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Private foundation (trust)EIN 736102163Est. 1957-07

Mervin Bovaird Foundation

Tulsa, OK 741034070

Total Assets

$45.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.9M

FY 2023

Grants Made

64

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$29K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$440K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.9M

Total Expenses

$2.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.0M

Distributable Amount

$2.1M

Min. Investment Return

$2.1M

Payout rate 97%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.97%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

64 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $13K to maximum $440K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $2.0M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

215 grants

Tulsa Community Foundation
$845K
3 grants
University of Tulsa
$758K
3 grants
Town & Country School
$160K
3 grants
Clarehouse Inc
$140K
3 grants
OSU Foundation
$135K
1 grant
Philbrook Museum
$130K
1 grant
Little Light House
$115K
3 grants
The Salvation Army
$105K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

215 grants

<$10K
110
grants
$10–50K
88
grants
$50–250K
15
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Oklahoma
$5.3M
96% of total
Illinois
$100K
2% of total
California
$60K
1% of total
New York
$30K
1% of total
Texas
$5K
0% of total
Virginia
$23
0% of total

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