Funding search · EIN 456144422 · Tulsa, OK
The William S Smith Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 51
- grants reported
- $21.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $225,000
- 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.
- Humble Sons Bike Company4 grants · $5.9M
- Tulsa Zoo Management3 grants · $3.1M
- Gilcrease Museum3 grants · $2.8M
- Ymca7 grants · $2.2M
- Life Senior Services3 grants · $2.1M
- Riverfield Country Day School3 grants · $1.2M
- United Way2 grants · $1.2M
- Tulsa Community Foundation2 grants · $550,000
- Food On the Move3 grants · $550,000
- Osu Foundation3 grants · $375,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 51 reported grants, largest first.
- $3.1M
Humble Sons Bike Company · Broken Arrow, OK · 2023
Bikes for tykes
- $2.6M
Humble Sons Bike Company · Broken Arrow, OK · 2024
New building
- $1.6M
Tulsa Zoo Management · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Zoo grant elephant and african wilds
- $1.3M
Life Senior Services · Tulsa, OK · 2023
William s smith gardens fund
- $1.1M
Gilcrease Museum · Tulsa, OK · 2024
New building pledge
- $1.1M
Gilcrease Museum · Tulsa, OK · 2023
New building pledge
- $925,000
United Way · Tulsa, OK · 2024
2024 campaigns
- $900,000
Tulsa Zoo Management · Tulsa, OK · 2022
African wilds: carnivores
- $640,000
Tulsa Zoo Management · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Operational project support; african wilds: carnivores program
- $500,000
Ymca · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Zarrow building campaign
- $500,000
Ymca · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Zarrow building campaign
- $500,000
Gilcrease Museum · Tulsa, OK · 2022
New building pledge
- $458,333
Life Senior Services · Tulsa, OK · 2024
William s smith gardens fund
- $400,000
Riverfield Country Day School · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Inspired campaign
- $400,000
Riverfield Country Day School · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Inspired campaign
- $400,000
Ymca · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Westside
- $400,000
Riverfield Country Day School · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Inspired campaign
- $400,000
Ymca · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Westside pledge contribution
- $333,333
Life Senior Services · Tulsa, OK · 2022
General fund
- $275,000
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
A gathering place for tulsa
- $275,000
Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
A gathering place for tulsa
- $252,000
Tulsa Day Center · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Animal shelter
- $250,000
United Way · Tulsa, OK · 2023
2023 campaign get to goal matching pledge
- $250,000
Ymca · Tulsa, OK · 2022
East central pledge and match contribution
- $225,000
Food On the Move · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Campus phase one + campus phase 2
- $225,000
Food On the Move · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Campus phase one + campus phase 2
- $166,667
Pathways Adult Learning Center · Tulsa, OK · 2024
New building project
- $150,000
Willow Springs Boys Ranch · Chandler, OK · 2024
Capital improvement projects
- $125,000
Osu Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Osu academic medical expansion fund
- $125,000
Osu Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Osu academic medical expansion fund
- $125,000
Osu Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Osu academic medical expansion fund
- $100,000
Ymca · Tulsa, OK · 2023
2023 this is y! Campaign pledge
- $100,000
Food On the Move · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Tulsa food home
- $100,000
Humble Sons Bike Company · Broken Arrow, OK · 2022
Bike club - trail projects & operations
- $75,000
Family & Children'S Services · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Women in recovery
- $75,000
Family & Children'S Services · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Women in recovery
- $50,000
Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma · Tulsa, OK · 2024
2024 summer meals initiative
- $50,000
Genesys Works Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General fund
- $50,000
Oklahoma Access To Justice Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Operational support
- $50,000
Revitalize T-Town · Tulsa, OK · 2024
General fund
- $50,000
Genesys Works Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General fund
- $50,000
Revitalize T-Town · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General fund
- $50,000
Family & Children'S Services · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Donation - women in recovery
- $50,000
Revitalize T-Town · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Donation - general fund
- $50,000
Ymca · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Forever in service annual support campaign
- $30,000
Assistance League of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Elevator repair grant
- $25,000
Meals On Wheels · Tulsa, OK · 2023
General fund
- $25,000
Humble Sons Bike Company · Broken Arrow, OK · 2022
Rainy day fund
- $15,000
Folds of Honor Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Tulsa scholarships
- $10,000
Kendall Whittier · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Food support
- $10,000
Willow Springs Boys Ranch · Chandler, OK · 2023
General fund
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