Endowment Matching Support Grants

The Kirkpatrick Family Fund offers matching support grants to nonprofit organizations in central Oklahoma, focusing on endowment funds. Organizations can apply for grants to match their fundraising efforts, with varying amounts based on the type of endowment established. The fund emphasizes the importance of building endowments to ensure financial sustainability and supports initiatives across various areas including arts, education, and community enhancement. Eligibility is limited to 501(c)(3) public charities that align with the fund's interests.

NOTE: Mus submit the LOI at least one month before the application deadline. Full application deadlines that fall on a holiday or weekend will be extended to the next regular business day.
The Kirkpatrick Family Fund provides matching grants to endowment funds established at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation for organizations engaging numerous donors through an endowment campaign.
Grant Categories
Qualified organizations may apply in one of two categories:

• New Nonprofit Endowment Fund

Organizations who have approval to establish a new nonprofit endowment fund at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation may request a grant of $15,000 to be matched with $25,000 raised by the organization to establish the fund.
Established Nonprofit Endowment Fund
To apply, organizations must have an existing nonprofit endowment fund at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation.The Kirkpatrick Family Fund will contribute $1 for every $3 an organization raises. Organizations considering submitting a match request greater than $20,000 should contact Kirkpatrick Family Fund staff prior to submission.
Animal Well-Being
The Kirkpatrick Family Fund will consider a grant request for endowment support from Oklahoma nonprofits.

Eligibility

Nonprofit organizations qualified as a public charity under Section 501 (c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code and whose programs reflect the areas of interest outlined for Kirkpatrick Family Fund.Requests should reflect the Kirkpatrick Family Fund’s primary areas of interest.Approved organizations are required to raise the full cash match in a 12-month period.Organizations submitting a request for a Matching Grant may also apply for either a Project Support or General Operating Support Grant during the same year or 12-month period.Only dollars raised and given to the Charitable Organization Endowment Program following approval of the grant request will be considered eligible for meeting the match requirement.A key component of the matching grant program is to encourage new investments in Charitable Organization Endowment Funds at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. Our median grant is approximately $10,000. Organizations new to Kirkpatrick Family Fund frequently receive smaller awards. We occasionally make larger grants to organizations that are closely aligned with our strategic goals.

Ineligibility

We do not fund or sponsor individuals, school or organization trips,
tables or tickets for fundraising events, or matching endowment grants
to churches, ministries or religious programs.Interest derived from the organization’s endowment fund may not be used to provide the match for Kirkpatrick Family Fund grants.Dollars held in other existing donor funds at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation are not eligible to be transferred toward the endowment match.We do not fund matching endowment grants to churches or ministries. Organizations with religious programs where participation is limited based on adherence to a specific religion or religious doctrine are also ineligible. In addition, fundamentally we do not fund organizations that advocate for or are involved in the killing, abuse or harm of animals. Support for professional associations, educational and civic organizations is considered secondary and require the organization to demonstrate a broad community benefit.