Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation
Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation is a private foundation, based in Hominy, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $413K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $23K. Net investment income was $17K.
Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation at a glance
In short: Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation gave $23K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $22,791
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- Average grant
- $3,256
- Median grant
- $3,169
- Total assets
- $413,300
- -4.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Oklahoma (56% 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 Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Jude's Children's Hospital ($5K). Together the top 6 received $19K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($4,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
Cities
How Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation gives
- Giving grew 470% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 105% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2022) to $23K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $23K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Jude's Children's Hospital Memphis, TN | Operating Support | $5,000 |
| Shriners' Children's Hospital Tampa, FL | Operating Support | $5,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $4,000 |
| Skiatook Paws & Claws Skiatook, OK | Animal Rescue | $3,169 |
| Salvation Army Tulsa, OK | Operating Support | $3,000 |
| John 316 Mission Tulsa, OK | Operating Support | $2,000 |
| Skiatook Museum Skiatook, OK | Operating Fund | $622 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $413,300 | $21,430 | $27,223 | $22,791 | 7 | $22,791 | $16,998 | $21,664 |
| 2024 | $431,471 | $14,086 | $5,667 | — | — | — | $3,419 | $20,269 |
| 2023 | $326,637 | $79,942 | $9,630 | $4,000 | 1 | $4,000 | $70,312 | $12,378 |
| 2022 | $237,444 | $232,159 | $5,556 | $4,000 | 1 | $4,000 | $226,603 | $3,945 |
| 2021 | $1,293 | $312 | $352 | — | — | — | — | $2,587 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation reported a distributable amount of $22K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation is led by Don Quarles, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Don Quarles
President
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Karen Quarles Hassell
Vice President & Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
W Kirk Clausing
Secretary
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Dee Ann Quarles (2021–2024) — Vice President & Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation
How much does Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation give each year?
Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation gave $23K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation's typical grant size?
Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,169, and its average grant was $3,256, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation give grants?
Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation gives mostly in Oklahoma: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Tennessee (22%) and Florida (22%). The most frequent recipient cities were Tulsa, OK (2 grants) and Skiatook, OK (2 grants).
Does Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 71% of Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 7) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation's largest grantees?
Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include St Jude's Children's Hospital ($5,000), Shriners' Children's Hospital ($5,000) and Skiatook Paws & Claws ($3,169), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($4,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 58% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation?
Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation reported $413K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $23K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $22K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation's EIN?
Don and Dee Ann Quarles Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-4310901. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(1)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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