Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc
The Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness is an Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based public charity focused on coordinating Oklahoma’s early childhood system and improving school-readiness outcomes. It works on access to early care and education, family support, and health and mental health services for children from birth through age five.
Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc gave $8.4M across 24 grants in 2025 (avg $348K), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,361,441
- +422.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 24
- +380.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $348,393
- +8.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $227,374
- Total assets
- $6,359,536
- +19.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Oklahoma (91% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 2915 N Classen Boulevard 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73106
Phone: (405) 429-4219
Website: https://okschoolreadiness.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center ($975K). Together the top 10 received $6.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
43 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 43 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization is based in Oklahoma City. In the 2025 filing, 91% of grant dollars went to recipients in Oklahoma and 9% to recipients in Massachusetts. The listed awards include recipients in Oklahoma and Massachusetts.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 24 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 4931% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $8.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 24 grants totaling $8.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK | 1. Developmental monitoring: children birth - five, 2. Maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting: children birth - five, 3. Early childhood care and education: children birth - five | $974,894 |
| Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma Norman, OK | Air quality in early care and education environments: children birth - five | $818,549 |
| Reach Out and Read Boston, MA | Head start/early head start expansion project: children birth - five | $740,394 |
| Tulsa Educare Inc Tulsa, OK | Early childhood care and education: children birth - five | $739,145 |
| Community Development Support Association Enid, OK | 1. Family support: children birth to five, 2. Early childhood care and education: children birth - five | $594,098 |
| Oklahoma Commission Children and Youth Oklahoma City, OK | Parent Engagement: Children Birth - Five | $524,154 |
| Little Otter Health Inc San Francisco, OK | Infant early childhood mental health: children birth - five | $514,000 |
| Sunbeam Oklahoma City, OK | Infant early childhood mental health: children birth - five | $463,358 |
| Washington County Child Care Foundation Bartlesville, OK | Family Support: Children Birth to Five | $400,000 |
| Ok Aimh Oklahoma City, OK | Infant early childhood mental health: children birth - five | $360,975 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The filing type is Form 990 (a public charity).
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,359,536 | $16,983,038 | $16,267,340 | $8,361,441 | 24 | $57,481 |
| 2024 | $5,342,973 | $14,061,633 | $13,843,366 | $1,600,201 | 5 | $35,101 |
| 2023 | $6,277,198 | $9,022,204 | $8,661,403 | $9,500 | 1 | $1,208 |
| 2022 | $2,794,739 | $1,795,756 | $1,438,762 | $166,213 | 9 | $330 |
| 2021 | $706,096 | $1,269,082 | $1,240,758 | $195,000 | 4 | $553 |
| 2020 | $678,738 | $3,869,204 | $3,778,822 | $24,000 | 1 | $539 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission, as stated in its 2024 filing, is “to improve school readiness outcomes in Oklahoma.” Its website describes a broader aim of coordinating an early childhood system that strengthens families and helps children arrive at school ready to succeed.
Reported activities and grant purposes include early childhood care and education, family support and parent engagement, early literacy, home visiting, developmental monitoring, air quality in early care settings, and infant and early childhood mental health. Its website also describes work on child care referrals, professional development, community partnerships, data systems, and policy development.
The 2025 grants included support for organizations with varied missions. For example, Reach Out and Read describes its mission as incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together. Tulsa Educare says it works through early childhood education, family engagement, and early learning supports. Rainbow Fleet describes its work as providing educational child care programs and services for children, families, and child care professionals. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the funder’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization made 24 grants totaling $8,361,441. Grants ranged from $35,000 to $974,894, with a median grant of $227,374.
Among the largest reported grants were $974,894 to the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center for developmental monitoring, home visiting, and early childhood care and education; $818,549 to the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma for air quality in early care and education environments; and $740,394 to Reach Out and Read for a Head Start/Early Head Start expansion project. Other large awards included $739,145 to Tulsa Educare for early childhood care and education, $594,098 to Community Development Support Association for family support and early childhood care and education, and $524,154 to the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth for parent engagement.
