Oklahoma · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Medical Research in Oklahoma

Imperigo has identified 63 funders that made 253 grants totaling $128.0M to 20 medical research organizations in Oklahoma, with a median grant of $25K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2024.

Medical Research Funding in Oklahoma

Total granted $128.0M
Funders 63
Grants 253
Organizations funded 20

Top Funders — page 1 of 3

1. J A Leta M Chapman TR 486002AC2
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $10.7M · through 2024 · 19.1% of their giving
$50.7M
2. Dean McGee Eye Institute Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $13.6M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$28.7M
3. J A Leta M Chapman TR 10267 486001AC4
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 18.9% of their giving
$6.3M
4. Leta McFarlin Chapman Memorial Tr 486003AC0
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.6M · through 2024 · 10.0% of their giving
$7.8M
5. Knights Templar Eye Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.0M · through 2023 · 13.0% of their giving
$4.0M
6. Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc
32 grants to 7 organizations · largest $3.0M · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$6.1M
7. Keaton's Kindness Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2020 · 18.5% of their giving
$80K
8. Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $125K · through 2020 · 5.3% of their giving
$150K
9. Norman Youth Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2019 · 12.8% of their giving
$8K
10. Hyundai Hope on Wheels
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024
$250K
11. Albers Family Affiliated Fund of Occf Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 3.3% of their giving
$20K
12. Communities Foundation of Oklahoma
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $108K · through 2024
$260K
13. Robert & Blanche Gordon Family Affiliated Fund of the Occf Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $35K · through 2022
$55K
14. Driven Brands Charitable Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $17K · through 2024
$38K
15. E Phil & Roberta Kirschner Affiliated Fund of the Occf Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024
$20K
16. Love Family Affiliated Fund of Occf Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2024
$64K
17. Kirkpatrick Family Affiliated Fund of Occf Inc
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2023
$90K
18. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $400K · through 2024
$726K
19. The Dallas Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $21K · through 2024
$100K
20. American Center
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $27K · through 2020
$27K
21. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $164K · through 2020
$215K
22. Pikes Peak Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024
$25K
23. Tulsa Community Foundation
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024
$65K
24. Charities Aid Foundation America
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $18K · through 2024
$23K
25. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2023
$20K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to medical research work in Oklahoma, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 10 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering medical research work, with an address in Oklahoma. Grants are counted from the 2024 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable medical research funding in Oklahoma, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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