Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence
THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO ENCOURAGE AND RECOGNIZE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN OKLAHOMA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS MISSION, THE FOUNDATION IS CREATED TO RECOGNIZE AND ENCOURAGE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND SCHOLARSHIP IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, TO NURTURE AND SUPPORT A FAVORABLE CLIMATE IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA FOR THE TEACHING PROFESSION AND FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF EXCELLENCE BY STUDENTS, AND TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL SCHOOL FOUNDATIONS IN OKLAHOMA COMMUNITIES.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$9.5M
+9.6% YoY
Revenue
$1.7M
+83.7% YoY
Net Investment Income
$1.2M
+173.9% YoY
Expenses
$986K
+7.7% YoY
About Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence
Based on IRS filings
Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is a nonprofit organization, based in OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $9.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $1.2M.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $9,487,077 | $8,657,333 | $8,286,945 |
| Revenue | $1,718,456 | $935,669 | $982,350 |
| Expenses | $985,934 | $915,154 | $975,164 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $1,172,350 | $428,039 | $437,658 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 0 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
Open Grants
4 open opportunities from Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence
Academic All-State Scholarship
OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE
Amount
$1,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Fund for Teachers
OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE
Amount
$5,000 - $10,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Oklahoma Medal for Excellence Award
OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE
Amount
$5,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW J MORRIS | PRESIDENT | 4 | — |
| LEE ANN DEARMAN | PRESIDENT- ELECT | 5 | — |
| MATT TRENTHAM | TREASURER | 3 | — |
| DAVID L BOREN | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| GOV BILL ANOATUBBY | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| JAMI RHOADES ANTONISSE | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| RUBEN ARAGON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| JARI ASKINS | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| LEAH M BARBY | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| HOWARD G BARNETT JR | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DANIEL V BARNEY II | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| JAN BARRICK | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| CLAUDIA H BARTLETT | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| SHARON M BARTLETT | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| JULIE E BATES | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| BRUCE T BENBROOK | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| LOYD BENSON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| MIKE BLAKE | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| SHONEY BLAKE | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| GAIL BLISS | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DAN BOREN | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| MOLLY SHI BOREN | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| MIKE BOYNTON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| BARBARA M BRAUGHT | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| BOB BURKE | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| ALETHA BURRAGE | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| SEAN BURRAGE | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| KEN BUSBY | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| STEPHEN G BUTLER | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| JAMES CALVERT | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| WILLIAM M CAMERON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| CHIP CARTER | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| ANNIE CHANG | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DR RICK COBB | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DIANE EASON CONTRERAS | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| FRANK V COOPER | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| G BRIDGER COX | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DR J BRIDGER COX | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| KYDEN CREEKPAUM | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DR JANET CUNNINGHAM | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| KYLE DAHLEM | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| JENNY DAKIL | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| TERRY DAVIDSON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DR JENNIFER DENNIS | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| VANESSA DRUMMOND | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| MIKE EPPS | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| KYLE A FRANKFURT | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DAN GILBERT | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| CASEY GILLIAM | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| MELVIN R GILLIAM | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| ANIL V GOLLAHALLI | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| JOHN B GORTON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| CHARLES R HALL | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DR NANCY K HALL | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| JOHN R HARGRAVE | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| MORGAN HARRIS | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| CARRIE HEADINGTON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| JEAN HENDRICKSON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| KAREN HENSON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DR BILL H HILL | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| STEPHEN B HOLTON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| JAMES K HOWARD | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| CHRISTA HUGHES | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DEANNE DUTTON HUGHES | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DOW R HUGHES | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DR SONJA J HUGHES | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| MARY M JENKINS | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| BETH JOHNSON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DR GLEN D JOHNSON JR | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| PAIGE L JOHNSON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| CHARLOTTE A JONES | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| SHERREL A JONES | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| FAROOQ S KARIM | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DR DAVID C KENDRICK | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DR REBECCA JM KENNEDY | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DARIN KENT | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DR JASON F KIRKSEY | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| JUDY Z KISHNER | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| SHELLY LAMBERTZ | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| NANCY L LEONARD | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| SHERYL LOVELADY | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| BERT H MACKIE | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| PATSY MANN | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| JAN MCCLAREN | TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| NOBLE MCINTYRE | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| MARY FRANCES MICHAELIS | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| KEN MILLER | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DR ROBYN R MILLER | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| GRACIE MONTGOMERY | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| MELVIN R MORAN | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| MICHELLE NABORS | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| LINDA K NEAL | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| POLLY NICHOLS | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| CHARLES L OPPENHEIM | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| MARTIE OYLER | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| SUSAN PADDACK | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| MARION PADEN | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| LESLIE PARIS | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| JOSEPH L PARKER JR | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| EARLENE PARR | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DAVID POSTIC | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| LAURA C REED | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| CATHRYN RENDER | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| LANA REYNOLDS | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| LISA ROBERTSON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| LIZ ROBERTSON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| FRANK C ROBSON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| LINDA R RODGERS | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DAYNA ROWE | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| DR STEWART RYAN | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| STUART SANDER | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| NEIL P SCHEMMER | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| BRIAN E SHIPP | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| PATRICIA SHOLAR | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| DR JOE SIANO | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| CORINNE SIMON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| LINDA AMMONS STARLING | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| D CRAIG STORY | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| BARBARA D STURDIVANT | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| CLAUDIA SWISHER | TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| DR CAROLYN A TAYLOR | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| ARTHUR H THOMPSON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| SCOTT THOMPSON | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| SUZANNE THOMPSON | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| SUSAN I THURMOND | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| KATHRYN TURNER | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| EMILY VIRGIN | TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| JOHN WALDRON | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| SANDY WERNER | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DR ALYSON WILLIS | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| DR PEGGY J WISDOM | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| MELISSA WOOLRIDGE | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| ERIKA WRIGHT | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| KATHY ZERVAS | TRUSTEE | — | — |
| ELIZABETH INBODY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $108,000 |
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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