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Lester Family Foundation: 19 grants to organizations, $57,600 (tax year ended December 2025)
Lester Family Foundation, a private foundation in Oklahoma City, OK, paid 19 grants to organizations totaling $57,600 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 10, 2026. The largest was $27,000 to Sigma Chi Foundation in Evanston, IL for continuing operation.
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- EIN
- 731622433
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Assets
- $164,200
- Grants paid
- $57,600
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed September 10, 2026, IRS object ID 202632539349100103. It reported $57,600 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma Chi Foundation | Evanston, IL | Continuing Operation | Education | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crested Butte Land Trust | Crested Butted, CO | Continuing Operation | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Purdue for Life Foundation | West Lafayette, IN | Continuing Operation | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma Geological Foundation | Edmond, OK | Continuing Operation | Education | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Allied Arts | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Impact Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | Human services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bishop McGuiness Catholic High School | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Indiana University Foundation | Bloomington, IN | Continuing Operation | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Annual Catholic Appeal | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Autism Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Charities | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crested Butee Center for the Arts | Crested Butted, CO | Continuing Operation | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mercy Health Foundation | Troy, MO | Continuing Operation | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma Arts Insitute Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma Center of Nonprofits | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma School of Science and Math | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Special Olympics Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | Continuing Operation | Recreation and sports | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Epilepsy Foundation | Bowie, MD | Continuing Operation | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Vincent de Paul Society | Mayrland Heights, MO | Continuing Operation | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202542889349100724. It reported $20,500 in grants paid; 18 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue for Life Foundation | West Lafayette, IN | Continuing Operation | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Allied Arts | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sigma Chi Foundation | Evanston, IL | Continuing Operation | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crested Butte Land Trust | Crested Butted, CO | Continuing Operation | Environment | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Impact Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | Human services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bishop McGuiness Catholic High School | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Indiana University Foundation | Bloomington, IN | Continuing Operation | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oklahoma Arts Insitute Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Annual Catholic Appeal | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Club Ok County | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa of Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Charities | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crested Butee Center for the Arts | Crested Butted, CO | Continuing Operation | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma Center of Nonprofits | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oklahoma School of Science and Math | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Special Olympics Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | Continuing Operation | Recreation and sports | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teen Recovery Solutions | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of Greater Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | Continuing Operation | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $35,500 |
| Environment | $11,500 |
| Human services | $3,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $1,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $29,000 |
| Oklahoma | $23,500 |
| Colorado | $12,500 |
| Indiana | $12,000 |
| Missouri | $800 |
| Maryland | $300 |
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Updated September 10, 2026. 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.