Opportunity to Learn Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Norman, OK EIN: 85-6710297

Opportunity to Learn Foundation is a private foundation, based in Norman, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $109K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $11K. Net investment income was $6K.

Opportunity to Learn Foundation at a glance

In short: Opportunity to Learn Foundation gave $11K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,879
+81.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,176
+45.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,500
Total assets
$108,982
+9.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oklahoma (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Opportunity to Learn Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Norman

How Opportunity to Learn Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 81% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 220% 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$15K0 grants2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $11K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
5 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$10,879
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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$108,982$20,926$11,376$10,8795$11,376$6,160$5,162
2024$99,461$23,612$6,602$6,0004$6,602$3,232$4,439
2023$83,446$3,971$7,830$6,0004$13,337$525$4,082
2022$84,560$4,613$6,366$6,0004$6,000$2,569$3,952
2021$86,316$46,053$4,881$4,5003$4,500$20,572$3,491
2020$62,567$62,567—————$3,081

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Opportunity to Learn Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Opportunity to Learn Foundation's only listed officer is Craig Heaton, Founder since 2023 (on filings since 2020) (uncompensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Craig Heaton

    Founder

    Trustee → Founder, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Kimberly Heaton (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Craig Heaton Trustee (2021–2022) — Foundation Manager

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 Opportunity to Learn Foundation

How much does Opportunity to Learn Foundation give each year?

Opportunity to Learn Foundation gave $11K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 4 grants.

What is Opportunity to Learn Foundation's typical grant size?

Opportunity to Learn Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $2,176, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Opportunity to Learn Foundation give grants?

Opportunity to Learn Foundation gives mostly in Oklahoma: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Opportunity to Learn Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Opportunity to Learn Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (4 grants).

How large is Opportunity to Learn Foundation?

Opportunity to Learn Foundation reported $109K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Opportunity to Learn Foundation's EIN?

Opportunity to Learn Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-6710297. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 1, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 21, 2026)
  5. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 26, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023

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