How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Oklahoma?

Start with the funders already giving to education in Oklahoma, currently The T Boone Pickens Foundation, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, International Generosity Foundation. Then look at who funds the education 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 education in Oklahoma?

$827M reached 385 education organizations in Oklahoma, from 1,122 funders. 48% 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 · Education

Who funds education in Oklahoma

$827M reached 385 education organizations in Oklahoma, from 1,122 funders, with no single one dominating.

$827M

granted

385

organizations

48%

from in-state

The short version

1,122 funders gave $827M to 385 education organizations in Oklahoma across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
48% of that came from funders also based in Oklahoma; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of education in Oklahoma is The T Boone Pickens Foundation, at $117M.
The education organization drawing the most is Oklahoma State University Foundation, at $166M.

Largest funders of education in Oklahoma

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

1The T Boone Pickens Foundation$117M 2The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation$112M 3International Generosity Foundation$48M 4Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc$34M 5J A Leta M Chapman TR 486002AC2$33M 6George Kaiser Family Foundation$26M 7Leta McFarlin Chapman Memorial Tr 486003$22M 8The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation$18M 9Tulsa Community Foundation$18M 10Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$18M

Education organizations in Oklahoma that draw the most

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

Oklahoma State University Foundation$166M

375 other education organizations$142M

University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc$116M University of Tulsa$114M Noble Research Institute LLC$112M Folds of Honor Foundation$72M Oral Roberts University$68M

How to find education funders in Oklahoma

1
Start with the funders already active in Oklahoma
The funders giving the most to education in Oklahoma are The T Boone Pickens Foundation, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, International Generosity Foundation. A funder already writing education checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the education 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
52% of education money in Oklahoma comes from funders elsewhere, so national education funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Oklahoma.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Oklahoma?: Start with the funders already giving to education in Oklahoma, currently The T Boone Pickens Foundation, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, International Generosity Foundation. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Oklahoma from out of state.
Who is the largest education funder in Oklahoma?: The T Boone Pickens Foundation gives the most to education organizations in Oklahoma, $117M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to education in Oklahoma?: $827M reached 385 education organizations in Oklahoma, from 1,122 funders. 48% 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

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

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.