Paul L Sisk and Helen I Sisk
Tulsa, OK · EIN 73-6243607. Reported 133 grants totalling $725,269 to 48 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. Paul L Sisk and Helen I Sisk 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 $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $4,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $57,977. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Baptist Church of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $169,266 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army - Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $166,766 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dvis | Tulsa, OK | $46,424 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Parent Child Center of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $44,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Botanic Garden | Tulsa, OK | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels | Tulsa, OK | $31,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Life Senior Services | Tulsa, OK | $17,880 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Metro Christian Academy | Tulsa, OK | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clarehouse | Tulsa, OK | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Center for Individuals With Physical Challenges | Tulsa, OK | $15,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Assistance League of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $14,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Neighbors Along the Line | Tulsa, OK | $14,419 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Flourish Homes Inc | Broken Arrow, OK | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| John 316 Mission | Tulsa, OK | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Up With Trees | Tulsa, OK | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army Project Santa | Tulsa, OK | $7,256 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Iron Gate | Tulsa, OK | $7,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crossroads Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $6,357 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coffee Bunker | Tulsa, OK | $5,842 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Spring Shelter Inc | Sand Springs, OK | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Day Center | Tulsa, OK | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates (casa) | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cookson Hills Christian Ministries | Kansas, OK | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fostering Connections | Tulsa, OK | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lilyfield Inc | Tulsa, OK | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Park Church of Christ | Tulsa, OK | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma Methodist Manortrinity Woods | Tulsa, OK | $3,502 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Light House | Tulsa, OK | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Operation Hope Prison Ministry | Tulsa, OK | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Tulsa, OK | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boston Avenue Helping Hands Inc Dba Helping Hand Ministry | Tulsa, OK | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Revitalize T-Town | Tulsa, OK | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth Services of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $2,597 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| One Hope Tulsa Inc | Tulsa, OK | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Transitional Living Centers of Oklahoma - Lindsey House | Tulsa, OK | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Boys Home | Sand Springs, OK | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tulsa SPCA | Tulsa, OK | $1,726 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Tulsa, OK | $1,715 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northeast Central Service Inc | Tulsa, OK | $1,317 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ability Resources | Tulsa, OK | $1,124 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma City Community Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trinity Woods - Gating of the Community Campaign | Tulsa, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc - Club Support & Scholarships | Norman, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Girls Art School | Tulsa, OK | $641 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Service Council | Tulsa, OK | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aa Central Services | Tulsa, OK | $287 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
37 of 48 (77%) 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 89%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- First Baptist Church of Tulsa
RELIGIOUS; SUPPORTS MINISTRY & OTHER CHURCH PROGRAMS - The Salvation Army - Tulsa
CHARITABLE; PROVIDE NEEDED SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO COMMUNITY - Tulsa Botanic Garden
EDUCATIONAL; PROMOTE IMPORTANCE OF PLANTS AND NATURE TO THE ENVIRONMENT - Dvis
CHARITABLE; PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THOSE AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - Parent Child Center of Tulsa
CHARITABLE; PROVIDE SERVICES TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE - Meals on Wheels
CHARITABLE; PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO HOMEBOUND ELDERLY & DISABLED
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 91 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | $160,825 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 28 | $164,136 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 37 | $231,906 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 37 | $168,402 | $2,000 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in Oklahoma. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 $2,000. 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 Paul L Sisk and Helen I Sisk'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: 5319 South Lewis Suite 206, Tulsa, OK, 74105. 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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