Oklahoma · Private foundation
The Helmerich Trust
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.
- $5.1M
- Granted FY2020
- 44
- Itemized grants FY2020
- 37
- Organizations funded FY2020
- Itemized, FY2020
- $4.6M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2020
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $747,627
- States reached, FY2020
- 6
- Total assets, FY2020
- $95M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gilcrease Museum Management Trust | $747,627 | 1 | 3% |
| Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma Inc | $546,678 | 1 | 1% |
| Family & Childrens Services Inc | $400,000 | 1 | 1% |
| A New Leaf Inc | $333,334 | 1 | 3% |
| Key West Literary Seminar Inc | $300,000 | 1 | 21% |
| Athens Area Council for the Arts | $200,000 | 1 | 46% |
| Operation Mobilization | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tulsa Opera Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Tulsa Community College Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Tulsa Ballet Theatre Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 2% |
Show all 34 grantees
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($85k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Helmerich Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 30 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation · The Gelvin Foundation · Mervin Bovaird Foundation · The Sharna and Irvin Frank Foundation · The Hardesty Family Foundation Inc · Ralph and Frances McGill Foundation the Trust Company of Oklahoma · Oneok Foundation Inc · Grace & Franklin Bernsen Foundation · Sarkeys Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · The Oxley Foundation · One Gas Foundation Inc
How this is measured
About The Helmerich Trust
- How much does The Helmerich Trust give?
- The Helmerich Trust reported 44 itemized grants totaling $4,615,742, out of $5,125,860 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2020 IRS filing.
- What does The Helmerich Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2020, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (3%), Philanthropy (2%), Food & Nutrition (1%).
- Who are The Helmerich Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2020: The Gilcrease Museum Management Trust ($748k), Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma Inc ($547k), Family & Childrens Services Inc ($400k).
- Does The Helmerich Trust 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 The Helmerich Trust?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation, The Gelvin Foundation, Mervin Bovaird Foundation.
- Where is The Helmerich Trust based?
- The Helmerich Trust is based in OK.
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