The Kerr Foundation Inc
Historical FunderOklahoma City, Oklahoma · EIN 73-1256122 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$207K
Organizations funded65
Typical grant$2,500
Total assets$25.7M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,500 and $3,050.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | LAURA KERR |
|---|---|
| Address | 12501 N MAY AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73120 |
| Phone | 4057497991 |
| Form and materials | COVER LETTER WITH SUMMARY REQUEST, INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE FORM COMPLETED, PROPOSAL SUMMARY FORM COMPLETED, IRS 501(C)(3) LETTER, PROPOSAL AND DOCUMENTATION AS APPROPRIATE TO THE REQUEST |
| Deadlines | REQUESTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED MORE THAN 45 DAYS BEFORE QTRLY COMMITTEE MTGS TO ALLOW TIME FOR REVIEW |
| Restrictions | GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS FOR CONSIDERATION ARE: (1ST PREFERENCE) ARKANSAS, COLORADO, KANSAS, MISSOURI, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, TEXAS; AREAS: EDUCATION, HEALTH, CULTURAL, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND HUMAN SERVICE. APPLICATIONS ARE ALSO ACCEPTED FROM THE WASHINGTON D.C. AREA IN RECOGNITION OF SIGNIFICANT AND CONTINUING INFLUENCE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA AND NEIGHBORING REGION. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
56% of grants went outside Oklahoma.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Arts of Oklahoma Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | To support the allied arts 2024 campaign for the arts | $15,000 |
| Charles B Goddard Center for the Visual and Performing Arts Inc | Ardmore, OK | To help renovate and remodel the goddard center facilities. | $10,000 |
| Dress for Success Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | To support the women's employment programs | $7,500 |
| Beyond the Spectrum Ok | Edmond, OK | To provide support for therapy and classes for children with disabilities and their families. | $5,000 |
| Design Connect Create | Grand Prairie, TX | To purchase STEM supplies and equipment for one STEM camp serving 30 girls over the summer. | $5,000 |
| Durango Education Foundation | Durango, CO | To support coding and makerspace equipment. | $5,000 |
| Endangered Language Language Fund | New Haven, CT | For a special session on language and health to be included in the 56th algonquain conference, held in october, 2024 at the first american… | $5,000 |
| Folds of Honor Foundation | Owasso, OK | To support education opportunities to fallen or disabled military members and first responder children and spouses. | $5,000 |
| New Hope Refuge | Batesville, AR | To provide funding to remodel the current housing structure originally built in 2004 and also to replace flooring | $5,000 |
| Northeastern State University Foundation Inc | Tahlequah, OK | To provide free children's books for third to sixth grade in over 50 schools and educators in and around cherokee county | $5,000 |
| Central Oklahoma Camp and Conference Center | Guthrie, OK | To provide general operating expenses. | $4,000 |
| Council on Foundations | Washington, DC | To support the programs of council on foundations with an outright grant for programs | $4,000 |
| Enid Community Theatre Inc | Enid, OK | To support the phase two gaslight project focusing on the main stage auditorium and the seats | $4,000 |
| Holy Sews Inc | Little Rock, AR | For supplies to sew layetts/gowns for stillborn babies & babies lost in nicu, to include fabris, fleece, yarn, lace trim, ribbon, memory… | $4,000 |
| Arts Live Theatre Inc | Fayetteville, AR | To help payfor scholarships, venue costs, and hiring a teaching artist for the 2024 season | $3,500 |
| Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma Inc | Mcalester, OK | To support the food for kids program | $3,500 |
| Home of Hope Inc | Vinita, OK | To support the hope industry recycling program with the purchase of one hipaa approved dl-12x crosscut mid-sized shredder | $3,050 |
| Camps for Kids | Liberty, MO | To support participating camps to ensure their accessibility to underprivileged children, youth, and those with physical, medical, and/or… | $3,000 |
| Loreto House | Denton, TX | To help increase the number of spanish speaking advocates, to help raise bilingual capability of staff from 30% to 50% and to hire two… | $3,000 |
| Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter Inc | Bentonville, AR | To support nwacs in providing individualized, trauma-centered education to children who have suffered significant childhood trauma | $3,000 |
| Skyline Urban Ministry Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | To help with the cost of water bottle refill stations for skyline patrons. | $3,000 |
| Grove Rotary Foundation Foundation Inc | Grove, OK | To support early childhood literacy and education: imagination library of delaware county | $2,640 |
| Community Against Violence Inc | Taos, NM | To support dog group therapy program for youth recovering from domestic violence and/or sexual assualt | $2,600 |
| 501Tech | Tulsa, OK | To provide securityplus hardware upgrades for existing clients as well as oklahoma nonprofits waiting for service. | $2,500 |
| Barnabas Foundation Inc | Springfield, MO | To support scholarships for campers | $2,500 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | Saint Louis, MO | To support bhghstl cohort programs | $2,500 |
