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The Whitmire Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

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The Whitmire Family Charitable Foundation

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.

$200k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Human Services$548kArts & Culture$355kRecreation & Sports$282kEducation$246kFood & Nutrition$177kHealth$150kPublic Benefit$135kCrime & Legal$34kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$20,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$110k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT$20,000
JUDICIAL WATCH INC$20,000
TURNING POINT USA$20,000
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION$20,000
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA$20,000
NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR GUN RIGHTS$20,000
FOLDS OF HONOR$20,000
AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION$20,000
ELLISON DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR ASD INC$20,000
DISABLED VETERANS NATIONAL FOUNDATION$20,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–20, $370k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BIT BY BIT: $20k → 13%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $7k → 14%BIT BY BIT: $20k → 13%DAYSPRING VILLA: $25k → 15%DAYSPRING VILLA: $10k → 15%DAYSPRING VILLA: $10k → 15%JOHN 316 MISSION: $20k → 15%JOHN 316 MISSION: $8k → 15%TULSA WARBIRDS FOUNDATION INC: $250k → 15%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
NY
MA
CO
VA
MD
AZ
KS
TN
DC
OK
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 29 repeat orgs$498k to everyone else

29 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 19 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
28

Total granted

$1.5M
$498k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
+40%

Still filing today

86%
61%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureFood & NutritionRecreation & SportsOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • CP
    CHOREGUS PRODUCTIONS INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $280k · revenue +12%
  • STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
    4× · 2021–2024 · $80k · revenue +112%
  • Meals on Wheels of Norman Inc
    3× · 2017–2019 · $50k · revenue +46%

Funded once

  • TW
    TULSA WARBIRDS FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2020 · $250k · revenue -58% · 86% of their budget
  • GA
    GRAND ACES FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $100k · revenue -98% · 65% of their budget
  • SA
    SALVATION ARMY
    one grant, 2017 · $20k
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Tulsa Area United Way

The tulsa area united way unites people and resources to improve lives and strengthen our communities.

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2
Tulsa Regional Chamber (Fka Metropolitan Tulsa Chamber of Commerce)

The tulsa regional chamber transforms the tulsa region by attracting and retaining employers, talent and tourism for long-term prosperity.

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3
Goodwill Industries of Tulsa Inc

Goodwill empowers people to reach their full potential through work opportunities, training, and support services.

Employment
4
Hearts for Hearing Foundation

Hearts for hearing advocates for, educates about, and innovatively provides comprehensive, life-changing hearing healthcare for all ages.

Human Services
5
Air Transport Association of America Inc

Airlines for america (a4a) vigorously advocates for america's airlines as models of safety, customer service, and environmental responsibility; and as the indispensable network that drives our nation's economy and global…

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6
Air & Space Forces Association

The air & space forces association (afa) is a nonprofit, independent, professional military, and aerospace education association. the association's mission is to promote dominant u.s. air and space forces as the foundation of a strong…

Education
7
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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8
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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9
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
10
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
11
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
12
Jewelers of America Inc

Jewelers of america, the most trusted and influential voice of the jewelry industry, empowers and unites its members through expert guidance and advocacy, driving excellence, integrity, and success in an ever-changing marketplace.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wounded Warrior Project Inc; the most unlike its peers is Grand Aces Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

