Otha H Grimes Foundation
Otha H Grimes Foundation is a private foundation, based in Tulsa, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $1.0M. Net investment income was $2.5M.
Otha H Grimes Foundation at a glance
In short: Otha H Grimes Foundation gave $1.0M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $250K), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,000,000
- -23.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $250,000
- -23.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $250,000
- Total assets
- $7,188,980
- +24.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Oklahoma (75% 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 Otha H Grimes Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Oklahoma Career Tech Foundation ($250K). Together the top 2 received $500K.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 individual scholarships ($500,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 12 grants of 20 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Otha H Grimes Foundation gives
- Giving grew 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $680K (2020) to $1.3M (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $500,000 |
| Oklahoma Career Tech Foundation Stillwater, OK | To Provide Scholarships to Students | $250,000 |
| University of the Ozarks Clarksville, AR | To Provide Scholarships to Students | $250,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,188,980 | $2,561,141 | $1,167,643 | $1,000,000 | 4 | $1,009,011 | $2,469,099 | $1,096,018 |
| 2024 | $5,795,482 | $2,959,292 | $1,413,506 | $1,300,000 | 4 | $1,308,269 | $2,868,375 | $1,029,659 |
| 2023 | $4,249,696 | $977,538 | $883,828 | $800,000 | 4 | $807,654 | $915,136 | $914,300 |
| 2022 | $4,156,386 | $831,641 | $832,554 | $780,000 | 4 | $792,344 | $797,169 | $850,466 |
| 2021 | $4,157,299 | $653,264 | $725,193 | $680,000 | 4 | $689,737 | $626,163 | $964,810 |
| 2020 | $4,232,275 | $644,939 | $732,570 | $680,000 | 4 | — | $619,112 | $670,418 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Otha H Grimes Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.1M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Otha H Grimes Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; all 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Frank Henke III
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$6K (2020) → $5K (2025)
Allyson Brooke Hawley
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$1K (2022) → $2K (2025)
Michael D. Hall
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$1K (2022) → $4K (2025)
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 $5K, to Frank Henke III (Trustee). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Otha H Grimes Foundation
How much does Otha H Grimes Foundation give each year?
Otha H Grimes Foundation gave $1.0M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.3M across 4 grants.
What is Otha H Grimes Foundation's typical grant size?
Otha H Grimes Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $250,000, and its average grant was $250,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Otha H Grimes Foundation give grants?
Otha H Grimes Foundation gives mostly in Oklahoma: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Arkansas (25%).
Does Otha H Grimes Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Otha H Grimes Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Provide Scholarships to Students" (4 grants).
How large is Otha H Grimes Foundation?
Otha H Grimes Foundation reported $7.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.1M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Otha H Grimes Foundation's EIN?
Otha H Grimes Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-1293858. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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