Arts & Culture grants for nonprofits in Oklahoma

292 private foundations reported 917 arts & culture grants to organizations in Oklahoma on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $21.4M in all. 191 of them are based in Oklahoma.

Foundations292

Grants on record917

Total granted$21.4M

Their typical grant$5,304

Foundations that fund arts & culture in Oklahoma

20 of the 292: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of arts & culture grants to Oklahoma organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.

• Amazonsmile Foundation

  Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023

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  Arts & Culture grants in OK 221 Total there $23K Typical grant $57 Preselected recipients only
  • Love Station Inc, Ponca City - General support$2,345
  • Free Mom Hugs Inc, Oklahoma City - General support$2,130
  • Chahta Foundation, Durant - General support$2,070

• The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation

  Tulsa, OK · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $37.3M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in OK 36 Total there $664K Typical grant $23,915 Describes how to apply
  • Frontier Media Group, Tulsa - General operating support$70,000
  • Oklahoma Watch Inc, Oklahoma City - General operating support$70,000
  • Arts Alliance Tulsa Inc, Tulsa - General operating support$50,000

• Inasmuch Foundation

  Oklahoma City, OK · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $22.2M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in OK 12 Total there $1.2M Typical grant $13,000 Describes how to apply
  • Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation, Oklahoma City - 2025 general operating ($105,000); 2024-2026 sponsorships ($145,000); capital campaign ($2,000,000)$750,000
  • Friends of the Mansion, Oklahoma City - Grants: oklahoma first family residence$250,000
  • Deadcenter Film, Oklahoma City - 25Th anniversary deadcenter film festival sponsorship ($50,000)$50,000

• E L and Thelma Gaylord Foundation

  Oklahoma City, OK · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $15.6M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in OK 8 Total there $318K Typical grant $30,000 Describes how to apply
  • Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, Oklahoma City - General purpose$100,000
  • Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City - General purpose$60,000
  • Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City - General purpose$50,000

• American Electric Power Foundation

  Wilmington, DE · latest return: tax year 2025

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  Arts & Culture grants in OK 6 Total there $20K Typical grant $10,000 Preselected recipients only
  • City of Idabel, Idabel - Cultural Preservation and Public Art Creation$5,000
  • Tulsa Air and Space Museum Inc, Tulsa - The Flight to the Future STEM Field Trip Program$5,000
  • Chisholm Trail Arts Council Inc, Duncan - CTAC Live Concert Series - Chisholm Trail arts council$3,000

• Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc

  Little Rock, AR · latest return: tax year 2025

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  Arts & Culture grants in OK 5 Total there $542K Typical grant $54,672 Preselected recipients only
  • University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond - Art education improvement$205,000
  • University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond - Art education improvement$200,000
  • Tulsa Glassblowing Studio, Tulsa - Art & culture$75,000

• John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation

  Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Arts & Culture grants in OK 4 Total there $577K Typical grant $200,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Euchee (Yuchi) Language Project Inc, Sapulpa - In support of general operations$500,000
  • Native American Journalists Association, Norman - In support of general operations$50,000
  • Illuminative Inc, Tulsa - In support of the indigenous house at the 2024 sundance film festival$20,500

• The Henry Luce Foundation Inc

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $49.3M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in OK 4 Total there $425K Typical grant $50,000 Describes how to apply
  • Association of Tribal Archives Libraries and Museums, Oklahoma City - Support for a museum$200,000
  • The Oklahoma Humanities Council, Oklahoma City - Support for a national convening promoting civic engagement and cross-cultural understanding$100,000
  • First Americans Museum, Oklahoma City - Support for an art exhibition$75,000

• The Shubert Foundation Inc

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $42M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in OK 4 Total there $185K Typical grant $40,000 Describes how to apply
  • Tulsa Ballet Theater Inc, Tulsa - General operating support for dance productions and activities$70,000
  • Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma Inc, Oklahoma City - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$40,000
  • Oklahoma Repertory Theatre Group Incorporated, Oklahoma City - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$40,000

