Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation
To provide enhanced educational opportunities for the students of deer creek public schools with grants, contributions and fundraising.
Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation at a glance
In short: Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation reported $176K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $175,707 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +53.7% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $228,018
- -18.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $252,900
- -1.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $4,781
- -2.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $304,811
- +43.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−3%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $71K (2022) to $176K (2025). In 2025 it reported $176K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Public Schools Edmond, OK | Support Public Education Activities | $114,301 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $228,018 | $252,900 | $304,811 | $175,707 | Total only | $4,781 |
| 2024 | $279,929 | $257,814 | $212,993 | $114,301 | 1 | $4,898 |
| 2023 | $234,883 | $246,139 | $155,446 | $128,785 | 1 | $661 |
| 2022 | $148,500 | $181,358 | $105,301 | $70,856 | 1 | $28 |
| 2021 | $71,194 | $139,991 | $134,658 | $118,206 | 1 | $38 |
| 2020 | $58,425 | $193,048 | $186,719 | $172,293 | 2 | $84 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation is a public charity, based in Edmond, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $228K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $176K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $5K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation is led by Robbyn Benn, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robbyn Benn
President
Trustee → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry Cunningham
Trustee
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Travis Koch
Trustee
Treasurer → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Bateman
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Elder
Trustee
Secretary → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Smith
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Hill
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shea Bracken
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Ward
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Christensen
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Dubose
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Chris James (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Gerald Elrod (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer Elliot (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kyle Schulz (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Aaron Penix (2020–2022) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Jack Wheeler (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jason Zaloudik (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Natalie Taylor (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Paul Gebb (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Robynn Benn (2021–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Shantel Johnson (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Barry Cunnnigham (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jaena Poppe (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Steve Haddock (2020) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation
How much does Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation give each year?
Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation reported $176K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $114K across 1 grant.
How large is Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation?
Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation reported $228K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $253K.
Where does Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation operate?
Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation has awarded grants in Oklahoma.
What is Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation's EIN?
Deer Creek Community Enrichment Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-1132453. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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