Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa Inc Endownment Trust

Zarrow Families Foundation

Tulsa, OK

The foundation supports efforts through its Commemoration Fund to address social, political, and economic injustices affecting Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other people of color, with grants restricted to the Tulsa, Oklahoma region. In 2024, grants ranged from $500 to $100,000, with a median of $19,875. It does not accept unsolicited requests and funds only preselected charitable organizations.

The Cole Family Foundation

Owasso, OK

The Cole Family Foundation funded Oklahoma charities in areas including senior services, food assistance, homelessness, animal welfare, and higher education, typically giving $100–$1,000 (median $250). It terminated in 2021 after distributing its remaining assets and did not accept unsolicited requests.

Grace & Franklin Bernsen Foundation

Tulsa, OK

The foundation supports Tulsa-area nonprofits working in charitable, educational, literary, religious, scientific, and child-protection fields, including capital, building, and program projects. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,762 to $100,000, with a median of $20,000. It asks organizations to submit an abstract first; eligible applicants are invited to submit a full proposal.

Clifford L Knight Foundation

Oklahoma City, OK

The foundation funds charitable work in areas including health, religious service, conservation, food access, social assistance, and arts and culture, with the largest share of its 2024 grants going to organizations in Oklahoma, followed by New York and Missouri. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, with a median of $4,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Jerry V Jones Trust Dated October 4 1989

Tulsa, OK

H A & Mary K Chapman Charitable Trust

Tulsa, OK

The trust funded 501(c)(3) organizations working in education, health and social services, civic and community initiatives, arts, and nature and wildlife, primarily in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its 2023 grants ranged from $10,000 to $500,000, with a median of $30,000. Organizations first submitted a letter of inquiry or completed an eligibility quiz; proposals were by invitation, and eligible applicants could then apply.