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Reed Jules Oppenheimer Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$260k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
17
Grants FY2024
20
Organizations funded FY2023
50%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
17 to 35
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
10
Total assets, FY2024
$2.6M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 50% of the organizations Reed Jules Oppenheimer Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 39% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $136k 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
AnimalsHuman ServicesInternationalEnvironmentPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentOther
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 arriving17$260k71%
FY202320$345k50%
FY202231$486k35%
FY202131$179k48%
FY202035$917k66%
FY201918$293k44%
FY201833$798k67%
FY201717$455kn/a
86% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Animals$1.5MEnvironment$899kEducation$283kCommunity Improvement$211kInternational$146kHuman Services$71kCrime & Legal$54kScience & Tech$50kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

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

Show all 63 grantees
All grantees of Reed Jules Oppenheimer Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation$1,407,50043%
Trees for Life Inc$275,000339%
Valley Foundation Inc$251,511697%
New Community Project$165,00067%
Street School Inc$80,50080%
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest$50,00021%
Ian Somerhalder Foundation$50,00014%
African Women Rising$40,00012%
Jbfc Inc Dba Mainspringsjbfc$34,56031%
Nation Fund for Independent Journalisminc$32,03033%
The Synergos Institute Inc$31,75011%
Wild Oceans Inc$31,45023%
Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden Inc$25,00011%
12 & 12 Inc$25,00010%
Health in Harmony$15,00010%
Iron Gate Inc$12,50011%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$10,00010%
The Lowell Whiteman School$10,00010%
Stray Cat Alliance$9,94630%
Little Kitten Rescue Inc$8,00029%
International Rescue Committee INC$7,53040%
Surfcat Cafe and Adoption Center$7,50028%
Wildlife Conservation Society$7,50020%
United States Fund for Unicef$6,16040%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$6,00030%
Kitt Crusaders Inc$6,00021%
Emerson Montessori Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Bayou Lacombe Museum$5,0001n/a
Cats of San Bernardino$5,00021%
Seacology$5,00010%
Golden Backpack Program Inc$5,00011%
Thrive Rescue$5,0001n/a
Acumen Fund Inc$3,58430%
Miles of Freedom$3,50013%
Conservation International Foundation$3,00030%
Longmont Humane Society Inc$2,01010%
Planned Parenthood Great Plains$2,00030%
Humane World for Animals Inc$2,00020%
Grameen Foundation USA$2,00020%
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$1,75020%
Broken Arrow Neighbors Inc$1,50010%
A Growing Culture$1,50012%
Compassion in World Farming Inc$1,0001n/a
Up With Trees Inc$1,00010%
Emergency Infant Services Inc$1,00010%
Stand for Children Inc$1,00010%
Operation Hope Inc$1,00010%
Children International$1,00010%
Orang Utan Republik Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Institute for Local Self Reliance$1,00010%
St Joseph Music Foundation$1,0001n/a
United States Association for UNHCR$1,00010%
Family & Childrens Services Inc$1,00010%
Greenpeace Inc$88020%
Global Gardens Incorporated$72520%
Indian Nations Council Boy Scouts of America$58520%
The Pachamama Alliance$50010%
Amberations Inc$2501n/a
Red Dirt Relief Fund Inc$20010%
Seedmoney$16010%
Wildland Firefighter Foundation$12010%
Common Dreams Inc$10010%
The Ironman Foundation Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 55 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Reed Jules Oppenheimer Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 57 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation: $1,407,500 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetTrees for Life Inc: $275,000 over 3y, 39% of budgetValley Foundation Inc: $251,511 over 6y, 97% of budgetNew Community Project: $165,000 over 6y, 6.8% of budgetStreet School Inc: $80,500 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetNebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest: $50,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetIan Somerhalder Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetAfrican Women Rising: $40,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetJbfc Inc Dba Mainspringsjbfc: $34,560 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetNation Fund for Independent Journalisminc: $32,030 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetThe Synergos Institute Inc: $31,750 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetWild Oceans Inc: $31,450 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetOklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budget12 & 12 Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHealth in Harmony: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetIron Gate Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Lowell Whiteman School: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetStray Cat Alliance: $9,946 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLittle Kitten Rescue Inc: $8,000 over 2y, 8.7% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $7,530 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSurfcat Cafe and Adoption Center: $7,500 over 2y, 8.0% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $6,160 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKitt Crusaders Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetCats of San Bernardino: $5,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetSeacology: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGolden Backpack Program Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetAcumen Fund Inc: $3,584 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMiles of Freedom: $3,500 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetConservation International Foundation: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLongmont Humane Society Inc: $2,010 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Great Plains: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGrameen Foundation USA: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPartners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: $1,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBroken Arrow Neighbors Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetA Growing Culture: $1,500 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetUp With Trees Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEmergency Infant Services Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStand for Children Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Hope Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren International: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOrang Utan Republik Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetInstitute for Local Self Reliance: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamily & Childrens Services Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 57.

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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.

George Kaiser Family FoundationOK23.4× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: George Kaiser Family Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · Ralph and Frances McGill Foundation the Trust Company of Oklahoma · The Gelvin Foundation · One Gas Foundation Inc · Arvest Foundation · Mervin Bovaird Foundation · Zarrow Families Foundation · The Hardesty Family Foundation Inc · The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation · Sanford P & Irene F Burnstein Foundation Irene F Burnstein Co-Trustee · Tulsa Area United Way

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 Reed Jules Oppenheimer Foundation

How much does Reed Jules Oppenheimer Foundation give?
Reed Jules Oppenheimer Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $259,870 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 35 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Reed Jules Oppenheimer Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (39%), Environment (24%), Education (8%).
Who are Reed Jules Oppenheimer Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation ($1.4M), Trees for Life Inc ($275k), Valley Foundation Inc ($252k).
Does Reed Jules Oppenheimer Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Reed Jules Oppenheimer Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Reed Jules Oppenheimer Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include George Kaiser Family Foundation, Tulsa Community Foundation, Ralph and Frances McGill Foundation the Trust Company of Oklahoma.
Where is Reed Jules Oppenheimer Foundation based?
Reed Jules Oppenheimer Foundation is based in OK.

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 121 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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