Kirkpatrick Family Fund: Large Grants (more than $15,000)

The Kirkpatrick Family Fund offers large grants over $15,000 to nonprofit organizations in central Oklahoma and the Pikes Peak region. It focuses on projects that enhance arts, education, health, and community well-being. Applicants must demonstrate measurable outcomes and align with the foundation's mission. Prioritization is given to organizations with a broad community impact and innovative programming. Note that requests for ongoing support or capital projects are not eligible. A Letter of Intent is required one month prior to the application deadline.

NOTE: Submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) at least one month before the application deadline.
Program Areas of Interest
The Kirkpatrick Family Fund accomplishes its mission through the support of organizations with bold, capable leadership and programs that are effective in addressing community needs. We seek to make investments with partners who value innovative programming, broad community access, active participation, and quality learning opportunities for youth and adults.
Children, Youth & Family: Our investments in Children, Youth and Families focus on prevention and creating environments that help children, caregivers, and families become more resilient.
Education: Our investments in Education primarily focus on arts education and active learning programs that help children and youth become confident, caring, and contributing adults.
Endowment: John and Eleanor Kirkpatrick believed building endowments was crucial to ensuring the financial sustainability of not-for-profit organizations in central Oklahoma. 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.
Health & Human Services: Our investments in Health and Human Services emphasize prevention, breaking dependencies, ending cycles of abuse, and improving equitable access to health services.
The Kirkpatrick Family Fund will consider a grant request for endowment support from Oklahoma nonprofits. All other requests for support should be directed to the Kirkpatrick Foundation.

Eligibility

Requests for individual projects and programs will be considered in this category.Requests in this category must span a specific time period, achieve measurable results, and fulfill the organization’s mission.Project grants fall into two categories: small projects ($15,000 and below) and large projects (above $15,000).Only nonprofit organizations qualified as a public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code may apply.Support for professional associations, educational institutions, and civic organizations is considered secondary and requires the organization to demonstrate a broad community benefit.

Ineligibility

Requests for ongoing programs requiring year-after-year support or general administration are not included in this category.We do not accept unsolicited requests for capital projects.We do not accept unsolicited grant requests from organizationsbased outside of central Oklahoma; grants made outside of Oklahoma County are limited to endowment matches or considered on a case-by-case basiswith fewer than three years of financial documentationwhose mission or programs do not fall within a stated area of interestthat function primarily as churches or ministries, or whose programs require adherence to a specific religious affiliation in order to receive servicesWe do not fund organizations that advocate for or are involved in the killing, abuse, or harm of animals.We do not fund or sponsor individuals, trips, tickets, or tables for fundraising events.