Funding search · EIN 731295358 · Tulsa, OK

Sam Viersen Family 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.

193
grants reported
$7.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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

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Top recipients

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  • Ymca of Greater Tulsa3 grants · $1.7M
  • Tulsa Community Foundation2 grants · $1.1M
  • Stonebridge Academy2 grants · $844,000
  • Osu Foundation4 grants · $286,800
  • Okmulgee County Humane Society2 grants · $285,000
  • Stonebridge Academy1 grant · $234,500
  • Tulsa Community Foundation4 grants · $217,500
  • Okmulgee County Humane Society1 grant · $201,663
  • Okmulgee County Drug Court2 grants · $170,000
  • Okmulgee Area Development Corp2 grants · $156,500

Giving over time

$2.0M
2022
$2.7M
2023
$2.6M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 193 grants.

  • $1.1M

    Ymca of Greater Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $975,416

    Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $530,000

    Ymca of Greater Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2022

    Capital improvements

  • $424,000

    Stonebridge Academy · Okmulgee, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $420,000

    Stonebridge Academy · Okmulgee, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $234,500

    Stonebridge Academy · Okmulgee, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $201,663

    Okmulgee County Humane Society · Okmulgee, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $189,000

    Okmulgee County Humane Society · Okmulgee, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $148,000

    Ymca of Greater Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $116,500

    Okmulgee Area Development Corp · Okmulgee, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $115,500

    Okmulgee County Family Resource Cen · Okmulgee, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $110,000

    Osu Foundation · Stillwater, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $101,000

    Osu Foundation · Stillwater, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $100,000

    Ou Foundation · Norman, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $100,000

    Osu Foundation · Stillwater, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $96,500

    Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $96,500

    Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $96,000

    Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $96,000

    Okmulgee County Humane Society · Okmulgee, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $91,500

    Ymca of Greater Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $91,459

    The Academy of Seminole · Seminole, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $90,000

    Okmulgee County Drug Court · Okmulgee, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $83,500

    Landmark for All Generations · Okmulgee, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $80,000

    Okmulgee County Drug Court · Okmulgee, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $51,000

    Tulsa Area United Way · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $50,000

    Ou Foundation · Norman, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $50,000

    Ou Foundation · Norman, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $45,000

    Okmulgee County Family Resource Center · Okmulgee, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $42,500

    Okmulgee County Family Resource Center · Okmulgee, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $41,500

    Preston Elementary School · Preston, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $40,000

    Okmulgee Area Development Corp · Okmulgee, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $38,400

    Osu Foundation · Stillwater, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $38,400

    Osu Foundation · Stillwater, OK · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $38,400

    Osu Foundation · Stillwater, OK · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $36,000

    Okmulgee Area Development Corp · Okmulgee, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $30,000

    Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter · Okmulgee, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $27,500

    Okmulgee Public Schools · Okmulgee, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $27,500

    Okmulgee Public Schools · Okmulgee, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $26,000

    Community Food Bank of Eastern Okla · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $25,000

    American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024

    Community Support

  • $25,000

    Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma · Tulsa, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $25,000

    Salvation Army · Tulsa, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $23,500

    Okmulgee Community Garden Corp · Okmulgee, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $22,000

    Okmulgee Education Foundation · Okmulgee, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $20,000

    A New Leaf Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $20,000

    Oklahoma Dental Foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $20,000

    A New Leaf Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $20,000

    Tulsa Childrens Museum · Tulsa, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $20,000

    A New Leaf Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $20,000

    Okmulgee Education Foundation · Okmulgee, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $18,500

    Okmulgee Public Schools · Okmulgee, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $17,000

    Okmulgee Community Garden Corp · Okmulgee, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $16,000

    Tulsa Area United Way · Tulsa, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $15,000

    Domestic Violence Intervention Serv · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $15,000

    Make-a-Wish Oklahoma · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $15,000

    Buckhunger USA · N Richlnd Hls, TX · 2023

    General operations

  • $15,000

    Domestic Violence Intervention Services · Tulsa, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $15,000

    Make-a-Wish Oklahoma · Tulsa, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $15,000

    Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter · Okmulgee, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $15,000

    Tulsa Area United Way · Tulsa, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $15,000

    Make-a-Wish Oklahoma · Tulsa, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $14,500

    Tulsa Childrens Museum · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $14,000

    Okmulgee Education Foundation · Okmulgee, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $13,500

    Indian Nations Council · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $12,500

    Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $12,000

    Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $10,000

    Links · Washington, DC · 2024

    Community Support

  • $10,000

    Okmulgee County Sharks Special Athl · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $10,000

    Pets Helping People · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $10,000

    Pro Tech Athletes Coalition · Sandy, UT · 2024

    Community Support

  • $10,000

    Rape Abuse and Incest National Netw · Washington, DC · 2024

    Community Support

  • $10,000

    Resonance Center for Women · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $10,000

    Links · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operations

  • $10,000

    Oklahoma Project Woman · Tulsa, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $10,000

    Okmulgee County Sharks Special Athletic · Tulsa, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $10,000

    Resonance Center for Women · Tulsa, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $10,000

    Salvation Army · Tulsa, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $10,000

    Oklahoma Project Woman · Tulsa, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $10,000

    Resonance Center for Women · Tulsa, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $9,500

    Buckhunger · North Richland Hills, TX · 2024

    Community Support

  • $9,500

    Humane Society of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $9,500

    Links · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operations

  • $8,000

    The Rowan Fund · Glassboro, NJ · 2024

    Community Support

  • $8,000

    Forever Young Foundation · Mesa, AZ · 2022

    General operations

  • $7,500

    Lisa Bain Ministries · Tulsa, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $7,500

    The Rowan Fund · Glassboro, NJ · 2023

    General operations

  • $7,500

    New Hope Oklahoma · Tulsa, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $7,000

    Skiatook Paws and Claws · Skiatook, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $6,930

    Landmark for All Generations · Okmulgee, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $6,500

    Skiatook Paws and Claws · Skiatook, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $6,500

    Lisa Bain Ministries · Tulsa, OK · 2022

    General operations

  • $6,000

    Preston Elementary School · Preston, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $6,000

    Indian Nations Council Bsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023

    General operations

  • $5,500

    Creek Nation Indian Village · Okmulgee, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $5,500

    Okmulgee Main Street · Okmulgee, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $5,000

    Fab Lab Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $5,000

    Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $5,000

    Happy Hands Education Center · Broken Arrow, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $5,000

    Lisa Bain Ministries · Tulsa, OK · 2024

    Community Support

  • $5,000

    Paralyzed Veterans of America · Omaha, NE · 2024

    Community 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.