Oklahoma · Private foundation
Quesenbery Educational Tr
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.
- $300k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 9
- Grants FY2024
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 13%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
75% of Quesenbery Educational Tr’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Hillsdale College, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 6 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $200,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 14
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 6
- Total assets, FY2024
- $5.1M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 13% of the organizations Quesenbery Educational Tr funded were first-time grantees, receiving 59% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 41% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $100k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 7 | $75k | 43% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $169k | 13% |
| FY2022 | 9 | $83k | 11% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $85k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $149k | 46% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $159k | 22% |
| FY2018 | 14 | $158k | 57% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $105k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unreported Story Society | $120,000 | 6 | 2% |
| Kirk Crossing Inc | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute | $70,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Citizens for Self-Governance | $45,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Center for Urban Renewal & Education | $45,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Youth Entrepreneurs Inc | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Heritage Foundation | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Assistance League of Tulsa Inc | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
| EdChoice Inc | $24,000 | 7 | 0% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unreported Story Society | $120,000 | 6 | 2% |
| Kirk Crossing Inc | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute | $70,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Citizens for Self-Governance | $45,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Center for Urban Renewal & Education | $45,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Youth Entrepreneurs Inc | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Heritage Foundation | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Assistance League of Tulsa Inc | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
| EdChoice Inc | $24,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Tulsa Hope Academy Inc | $20,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Tulsa Cornerstone Assistance Networ | $20,000 | 2 | 10% |
| Torch of Freedom Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Federation for Children Growth Fund Inc | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Oklahoma Policy Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Prager University Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rush Springs Public Schools | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tulsa Dream Center Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| John 316 Mission | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($351k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Quesenbery Educational Tr supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Tulsa Community Foundation · Donors Trust Inc · George Kaiser Family Foundation · The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Quesenbery Educational Tr
- How much does Quesenbery Educational Tr give?
- Quesenbery Educational Tr reported 9 grants totaling $300,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 14 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Quesenbery Educational Tr fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (70%), Public Benefit (11%), Arts & Culture (6%).
- Who are Quesenbery Educational Tr's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Unreported Story Society ($120k), Kirk Crossing Inc ($100k), The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute ($70k).
- Does Quesenbery Educational Tr fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Quesenbery Educational Tr accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Quesenbery Educational Tr?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Tulsa Community Foundation, Donors Trust Inc, George Kaiser Family Foundation.
- Where is Quesenbery Educational Tr based?
- Quesenbery Educational Tr is based in OK.
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