· Private foundation
Robert a Parman Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k3 grants · $11k
- $10k–50k8 grants · $135k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | $40,000 |
| OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY | $20,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA | $20,000 |
| CITY RESCUE MISSION | $15,000 |
| EDMOND FAMILY COUNSELING | $10,000 |
| WORK ACTIVITY CENTER INC | $10,000 |
| UPWARD TRANSITIONS INC | $10,000 |
| REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA | $10,000 |
| WHIZ KIDS OF OKLAHOMA | $5,000 |
| CENTRAL OKLAHOMA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | $5,000 |
| STEPHENSON CANCER CENTER | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY19–25, $225k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 14%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
15 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- OSOklahoma State University Foundation7× · 2019–2025 · $350k · revenue +90%
CITY RESCUE MISSION INC7× · 2019–2025 · $105k · revenue +137%- OCOKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY4× · 2019–2025 · $95k · revenue +23%
Funded once
- F7FAITH 7 WORK ACTIVITY CENTERone grant, 2023 · $5k
- NCNEW COVENANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCHone grant, 2020 · $100
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.
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.
To revitalize urban oklahoma city neighborhoods and create affordable housing opportunities by rehabilitating historic homes, constructing new homes, and increasing community investment through home ownership.
The urban league of greater oklahoma city's (ulokc) mission is to assist african americans, other minorities, and the poor to achieve social and economic equality. its core mission is focused on education and economic mobility through…
United way of central oklahoma is committed to connecting people and resources to improve the well being of those in our community.
Family Hope House empowers families through therapy, education, and advocacy. As Oklahoma's sole adoption competent mental health agency, we support foster and adoptive children for lasting stability and success.
To promote the self-sufficiency of the socially, economically, and culturally disadvantaged citizens of oklahoma and canadian counties and to eliminate the paradox of poverty among these citizens by opening to everyone the opportunity to…
OKC Beautiful's mission is to lead beautification and environmental stewardship through collaboration, education and advocacy. We have been doing this for over 50 years through volunteers and contributing donors. This directly impacts the…
To alleviate the causes of poverty by supporting oklahoma's community action agencies, which includes providing coordinated services, training and other assitance to member agencies.
The organization provides emergency social and educational services to families in central oklahoma.
The family crisis center provides intervention and advocacy for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. this is done with counselors, court advocates and 24 hour shelter for victims and their children.
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.
Ywca oklahoma city is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all
The mission of the oklahoma community service commission is to engage oklahomans of all ages and backgrounds in community-based service which supports americorps programs in oklahoma communities. services may include assisting with…
How this is measured
11 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. 11 of the 19 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 Oklahoma State University Foundation ↗
- Who funds CITY RESCUE MISSION INC ↗
- Who funds OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds REGIONAL FOOD BANK OF OKLAHOMA INC ↗
- Who funds Work Activity Center Inc ↗
- Who funds Edmond Family Counseling Inc ↗
- Who funds CITY CARE INC ↗
- Who funds UPWARD TRANSITIONS INC ↗
- Who funds CENTRAL OKLAHOMA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC ↗
- Who funds RAINBOW FLEET INC ↗
- Who funds Whiz Kids of Oklahoma 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.
Open a dossier: Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc · El and Thelma Gaylord Foundation · Inasmuch Foundation · Lemon Family Foundation · Fred Jones Family Foundation · Kirkpatrick Family Affiliated Fund of Occf Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Robert a Parman Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Robert a Parman Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
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