Tulsa, Oklahoma · EIN 736156280. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $2.2M across 19 grants in 2024, a median of $100K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202641909349100509. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 19 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ywca Tulsa | OK | $325,000 | ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND GENERAL OPERATING COSTS OF THE PATTI JOHNSON WILSON CENTER; CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANT; SPONSORSHIP FOR 10TH ANNUAL PINNACLE AWARDS |
| 2 | Oklahoma City University | OK | $310,408 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| 3 | Tulsa Symphony Orchestra | OK | $250,000 | OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE OF EMANUEL AX; 2025-2026 PATTI JOHNSON WILSON CLASSICS SERIES |
| 4 | University of Tulsa | OK | $192,000 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| 5 | Philbrook Museum of Art | OK | $172,338 | PATTI JOHNSON WILSON HALL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS FY 2025; CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS |
| 6 | Kansas State University | KS | $160,000 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| 7 | Oklahoma State University | OK | $140,000 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| 8 | University of Kansas | KS | $136,000 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| 9 | Tulsa Ballet Theatre Inc | OK | $115,000 | GENERAL OPERATING FUND; PRESERVING THE LEGACY CAMPAIGN |
| 10 | Tulsa Opera Inc | OK | $100,000 | FUND OPERATIONS AND ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING; 2024-2025 MAINSTAGE AND TULSA YOUTH OPERA PRODUCTIONS |
| 11 | University of Arkansas | AR | $100,000 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| 12 | University of Oklahoma | OK | $95,000 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| 13 | Tulsa Botanic Gardens | OK | $37,027 | INSTALLATION OF A PERMANENT SOUND SYSTEM IN THE TANDY FLORAL TERRACES |
| 14 | Tulsa Youth Symphony | OK | $25,000 | GENERAL PROGRAMS; TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS; UNDERWRITE STRATEGIC PLANNING FEES |
| 15 | Metropolitan Opera | OK | $5,500 | REGIONAL COMPETITION |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | $962K |
| 2021 | 23 | $1.1M |
| 2022 | 26 | $1.3M |
| 2023 | 20 | $1.8M |
| 2024 | 19 | $2.2M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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