Private foundation (trust)EIN 730736496Est. 1964-08

SARKEYS FOUNDATION

NORMAN, OK 73071

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Total Assets

$119.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$4.2M

FY 2023

Grants Made

119

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$36K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

5pm, december 1 for the february grant…

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$7K

Southwest regional leardership forum expensesthe southwest regional leadership forum for nonprofit organizations, boards, community leaders, and volunteers is held every other year. During this off year, preparation expenses were incurred in advance of the upcoming forum. The forum offers topics in leadership covering specialized areas such as risk management, board roles and responsibilities, ethical practices, development and fundraising, public relations, and strategic planning. In its most recent session in november 2023, over 500 registrants, presenters, and volunteers participated in the two-day conference.

Program 2

$6K

Conference center expensesthe foundation's meeting center, in addition to holding training seminars and workshops, is available for use by nonprofit organizations for meeting space. State-of-the-art audio-visual equipment is available to users of the meeting center. The foundation's nonprofit library is also available for research or to hold events for smaller groups.

Program 3

$14K

Direct charitable activities to support local nonprofitsproperty expenses and upkeep of offices plus minor furniture and fixtures and supplies to assist nonprofit organizations, providing office space, and a meeting center to public charities. A multi-year lease agreement was renewed with big brothers/big sisters of cleveland county and meals on wheels for office space at below market cost. The sarkeys staff also provides outreach services by conducting nonprofit board trainings, facilitating board retreats, and hosting grant writing workshops.

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$6.8M

Total Expenses

$6.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$5.5M

Distributable Amount

$6.0M

Min. Investment Return

$5.8M

Undistributed Income

$3.4M

Payout rate 92%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.92%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

119 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $25K to maximum $250K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $5.4M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

HOME INTEGRATION INC
$1M
4 grants
CARE CENTER - CHILD ABUSE RESPONSE AND EVALUATION
$750K
3 grants
CROSSTOWN LEARNING CENTER INC
$684K
3 grants
DEAN A MCGEE EYE INSTITUTE
$650K
4 grants
UNIVERSITY OF TULSA
$525K
4 grants
GATEWAY TO PREVENTION AND RECOVERY
$500K
4 grants
OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$406K
8 grants
OKLAHOMA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS FOUNDATION
$384K
7 grants

Grant Size Distribution

499 grants

<$10K
87
grants
$10–50K
343
grants
$50–250K
68
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Oklahoma
$18.4M
100% of total
Virginia
$25K
0% of total
Kentucky
$25K
0% of total
Georgia
$15K
0% of total

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