McMahon Foundation Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Monthly
- Tracked since
- October 2026
From the program guidelines: “It reviews requests monthly: organizations start with a Letter of Inquiry, and invited organizations submit a full proposal.”
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits
Geography
- Oklahoma
- Headquartered in Oklahoma that serve Oklahoma communities
- Serving Comanche County
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Requests from outside Comanche County need unanimous board approval.
Overview
The McMahon Foundation in Lawton, Oklahoma funds education, social and human services, cultural and humanitarian programs, and construction and capital projects. It reviews requests monthly: organizations start with a Letter of Inquiry, and invited organizations submit a full proposal. Full applications are due by the 28th of each month for the next review, and the board meets on the second Monday of each month. Decisions can take up to 90 days.
Full eligibility text
501(c)(3) nonprofits and governmental entities headquartered in Oklahoma that serve Oklahoma communities. Primary consideration goes to organizations serving Comanche County.
Ineligibility
Requests from outside Comanche County need unanimous board approval.
How to Apply
Submit a Letter of Inquiry through the online portal at mcmahonfoundation.org/grant-application. Invited organizations then complete the full application, due by the 28th of the month for the next board review. Contact grants@mcmahonfoundation.org or 580-355-4622.
What McMahon Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 27
- Total given
- $2.83M
- Median grant
- $26K
- Range
- $3,000–$540K
- 100% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Oklahoma, where this grant's project is located.
- Top recipient cities: Lawton, OK; Oklahoma City, OK; Stillwater, OK.
- 4% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 33% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Cameron University · Lawton, OK
Cetes engineering program
$540K
Lawton Public Schools Foundation · Lawton, OK
Remodel 3 hs auditoriums
$540K
Great Plains Technology Center · Lawton, OK
Training facility buildout
$500K
Salvation Army · Lawton, OK
Plumbing repairs
$167K
Teen Court · Lawton, OK
Purchase building
$145K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- Human services
- Arts culture
- Capital projects
Project Locations
- OK
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