Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation
Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Tulsa, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $379K. Net investment income was $223K.
Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation gave $379K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $42K), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $379,333
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- +28.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $42,148
- -18.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,000
- Total assets
- $2,550,198
- +8.4% 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 September 2026.
Who Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tulsa Day Center ($125K). Together the top 9 received $379K.
Grant Size Distribution
35 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 35 (66%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
How Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 206% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $175K (2023) to $663K (2019). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $379K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Day Center Tulsa, OK | Homelessness | $125,000 |
| Grand Mental Health Tulsa, OK | Feel Well Capital Campaign | $83,333 |
| Tulsa Area United Way Tulsa OK Tulsa, OK | Funding of Tulsa area nonprofit agencies | $80,000 |
| Parent Child Center Tulsa OK Tulsa, OK | Circle of Hope & Operating | $35,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Tulsa Tulsa, OK | Operating Funds | $30,000 |
| Family Safety Center Tulsa, OK | Camp Hope | $10,000 |
| Meals on Wheels Tulsa, OK | Serving meals to needy | $10,000 |
| CASA of Northeast Oklahoma Inc Claremore, OK | Child Advocates | $5,000 |
| Friends of Oeta Inc Oklahoma City, OK | Educational Programming | $1,000 |
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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 | $2,550,198 | $600,687 | $402,684 | $379,333 | 9 | $379,333 | $223,426 | $184,073 |
| 2024 | $2,352,195 | $451,908 | $388,251 | $363,333 | 7 | $363,333 | $97,494 | $185,824 |
| 2023 | $2,288,099 | $282,880 | $196,354 | $175,000 | 3 | $175,000 | $162,555 | $157,116 |
| 2022 | $2,201,378 | $343,774 | $322,637 | $298,000 | 8 | $298,000 | $149,139 | $153,469 |
| 2021 | $2,180,241 | $242,091 | $645,363 | $375,000 | 8 | $375,000 | $221,728 | $165,049 |
| 2020 | $2,277,190 | $460,457 | $72,770 | $642,500 | 9 | — | $84,463 | $144,191 |
| 2019 | $2,479,502 | $611,687 | $682,650 | $663,000 | 8 | — | $113,432 | $156,182 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $184K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation is led by Jim Kneale, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jim Kneale
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Kneale
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation
How much does Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation give each year?
Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation gave $379K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $363K across 7 grants.
What is Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $30,000, and its average grant was $42,148, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation give grants?
Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation gives mostly in Oklahoma: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Tulsa, OK (7 grants).
Does Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 22% of Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Tulsa Day Center ($125,000), Grand Mental Health ($83,333) and Tulsa Area United Way Tulsa OK ($80,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 76% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation?
Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation reported $2.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $379K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $184K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation's EIN?
Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1534059. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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