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OK Foundation

Serving the needs of the whole child, including education, safety, environment, health, and well-being.

$8.2M
Granted FY2024still arriving
45
Grants FY2024still arriving
14
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0187% classified

What it funded, over time

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

International$3.1MArts & Culture$1.8MScience & Tech$1.2MEducation$984kHealth$738kHuman Services$651kReligion$300kPhilanthropy$274kOther$0
02FY2024 · 45 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 45 grants below total $7,104,148, the rows itemized in this filing. The $8,194,525 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,090,377 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $8k
  • $10k–50k17 grants · $461k
  • $50k–250k17 grants · $1.8M
  • $250k+10 grants · $4.8M
$50,000
Median grant
14
States reached
$9.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$1,000,000
Individual grant recipient$885,000
Mentors International$546,025
Orphan Myth$500,000
Mercury One$407,500
A Act of Love Adoptions Agency$400,000
The Zahra Charity$300,000
Weber State University$260,000
Inside Track$250,000
G20 Interfaith Forum$250,000
Proland$211,500
Maliheh Free Clinic$200,000
Ghana Make a Change$190,600
MesoAmerican Research Foundation$168,000
Windrider Institute$150,000
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 (FY17–24, $1.3M) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 8% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Rising Star Outreach: $40k → 9%Realize Impact: $15k → 10%Orphan Myth: $500k → 8%Child Rescue Coalition: $90k → 11%Hope for Her International: $35k → 8%RISING STAR OUTREACH: $12k → 9%ORPHAN MYTH: $36k → 8%A Act of Love Adoptions Agency: $400k → 8%RISING STAR OUTREACH: $12k → 9%RISING STAR OUTREACH: $11k → 9%RISING STAR OUTREACH: $10k → 9%Rising Star Outreach: $7k → 9%RISING STAR OUTREACH: $7k → 9%GLOBAL PARTNERS: $75k → 6%Global Partners: $50k → 6%Young Caring for Our Young: $10k → 6%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

WA
ID
MN
IL
NY
OR
NV
NJ
CA
UT
CO
MO
AZ
DC
GA
TX
FL
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.

49%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$6.1M · 20 repeat orgs$6.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +62% since the first grant, against +0% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 34 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
24

Total granted

$6.1M
$881k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+62%
+0%

Still filing today

30%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 25% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5.4M 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
InternationalHuman ServicesEducationHealthPhilanthropySocial ScienceOther
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

  • MI
    Mentors International
    3× · 2022–2024 · $672k · revenue +73%
  • GP
    GLOBAL PARTNERS
    2× · 2022–2023 · $125k · revenue +167% · 100% of their budget
  • RS
    Rising Star Outreach Inc
    7× · 2017–2024 · $99k · revenue +62%

Funded once

  • LS
    LAUDATO SI VATICAN CHALLENGE
    one grant, 2017 · $250k
  • BC
    BARZANI CHARITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $100k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $79k
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.

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World Family Foundation
Philanthropy
2
Global United Foundation
International
3
Global Voice
—
4
Invisible Light Foundation
International
5
The International Foundation
—
6
Annapurna Global Foundation
Philanthropy
7
International Humanity Foundation
Philanthropy
8
World Forgotten Children Foundation
Philanthropy
9
Caris Foundation International
International
10
Child Empowerment International
Human Services
11
Philanthropy International
Philanthropy
12
World Arise Foundation
—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mercury One Inc; the most unlike its peers is Global Partners. 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

44 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 44 of the 78 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.

