Grace & Franklin Bernsen Foundation
Tulsa, OK · EIN 23-7009414. Reported 159 grants totalling $3,901,297 to 98 organizations across tax years 2021-2023. 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. Grace & Franklin Bernsen Foundation 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 $25,000; the smallest was $7 and the largest $150,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gathering Place | Tulsa, OK | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Zoo Management | Tulsa, OK | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A New Leaf | Tulsa, OK | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Life Senior Services | Tulsa, OK | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross Ne Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $110,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Child Abuse Network | Tulsa, OK | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Safety Center | Tulsa, OK | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| OSU Foundation | Stillwater, OK | $83,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 1ST Step Male Diversion Program | Tulsa, OK | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Town & Country School | Tulsa, OK | $70,771 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Tulsa, OK | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Assistance League of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Ok | Tulsa, OK | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hospitality House of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Modus | Tulsa, OK | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Resonance Center for Women | Tulsa, OK | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Helping Hands Ministry | Tulsa, OK | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Revitalize T-Town | Tulsa, OK | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dvis | Tulsa, OK | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New View Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $51,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parent Child Center of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Philbrrok Museum of Art | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Pencil Box | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tulsa Area United Way | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YWCA | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tulsa Cares | Tulsa, OK | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Food Bank | Tulsa, OK | $44,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Good Samaritan Health Services | Tulsa, OK | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Iron Gate | Tulsa, OK | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Joy in the Cause | Tulsa, OK | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| South Tulsa Community House | Tulsa, OK | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tulsa SPCA | Tulsa, OK | $34,245 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Action Project of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lindsay House | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mental Health Association Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mental Health Association Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Common Good | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Botancial Garden | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Boys Home | Sand Springs, OK | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Ind Wphy Challenge | Tulsa, OK | $28,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camp Fire of Green Country | Tulsa, OK | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 12 & 12 Inc | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gateway Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hearts for Hearing | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parkside Psychiatric Hospital | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Great Plains | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sangha | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Arc of Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tulsa Opera | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Services of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Hope Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meals on Wheels | Tulsa, OK | $23,854 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Center | Tulsa, OK | $21,873 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association of Ok | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beheard Movement | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bridges Foundation | Jenks, OK | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fostering Connections | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pause 4 Paws | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Show Inc | Sapulpa, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tristesse Grief Center | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tsha | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tulsa Symphony Orchestra | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sutton Avian Research Center | Bartlesville, OK | $18,912 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Botanical Garden Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden Inc | Tulsa, OK | $18,549 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 501 Technet | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 501 Technical | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food on the Move | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lilyfield | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Frontier | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tulsa Air & Space Museum | Tisa, OK | $10,512 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Muddy Paws | Tulsa, OK | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ascension St John | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Hope House | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joys to the World | Owasso, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma Project Woman | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| She Brews Coffee & Transition | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Demand Project | Jenks, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hospice of Green Country | Tulsa, OK | $9,353 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Individuals Wphy Diff | Tulsa, OK | $8,240 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers & Sisters of Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $6,995 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Circle Cinema | Tulsa, OK | $6,986 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fab Lab Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johm 316 Mission | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ou Law Library | Norman, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Foundation for Architecture | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tulsa Juneteenth Inc | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Voices of Oklahoma | Stillwater, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts & Humanities of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma United | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma United for Progress | Oklahona City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Afp - Eastern Ok Chapter | Tulsa, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Take 2 Cafe a Resonance Cafe | Tulsa, OK | $7 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
42 of 98 (43%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 49%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Tulsa Zoo Management
LOST KINGDOM GRANT PYM 5 OF 5 - Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma
EVICTION MITIGATION PROGRAM - OSU Foundation
TULSA FILM PROGRAM CHALLENGE - 12 & 12 Inc
COVID-19 MITIGATION EXPENSES - American Red Cross
DISASTER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - Hospitality House of Tulsa
FAMILY MEDICAL LODGING PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 76 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | $1,292,595 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 51 | $1,180,080 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 56 | $1,428,622 | $20,000 |
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.
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 Grace & Franklin Bernsen Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 15 West 6TH Street 1308, Tulsa, OK, 74119. 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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