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Kathleen S Craft Foundation at a glance

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Kathleen S Craft Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$6.0M
Granted FY2024still arriving
8
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$2.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0186% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$8.0MInternational$2.5MEmployment$2.2MHousing & Shelter$2.0MEducation$1.8MPhilanthropy$1.8MHuman Services$1.4MHealth$1.3MOther$0
02FY2024 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $258
  • $250k+7 grants · $6.0M
$1,000,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$131M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE SPRING$2,000,000
A NEW LEAF$1,000,000
THE CITY LIGHTS FOUNDATION OF OKLAH$1,000,000
INSTITUTE OF PATIENTS RIGHTS$1,000,000
Individual grant recipient$500,000
Individual grant recipient$250,000
REAL LIFE CATHOLICS$250,000
PASSTHROUGH FROM K-1'S$258
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–20, $98k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%CENTER OF FAMILY LOVE: $25k → 9%STAND IN THE GAP: $20k → 15%GO LIFE MOBILE MEDICAL: $10k → 15%LIFE SENIOR SERVICES: $5k → 15%FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES: $26k → 15%FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES: $6k → 15%FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES: $6k → 15%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
NY
SD
OH
PA
CA
CO
KY
VA
MD
AR
NC
DC
OK
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

73%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$20M · 26 repeat orgs$7.5M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +95% since the first grant, against +35% for those funded once.

26 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 19 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
43

Total granted

$20M
$5.5M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+95%
+35%

Still filing today

46%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.0M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationReligionHealthPhilanthropyArts & CultureOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • CL
    CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
    4× · 2017–2022 · $2.6M · revenue +216%
  • Augustine Institute Inc
    4× · 2017–2020 · $2.5M · revenue +321%
  • A NEW LEAF INC
    3× · 2019–2024 · $2.2M · revenue +108%

Funded once

  • SO
    SISTER OF MARY BOYSTOWN AND GIRLSTOWN INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $1.5M · revenue +135%
  • OS
    Oklahoma State University Foundation
    one grant, 2023 · $1.0M · revenue -3%
  • HI
    HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS
    one grant, 2023 · $1.0M
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Life International

To partner with leaders globally to boldly proclaim the biblical truth of the father's heart for life, champion the gospel of jesus christ, and establish life-giving ministries.

Health
2
The Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies

The institute's mission is to conduct research on key issues facing society to help both the church and society deal thoughtfully with the major issues they face globally. the institute also sponsors and conducts research and scholarship…

Religion
3
Saint Francis Hospital Inc

To extend the presence and healing ministry of christ in all we do.

Health
4
Lumen Christi Institute

To make the catholic intellectual tradition a vital part of the culture of universities. to enrich academic communities at the university of chicago, across the nation, and the world with the insights of catholic thought. to dialogue with…

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5
Saint Francis Health System Inc

Saint Francis Health System, Inc.'s mission is to extend the presence and healing ministry of Christ in all we do. In keeping with Saint Francis Health System, Inc.'s mission, it operates to the ethical and religious directives for…

Health
6
Brite Divinity School

Brite divinity school educates and inspires people to serve god's diverse world as leaders in churches, the academy, and public life.

Education
7
Tulsa Educare Inc

Tulsa educare, inc.'s mission is to transform lives through high-quality early childhood education, meaningful family engagement, and impactful early learning supports.

Youth Development
8
Catholic Answers Inc

Catholic answers is an apostolate dedicated to serving christ by bringing the fullness of catholic truth to the world. we help good catholics become better catholics, bring former catholics home, and lead non-catholics into the fullness of…

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9
Goodwill Industries of Tulsa Inc

Goodwill empowers people to reach their full potential through work opportunities, training, and support services.

Employment
10
The Parent Child Ctr of Tulsa Inc Endowment Trust

Supporting organization for the parent child center of tulsa providing services for the prevention of child abuse and neglect through education, treatment, and advocacy.

Human Services
11
Phillips Theological Seminary Corporation

The seminary's mission is to learn and teach how to be: attentive to god; responsible biblical and theological interpreters; faithful individuals, congregations, and communities acting with god to transform the world.

