Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Oklahoma City, OK EIN: 23-7248893

Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Oklahoma City, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $344K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $40K. Net investment income was $28K.

Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc gave $40K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$40,000
-4.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$13,333
-4.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$343,887
-8.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
District of Columbia (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 Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Friends of Tanzania: $30KFriends of Tanzania$30KDolphin Research Center: $5KDolphin Research Center$5KCovenant Community Church: $5KCovenant Community Church$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Tanzania ($30K). Together the top 3 received $40K.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

Grassy KeyYukonWashingtonPlantation

How Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+14%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 217% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K2 grants2019 4 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2019) to $42K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $40K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of Tanzania Washington, DCCharitable$30,000
Dolphin Research Center Grassy Key, FLCharitable$5,000
Covenant Community Church Yukon, OKCharitable$5,000
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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$343,887$33,406$66,385$40,0003$60,449$27,685$27,903
2024$376,866$39,068$62,477$42,0003$55,254$33,303$27,585
2023$400,275$28,425$59,091$41,0253$53,184$22,823$26,963
2022$430,941$21,193$53,713$35,0002$46,448$14,681$30,511
2021$463,461$13,097$52,145$40,0003—$6,282$33,036
2020$502,509$14,688$54,435$41,0004—$9,515$30,710
2019$542,256$20,382$36,374$25,0002—$14,702$31,120

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $28K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc is led by June Powell, President & T on every filing since 2019; all 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • June Powell

    President & T

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    $2K (2019) → $12K (2025)

  • James Smelser

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    $1K (2019) → $4K (2025)

  • Trevor Powell

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    $1K (2019) → $2K (2025)

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

June Powell — President/ T: $12KJune PowellPresident/ T$12KJames Smelser — Director: $4KJames SmelserDirector$4KTrevor Powell — Director: $2KTrevor PowellDirector$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $12K, to June Powell (President/ T). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc

How much does Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc give each year?

Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc gave $40K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $42K across 3 grants.

What is Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $13,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc give grants?

Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc gives mostly in District of Columbia: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Florida (13%) and Oklahoma (13%).

Does Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (3 grants).

How large is Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc?

Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc reported $344K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $60K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $28K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc's EIN?

Tommie Lee Hulme Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7248893. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 16, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 24, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 15, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 2, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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