Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits Inc
Oklahoma City, OK · EIN 73-1501645. Reported 88 grants totalling $749,021 to 88 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits Inc, the IRS classifies it under community improvement rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE S50) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 88 distinct organizations, with 10% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 0% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $7,500. Half of what it reported fell between $5,000 and $7,500; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $72,227. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
18 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $319,021 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleats for Kids Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $72,227 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Citizens Caring for Children Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $41,922 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross of Central Ok | Oklahoma City, OK | $26,033 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Circle of Care Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $24,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Lung Association of Okc | Oklahoma City, OK | $17,944 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tenaciously Teal | Oklahoma City, OK | $15,710 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spoken Gospel Inc | Edmond, OK | $14,944 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma Community Service Commission Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $14,338 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | $12,739 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run of Central Oklahoma Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,020 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma Arts Institute | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma State University Foundation | Stillwater, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Scissortail Park Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tulsa Childrens Museum | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leadership Oklahoma City Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $9,524 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teen Recovery Solutions Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $9,477 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mack Impact Inc | Yukon, OK | $8,990 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Westview Boys Home Inc | Hollis, OK | $8,919 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cavett Kids Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $8,706 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parkinson Foundation of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | $8,148 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Redbud Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $7,674 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ada Homeless Services Inc | Ada, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Angel S Foster Family Network Okc Inc | Edmond, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bartlesville Education Promise | Bartlesville, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Youth Services of Southern Oklahoma Inc | Ardmore, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Compassionate Sharing Inc | Yukon, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Crisis Control Center Inc 603 N 3RD | Durant, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Shelter of So Oklahoma Serv for Victims of Domestic Violence | Ardmore, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Americans Museum Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Shepherd Community Clinic Inc | Ardmore, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Honor Bunker Inc | Tulsa, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers Inc | Ardmore, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma Youth Orchestra | Oklahoma City, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Restoreokc Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Skills for Life Foundation | Lawton, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Dragonfly Home Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Saville Center Inc | Stillwater, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tulsa Jewish Community Council Jewish Federation of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Symphony Orchestra Inc | Tulsa, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Twin Cedars Inc | Guthrie, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Warriors Rest Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Plains Youth and Family Services Inc | Woodward, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Services for Choctaw Pushmataha and Mccurtain Count Inc | Hugo, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA Tulsa Inc | Tulsa, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $7,206 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aerospace Science and Technology Education Center Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Altus Animal Welfare Association | Altus, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ardmore Animal Care Inc | Ardmore, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ballet Folklorico Xochipilli | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Building All Children Inc | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Caring Hands Healthcare Centers Inc | Mcalester, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Circle Cinema Foundation Inc | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Duncan Little Theatre Incorporated | Duncan, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Focus on Home Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grand Lake Mental Health Center Inc | Nowata, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hcsi Inc (r&g Family Grocers) | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| HIV Resource Consortium Inc | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Horton Records Ltd | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Norman Arts and Humanities Council | Norman, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma City University | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Lions Boys Ranch | Perkins, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival | Durant, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Zoological Society Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rainbow Fleet Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Short Grass Community Health Center Inc | Hollis, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sisu Youth Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Six Twelve Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| South Peoria Neighborhod | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Oklahoma Library System Incorporated | Ardmore, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Stillwater Domestic Violence Services Inc | Stillwater, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Teen Court Incorporated | Lawton, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texoma Autism and Behavior Intervention School | Ardmore, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Center for Housing Solutions Inc | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The City Lights Foundation of Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Transition House Inc | Norman, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tulsa Dream Center Inc | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tulsa Economic Development Corporation | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tulsa Historical Society and Museum | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tulsa Honor Academy | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tulsa Literary Coalition Inc | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance Inc | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc | Norman, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Virtue Center | Norman, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Weatherford Food & Resource Center Incorporated | Weatherford, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wings Special Needs Adult Community | Edmond, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Young Mens Christian Association | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Youth Villages Inc | Bartlett, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
0 of 88 (0%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 76 of 88 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21 | $125,000 | $5,000 |
| 2021 | 21 | $125,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 21 | $125,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 25 | $374,021 | $9,477 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in Oklahoma. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $7,500 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Oklahoma.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 25 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 701 N Lindsay Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104.
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