Who funds science in Oklahoma
Three organizations take 74% of all science funding in Oklahoma, led by Stafford Air & Space Museum Foundation. It is overwhelmingly local money: 84% comes from funders based in Oklahoma.
The short version
- 92 funders gave $44M to 35 science organizations in Oklahoma across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 84% of that came from funders also based in Oklahoma; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of science in Oklahoma is Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc, at $16M.
- The science organization drawing the most is Stafford Air & Space Museum Foundation, at $17M.
Largest funders of science in Oklahoma
The funders giving the most to science organizations in Oklahoma, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Science organizations in Oklahoma that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find science funders in Oklahoma
- 1Start with the funders already active in Oklahoma
The funders giving the most to science in Oklahoma are Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc, Seg Foundation, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation. A funder already writing science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the science 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
16% of science money in Oklahoma comes from funders elsewhere, so national science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Oklahoma.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a science nonprofit in Oklahoma?
- Start with the funders already giving to science in Oklahoma, currently Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc, Seg Foundation, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation. Then look at who funds the science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Oklahoma from out of state.
- Who is the largest science funder in Oklahoma?
- Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc gives the most to science organizations in Oklahoma, $16M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to science in Oklahoma?
- $44M reached 35 science organizations in Oklahoma, from 92 funders. 84% 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.