How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Oklahoma?

Start with the funders already giving to community development in Oklahoma, currently George Kaiser Family Foundation, Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma Inc, Tulsa Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Oklahoma from out of state.

How much grant money goes to community development in Oklahoma?

$36M reached 111 community development organizations in Oklahoma, from 191 funders. 72% came from funders also based in Oklahoma.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Oklahoma · Community development

Who funds community development in Oklahoma

Community development funding in Oklahoma is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Tulsa Economic Development Corporation leads, and the money reaches 111 groups.

$36M

granted

111

organizations

72%

from in-state

The short version

191 funders gave $36M to 111 community development organizations in Oklahoma across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
72% of that came from funders also based in Oklahoma; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of community development in Oklahoma is George Kaiser Family Foundation, at $5M.
The community development organization drawing the most is Tulsa Economic Development Corporation, at $4M.

Largest funders of community development in Oklahoma

The funders giving the most to community development organizations in Oklahoma, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1George Kaiser Family Foundation$5M 2Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma Inc$4M 3Tulsa Community Foundation$4M 4Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation$2M 5Inasmuch Foundation$2M 6City of Muskogee Foundation Inc$1M 7Oge Energy Corp Foundation Inc$1M 8Alpha Tau Omega Foundation Inc$933k 9Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$908k 10Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$770k

Community development organizations in Oklahoma that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

101 other community development organizations$12M

Tulsa Economic Development Corporation$4M Rei Capital Access Fund Inc$4M Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits Inc$4M Neighbors Building Neighborhoods$3M 36 Degrees North Co$2M Foundation for Tulsas Future$2M

How to find community development funders in Oklahoma

1
Start with the funders already active in Oklahoma
The funders giving the most to community development in Oklahoma are George Kaiser Family Foundation, Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma Inc, Tulsa Community Foundation. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
28% of community development money in Oklahoma comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Oklahoma.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Oklahoma?: Start with the funders already giving to community development in Oklahoma, currently George Kaiser Family Foundation, Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma Inc, Tulsa Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Oklahoma from out of state.
Who is the largest community development funder in Oklahoma?: George Kaiser Family Foundation gives the most to community development organizations in Oklahoma, $5M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in Oklahoma?: $36M reached 111 community development organizations in Oklahoma, from 191 funders. 72% came from funders also based in Oklahoma.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.