Scissortail Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Tulsa, OK EIN: 87-3820780

Scissortail Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Tulsa, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $157K. Net investment income was $126K.

Scissortail Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Scissortail Family Foundation gave $157K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $157K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$156,514
-49.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$156,514
-49.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$156,514
Total assets
$19,201
-26.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oregon (100% 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 Scissortail Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Maranatha Power Ministries: $157KMaranatha Power Ministries$157K

The largest 2025 recipient was Maranatha Power Ministries ($157K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Oregon CityTulsa

How Scissortail Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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$100K$200K$300K$400K0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $149K (2022) to $310K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $157K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Maranatha Power Ministries Oregon City, ORGeneral Support$156,514
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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$19,201$265,333$163,917$156,5141$156,514$125,576$468
2024$26,200$557,208$312,056$310,4131$310,413$222,204$1,305
2023$11,008$350————$350$2,171
2022$10,325$153,074$149,116$149,1161$149,116$332$2,017
2021$50,641$50,641————$68$111

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Scissortail Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $468 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Scissortail Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Colleen McCarty

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob Chapman

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paula Marshall

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Scissortail Family Foundation

How much does Scissortail Family Foundation give each year?

Scissortail Family Foundation gave $157K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $310K across 1 grant.

How large is Scissortail Family Foundation?

Scissortail Family Foundation reported $19K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $157K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $468 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Scissortail Family Foundation operate?

Scissortail Family Foundation has awarded grants in Oklahoma, Oregon.

What is Scissortail Family Foundation's EIN?

Scissortail Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-3820780. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 20, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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