Wilshire Charitable Foundation
Oklahoma City, OK · EIN 20-3873060. Reported 137 grants totalling $2,481,317 to 83 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Wilshire Charitable 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $332,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Mcgee Eye Institute | Oklahoma City, OK | $762,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Whitehead Institure | Cambridge, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation | Norman, OK | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ou Foundation | Norman, OK | $141,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crime Stoppers of Okc | Oklahoma City, OK | $77,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fish of Sancap | Sanibel, FL | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hope Funds for Cancer Research | Newport, RI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Heritage Hall | Oklahoma City, OK | $65,562 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The 34 Project | Bethany, OK | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ding Darling Wildlife Society | Fort Myers, FL | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Shell Museum | Sanibel, FL | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Free Food Pantry & Educational Center | Oklahoma City, OK | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma City National Memorial | Oklahoma City, OK | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma City Repertory Theater | Oklahoma City, OK | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carpenter Square Theatre | Oklahoma City, OK | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Harry Chapin Foodbank of Sw Florida | Fort Myers, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Jabberrwocky | Vineyard Haven, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Captiva Civic Association | Captiva, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beyond the Spectrum | Edmond, OK | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pivot | Oklahoma City, OK | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Suited for Success | Oklahoma City, OK | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| CASA of Oklahoma County | Oklahoma City, OK | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Santa's Cause | Oklahoma City, OK | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sanctuary Golf Club Foundation | Sanibel, FL | $10,840 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Legion Post 88 | Norman, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| CASA of Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Care | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| For the Village | The Village, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Free Food Pantry & Educ Center | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Integris Health Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| King's Klinic | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Omrf | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pet Food Panty of Okc | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santuary Golf Club Foundation | Sanibel, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Mr Mo Project | Clifton Park, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tulsa Boys Home | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Frontier | Tulsa, OK | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Search Dog Foundation | Santa Paula, CA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Autism Foundation of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brendon Mclarty Memorial Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Oklahoam Camp | Guthrie, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clinic for Rehab of Wildlife (crow) | Sanibel, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Housing & Resources | Sanibel, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dress for Success | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lyric Theatre | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma Pet Collective Society | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Women's Coalition | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rainbow Fleet | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sanibel Captive Conservation Foundation | Sanibel, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tadsaw | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fields and Futures | Oklahoma City, OK | $4,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ground Zero Emergency Training Center | Norman, OK | $4,090 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Free to Live | Edmond, OK | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge | Eureka Springs, AR | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Oklahoma Camp | Guthrie, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Action Resource Assn | Tulsa, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Action Resource Assoc | Tulsa, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Folds of Honor | Owasso, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| K9'S in Direct Services Inc | Lone Grove, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ksda Assistance Dogs Inc | Washington, KS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meadows Center for Opportunity Inc | Edmond, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Dental Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma Project Woman | Tulsa, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sisu Youth Services Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Care Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Infant Crisis Services | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,125 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Last Frontier Boy Scouts | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Action Resource Association | Tulsa, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dragon Stables Equine Center Inc | Stillwater, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harding Fine Arts Academy Foundaiton | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Osprey Foundation | Sanibel, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vizavance | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vizavance(prevent Blindness Oklahoma) | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Light House Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
31 of 83 (37%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 45%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Shirley Ryan Abilitylab
Rehab for traumatic brain and spinal injury - The 34 Project
Rehab for neuological damaged patients - Fish of Sancap
Food Pantry - Human Services - Captiva Civic Association
Legal fees for Project Captiva - Carpenter Square Theatre
Community Theatre Project - For the Village
Infant and Maternal Health
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 68 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | $694,350 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 40 | $621,600 | $6,250 |
| 2023 | 28 | $627,000 | $7,500 |
| 2024 | 32 | $538,367 | $4,625 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 70% of this one's giving went to organizations in Oklahoma. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Oklahoma.
- 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.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Wilshire Charitable Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 5619 N Classen Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK, 73118. 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.
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