· Private foundation
Scheel 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k10 grants · $19k
- $10k–50k5 grants · $98k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE | $30,000 |
| AUGUSTINE INSTITUTE | $21,200 |
| CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH | $18,600 |
| TASH | $15,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $13,250 |
| DIOCESE OF TULSA | $6,500 |
| TULSA CATHOLIC WOMENS CONFERENCE | $5,000 |
| FOCUS | $2,000 |
| LEGATUS | $1,500 |
| THE BECKET FUND | $1,000 |
| EWTN | $1,000 |
| UNBOUND | $675 |
| HIS HOUSE MINISTRIES | $500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $250 |
| Individual grant recipient | $200 |
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 (FY17–25, $144k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 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
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
30 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2025, 16 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- CLCATHOLIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE2× · 2024–2025 · $60k · revenue +66%
TULSA AREA UNITED WAY2× · 2021–2022 · $50k · revenue +10%
Augustine Institute Inc9× · 2017–2025 · $41k · revenue +321%
Funded once
- UWUNITED WAYone grant, 2020 · $10k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2023 · $5k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2018 · $5k
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.
Catholic answers is an apostolate dedicated to serving christ by bringing the fullness of catholic truth to the world. we help good catholics become better catholics, bring former catholics home, and lead non-catholics into the fullness of…
In obedience to the divine mandate of loving one another and committed to the proclamation of the truth and the word of God, Conviventia's mission is to work toward a world in which all people can live in freedom, with dignity and…
Mercy Health will provide assistance, support and direction to all of the health care institutions and activities operated and maintained by its Subsidiaries. The mission of Mercy Health in performing these activities shall be to provide a…
Devworks international is dedicated to a society where all people enjoy the freedom to pursue their own sustainable development. we contribute to this by strengthening the capacity of local organizations.
The institute's mission is to conduct research on key issues facing society to help both the church and society deal thoughtfully with the major issues they face globally. the institute also sponsors and conducts research and scholarship…
The Center of Theological Inquiry is an independent research institution with an international visiting scholar program which convenes researchers in an ideal setting for interdisciplinary inquiries where theology casts light on global…
Loyola University New Orleans, a Jesuit and Catholic institution of higher education, welcomes students of diverse backgrounds and prepares them to lead meaningful lives with and for others; to pursue truth, wisdom, and virtue; and to work…
The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…
Benedictine University is an inclusive academic community dedicated to teaching and learning, scholarship and service, truth and justice, as inspired by the Catholic intellectual tradition, the social teaching of the Church, and the…
La roche university advances learning informed by ethical and service-oriented values, reflecting its catholic heritage and the charism of the sisters of divine providence.
Goodwill empowers people to reach their full potential through work opportunities, training, and support services.
Evangel is a comprehensive christian university that is committed to excellence in educating and equipping students to become spirit empowered servants of god who will impact the church and society globally.
How this is measured
16 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. 16 of the 59 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 TASH INC ↗
- Who funds CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE ↗
- Who funds TULSA AREA UNITED WAY ↗
- Who funds Augustine Institute Inc ↗
- Who funds ETERNAL WORD TELEVISION NETWORK INC ↗
- Who funds The University of Tulsa ↗
- Who funds LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR ↗
- Who funds The Becket Fund ↗
- Who funds WATTS OF LOVE ↗
- Who funds DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION SERVICES ↗
- Who funds Unbound ↗
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 · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Scheel Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Scheel Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Domestic Violence Intervention Services: 15% of income from government
- The University of Tulsa: 5% of income from government
How this is measured
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