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Private foundation (trust)EIN 330994350Est. 2019-06

The MakeSense Foundation

Sapulpa, OK 74066

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$5.6M

FY 2022

Annual Giving

$124K

FY 2022

Grants Made

24

FY 2022

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2022

Grant Range

$1K–$15K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$8K

In 2022, The foundation funded one $7,500 Scholarship to one receipient.

Program 2

$5K

In 2022, The foundation funded one $5,000 Scholarship to one receipient

Program 3

$8K

In 2022, The foundation funded three $2,500 Scholarships to three receipient

Focus Areas

Human Services

Financial Snapshot

2022 filing

Total Revenue

$186K

Total Expenses

$464K

Qualifying Distributions

$253K

Distributable Amount

$279K

Min. Investment Return

$279K

Payout rate 91%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.91%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

24 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $15K, 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

2 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2022. Peak $521K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

109 grants

NAEIR
$236K
1 grant
DRESS FOR SUCCESS
$25K
1 grant
BLACKFEM INC
$25K
1 grant
BLACK GIRLS CODE
$25K
1 grant
ELWYN PROJECT
$23K
1 grant
Child Protection Center
$15K
1 grant
SAPULPA AREA UNITED WAY
$12K
1 grant
EXITUS
$10K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

109 grants

<$10K
101
grants
$10–50K
7
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

31 states

Illinois
$236K
37% of total
Oklahoma
$113K
18% of total
California
$65K
10% of total
Pennsylvania
$47K
7% of total
Utah
$27K
4% of total
Kentucky
$25K
4% of total
North Carolina
$20K
3% of total
Missouri
$18K
3% of total
Ohio
$10K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$10K
2% of total

+21 more states

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