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Mccrory Foundation

Ardmore, OK · EIN 73-1439304. Reported 237 grants totalling $6,509,507 to 94 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$20,000median grant
$6,509,507granted, 2020-2024
94organizations funded
66%of grantees funded again the next year
$36.9Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Mccrory Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,500 and $40,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $300,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
2 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
32 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
34 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
67 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
57 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
36 grants
$100,000 and Up
9 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Ardmore Soup KitchenArdmore, OK$439,765542024
Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness CenterArdmore, OK$344,750542024
Oak Hall Episcopal SchoolArdmore, OK$327,500552024
Grace Center of Southern OklahomaArdmore, OK$291,500752024
Food & Resource Center of South Central OklahomaArdmore, OK$254,500552024
Salvation Army of ArdmoreArdmore, OK$252,922652024
Boys & Girls Club of Red River ValleyDurant, OK$240,000442024
A Reading IncArdmore, OK$235,000552024
Naomi House IncArdmore, OK$223,708552024
Broadway House IncArdmore, OK$220,950642024
Southern Oklahoma Ambulance ServiceArdmore, OK$216,500432022
Mercy Health Foundation Ardmore IncArdmore, OK$200,000222022
United WayArdmore, OK$157,800552024
Girls on the Run of Southern OklahomaArdmore, OK$148,400552024
Family Shelter of Southern OklahomaArdmore, OK$141,500642024
It's From the HeartArdmore, OK$121,000552024
Ardmore Family YMCAArdmore, OK$118,300442024
Gloria AinsworthArdmore, OK$117,000432024
Community Youth Services of Southern OklahomaArdmore, OK$112,500332024
Southern TechArdmore, OK$102,000332022
20TH District Drug CourtArdmore, OK$100,000442024
Community Childern's Shelter & Family Service Center IncArdmore, OK$100,000112020
Good Shepherd Community ClinicArdmore, OK$100,000112020
New Dimension Literacy CouncilArdmore, OK$87,870752024
Arbuckle Life SolutionsArdmore, OK$87,500222022
Big Five Community ServicesArdmore, OK$82,000332022
CASA of Carter CountyArdmore, OK$80,000552024
Oklahoma Blood InstituteArdmore, OK$80,000222021
Southern Oklahoma Library SystemArdmore, OK$78,500222024
East Ardmore RevitalizationArdmore, OK$73,500222024
Tabi SchoolArdmore, OK$73,500222021
Hfv Wilson Community CenterArdmore, OK$67,200532024
Omnia IncArdmore, OK$61,090222021
Destiny Recovery Center IncArdmore, OK$60,000222024
The Landing BridgeArdmore, OK$60,000332022
Food for Pets IncArdmore, OK$55,000442024
Ardmore Family LiteracyArdmore, OK$54,500552024
Dornick Hills Historical FoundationArdmore, OK$50,000112020
Strength in NumbersArdmore, OK$47,450532024
Carter County Health DepartmentArdmore, OK$46,000112023
Outcasts Under Transformation IncArdmore, OK$45,000222024
Carter County Group HomesArdmore, OK$39,000222024
Ardmore Life SolutionsArdmore, OK$35,000112020
Precious PearlsArdmore, OK$35,000332024
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City IncOklahoma City, OK$30,000222024
Ardmore Animal CareArdmore, OK$29,000222023
Sara's ProjectArdmore, OK$29,000222024
Habitat for HumanityArdmore, OK$25,900332023
Restoring Lives IncArdmore, OK$25,200332024
Community Activities Inc of ArdmoreArdmore, OK$25,000552024
Langston University FoundationArdmore, OK$25,000112020
Southern Oklahoma Higher Education FoundationArdmore, OK$25,000112020
T-Okie Civic and Social Clubs of Tatums OklahomaTatums, OK$24,297112024
OarcArdmore, OK$23,650552024
Carter County Free Fair Association IncArdmore, OK$22,500332024
Take Two Alternative Educational Services IncArdmore, OK$21,500222024
Ardmore Day Nursery IncArdmore, OK$20,000112023
Ardmore Public LibraryArdmore, OK$20,000112023
Joyce HouseArdmore, OK$20,000112024
Southern Oklahoma Adolescent ResourceArdmore, OK$20,000112024
City of ArdmoreArdmore, OK$17,000112020
Healdton Public SchoolsHealdton, OK$14,000112020
Springer Public SchoolsSpringer, OK$13,000112020
Woodford Volunteer Fire DepartmentSpringer, OK$13,000442024
Lone Grove Public SchoolsLone Grove, OK$12,800112020
Criner Hills Volunteer Fire DepertmentOverbrook, OK$12,000112023
Wilson Public SchoolsWilson, OK$12,000112020
Zaneis Public SchoolWilson, OK$12,000112022
Cameron UniversityLawton, OK$10,000222024
City of Lone GroveLone Grove, OK$10,000112020
YW8 IncArdmore, OK$10,000112021
Zaneis Public SchoolsWilson, OK$10,000112020
Kippers Gymnastics ClubArdmore, OK$9,000222024
Southern Riders Riding AssociationArdmore, OK$8,500222024
Carter County Free Fair Board AssociationArdmore, OK$7,500112020
Great Expectations FoundationTahlequah, OK$7,500112024
Real Dads Do Real ThingsArdmore, OK$7,500112022
Southern Oklahoma Nutrition ProgramArdmore, OK$7,500112021
The Mount Outreach IncArdmore, OK$7,000332024
Hickory Creek Child CareArdmore, OK$5,500112021
Carter County OSU Extension OfficeArdmore, OK$5,000112024
Dunbar Heritage Center IncArdmore, OK$5,000112024
KccuLawton, OK$5,000112020
SowcArdmore, OK$5,000112020
Sunshine IndustriesArdmore, OK$5,000112022
Texoma Autism & Behavior Intervention SchoolArdmore, OK$5,000112022
Toys for Tots FoundationArdmore, OK$5,000112024
City of HealdtonHealdton, OK$4,000112020
City of WilsonWilson, OK$4,000112020
Ardmore Thunder Jam AssociationArdmore, OK$3,000112024
Because We Care Philanthropy IncOklahoma City, OK$3,000112021
First Methodist Church ArdmoreArdmore, OK$3,000112024
Ardmore City Schools Enrichment FoundationArdmore, OK$1,255112024
Ardmore Literacy LeadershipArdmore, OK$700112024

53 of 94 (56%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 66%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 110 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
27 grants
Youth Development
18 grants
Mental Health
16 grants
Education
16 grants
Civil Rights
11 grants
Health Care
7 grants
Food & Nutrition
6 grants
Community Improvement
3 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202045$1,350,170$20,000
202144$1,319,890$26,850
202250$1,331,087$19,000
202345$1,353,308$20,000
202453$1,155,052$20,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Ardmore, OK
$6.1M
Durant, OK
$240K
Wilson, OK
$38K
Oklahoma City, OK
$33K
Springer, OK
$26K
Tatums, OK
$24K
Lone Grove, OK
$23K
Healdton, OK
$18K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Southern Oklahoma Memorial Foundation21 shared recipientsCommunity Foundation of Ardmore Inc18 shared recipientsUnited Way of South Central Oklahoma Inc13 shared recipientsThe Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation12 shared recipientsOklahoma Center for Nonprofits Inc7 shared recipientsCommunities Foundation of Oklahoma4 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Oklahoma.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Mccrory Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 146, Ardmore, OK, 73402. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 73-1439304 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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