• Walton Family Foundation Inc

  Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Arts & Culture grants in OK 4 Total there $90K Typical grant $200,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Sustainable Journalism Foundation, Oklahoma City - to support reporting on the numerous issues facing the education sector in Oklahoma.$50,000
  • Native American Journalists Association, Norman - to support the 2024 Indigenous Media Conference.$25,000
  • Tulsa Ballet Theater Inc, Tulsa - To support general operations.$10,000

• The Ford Foundation

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $844.7M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in OK 3 Total there $350K Typical grant $104,795 Describes how to apply
  • Native American Journalists Association, Norman - General support$150,000
  • American Indian Cultural Center Foundation, Oklahoma City - Core support to the first americans museum for its repatriation project, reunion: connecting collections with…$125,000
  • Local Video LLC, Tulsa - For production of "drowned land," a documentary film set in the choctaw nation of rural oklahoma that depicts…$75,000

• Terra Foundation for American Art

  Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $15.4M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in OK 3 Total there $250K Typical grant $50,000 Describes how to apply
  • First Americans Museum, Oklahoma City - Arts education$150,000
  • University of Tulsa, Tulsa - Arts education$75,000
  • Ou Foundation, Norman - Arts education$25,000

• The Charles and Peggy Stephenson Family Foundation

  Tulsa, OK · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Arts & Culture grants in OK 3 Total there $98K Typical grant $10,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Tulsa Historical Society, Tulsa - General operations$41,500
  • Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa - General operations$31,034
  • Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City - General operations$25,000

• The Schmidt Family Foundation

  Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $185.4M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in OK 2 Total there $200K Typical grant $130,000 Describes how to apply
  • First Americans Museum Foundation, Oklahoma City - Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation$150,000
  • Euchee Yuchi Language Project, Glenpool - Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation$50,000

• Democracy Fund Inc

  Washington, DC · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Arts & Culture grants in OK 2 Total there $100K Typical grant $165,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Native American Journalists Association, Norman - General support$50,000
  • Oklahoma Media Center, Oklahoma City - General support$50,000

• Art Bridges Inc

  Fort Worth, TX · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Arts & Culture grants in OK 2 Total there $80K Typical grant $15,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center Inc, Oklahoma City - Support for programs that create transformative experiences connecting with diverse communities, engaging…$75,000
  • The Philbrook Museum of Art Inc, Tulsa - To support evaluation activities to better understand audiences, measure program impact, and inform…$5,000

• The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation

  Ardmore, OK · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $53.9M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in OK 2 Total there $62K Typical grant $23,550 Describes how to apply
  • Charles B Goddard Center for Visual and Performing Arts Inc, Ardmore - Operational support$50,000
  • Oklahoma Arts Institute, Oklahoma City - Operational support$12,000

• The Priddy Foundation

  Wichita Falls, TX · latest return: tax year 2025

  Gave $14.2M in 2025
  Arts & Culture grants in OK 2 Total there $60K Typical grant $34,160 Describes how to apply
  • Arts for All Inc, Lawton - Summer Arts Institute 2025 & 2026$35,000
  • Chisholm Trail Heritage Center Association, Duncan - Education Program 2025$25,000

• Bnsf Railway Foundation

  Fort Worth, TX · latest return: tax year 2025

  Gave $7M in 2025
  Arts & Culture grants in OK 2 Total there $20K Typical grant $2,500 Describes how to apply
  • Waynoka Historical Society, Waynoka - Civic$15,000
  • West Edmond Musical Enrichment Association (Wemea), Edmond - Cultural$5,000

• Edward Jones Foundation

  St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Arts & Culture grants in OK 2 Total there $900 Typical grant $300 Preselected recipients only
  • Asian District Cultural Association, Oklahoma City - Arts, culture and humanities$500
  • Scissortails Productions Inc, Norman - Arts, culture and humanities$400

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Organizations several of these foundations fund

Oklahoma organizations that received arts & culture grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.

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