O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Owasso, OK EIN: 73-1507737

O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation is a private foundation, based in Owasso, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $14K. Net investment income was $14K.

O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation at a glance

In short: O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation gave $14K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), top state Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$14,000
+725.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,556
+450.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,800
Total assets
$11,852
-3.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oklahoma (41% 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 O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Mend Medical Clinic and Pregnancy Resource Center: $2KMend Medical Clinic andPregnancy Resource Center$2KSamaritans Purse: $2KSamaritans Purse$2KCampus Church of Pensacola Christian College: $2KCampus Church of PensacolaChristian College$2KChristian Medical and Dental Society: $2KChristian Medical and DentalSociety$2KJohn 316 Mission: $2KJohn 316 Mission$2KMission Aviation Fellowship: $2KMission Aviation Fellowship$2KEden Mennonite Church: $1KEden Mennonite Church$1KTruth for Life: $1KTruth for Life$1KAwestar Ministries: $1KAwestar Ministries$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Mend Medical Clinic and Pregnancy Resource Center ($2K). Together the top 9 received $14K.

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 30 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

TulsaBooneBristolNampaPensacolaClevelandInolaPryorWashington

How O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 75% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 190% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K5 grants2020 6 grants2021 4 grants2022 5 grants2023 6 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $14K (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $14K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mend Medical Clinic and Pregnancy Resource Center Tulsa, OKGeneral Fund$1,900
Samaritans Purse Boone, NCGeneral Fund$1,900
Campus Church of Pensacola Christian College Pensacola, FLGeneral Fund$1,800
Christian Medical and Dental Society Bristol, TNGeneral Fund$1,800
John 316 Mission Tulsa, OKGeneral Fund$1,800
Mission Aviation Fellowship Nampa, IDGeneral Fund$1,800
Eden Mennonite Church Inola, OKGeneral Fund$1,000
Truth for Life Cleveland, OHGeneral Fund$1,000
Awestar Ministries Tulsa, OKGeneral Fund$1,000
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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$11,852$13,577$14,030$14,0009$14,000$13,547$7,379
2024$12,305$1,194$1,733$1,6976$1,697$1,158$6,484
2023$12,844$3,201$7,030$7,0005$7,000$3,171$4,892
2022$16,673$300$8,024$8,0004$8,000$1,382$5,503
2021$24,397$3,663$4,658$4,6006—$3,605$5,550
2020$25,392$3,666$3,536$3,5005—$3,630$4,126

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jonathan Nunley

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Or Nunley

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thelma Nunley

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation

How much does O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation give each year?

O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation gave $14K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 6 grants.

What is O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation's typical grant size?

O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,800, and its average grant was $1,556, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation give grants?

O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation's top state is Oklahoma, with 41% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were North Carolina (14%) and Florida (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Tulsa, OK (3 grants).

Does O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation's largest grantees?

O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Mend Medical Clinic and Pregnancy Resource Center ($1,900), Samaritans Purse ($1,900) and Campus Church of Pensacola Christian College ($1,800), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 40% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation?

O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation reported $12K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $14K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation's EIN?

O R Jr and Thelma Nunley Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-1507737. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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 2020 (received by the IRS January 26, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 28, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 17, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 11, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 3, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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