Funding search · EIN 731554474 · Tulsa, OK

Tulsa Community Foundation

Name: Tulsa Community 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.

5,058
grants reported: $491.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $15,000
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

scholarships

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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

Tulsa civic institutions: parks, libraries, museums, zoo, city projects
Churches, ministries, and faith-based youth programs, heavily Tulsa-area
Higher education foundations, especially University of Oklahoma and Tulsa
Human services: homelessness, food, family crisis, criminal justice diversion
Racial history and Greenwood-related Tulsa initiatives
Health, aging, and reproductive health organizations

Typical grant

Median grant is $15,000 and the middle half falls between $10,000 and $40,000, so the overwhelming majority of checks are modest. The seven- and eight-figure grants go to a small set of Tulsa anchors and affiliated entities: George Kaiser Family Foundation, Greenwood Rising, River Parks Authority, and large local churches. Recipients repeat across years, and with 5,058 grants to 3,039 recipients the pattern is many organizations getting a grant more than once.

Their words

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

“GENERAL OPERATIONS”
“FOUNDATION”
“FUND”
“MINISTRIES”
“FAMILY”

Positioning adjacent work

Anchor the work in Tulsa or eastern Oklahoma; out-of-state grants track donors, not stated priorities.
Ask in the $10,000 to $40,000 band unless you are a named Tulsa civic anchor.
Frame the request as general operating support, which is how nearly every grant is coded.
Connect to funded themes: education access, homelessness, youth development, or Greenwood-era history.

Worth knowing: This is a community foundation moving donor-advised money, so most grants reflect individual donor relationships rather than a foundation program strategy; unsolicited proposals rarely move without a donor champion. Roughly half of recipients are in Oklahoma and a handful of Tulsa entities, led by George Kaiser Family Foundation and Greenwood Rising, absorb a large share of total dollars.

Top recipients

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

Midway USA Foundation2 grants · $40.3M
George Kaiser Family Foundation1 grant · $24.4M
Ggp Parks Llc2 grants · $23.1M
Trinity Presbyterian Church3 grants · $22.0M
Gkff Best Llc2 grants · $18.0M
Greenwood Rising2 grants · $16.8M
Tulsa'S Gathering Place (Aka Tgp River Parks Authority)2 grants · $9.9M
Hunger Free Oklahoma3 grants · $9.4M
Tulsa Area United Way3 grants · $7.9M
River Parks Authority Tgp Bridge1 grant · $7.5M

Giving over time

$163.6M

2022

$169.1M

2023

$158.6M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 5,058 grants.

