Community Foundation of Ardmore Inc
Ardmore, OK · EIN 20-0514419. Reported 123 grants totalling $2,803,365 to 56 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Community Foundation of Ardmore Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $34,647; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardmore Parks & Recreation Dept | Ardmore, OK | $197,321 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food & Resource Center of South Central Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | $165,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Durant | Durant, OK | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sara's Project | Ardmore, OK | $160,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers | Ardmore, OK | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carter County CASA Inc | Ardmore, OK | $125,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service | Ardmore, OK | $123,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Broadway House Inc | Ardmore, OK | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grace Center of Southern Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gloria Ainsworth Child Care & Learning Center | Ardmore, OK | $90,313 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| A Plus Reading Inc | Ardmore, OK | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Children's Shelter & Family Service Center | Ardmore, OK | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| H F V Wilson Community Center | Ardmore, OK | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southern Oklahoma Adolescent Resource Inc | Ardmore, OK | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southern Oklahoma Community Arts Inc | Ardmore, OK | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YW8 Inc | Ardmore, OK | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army--Ardmore Ok Corps | Ardmore, OK | $62,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ardmore Habitat for Humanity | Ardmore, OK | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Naomi House Inc | Ardmore, OK | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texoma Autism & Behavior Intervention School | Ardmore, OK | $51,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run of Southern Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hfv Wilson Community Center | Ardmore, OK | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southern Oklahoma Library System Inc | Ardmore, OK | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southern Oklahoma Nutrition Program | Ada, OK | $47,147 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Dimensions Literacy Council Inc | Ardmore, OK | $46,656 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City of Tishomingo Oklahoma | Tishomingo, OK | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ardmore Family Literacy Inc | Ardmore, OK | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City of Ardmore | Ardmore, OK | $31,396 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Council on Economic Education | Edmond, OK | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ardmore Animal Care Inc | Ardmore, OK | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Outcasts Under Transformation Inc | Ardmore, OK | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ardmore Day Nursery Inc | Ardmore, OK | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| East Ardmore Revitalization Inc | Ardmore, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food for Pets Inc | Ardmore, OK | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Joyce House Inc | Ardmore, OK | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arbuckle Area Council #468 - Boys Scouts of America | Ardmore, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Youth Services of Southern Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oak Hall | Ardmore, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ringling Community Foundation Inc | Ringling, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ardmore Public Library | Ardmore, OK | $16,970 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arbuckle Life Solutions Inc | Ardmore, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cities in Schools Inc | Lone Grove, OK | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma Arts Institute Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ringling United Methodist Church | Ringling, OK | $10,696 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ardmore Main Street Authority | Ardmore, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cross Timbers Hospice Inc | Ardmore, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Strength in Numbers Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ardmore Family YMCA | Ardmore, OK | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma Jail & Prison Ministries Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Ardmore Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Methodist Church of Ardmore | Ardmore, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts - Western Oklahoma Inc | Ardmore, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Oklahoma Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $3,966 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smart Start Central Oklahoma Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $3,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chisholm Trail Heritage Center Association | Duncan, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Southwest Historical Museum | Ardmore, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
31 of 56 (55%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 60%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Ardmore Parks & Recreation Dept
PHASE II PICKLEBALL COMPLEX - Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR BUILDING PURCHASE - Community Children's Shelter & Family Service Center
ADDITIONAL CAPITAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FACILITY - Salvation Army--Ardmore Ok Corps
FY23 YOUTH PROGRAM, VAN PURCHASE - Ardmore Habitat for Humanity
HOME CONSTRUCTION SPONSORSHIP - Gloria Ainsworth Child Care & Learning Center Inc
FYE 9/30/2022 OPERATING SUPPORT, CAP IMPROVEMENTS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 62 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $680,248 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 31 | $785,175 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 32 | $652,827 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 34 | $685,115 | $18,485 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Community Foundation of Ardmore Inc has 9 of them, worth $397,500. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Hardy Murphy Coliseum Trust Authority | Ardmore, OK | $100,000 |
| Hardy Murphy Coliseum Trust Authority | Ardmore, OK | $100,000 |
| Food & Resource Center of South Central Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | $80,000 |
| Food & Resource Center of South Central Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | $40,000 |
| CASA of Southern Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | $30,000 |
| Sara's Project | Ardmore, OK | $25,000 |
| Smart Start Central Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | $18,000 |
| Oklahoma Arts Institute Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 |
| Oklahoma Arts Institute | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,000 |
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Oklahoma.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Community Foundation of Ardmore Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 2597, Ardmore, OK, 73402. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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