Funding · Oklahoma · Community development
Who funds community development in Oklahoma
Funders are thin on the ground: 304 community development organizations share only 394 funders between them.
The short version
- 394 funders gave $192M to 304 community development organizations in Oklahoma across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 61% 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 Servant Foundation, at $36M.
- The community development organization drawing the most is Tulsa Regional Chamber (Fka Metropolitan Tulsa Chamber of Commerce), at $33M.
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.
Community development organizations in Oklahoma that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find community development funders in Oklahoma
- 1Start with the funders already active in Oklahoma
The funders giving the most to community development in Oklahoma are Servant Foundation, Foundation for Tulsas Future, George Kaiser Family Foundation. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See 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.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
39% 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 Servant Foundation, Foundation for Tulsas Future, George Kaiser Family 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?
- Servant Foundation gives the most to community development organizations in Oklahoma, $36M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to community development in Oklahoma?
- $192M reached 304 community development organizations in Oklahoma, from 394 funders. 61% 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.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.