Education
12
Catholic Charities of Kansas City - St Joseph Inc

Helping people move to a better life through hope-filled care, services, and advocacy; calling all those of goodwill to join us

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mental Health Association in Tulsa Inc dba Mental Health Association Oklahoma; the most unlike its peers is The Dynamic Catholic Institute. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

32 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 32 of the 71 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/32
Grantees still filing
25/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

A NEW LEAF INC: $2,200,000 · OtherA NEW LEAF INCIndividual grant recipient: $2,000,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTHE SPRING: $2,000,000 · OtherTHE SPRINGIndividual grant recipient: $1,810,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCHURCH OF ST MARY: $1,210,000 · OtherCHURCH OF ST MARYHEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS: $1,000,000 · OtherHEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL MISSIONSCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF OKLAHOMA CITY INC: $740,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $600,000 · Other+40 more: $3,689,781 · Other+40 moreAugustine Institute Inc: $2,490,439 · EducationAugustine Inst…Oklahoma State University Foundation: $1,000,000 · EducationOklahoma State…Teach for America Inc: $150,000 · Education+3 more: $110,000 · EducationCATHOLIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: $2,625,000 · ReligionCATHOLIC LEAD…Real Life Catholic: $750,000 · ReligionReal Life Cat…+1 more: $50,000 · ReligionTHE CITY LIGHTS FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA: $2,000,000 · Human Services+6 more: $108,000 · Human ServicesTULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,817,641 · PhilanthropySCOTT CARTER FOUNDATION: $100,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $10,000 · PhilanthropySISTER OF MARY BOYSTOWN AND GIRLSTOWN INC: $1,500,000 · InternationalINSTITUTE FOR PATIENTS' RIGHTS INC: $1,005,000 · HealthMental Health Association in Tulsa Inc dba Mental Health Association Oklahoma: $100,000 · Health+1 more: $2,500 · Health
Other$15,249,781Education$3,750,439Religion$3,425,000Human Services$2,108,000Philanthropy$1,927,641International$1,500,000Health$1,107,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCATHOLIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: $2,625,000 over 4y, 18% of budgetAugustine Institute Inc: $2,490,439 over 4y, 6.6% of budgetA NEW LEAF INC: $2,200,000 over 3y, 6.3% of budgetTHE CITY LIGHTS FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA: $2,000,000 over 2y, 47% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR PATIENTS' RIGHTS INC: $1,005,000 over 2y, 44% of budgetOklahoma State University Foundation: $1,000,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF OKLAHOMA CITY INC: $740,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetTULSA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $500,000 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $150,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMental Health Association in Tulsa Inc dba Mental Health Association Oklahoma: $100,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSCOTT CARTER FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetThe Becket Fund: $100,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budget40 DAYS FOR LIFE: $60,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetLITTLE LIGHT HOUSE INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTHE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTULSA LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL: $40,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetFamily & Childrens Services Inc: $38,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Center of Family Love: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTULSA BOYS' HOME INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGO LIFE MOBILE MEDICAL INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetTHOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Catholic Education: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetStudents for Life of America Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW HOPE OKLAHOMA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetLIFE SENIOR SERVICES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds Augustine Institute Inc ↗
  • Who funds A NEW LEAF INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CITY LIGHTS FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA ↗
  • Who funds TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SISTER OF MARY BOYSTOWN AND GIRLSTOWN INC ↗
  • Who funds INSTITUTE FOR PATIENTS' RIGHTS INC ↗
  • Who funds Oklahoma State University Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Real Life Catholic ↗
  • Who funds CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF OKLAHOMA CITY INC ↗
  • Who funds TULSA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds Teach for America Inc ↗
  • Who funds Mental Health Association in Tulsa Inc dba Mental Health Association Oklahoma ↗
  • Who funds SCOTT CARTER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds The Becket Fund ↗
  • Who funds 40 DAYS FOR LIFE ↗
  • Who funds LITTLE LIGHT HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE DYNAMIC CATHOLIC INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds TULSA LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Family & Childrens Services Inc ↗

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.

Tulsa Community Found…The Hardesty Family F…The Anne and Henry Za…Sanford P & Irene F B…Ralph and Frances McG…Oneok Foundation IncGrace & Franklin Bern…The Gelvin FoundationGeorge Kaiser Family …The David E & Cassie …Judith and Jean Adams…The Charles & Peggy S…
Tulsa Community FoundationOK36.9× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tulsa Community Foundation · The Hardesty Family Foundation Inc · The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation · Sanford P & Irene F Burnstein Foundation Irene F Burnstein Co-Trustee · Ralph and Frances McGill Foundation the Trust Company of Oklahoma · Oneok Foundation Inc · Grace & Franklin Bernsen Foundation · The Gelvin Foundation · George Kaiser Family Foundation · The David E & Cassie L Temple Foundation · Judith and Jean Adams Charitable Foundation · The Charles & Peggy Stephenson 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Kathleen S Craft Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kathleen S Craft Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 150%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 8%
  • Tulsa Community Foundation: 11% of income from government
  • Mental Health Association in Tulsa Inc dba Mental Health Association Oklahoma: 8% of income from government
  • Family & Childrens Services Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
15get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Kathleen S Craft Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Kathleen S Craft Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 71 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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