| Children's Medical Research Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | To support three disability-inclusive culture history celebrations to be held in 2024 and 2025 in okc | $2,500 |
| Cloths to Kids of Denver | Denver, CO | To support the underwrite our underwear program | $2,500 |
| Colorado Friendship Inc | Log, CO | To provide support for the incredibles program for colorado frienship. | $2,500 |
| Colorado Springs Conservatory Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | To support mental health & wellness professional development and training for csc staff. | $2,500 |
| Community Renewal of Pottawatomie County | Shawnee, OK | To provide operational support | $2,500 |
| Denver Children's Home | Denver, CO | To support core programs for trauma-impacted youth. | $2,500 |
| Ennis Public Theater | Ennis, TX | To support the young artist program | $2,500 |
| Erin Eickmeier Foundation | Ballwin, MO | To support camp circle star fun day expansion. | $2,500 |
| Foster Care Association of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | To support daily operations and continue making a long-term impact for foster families statewide. | $2,500 |
| Freedom City | Oklahoma City, OK | To support transportation costs for afterschool program. | $2,500 |
| Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | To support educational initiatives, including the new young artist program. | $2,500 |
| Girls Who Code Inc | New York, NY | To support the expansion of the afterschool girls who code in oklahoma. | $2,500 |
| Growing Together | Tulsa, OK | To support communities in school program. | $2,500 |
| Hear My Cry Foundation | Dallas, TX | For support programs that address the mental health of youth and strive to ensure school safety in north texas | $2,500 |
| Henry Wrinkles Foundation | Paragould, AR | To fund equipment for therapy sessions | $2,500 |
| Longview Act | Longview, TX | To support a lobby renovation project | $2,500 |
| Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa Inc | Tulsa, OK | For the meals on wheels home delivered meal program | $2,500 |
| Mount Evans Hospice Inc | Evergreen, CO | To support mount evans camp comfort program expansion | $2,500 |
| Neighborhood Hope Dealers Inc | Suisun City, CA | To support the life transformation program | $2,500 |
| Norman Firehouse Art Center | Norman, OK | To support pre-school visual arts education program | $2,500 |
| Owasso Community Resources Inc | Owasso, OK | To support the fresh market and food pantry programs with increased cost of serving clients | $2,500 |
| Savannah Station Therapeutic Riding Program | Denver, CO | To support room to grow expansion | $2,500 |
| Tails of Transformation | Mancos, CO | To support horse facilitated youth and adolescent programs and to create scholarships | $2,500 |
| The Fred Somerset Memorial Scholarship Program | Springfield, VA | To support the workspace of local educators, curators, mental and physical health experts, and financial professionals. | $2,500 |
| The Mentoring Alliance | Tyler, TX | To support expansion of affordable, high-quality programs that build character, increase confidence, and motivate kids to stay in school… | $2,500 |
| The Self Research Institute Inc | Broken Arrow, OK | To support the programs of self research institute. | $2,500 |
| Western Museum of Mining & Industry | Colorado Springs, CO | To convert unique enrichment programs into a traveling educational experience for schools in about 6 surrounding counties to serve… | $2,500 |
| A Special Purpose | Broken Arrow, OK | For general program support | $2,000 |
| Gateway Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | For educational programs to teach, uplift, and enable individuals with disabilities | $2,000 |
| General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum | Hobart, OK | To help purchase roller shades for 66 unfiltered windows for the historic stanley building community center. | $2,000 |
| Halo Project | Oklahoma City, OK | To support making sense of your worth group program for children | $2,000 |
| Mid-America Science Museum | Hot Springs, AR | To purchase supplies and develop science-to-go kits for distribution to children in garland county | $2,000 |
| Ray of Hope Cancer Foundation | Denver, CO | To provide support for the colorado gives day campaign | $2,000 |
| Red Dirt Relief Fund | Tulsa, OK | To support red dirt music events in stillwater, tulsa and oklahoma city | $2,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 65 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okc Metro Alliance | Oklahoma City, OK | To provide commercial kitchen equipment,furnishings,and fixtures for the new men's learning kitchen and dining room. | $35,000 |
| Care Center - Child Abuse Response and Evaluationinc | Oklahoma City, OK | To support operations of child abuse victim services. | $25,000 |
| Oklahoma State University Foundation | Stillwater, OK | To help with the construction of kosu's new facility. | $25,000 |
| The University of Oklahoma Foundation | Norman, OK | To support the ou college of international studies (cis) career fund,student marketing,and recruitment scholarships. | $25,000 |
| Eden Village of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | To support operational funds. | $15,000 |
