Panhandle State Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Goodwell, OK EIN: 73-1019001

To provide educational experiences that are designed to enrich the personal lives of students and to prepare them for roles in agriculture, business, education, government, and industry.

Panhandle State Foundation at a glance

In short: Panhandle State Foundation gave $1.1M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $529K), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,058,714
+820.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$529,357
+360.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$529,357
Total assets
$24,726,948
+7.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oklahoma (100% 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 Panhandle State Foundation

Who Panhandle State Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Oklahoma Panhandle State University: $829KOklahoma Panhandle StateUniversity$829K

The largest 2025 recipient was Oklahoma Panhandle State University ($829K).

Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($230,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Goodwell

How Panhandle State Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 36% 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

$0$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $52K (2023) to $1.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.1M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Oklahoma Panhandle State University Goodwell, OKConstruction, professional development and support to the university club$828,714
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$230,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$24,726,948$3,512,173$1,689,259$1,058,7142$2,176,538
2024$22,960,744$3,223,149$507,662$115,0001$2,384,299
2023$21,390,744$2,208,103$773,708$52,1191$968,228
2022$19,051,052$1,887,080$1,434,074$779,8191$865,668
2021$20,788,449$2,048,058$1,263,610$610,8271$993,705
2020$18,088,231$1,683,319$1,248,466$577,0181$579,491
2019$18,332,617$3,539,769$1,492,954$907,0571$720,794

About Panhandle State Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Panhandle State Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Goodwell, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $2.2M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Panhandle State Foundation is led by Chyanna Black, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Chyanna Black

    Executive Director

    Executive Director → Exective Director, 2024

    Exective Director → Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Travis Wolf

    President

    1st Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Quebedeaux

    Alumni President

    Ex-Officio - Alumni President → Alumni President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Benny Dain

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Altom

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Petty

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Logan

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Strain

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Oblander

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jimmy Quimby

    Director

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Peterson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lloyd Looper

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Louise Wyrick

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Roberston

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger McKinnon

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Russell Edenborough

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Mason

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zac Perkins

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Murphey

    1st Vice President

    2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharen Wilson

    2nd Vice President

    Director → 2nd Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meagan Greeson

    Alumni Treasurer

    Ex-Officio - Alumni Treasurer → Alumni Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: John Luke Freeman (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kenneth Woodward (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Layne Greeson (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Troy Morris (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jim Quimby (2024) — Director
  • Former: Tiphanie Mathis (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Doris Looper (2019–2022) — Executive Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Panhandle State Foundation

How much does Panhandle State Foundation give each year?

Panhandle State Foundation gave $1.1M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $115K across 1 grant.

How large is Panhandle State Foundation?

Panhandle State Foundation reported $24.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.5M.

What is Panhandle State Foundation?

Panhandle State Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Goodwell, OK. It holds $24.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Panhandle State Foundation operate?

Panhandle State Foundation has awarded grants in Oklahoma.

What is Panhandle State Foundation's EIN?

Panhandle State Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-1019001. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 22, 2026)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 23, 2020)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 15, 2021)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 22, 2022)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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