The funder’s website has announced community grant opportunities administered through the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation (OPSRF). One opportunity supported locally driven approaches to early childhood care and education access, availability, and quality, including workforce supports. A separate 2025 opportunity was for licensed child care program operators seeking to increase program capacity or quality; the website said eligible applicants included nonprofits, for-profits, community or faith-based organizations, and county or city governments operating licensed child care programs. The 2025 proposal deadline and expenditure date have passed; the available information does not establish a current application cycle.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Amy Emerson as president, AJ Griffin as vice president, Mike Gibson as treasurer, and Suzanne Thompson as secretary. Trustees listed on that filing are Annie Koppel Van Hanken, Collet Shepherd-McIntire, Ginny Bass Carl, Marsha Schmidt, and Pam Gutel Campbell. Carrie Williams is listed as executive director.
Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc is led by Carrie Williams, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2021); 4 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carrie Williams
Executive Director
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$80K (2022) → $172K (2025)
Amy Emerson
President
Prior Executive → Trustee, 2023
Trustee → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Lippert
Director of Operations
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$50K (2023) → $137K (2025)
Allison Loeffler
Director of Early Childhoo
Director of Early Childhood Systems → Director of Early Childhoo, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$111K (2024) → $115K (2025)
Daphne Peschl
Director of Finance
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$103K (2024) → $138K (2025)
Annie Koppel Van Hanken
Trustee
President → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ginny Bass Carl
Trustee
Vice President & Gov. Ch → President, 2023
President → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marsha Schmidt
Trustee
Treasurer → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pam Gutel Campbell
Trustee
Board Director → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Collet Shepherd-McIntire
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Thompson
Secretary
Board Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aj Griffin
Vice President
Board Director → Trustee, 2023
Trustee → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Gibson
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Lucie Doll (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Collet Shepherd (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Tammy Charles (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Vicki Bumpas (2023) — Director of Finance
- Former: Caren Calhoun (2020–2022) — Board Director
- Former: Ashley Godwin (2020–2021) — Board Director
- Former: Debra Andersen (2020–2021) — Prior Executive
- Former: Janet McKenzie (2020–2021) — Prior Secretary
- Former: Kathy Cronemiller (2020–2021) — Prior Treasurer
- Former: Lindsay Laird (2020–2021) — Board Director
- Former: Liz McLaughlin (2020–2021) — Board Director
- Former: Phil Dessauer (2020–2021) — Board Director
- Former: Carl Edwards (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Jerry Burger (2020) — Board Director
- Former: Robert Harbison (2020) — Board Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $172K, to Carrie Williams (Executive Director). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc
How much does Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc give each year?
Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc gave $8.4M across 24 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 5 grants.
What is Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $227,374, and its average grant was $348,393, across 24 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc give grants?
Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc gives mostly in Oklahoma: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Oklahoma City, OK (8 grants), Tulsa, OK (3 grants) and Edmond, OK (2 grants).
Does Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 24 grants with a stated purpose on Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Family Support: Children Birth to Five" (6 grants), "Infant Early Childhood Mental Health: Children Birth - Five" (3 grants) and "Early Childhood Care and Education: Children Birth - Five" (3 grants).
Who are Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center ($974,894), Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma ($818,549) and Reach Out and Read ($740,394), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc?
Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc reported $6.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $17.0M.
What does Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc fund?
The organization’s mission, as stated in its 2024 filing, is “to improve school readiness outcomes in Oklahoma.” Its website describes a broader aim of coordinating an early childhood system that strengthens families and helps children arrive at school ready to succeed. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc?
Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check okschoolreadiness.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc's EIN?
Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0213815. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/oklahoma-partnership-for-school-readiness-foundation-inc-morg_a999e5639ade492aa4ad2a1c0f3f4810
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