REAL Ministries Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Oklahoma City, OK EIN: 46-4948947

REAL Ministries Foundation is a public charity, based in Oklahoma City, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024.

REAL Ministries Foundation at a glance

Revenue (2024)
$47,879
-80.9% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$63,563
-73.9% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who REAL Ministries Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

EdmondLos Angeles

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $76K (2022). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
North Church Inc Edmond, OKsingle mom programs$30,000
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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
2024—$47,879$63,563———
2023$35,044$251,118$243,785$30,0001—
2022$19,566$443,969$587,884$76,1832$-18,737
2021$165,462$278,937$225,169$6,1671—
2020$101,694$137,748$123,864———

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

REAL Ministries Foundation is led by Stephanie Laswell, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; none of the 6 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Stephanie Laswell

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    $6K (2023) → $0 (2024)

  • Blythe Donovan-Coburn

    President

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chasity Harris

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Hanson

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tatum Lee

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Taylor

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Betty Yates (2020–2023) — Financial Administrator
  • Former: Kathryn Thompson (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Brooklyn Turner (2023) — Director
  • Former: Gardenia Celaya (2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Kimberly Chretin (2023) — Director
  • Former: Lakresha Ferguson (2023) — Director
  • Former: Levi Carter (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kristy Simmons (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jackie Fix (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Katrina Mason (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kenneth Marshall (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Heather Mellor (2020–2021) — Board Secretary
  • Former: Hope Varghese (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sampson Varghese (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Cheri Plessala (2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Brie-Anne Denton (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Kathryn Thompson — President: $26KKathryn ThompsonPresident$26KStephanie Laswell — Executive Director: $6KStephanie LaswellExecutive Director$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $26K, to Kathryn Thompson (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about REAL Ministries Foundation

Where does REAL Ministries Foundation operate?

REAL Ministries Foundation has awarded grants in California, Oklahoma.

What is REAL Ministries Foundation's EIN?

REAL Ministries Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4948947. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 5, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 8, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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