$31.3M
Midway USA Foundation · Columbia, MO · 2022
General operations
$24.4M
George Kaiser Family Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General operations
$16.6M
Greenwood Rising · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General operations
$12.4M
Ggp Parks Llc · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$10.7M
Ggp Parks Llc · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$9.5M
Trinity Presbyterian Church · Owasso, OK · 2022
General operations
$9.0M
Gkff Best Llc · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$9.0M
Midway USA Foundation · Columbia, MO · 2023
General operations
$9.0M
Gkff Best Llc · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$8.2M
Hunger Free Oklahoma · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$7.5M
River Parks Authority Tgp Bridge · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General operations
$7.1M
Trinity Presbyterian Church · Owasso, OK · 2024
General operations
$5.9M
Tulsa'S Gathering Place (Aka Tgp River Parks Authority) · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$5.4M
Trinity Presbyterian Church · Owasso, OK · 2023
General operations
$5.0M
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund · Jersey City, NJ · 2024
General operations
$4.0M
Tulsa'S Gathering Place (Aka Tgp River Parks Authority) · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$3.7M
University of Oklahoma Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General operations
$3.2M
Tulsa Area United Way · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$3.0M
Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms · Anniston, AL · 2023
General operations
$2.9M
Tulsa Area United Way · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General operations
$2.6M
Still She Rises · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$2.6M
Folds of Honor Foundation · Owasso, OK · 2024
General operations
$2.3M
University of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$2.3M
Midwayusa Foundation · Columbia, MO · 2024
General operations
$2.3M
City Lights Foundation of Oklahoma · Broken Arrow, OK · 2024
General operations
$2.0M
Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$2.0M
Gustavus Adolphus College · Saint Peter, MN · 2024
General operations
$2.0M
Vhit Llc · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$2.0M
University of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General operations
$2.0M
Still She Rises · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$1.9M
Native American Connections · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General operations
$1.9M
Zoe La · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General operations
$1.9M
Tulsa Area United Way · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$1.7M
United Way of Greater Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operations
$1.7M
River Parks Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$1.7M
Rejoice Christian School · Owasso, OK · 2023
General operations
$1.6M
Tulsa Zoo Management · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$1.6M
American Journalism Project · Washington, DC · 2024
General operations
$1.5M
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Scholarships
$1.5M
River Parks Authority · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$1.5M
Charmeck Family Justice Center · Charlotte, NC · 2024
General operations
$1.4M
Zoe La · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operations
$1.3M
Cameron University · Lawton, OK · 2022
Scholarships
$1.3M
Foundation for Tulsa Schools · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$1.3M
Tulsa Library Trust · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$1.3M
Augustine Institute · Greenwood Village, CO · 2024
General operations
$1.3M
Tulsa Library Trust · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General operations
$1.3M
Tim Tebow Foundation · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
General operations
$1.3M
Parish of Christ the King · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General operations
$1.2M
Shidler Public Schools · Shidler, OK · 2023
General operations
$1.1M
Folds of Honor Foundation · Owasso, OK · 2022
General operations
$1.1M
Foundation for Tulsa Schools · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$1.1M
City of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$1.1M
City of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General operations
$1.1M
Pga Foundation · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2024
General operations
$1.0M
Oklahoma Christian University · Edmond, OK · 2023
General operations
$1.0M
Tulsa Economic Development Corporation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$1.0M
Hunger Free Oklahoma · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$1.0M
Tulsa County Parks Department · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$1.0M
Tulsa Honor Academy · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$1.0M
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General operations
$1.0M
Omnia Assisted Living Residence · Ardmore, OK · 2024
General operations
$1.0M
Watts of Love · Downers Grove, IL · 2024
General operations
$1.0M
Tim Tebow Foundation · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
General operations
$1.0M
Tim Tebow Foundation · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
General operations
$959,205
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
General operations
$935,313
Still She Rises · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General operations
$919,082
Public Radio Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$912,850
Catholic Charities · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$909,670
Valley of the Sun United Way · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General operations
$900,000
Operation Recovery · Lake Wales, FL · 2023
General operations
$891,300
Catholic Charities · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General operations
$865,999
Tulsa'S Future · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$864,002
Tulsa County Parks Department · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$840,729
Oklahoma Public School Resource Center · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
General operations
$831,000
1st Step Male Diversion Program · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$816,963
Planned Parenthood Great Plains · Overland Park, KS · 2024
General operations
$792,349
Planned Parenthood Great Plains · Overland Park, KS · 2023
General operations
$759,803
Tulsa Habitat for Humanity · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$750,000
Anago Partners · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General operations
$749,124
City Year · San Antonio, TX · 2023
General operations
$736,901
Impact Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$725,000
New Day Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$710,027
Meals On Wheels of Metro Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$709,050
Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$700,000
Thomas and Sandra Usher Camp · Rector, PA · 2022
General operations
$689,650
Reformed University Fellowship · Charlotte, NC · 2023
General operations
$685,000
Center for Employment Opportunities - Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$672,112
Gilcrease Museum Management Trust · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$671,735
Oklahoma State University Foundation · Stillwater, OK · 2024
General operations
$648,500
University of Texas · Austin, TX · 2023
General operations
$635,157
Oklahoma State University Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General operations
$632,478
City Year - Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$631,170
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2024
General operations
$628,500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2023
General operations
$628,167
Tulsa Children'S Museum · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General operations
$625,000
Zoe La · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operations
$616,000
Go for Great Schools · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General operations
$615,616
A New Leaf · Owasso, OK · 2022
General operations
$615,160
Holland Hall School · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General operations

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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.