8
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
39/44
Grantees still filing
15/44
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Upstream Cinema: $1,130,500 · OtherUpstream CinemaIndividual grant recipient: $1,000,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $885,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientUPSTREAM CINEMA PROJECT: $400,000 · OtherUPSTREAM CINEMA PROJECTGhana Make a Change: $338,488 · OtherMAGIC IN LEARNING FOUNDATION: $292,809 · OtherWEBER STATE UNIVERSITY: $260,000 · OtherINSIDE TRACK INC: $250,000 · OtherLAUDATO SI VATICAN CHALLENGE: $250,000 · OtherAUGUST MISSION: $250,000 · OtherHAMILTON PRODUCTIONS: $237,289 · Other+32 more: $1,609,544 · Other+32 moreMentors International: $672,125 · InternationalMentors Interna…Mercury One Inc: $407,500 · InternationalMercury One IncG20 INTERFAITH FORUM ASSOCIATION: $250,000 · InternationalG20 INTERFAITH …BARZANI CHARITY FOUNDATION: $100,000 · InternationalBARZANI CHARITY…HOPE ARISING INC: $71,500 · InternationalI Am Zambia Inc: $65,797 · International+3 more: $95,317 · International+3 moreORPHAN MYTH INC: $585,920 · Human ServicesORPHAN MYTH …A Act Of Love Alternative Options And Services: $400,000 · Human ServicesA Act Of Lov…GLOBAL PARTNERS: $125,000 · Human ServicesGLOBAL PARTN…Rising Star Outreach Inc: $99,378 · Human ServicesRising Star …CHILD RESCUE COALITION INC: $90,000 · Human ServicesCHILD RESCUE…+3 more: $60,000 · Human ServicesMESOAMERICAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $1,209,980 · Social ScienceMESOAMERICA…GLOBAL POVERTY PROJECT INC: $50,000 · Social ScienceZahara Charity: $300,000 · HealthMaliheh Free Clinic: $200,000 · HealthRonald McDonald House Global: $102,078 · HealthThe Rachel Covey Foundation: $50,000 · HealthE3 WORLDWIDE: $30,000 · HealthINDYS OHANA: $25,000 · Health+1 more: $8,020 · HealthCOMMON GROUNDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP: $100,000 · EducationRESPONSIBILITY FOUNDATION INC: $25,825 · EducationSTELLA H OAKS FOUNDATION: $25,000 · EducationI CAN I AM FOUNDATION: $25,000 · EducationAMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: $25,000 · EducationCornell University: $15,000 · EducationStones of Light MesoAmerica Education Foundation: $10,000 · EducationWINDRIDER INSTITUTE INC: $150,000 · Arts & CultureCREATIVE VISIONS FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$6,903,630International$1,662,239Human Services$1,360,298Social Science$1,259,980Health$715,098Education$225,825Arts & Culture$200,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMESOAMERICAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $1,209,980 over 8y, 100% of budgetMentors International: $672,125 over 3y, 12% of budgetORPHAN MYTH INC: $585,920 over 3y, 43% of budgetMercury One Inc: $407,500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetA Act Of Love Alternative Options And Services: $400,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetG20 INTERFAITH FORUM ASSOCIATION: $250,000 over 1y, 22% of budgetMaliheh Free Clinic: $200,000 over 1y, 9.6% of budgetWINDRIDER INSTITUTE INC: $150,000 over 1y, 6.8% of budgetGLOBAL PARTNERS: $125,000 over 2y, 100% of budgetRonald McDonald House Global: $102,078 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMON GROUNDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP: $100,000 over 1y, 29% of budgetRising Star Outreach Inc: $99,378 over 7y, 1.7% of budgetCHILD RESCUE COALITION INC: $90,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetHOPE ARISING INC: $71,500 over 1y, 26% of budgetCREATIVE VISIONS FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Rachel Covey Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGLOBAL POVERTY PROJECT INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMORE TOO LIFE INC: $50,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetKARS 4 KIDS INC: $44,970 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHope For Her International: $35,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetBASKERVILLE INSTITUTE: $35,000 over 1y, 75% of budgetMANY HOPES INC: $35,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetDavis Education Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRESPONSIBILITY FOUNDATION INC: $25,825 over 1y, 13% of budgetHumanitarian Experience Inc: $25,317 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSTELLA H OAKS FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetI CAN I AM FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 30% of budgetAMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINDYS OHANA: $25,000 over 1y, 59% of budgetCornell University: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRealize Impact: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCARRY ON FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetYOUNG CARING FOR OUR YOUNG INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetStarkey Hearing Foundation: $8,020 over 1y, 0.0% 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 MESOAMERICAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Mentors International ↗
  • Who funds ORPHAN MYTH INC ↗
  • Who funds Mercury One Inc ↗
  • Who funds A Act Of Love Alternative Options And Services ↗
  • Who funds Zahara Charity ↗
  • Who funds INSIDE TRACK INC ↗
  • Who funds G20 INTERFAITH FORUM ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds Maliheh Free Clinic ↗
  • Who funds WINDRIDER INSTITUTE INC ↗
  • Who funds GLOBAL PARTNERS ↗
  • Who funds Ronald McDonald House Global ↗
  • Who funds COMMON GROUNDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP ↗
  • Who funds BARZANI CHARITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Rising Star Outreach Inc ↗
  • Who funds CHILD RESCUE COALITION INC ↗
  • Who funds HOPE ARISING INC ↗
  • Who funds I Am Zambia Inc ↗
  • Who funds CREATIVE VISIONS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds The Rachel Covey Foundation ↗

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.

Sorenson Legacy Found…The Community Foundat…University ImpactDerek and Shelaine Ma…Larry H Miller and Ga…George S and Dolores …The Span FoundationJoseph and Kathleen S…Beesley Family Founda…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Arthur J Gallagher Fo…Renaissance Charitabl…
Sorenson Legacy FoundationUT20.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Sorenson Legacy Foundation · The Community Foundation of Utah · University Impact · Derek and Shelaine Maxfield Family Found · Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation · George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation · The Span Foundation · Joseph and Kathleen Sorenson Legacy Foun · Beesley Family Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc

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 OK Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from OK Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 20%
  • More Too Life Inc: 28% of income from government
  • Child Rescue Coalition Inc: 20% of income from government
  • Kars 4 Kids Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
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 OK Foundation?

Find your warmest path to OK 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 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 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home