| Make a Wish Foundation of Oklahoma Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | To support the bixby kids for wish kids campaign. | $15,000 |
| Green County Habitat for Humanity | Monroe, WI | To support the education begins with home:empowering teachers through homeownership program. | $10,000 |
| Restoeokc | Oklahoma City, OK | To provide support for the capacity building outcomes project. | $10,000 |
| The Uncommon Ground Sculpture Park | Edmond, OK | To support uncommon ground sculpture park in building a strong base of individual donors through a strategic matching donation… | $10,000 |
| City Rescue Mission | Oklahoma City, OK | To support our housing-focused programs,which help individuals and families move out of crisis and into lasting stability. | $7,500 |
| Euchee Yuchi Language Project Inc | Glenpool, OK | To provide support for community education classes,land-based learning,and events that will empower the next generation to carry forward… | $7,500 |
| Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse of Oklahoma Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | To provide general operating and program support. | $7,500 |
| Fine Arts Institue of Edmond | Edmond, OK | To provide support in challenging the community to raise an additional $20,000 at the 40th anniversary celebration,"kaleidoscope",which is… | $7,500 |
| Health Alliance for the Uninsured | Oklahoma City, OK | To support the hau core programs. | $7,500 |
| Hopehouse Okc | Oklahoma City, OK | To support unifying families through the hopekids program. | $7,500 |
| There With Care | Denver, CO | To support the food security program. | $7,500 |
| Arts One Presents | Springdale, AR | To support the program,youth driven threatre. | $5,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | To support one-to-one youth mentoring programs. | $5,000 |
| Caring Hearts Foundation | Tulsa, OK | To support the teen substance abuse prevention program. | $5,000 |
| Carti Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | To help reduce barriers to cancer care through patient assistance program. | $5,000 |
| City Care Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | To support the low-barrier night shelter. | $5,000 |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Holdingsinc | Cleveland, OK | To support the program mammoglam. | $5,000 |
| Daily Living Centers Inc | Bethony, OK | To support the daily living centers transportation programs. | $5,000 |
| Girl Scouts - Western Oklahoma Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | Membership,uniform,and camp scholarships for girls. | $5,000 |
| Jubilee Partners Association | Oklahoma City, OK | To provide support for the jubilee school partnerships program. | $5,000 |
| Lensic Performing Arts Center Corporation | Sante Fe, NM | To support the lensic performing arts center's educational outreach programs. | $5,000 |
| Miriam School and Learning Center | Saint Louis, MO | To support the completion of the sensory and occupational therapy garden. | $5,000 |
| Revel | Denver, CO | To support the gear up program. | $5,000 |
| Rose Rock Habitat for Humanity | Norman, OK | To support the capital campaign for new restore. | $5,000 |
| Teen Recovery Solutions | Oklahoma City, OK | To support the teen recovery solutions programs. | $5,000 |
| The Dickinson Music Enrichment Center | Dickinson, TX | To support its mission of providing free,high-quality music education to underserved youth in galveston county. | $5,000 |
| Tulsa Children's Museum | Tulsa, OK | To support the accessible discovery program. | $5,000 |
| Vizavanceformerly Prevent Blidness Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | To support the cost of one spot vision screening camera. | $5,000 |
| Oklahoma City Community College Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | To support oklahoma city community college's food pantry which has suffered due to increases in costs to maintain it. | $3,000 |
| Sparkwheel | Lawrence, KS | To help continue the work to provide integrated student supports to the five public schools in anadarko,oklahoma. | $3,000 |
| Anna's House Foundation | Edmond, OK | To support the mental health services program at anna's house. | $2,500 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Bartlesville | Bartlesville, OK | To support the nutrition program at the boys & girls club of bartlesville. | $2,500 |
| Gordon Parks Elementary School | Kansas City, MO | To support project-based learning in the arts for kansas city's children. | $2,500 |
| Phamaly Theatre Company | Denver, CO | To support phamaly's 2025 production of the 25th annual putnam county spelling bee,exclusively featuring performers with disabilities and… | $2,500 |
| Sustainable Journalism Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | To support local,independant,nonprofit journalism with news ambassadors and rural outreach program. | $2,500 |
| Texas Diaper Bank | San Antonio, TX | To support the essentials to your door program at the texas diaper bank | $2,500 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $206,790 | 106 |
| 2023 | $162,700 | 79 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 23, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202542969349101179
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 73-1256122
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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