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Paul D Austin Family Foundation at a glance

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Paul D Austin Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$93k
Granted FY2025still arriving
16
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$34k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$268kRecreation & Sports$89kReligion$44kHealth$43kFood & Nutrition$41kHousing & Shelter$35kPhilanthropy$24kPublic Benefit$20kOther$0
02FY2025 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k13 grants · $35k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $58k
$2,500
Median grant
4
States reached
$973k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF OK FOUNDATION INC$34,000
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES-CENTRAL OK$13,000
OKLAHOMA UNITED METHODIST FOUNDATION$11,000
WESTMINISTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$7,500
OKLAHOMA COUNCIL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC$5,000
REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA$5,000
CITY RESCUE MISSION$5,000
OKLAHOMA HEART HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION$2,500
ST LUKE'S METHODIST CHURCH$2,000
THE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA$2,000
NICHOLS HILLS PARKS INC$1,250
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION$1,000
MAYO CLINIC - ARIZONA$1,000
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL$1,000
MERCY HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION$1,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $49k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%CITY RESCUE MISSION: $8k → 16%ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF NORMAN: $3k → 13%CITY RESCUE MISSION: $6k → 16%HOSPICE OF THE VALLEY: $200 → 11%ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF NORMAN: $3k → 13%CITY RESCUE MISSION: $6k → 16%BRIDGES OF NORMAN INC: $2k → 13%CITY RESCUE MISSION: $5k → 16%CITY RESCUE MISSION: $4k → 16%ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF NORMAN: $750 → 13%CITY RESCUE MISSION: $3k → 16%CITY RESCUE MISSION: $1k → 16%CITY RESCUE MISSION: $1k → 16%ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF NORMAN: $250 → 13%CITY RESCUE MISSION: $1k → 16%DEAN MCGEE EYE INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: $2k → 16%DEAN MCGEE EYE INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: $2k → 16%DEAN MCGEE EYE INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: $2k → 16%SCOPE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL: $250 → 16%SCOPE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL: $150 → 16%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.
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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$521k · 27 repeat orgs$46k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
20

Total granted

$521k
$44k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+14%

Still filing today

78%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesHealthArts & CulturePublic BenefitFood & NutritionOther
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

  • REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $40k · revenue +47%
  • CITY RESCUE MISSION INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $35k · revenue +111%
  • UW
    United Way of Central Oklahoma Inc
    9× · 2017–2025 · $18k · revenue +13%

Funded once

  • PE
    PSI EDUCATION FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $25k
  • NF
    NOBLE FIREFIGHTERS LADIES AUXILIARY
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
  • NR
    NORMAN REGIONAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue -14%
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
Oklahoma Hall of Fame

The oklahoma hall of fame preserves oklahomas unique history while promoting pride in our great state through each of its programs and the gaylord-pickens museum. the association honors our states rich tradition by telling oklahomas story…

Arts & Culture
2
Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc

The State Chamber is a statewide membership organization. Our purpose is to be the unified voice of business and the most effective advocacy organization at the State Capitol.

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3
Dean Mcgee Eye Institute

The dean mcgee eye institute is dedicated to serving all oklahomans and the global community through excellence and leadership in patient care, education and vision research.

Health
4
Tulsa Regional Chamber (Fka Metropolitan Tulsa Chamber of Commerce)

The tulsa regional chamber transforms the tulsa region by attracting and retaining employers, talent and tourism for long-term prosperity.

—
5
Oklahoma State University Foundation

Unite donor passions with university priorities to elevate the impact of oklahoma state university.

Education
6
Oklahoma Bar Foundation

The oklahoma bar foundation provides annual funding through grants to promote the advancement of justice, to provide critical civil legal services to those in need, and to increase public awareness and understanding of the american legal…

Crime & Legal
7
Osteopathic Founders Foundation

The mission of the osteopathic founders foundation is to support osteopathic medical education, to enhance the public's understanding of osteopathic medicine, and to improve the health of the community through projects consistent with the…

Health
8
Downtown Oklahoma City Inc

The organization's mission is to create and champion a vibrant and diverse downtown through placemaking, advocacy, and promotion.

Community Improvement
9
Oklahoma Tennis Foundation

Oklahoma Tennis Foundation positively impacts lives by supporting & funding organizations that promote tennis & education throughout the great State of Oklahoma.