44 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. 44 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.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
44/44
Grantees still filing
33/44
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TULSA WARBIRDS FOUNDATION INC: $250,000 · Human ServicesTULSA WARBIRDS FOUNDATION…THE SPRING SHELTER INC: $45,000 · Human ServicesTHE SPRING SHELTER INCKendall-Whittier Inc: $43,500 · Human ServicesKendall-Whittier IncWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $41,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT I…Bit-By-Bit Inc: $40,000 · Human ServicesBit-By-Bit IncJOHN 316 MISSION: $28,000 · Human ServicesJOHN 316 MISSION+1 more: $10,000 · Human ServicesWORKING RANCH COWBOY'S ASSOC & FOUNDATION: $65,000 · OtherWORKING RANCH COWBOY'S ASSOC & FO…FOLDS OF HONOR: $51,000 · OtherFOLDS OF HONORELLISON DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR ASD INC: $44,000 · OtherELLISON DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR AS…TURNING POINT USA INC: $35,000 · OtherTURNING POINT USA INCLiving Arts of Tulsa Inc: $30,000 · OtherUNION SPEECH AND DEBATE: $30,000 · OtherSALVATION ARMY: $20,000 · OtherJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $46,000 · OtherJUDICIAL WATCH INCDISABLED VETERANS NATIONAL FOUNDATION: $24,000 · OtherIRON GATE INC: $48,000 · OtherIRON GATE INCAmerica First Legal Foundation: $34,000 · OtherAmerica First Legal FoundationNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR GUN RIGHTS INC: $28,000 · OtherGlobal Gardens Incorporated: $25,000 · Other+20 more: $113,000 · Other+20 moreCHOREGUS PRODUCTIONS INC: $280,000 · Arts & CultureCHOREGUS PRODUCTI…TULSA GIRLS ART SCHOOL PROJECT INC: $30,000 · Arts & CultureTULSA GIRLS ART S…OKLAHOMA FIREFIGHTERS BURN CAMP INC: $275,000 · Recreation & SportsOKLAHOMA FIREFI…+1 more: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsGRAND ACES FOUNDATION: $100,000 · EducationGRAND ACES …STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $80,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SIL…ARMS AROUND BA INC: $20,000 · EducationARMS AROUND…+1 more: $2,000 · EducationPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $47,000 · HealthHONOR BUNKER INC: $15,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 · HealthCHILDRENS VOLUNTEER HEALTH NETWORK INC: $5,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $5,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $5,000 · Health+3 more: $8,000 · HealthMeals on Wheels of Norman Inc: $50,000 · Food & NutritionCOMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA INC: $35,000 · Food & Nutrition
Human Services$457,500Other$593,000Arts & Culture$310,000Recreation & Sports$280,000Education$202,000Health$95,000Food & Nutrition$85,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOKLAHOMA FIREFIGHTERS BURN CAMP INC: $275,000 over 2y, 69% of budgetTULSA WARBIRDS FOUNDATION INC: $250,000 over 1y, 86% of budgetGRAND ACES FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 65% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $80,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels of Norman Inc: $50,000 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetIRON GATE INC: $48,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $47,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $46,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SPRING SHELTER INC: $45,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetKendall-Whittier Inc: $43,500 over 2y, 16% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $41,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBit-By-Bit Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA INC: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerica First Legal Foundation: $34,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLiving Arts of Tulsa Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetTULSA GIRLS ART SCHOOL PROJECT INC: $30,000 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR GUN RIGHTS INC: $28,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetGlobal Gardens Incorporated: $25,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetDISABLED VETERANS NATIONAL FOUNDATION: $24,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetARMS AROUND BA INC: $20,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetHONOR BUNKER INC: $15,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetTHE LAB SCHOOL OF WASHINGTON: $13,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetANIMAL AID OF TULSA INC: $13,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetTULSA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $12,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCOFFEYVILLE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $12,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTULSA BOYS' HOME INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Oklahoma Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetARTS & HUMANITIES COUNCIL OF TULSA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLEGIATE HALL INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS ASSN: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTSHA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEASTER SEALS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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.

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.

The Anne and Henry Za…Tulsa Community Found…The Gelvin FoundationRalph and Frances McG…Mervin Bovaird Founda…Oneok Foundation IncGeorge Kaiser Family …Hille Family Charitab…Grace & Franklin Bern…The Hardesty Family F…Kathleen Patton Westb…Flint Family Foundati…
The Anne and Henry Zarrow FoundationOK36.2× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · The Gelvin Foundation · Ralph and Frances McGill Foundation the Trust Company of Oklahoma · Mervin Bovaird Foundation · Oneok Foundation Inc · George Kaiser Family Foundation · Hille Family Charitable Foundation · Grace & Franklin Bernsen Foundation · The Hardesty Family Foundation Inc · Kathleen Patton Westby Foundation · Flint Family Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Whitmire Family Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Whitmire Family Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 140%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Tulsa Habitat for Humanity Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Global Gardens Incorporated: 0% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
14get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 59 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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