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Butterfield Memorial Foundation

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Three cycles a year
Tracked since
September 2026

From the program guidelines: “Three grant cycles per year; projects in any of the four Funding Focus Areas may be considered in any cycle.”

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

  • Organizations

Geography

  • Oklahoma

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: The Foundation does NOT fund individuals, operating expenses/salaries, ongoing program expenses, endowments, scholarships, or sponsorships; all organizations must have a Christian purpose in their founding documents; non-U.S. grantees need a U.S. 501(c)(3) fiscal agent.

Overview

The Butterfield Foundation (Oklahoma City, OK) makes grants to nonprofit Christian 501(c)(3) organizations across four Funding Focus Areas: Charitable Whole Person Healthcare, Choose Life Advancement, International Whole Person Healthcare, and Spiritual Care Advancement. It runs three grantmaking cycles per year via a Letter-of-Inquiry-first process. Oklahoma is a funding priority (at least 50% of giving). The Foundation does NOT fund individuals, operating expenses/salaries, ongoing program expenses, endowments, scholarships, or sponsorships; all organizations must have a Christian purpose in their founding documents; non-U.S. grantees need a U.S. 501(c)(3) fiscal agent.

How to Apply

Begin with a Letter of Inquiry through the Butterfield Foundation Grant Portal (create an account, verify eligibility, then submit an LOI). Three grant cycles per year; projects in any of the four Funding Focus Areas may be considered in any cycle.

What Butterfield Memorial Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
44
Total given
$3.06M
Median grant
$15K
Range
$5,190–$1M
  • 70% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in Oklahoma, where this grant's project is located.
  • By dollars: Oklahoma 70%, Ohio 13%, Kentucky 4%. Top recipient cities: Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Bethany, OK.
  • 2% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 57% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Hope Is Alive · Oklahoma City, OK

    Treatment center

    $1M

  • Heartbeat International · Columbus, OH

    24 hour nursing

    $400K

  • Crossings Community Church · Oklahoma City, OK

    Clinic merger

    $285K

  • Bethany First Church of Nazarene · Bethany, OK

    Clinic expansion

    $173K

  • Eden's Glory · Greenville, IL

    Office home purchase

    $103K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Christian nonprofits
  • Healthcare

Project Locations

  • OK

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