Data / Foundation grants / El and Thelma Gaylord Foundation
El and Thelma Gaylord Foundation: 134 grants to organizations, $15.6 million (tax year ended December 2024)
El and Thelma Gaylord Foundation, a private foundation in Oklahoma City, OK, paid 134 grants to organizations totaling $15,556,685 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $1,502,000 to Casady School in Oklahoma City, OK for general purpose.
SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. It reads every private foundation's Form 990-PF as the IRS publishes it, and this page is that reading. Ask for the foundations that fund your cause in your state, with the amounts and purposes, and new grants arrive in your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent as the returns are filed.
- EIN
- 731463569
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Assets
- $318,453,116
- Grants paid
- $15,556,685
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202533219349102948. It reported $15,556,685 in grants paid; 134 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casady School | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Education | $1,502,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Texas MD Anderson | Houston, TX | General purpose | $1,300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc | Norman, OK | General purpose | Education | $1,020,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mercy Health Foundation Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $1,005,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma Children's Hospital Ou Health | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Communities Foundation of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $520,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $507,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Healthy Minds Healthy Lives Foundation | Tulsa, OK | General purpose | Human services | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope Is Alive | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Central Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $456,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Newview Oklahoma Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Employment | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Americans Museum | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Medical research | $272,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Care | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uofl Health Foundation | Louisville, KY | General purpose | Health care | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palomar Ok City Family Justice Center | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $230,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Children's Center | Bethany, OK | General purpose | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keystone Adventure School & Farm | Edmond, OK | General purpose | Education | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dean A McGee Eye Inst Endow Fund | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harding Fine Arts Academy | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Center of Okc | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homeless Alliance | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Housing and shelter | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mental Health Association of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma Cleats for Kids | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Opry Heritage Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Remerge | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Crime and legal-related | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rise Program Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Education | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teen Recovery Solutions | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cheyenne Mountain Zoo | Colorado Springs, CO | General purpose | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Focus On Home | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Housing and shelter | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hopehouse Okc | Nichols Hills, OK | General purpose | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nexus Equine | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Animal-related | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma Hall of Fame | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dragonfly Home | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Allied Arts | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $54,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimer's Association | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society of Okc | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anna's House Foundation | Edmond, OK | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Employment Opportunities | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Care | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Rescue Mission Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fields & Futures Foundation | Edmond, OK | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Okc Public Schools | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Infant Crisis Services Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lyric Theatre | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neighborhood Services Organization | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma City Ballet | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma City Museum of Art | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma Humane Society | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma Monarch Society | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Restoreokc Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Religion-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saddlebred Rescue Inc | Hardwick, NJ | General purpose | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sisu Youth Services | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teach for America | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YWCA of Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Chance To Change Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Oklahoma History Center | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Design Collective | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Public and societal benefit | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pivot - Youth Services of Oklahoma County | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $36,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| His House Outreach Ministries | Claremore, OK | General purpose | Housing and shelter | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peaceful Family Solutions | Edmond, OK | General purpose | Human services | $30,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Calm Waters | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa of Oklahoma County Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Crime and legal-related | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Free To Live Incorporated | Guthrie, OK | General purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jesus House | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Magdalene House Okc | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Housing and shelter | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Better Living Center | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pets & People Humane Society | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Positive Tomorrows | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Youth development | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tyson's Chance | Shelbyville, KY | General purpose | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Autism Foundation of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cavett Kids Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dress for Success | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Health Alliance for the Uninsured (hau) | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Honestly | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Last Frontier Council Boys Scouts | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Emergency Responders | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma Repertory Theatre Group Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Possibilities | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah Stitt Hope Fund | Tulsa, OK | General purpose | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Christmas Connection | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond, OK | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Daily Living Centers | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Deadcenter Film Festival | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heartline Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Mental health and crisis intervention | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| I2e | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma Arts Institute | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Upward Transitions | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wings Special Needs Community | Edmond, OK | General purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Canterbury Choral Society | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Center Outreach | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma City Police Athletic League | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Youth development | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Poetic Justice | Tulsa, OK | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reach Out and Read | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Resonance Center for Women Inc | Tulsa, OK | General purpose | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Urban Ministry | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stand in the Gap | Tulsa, OK | General purpose | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ground Zero Foundation | Norman, OK | General purpose | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Fe Family Life Center | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bethesda Inc | Norman, OK | General purpose | Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Care Center | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Citizens Caring for Children | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colonial Williamsburg Foundation | Williamsburg, VA | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Literacy Centers | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| First Serve Okc | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Freedom City | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meadows Center for Opportunity | Edmond, OK | General purpose | Employment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropolitan Youth Developmenteducation Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma City National Memorial | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma Messages Project | Edmond, OK | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma Project Woman Inc | Tulsa, OK | General purpose | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paseo Arts Association | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teen Empower | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arc of Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | General purpose | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Race Dance Collective | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dentists for the Disabled and Elderly in Need of Treatment | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma Zoological Society Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Animal-related | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Ok County | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meals On Wheels | Kingfisher, OK | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma Dental Foundation for Research | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leadership Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Public and societal benefit | $3,035 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma State Troopers Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma Christian University | Edmond, OK | General purpose | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma Youth Orchestra | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blaze's Tribute Equine Rescue Inc | Harrah, OK | General purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crossroads Youth & Family Services | Norman, OK | General purpose | Human services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of San Diego | San Diego, CA | General purpose | $1,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Downtown Ok City Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $2,940,000 |
| Human services | $1,107,200 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,056,750 |
| Employment | $385,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $327,500 |
| Medical research | $272,500 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $250,000 |
| Health care | $250,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma | $13,840,485 |
| Texas | $1,300,000 |
| Kentucky | $280,000 |
| Colorado | $75,000 |
| New Jersey | $50,000 |
| Virginia | $10,000 |
| California | $1,200 |
Also on SpecStream
- Who funds education in Oklahoma
- Who funds human services in Oklahoma
- Who funds philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations in Oklahoma
- Who funds employment in Oklahoma
- Who funds arts, culture and humanities in Oklahoma
- Who funds medical research in Oklahoma
Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.