Recreation & Sports
10
The State Chamber Research Foundation

The State Chamber Research Foundation strives to support Oklahoma's growth and increase prosperity for all Oklahomans. We create solution orientated programming, advance research and policy, and provide sound data geared to advancing…

Unclassified
11
Tulsa Area United Way

The tulsa area united way unites people and resources to improve lives and strengthen our communities.

—
12
University of the Ozarks

True to our christian heritage, we prepare students from diverse religious, cultural, educational and economic backgrounds to live life fully.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Fun and Games Duplicate Bridge Club. 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

34 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. 34 of the 50 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/34
Grantees still filing
24/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION INC: $237,395 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION INC+5 more: $5,700 · EducationFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES-CENTRAL OK: $86,000 · OtherFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES-CEN…WESTMINISTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $30,000 · OtherWESTMINISTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHPSI EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $25,000 · OtherPSI EDUCATION FOUNDATIONTHE OKLAHOMA UNITED METHODIST FOUNDATION: $11,000 · OtherTHE OKLAHOMA UNITED METHODIST FOUNDA…MERCY HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION: $10,300 · OtherMERCY HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION+23 more: $25,000 · Other+23 moreCITY RESCUE MISSION INC: $34,500 · Human ServicesCITY RESC…Assistance League of Norman Inc: $6,500 · Human ServicesAssistanc…DEAN MCGEE EYE INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: $5,500 · Human ServicesDEAN MCGE…+3 more: $2,100 · Human ServicesREGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA INC: $40,000 · Food & NutritionUnited Way of Central Oklahoma Inc: $17,750 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA: $6,000 · PhilanthropyOKLAHOMA HEART HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $8,157 · HealthOklahoma Medical Research Foundation: $7,650 · HealthNORMAN REGIONAL HEALTH FOUNDATION: $5,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,000 · Health+2 more: $700 · HealthOKLAHOMA COUNCIL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC: $17,500 · Public Safety & Disaster
Education$243,095Other$187,300Human Services$48,600Food & Nutrition$40,000Philanthropy$23,750Health$23,507Public Safety & Disaster$17,500

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 budgetUNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION INC: $237,395 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetREGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA INC: $40,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCITY RESCUE MISSION INC: $34,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of Central Oklahoma Inc: $17,750 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetOKLAHOMA COUNCIL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC: $17,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetOKLAHOMA HEART HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $8,157 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetOklahoma Medical Research Foundation: $7,650 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAssistance League of Norman Inc: $6,500 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetCOMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDEAN MCGEE EYE INSTITUTE FOUNDATION: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNORMAN REGIONAL HEALTH FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNORMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $1,750 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetNICHOLS HILLS PARKS INC: $1,750 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $1,600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBRIDGES OF NORMAN INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJUNIOR LEAGUE OF OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 480 LAST FRONTIER COUNCIL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCATO INSTITUTE: $850 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetALLIED ARTS OF OKLAHOMA INC: $800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOKLAHOMA CITY MUSEUM OF ART INC FKA OKLAHOMA CITY ART MUSEUM: $800 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTOUCHDOWN CLUB OF OKLAHOMA: $750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetOKLAHOMA PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY INC: $700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOKLAHOMA CITY BEAUTIFUL INC: $700 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOMICRON DELTA KAPPA FOUNDATION INC: $600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOKLAHOMA PROJECT WOMAN INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetScope Ministries Inc: $400 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHospice of the Valley: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKAPPA SIGMA ENDOWMENT FUND: $50 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.

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.

Oklahoma City Communi…American Fidelity Fou…Inasmuch FoundationCommunities Foundatio…Arvest FoundationRainbolt Family Found…Crowe & Dunlevy Found…Records Johnston Fami…Fred Jones Family Fou…Bowen FoundationKirkpatrick Foundatio…Aaron & Gertrude Karc…
Oklahoma City Community Foundation IncOK27× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc · American Fidelity Foundation · Inasmuch Foundation · Communities Foundation of Oklahoma · Arvest Foundation · Rainbolt Family Foundation · Crowe & Dunlevy Foundation Inc · Records Johnston Family Foundation · Fred Jones Family Foundation · Bowen Foundation · Kirkpatrick Foundation Inc · Aaron & Gertrude Karchmer Memorial 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 Paul D Austin Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Paul D Austin Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 170%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 31%
  • Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation: 31% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
17get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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.

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 50 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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