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Allen Family Charitable Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.2M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
6
Grants FY2024
8
Organizations funded FY2023
38%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$55,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,007,550
Organizations funded a year
7 to 35
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$21M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 38% of the organizations Allen Family Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 48% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $223k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Recreation & SportsArts & CultureEducationPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentPublic BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving6$1.2M33%
FY20238$468k38%
FY20227$76k43%
FY20218$624k25%
FY202011$965k27%
FY201918$431k33%
FY201835$909k63%
FY201735$2.7Mn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$2.5MRecreation & Sports$1.9MEducation$1.5MPhilanthropy$647kHuman Services$292kPublic Benefit$255kHealth$169kYouth Development$61kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
IL
MA
CA
CO
NE
MO
VA
TN
SC
OK
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center Inc$1,986,0431n/a
Enid Sports Association$1,700,000536%
Astros Foundation$462,00061%
Fields & Futures Foundation$207,50034%
Oklahoma Hall of Fame$157,75084%
Soldier's Wish$150,007111%
United Way of Enid and Northwest Oklahoma Inc$126,75056%
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center Inc$100,00011%
Enid Higher Education Council Inc$85,000619%
Neligh-Oakdale Educational Foundation$53,9237n/a
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All grantees of Allen Family Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center Inc$1,986,0431n/a
Enid Sports Association$1,700,000536%
Astros Foundation$462,00061%
Fields & Futures Foundation$207,50034%
Oklahoma Hall of Fame$157,75084%
Soldier's Wish$150,007111%
United Way of Enid and Northwest Oklahoma Inc$126,75056%
Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center Inc$100,00011%
Enid Higher Education Council Inc$85,000619%
Neligh-Oakdale Educational Foundation$53,9237n/a
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia$53,00020%
Community Development Support Associatio$50,00012%
Oklahoma State University Foundation$25,00010%
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation$25,00030%
First Serve Okc Foundation$21,00025%
Cape Eleuthera Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Houston Arts Alliance$10,00010%
Tip of the Spear Foundation$10,00012%
E Foundation for Oklahoma Inc$10,00011%
Hope and Healing Center & Institute$10,00010%
Loaves & Fishes of Nw Okla Inc$10,00020%
The Kiawah Island Natural Habitat Conservancy Inc$7,20010%
The Covenant School Inc$6,00010%
Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma Inc$5,00010%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$5,00010%
San Francisco First Tee$3,0001n/a
Oklahoma City Police Athletic League$2,50010%
Astec Fund Inc$2,5001n/a
4R Kids Foundation$2,00010%
Light House Studio Inc$1,50020%
Peppers Ranch Inc$1,50010%
Piedmont Family YMCA Inc$1,00010%
The Haven Inc$1,00013%
Senior Center Inc$1,00010%
Vanderbilt University$1,00010%
Heritage Hall School Inc$1,00010%
The Paramount Theater Foundation in F/K/A the Paramount Theater Inc$1,00010%
The Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas$1,00010%
Teen Recovery Solutions Inc$50010%
Landmark College Inc$50010%
Cleats for Kids Foundation$50010%
Pi Beta Phi Foundation of Okc$10010%
Enid Public School Foundation Inc$10010%

Plus 33 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Allen Family Charitable Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 39 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEnid Sports Association: $1,700,000 over 5y, 36% of budgetAstros Foundation: $462,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetFields & Futures Foundation: $207,500 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetOklahoma Hall of Fame: $157,750 over 8y, 4.5% of budgetSoldier's Wish: $150,007 over 1y, 11% of budgetUnited Way of Enid and Northwest Oklahoma Inc: $126,750 over 5y, 6.0% of budgetOklahoma Contemporary Arts Center Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetEnid Higher Education Council Inc: $85,000 over 6y, 19% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia: $53,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCommunity Development Support Associatio: $50,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetOklahoma State University Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOklahoma Medical Research Foundation: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFirst Serve Okc Foundation: $21,000 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetCape Eleuthera Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHouston Arts Alliance: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTip of the Spear Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetE Foundation for Oklahoma Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetHope and Healing Center & Institute: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLoaves & Fishes of Nw Okla Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Kiawah Island Natural Habitat Conservancy Inc: $7,200 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Covenant School Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGirl Scouts Western Oklahoma Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCedars-Sinai Medical Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOklahoma City Police Athletic League: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budget4R Kids Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLight House Studio Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPeppers Ranch Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPiedmont Family YMCA Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Haven Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetSenior Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVanderbilt University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHeritage Hall School Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Paramount Theater Foundation in F/K/A the Paramount Theater Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTeen Recovery Solutions Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLandmark College Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCleats for Kids Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPi Beta Phi Foundation of Okc: $100 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEnid Public School Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 39.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Harris Foundation IncOK34.5× affinity14 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Harris Foundation Inc · El and Thelma Gaylord Foundation · Communities Foundation of Oklahoma · The Merrick Foundation · McLaughlin Family Foundation · Inasmuch Foundation · Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc · Fred Jones Family Foundation · Bowen Foundation · Dillingham Foundation · The Rimora Foundation · Love Meyer Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Allen Family Charitable Foundation

How much does Allen Family Charitable Foundation give?
Allen Family Charitable Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $1,192,550 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 35 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Allen Family Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (34%), Recreation & Sports (26%), Education (20%).
Who are Allen Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center Inc ($2.0M), Enid Sports Association ($1.7M), Astros Foundation ($462k).
Does Allen Family Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Allen Family Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Allen Family Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Harris Foundation Inc, El and Thelma Gaylord Foundation, Communities Foundation of Oklahoma.
Where is Allen Family Charitable Foundation based?
Allen Family Charitable Foundation is based in VA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 78 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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