Support
$240,000
University of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$200,000
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General Support
$140,000
Oklahoma State University Foundation · Stillwater, OK · 2024
General Support
$100,000
Child Abuse Network · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General support
$80,000
Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$80,000
Town & Country School · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$80,000
Philbrook Museum of Art · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General Support
$75,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
General Support
$75,000
University of Oklahoma - Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$75,000
Ou Foundation · Norman, OK · 2023
General Support
$75,000
University of Oklahoma - Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$70,000
Clarehouse · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$60,000
Reading Partners · Oakland, CA · 2024
General Support
$60,000
Little Light House · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$50,000
Tulsa Symphony · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$50,000
Tulsa Zoo Management · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$45,000
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$45,000
Domestic Violence Intervention Services · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$40,000
Eden Village of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$40,000
Tulsa Tough · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$40,000
Osu Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General support
$40,000
Town & Country School · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General support
$35,000
Clarehouse · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General support
$30,000
Meals On Wheels of Metro Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$30,000
Chamber Music Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$30,000
Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$30,000
Tulsa Ballet · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$30,000
Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General Support
$30,000
Little Light House · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General Support
$30,000
Reading Partners · Oakland, CA · 2022
General Support
$30,000
The Nature Conservancy · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General support
$30,000
Tulsa Ballet Theatre · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Alzheimer'S Association Oklahoma Chapter · Chicago, IL · 2024
General Support
$25,000
First Tee of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Newview Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Stand in the Gap Ministries · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Tulsa Ballet · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Tulsa Zoo Management · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$25,000
Alzheimer'S Association Oklahoma Chapter · Chicago, IL · 2023
General Support
$25,000
Eden Village of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$25,000
First Tee of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$25,000
Stand in the Gap Ministries · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$25,000
Alzheimer'S Disease and Related Disorders Assc · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Support
$25,000
First Tee of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Newview Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
General support
$25,000
Stand in the Gap · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General Support
$20,000
Boston Avenue Helping Hands · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$20,000
Chamber Music Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$20,000
Child Abuse Network Inc (Dba Child Advocacy Network) · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$20,000
Circle Cinema Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$20,000
Fab Lab Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$20,000
Family and Childrens Services · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$20,000
Hearts for Hearing Foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
General Support
$20,000
Iron Gate · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$20,000
Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$20,000
Tulsa Opera · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$20,000
Youth Services of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$20,000
Boston Avenue Helping Hands · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$20,000
Circle Cinema Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$20,000
Fab Lab Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$20,000
Iron Gate · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$20,000
Meals On Wheels of Metro Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$20,000
Mental Health Association in Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$20,000
Philos Hospitality · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$20,000
Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$20,000
Tulsa Symphony · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$20,000
Tulsa Tough · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$20,000
1st Step Male Diversion Program · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General support
$20,000
Boston Avenue Helping Hands · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General support
$20,000
Center for Consumer Recovery · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General support
$20,000
Fab Lab Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General Support
$20,000
Hospitality House of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General support
$20,000
Mental Health Association in Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General support
$20,000
Nicole Jarvis Md Parkinson'S Research Fdtn · Norman, OK · 2022
General Support
$20,000
Tulsa Day Center · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General Support
$20,000
Tulsa Opera · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General Support
$20,000
Tulsa Tough · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General Support
$15,000
A New Leaf · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$15,000
First Step Male Diversion Program · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$15,000
John 3 16 Mission · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General Support
$15,000
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
General Support
$15,000
The Demand Project · Jenks, OK · 2024
General Support
$15,000
A New Leaf · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$15,000
First Step Male Diversion Program · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$15,000
John 3 16 Mission · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$15,000
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
General Support
$15,000
Neighbor for Neighbor · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$15,000
Tulsa Botanic Garden · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General Support
$15,000
A New Leaf · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General support
$15,000
John 3 16 Mission · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General support
$15,000
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
General Support
$15,000
Life Senior Services · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General support
$15,000
Neighbor for Neighbor · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General support
$15,000
Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General Support
$15,000
Route 66 Alliance · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.