Bancfirst Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Oklahoma City, OK EIN: 73-1343258

Bancfirst Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Oklahoma City, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $855K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $27K. Net investment income was $53K.

Bancfirst Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Bancfirst Charitable Foundation gave $27K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$26,500
-40.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-40.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,833
-1.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$11,000
Total assets
$855,484
+2.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oklahoma (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Bancfirst Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Oklahoma History Center: $13KOklahoma History Center$13KOklahoma Children's Theatre: $11KOklahoma Children's Theatre$11KOklahoma 4-H Foundation Inc: $3KOklahoma 4-H Foundation Inc$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Oklahoma History Center ($13K). Together the top 3 received $27K.

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants across all recorded years

22<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 22 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

Oklahoma CityNew YorkStillwaterSand SpringsYukon

How Bancfirst Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 34% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 71% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K9 grants2019 5 grants2020 4 grants2021 5 grants2022 5 grants2023 5 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2025) to $206K (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $27K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Oklahoma History Center Oklahoma City, OKFinancial Support$13,000
Oklahoma Children's Theatre Oklahoma City, OKFinancial Support$11,000
Oklahoma 4-H Foundation Inc Stillwater, OKFinancial Support$2,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$855,484$54,667$31,168$26,5003$27,822$53,344$38,934
2024$831,985$54,894$47,977$44,8005$45,987$53,706$37,812
2023$825,068$53,975$46,745$44,4005$45,572$52,802$39,593
2022$817,838$52,978$42,239$39,9005$41,069$51,808$40,920
2021$807,099$52,741$47,264$45,0004$46,132$51,609$40,520
2020$801,979$57,775$56,447$54,0005—$51,607$40,072
2019$800,651$-7,463$210,418$206,1659—$34,830$43,643

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bancfirst Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $39K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bancfirst Charitable Foundation is led by David Rainbolt, Director & President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Rainbolt

    Director & President

    Director & Vice President → Director & President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Hannah Andrus

    Director & Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Felicia Apel

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Debbie Hodde (2019–2023) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: H. E. Rainbolt (2019–2023) — Director & President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bancfirst Charitable Foundation

How much does Bancfirst Charitable Foundation give each year?

Bancfirst Charitable Foundation gave $27K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $45K across 5 grants.

What is Bancfirst Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Bancfirst Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $11,000, and its average grant was $8,833, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Bancfirst Charitable Foundation give grants?

Bancfirst Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Oklahoma: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Oklahoma City, OK (2 grants).

Does Bancfirst Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Bancfirst Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Financial Support" (3 grants).

How large is Bancfirst Charitable Foundation?

Bancfirst Charitable Foundation reported $855K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $28K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $39K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Bancfirst Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Bancfirst Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-1343258. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 23, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 27, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 25, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)

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