Muncrief Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Edmond, OK EIN: 46-1611054

The Muncrief Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Edmond, Oklahoma. Its 2025 filing lists grants for higher education scholarships, medical research, education and leadership, cultural preservation, and other charitable purposes.

Muncrief Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Muncrief Family Foundation gave $2.8M across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $213K), mostly in Oklahoma. 23% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,769,249
+75.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
13
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$213,019
+75.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$15,145,129
+1.7% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
23% first-time grantees (3 of 13, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
Oklahoma (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Muncrief Family Foundation

Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to Apply

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.

Contact

Mailing address: 11315 Hillsdale Dr, Edmond, OK 73013-0469
Phone: (405) 833-2721

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Muncrief Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

OSU Foundation: $1.7MOSU Foundation$1.7MOkla Medical Research Foundation: $500KOkla Medical ResearchFoundation$500KChi Omega Foundation: $201KChi Omega Foundation$201KNatl Cowboy Western Heritage Museum: $116KNatl Cowboy Western HeritageMuseum$116KMemorial Road Church of Christ: $108KMemorial Road Church of Christ$108KOKC National Memorial Museum: $63KOKC National Memorial Museum$63KHearts for Hearing: $20KHearts for Hearing$20KUniv of Okla-H Hamm Diabetes Center: $19KUniv of Okla-H Hamm DiabetesCenter$19KOKC Police Foundation: $10KOKC Police Foundation$10KPhi Delta Theta Foundation: $10KPhi Delta Theta Foundation$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was OSU Foundation ($1.7M). Together the top 10 received $2.8M.

Grant Size Distribution

62 grants across all recorded years

47<$50K3$50–100K8$100–250K$250–500K3$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 47 grants of 62 (76%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 92% of grant dollars went to recipients in Oklahoma, 7% to recipients in Tennessee, and less than 1% to recipients in Ohio. The listed grants show support for organizations in those states.

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.

Cities

Oklahoma CityEdmondStillwaterMemphisTulsaHoustonBroken ArrowDurhamNormanOxfordColorado Springs

Is Muncrief Family Foundation open to new grantees?

23%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 3 of 13 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $274K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $85K repeat.

  • 77% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 1789% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 508% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M5 grants2019 5 grants2020 5 grants2021 16 grants2022 15 grants2023 13 grants2024 13 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $56K (2020) to $2.8M (2025). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $2.8M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
OSU Foundation Stillwater, OKHigher Education Scholarships$1,715,592
Okla Medical Research Foundation Oklahoma City, OKStudy of Diseases/Disorders of Aging$500,000
Chi Omega Foundation Memphis, TNSupport of Education and Leadership$201,000
Natl Cowboy Western Heritage Museum Oklahoma City, OKPreserve History/Cultures of Am West$115,544
Memorial Road Church of Christ Edmond, OKUnrestricted Gift for Operating EXP$108,000
OKC National Memorial Museum Oklahoma City, OKHonor Victims & Survivors$62,500
Hearts for Hearing Oklahoma City, OKIdentify Unique Hearing Needs$20,000
Univ of Okla-H Hamm Diabetes Center Norman, OKDiabetes Research & Support$18,750
OKC Police Foundation Oklahoma City, OKProvide Resources to OKC Police Dept$10,363
Phi Delta Theta Foundation Oxford, OHStudent Scholarships$10,000
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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$15,145,129$5,368,562$2,933,225$2,769,24913$2,769,249$339,717$544,770
2024$14,894,567$2,408,539$1,582,775$1,580,86413$1,580,864$408,563$565,216
2023$14,073,439$6,799,885$587,635$586,76015$586,760$479,707$546,944
2022$7,878,666$6,428,829$147,355$146,62016$146,620$625,868$317,631
2021$1,597,845$118,759$74,030$73,0005$73,000$118,758$102,856
2020$1,553,117$368,296$57,105$56,1655—$67$68,806
2019$1,241,092$297,788$66,090$65,0005—$788$54,522

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Muncrief Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $545K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for higher education scholarships, research on diseases and disorders of aging, education and leadership, preservation of American West history and cultures, and other purposes.

Among its grantees, the Chi Omega Foundation describes its mission as supporting educational and leadership development through scholarships, grants, and other learning opportunities. Phi Delta Theta Foundation says its mission is to strengthen men for life by building on friendship, sound learning, and rectitude. Focus on Home Inc. says it provides furniture and furnishings for a dignified home to families transitioning into independent living.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation gave $2,769,249 through 13 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $1,715,592, with a median of $20,000. Notable grants included $1,715,592 to OSU Foundation for higher education scholarships, $500,000 to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation for study of diseases and disorders of aging, $201,000 to Chi Omega Foundation for education and leadership support, and $115,544 to National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum to preserve the history and cultures of the American West. Focus on Home Inc. received $500.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Richard Muncrief and Gail Muncrief as directors.

Muncrief Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gail Muncrief

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Muncrief

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

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 Muncrief Family Foundation

How much does Muncrief Family Foundation give each year?

Muncrief Family Foundation gave $2.8M across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 13 grants.

What is Muncrief Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Muncrief Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $213,019, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Muncrief Family Foundation that year got $11K on average.

Where does Muncrief Family Foundation give grants?

Muncrief Family Foundation gives mostly in Oklahoma: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Tennessee (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Oklahoma City, OK (7 grants) and Edmond, OK (2 grants).

Does Muncrief Family Foundation give general operating support?

Occasionally: 8% of Muncrief Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Muncrief Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Muncrief Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include OSU Foundation ($1,715,592), Okla Medical Research Foundation ($500,000) and Chi Omega Foundation ($201,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 87% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Muncrief Family Foundation?

Muncrief Family Foundation reported $15.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.8M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $545K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Muncrief Family Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for higher education scholarships, research on diseases and disorders of aging, education and leadership, preservation of American West history and cultures, and other purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Muncrief Family Foundation?

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Muncrief Family Foundation's EIN?

Muncrief Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1611054. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Muncrief Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 8, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Muncrief Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/muncrief-family-foundation-morg_f5c47301e66349bb831460686216707a

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