Sam Viersen Family Foundation Inc
Tulsa, OK · EIN 73-1295358. Reported 177 grants totalling $5,826,139 to 92 recipients 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. Sam Viersen Family Foundation 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $20,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $1,083,000. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA of Greater Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $1,745,620 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stonebridge Academy | Okmulgee, OK | $1,255,850 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| OSU Foundation | Stillwater, OK | $437,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Okmulgee County Humane Society | Okmulgee, OK | $341,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Community Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $296,989 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Okmulgee Area Development Corp | Okmulgee, OK | $186,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Okmulgee County Drug Court | Okmulgee, OK | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ou Foundation | Norman, OK | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Okmulgee County Family Resource Center | Okmulgee, OK | $122,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Landmark for All Generations | Okmulgee, OK | $85,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter | Okmulgee, OK | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| A New Leaf Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Okmulgee Public Schools | Okmulgee, OK | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Area United Way | Tulsa, OK | $46,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Preston Elementary School | Preston, OK | $45,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Okmulgee Education Foundation | Okmulgee, OK | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Okmulgee Community Garden Corp | Okmulgee, OK | $40,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Make-a-Wish Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Okmulgee County YMCA | Okmulgee, OK | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army | Tulsa, OK | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Okmulgee Cemetery Association | Okmulgee, OK | $30,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Project Woman | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Resonance Center for Women | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Food Bank of Eastern Ok | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tulsa Childrens Museum | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Links Inc | Washington, DC | $19,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Okmulgee County Sharks Special Athletic | Tulsa, OK | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Skiatook Paws and Claws | Skiatook, OK | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Buckhunger USA | N Richlnd Hls, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Domestic Violence Intervention Services Inc | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dvis Inc | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lisa Bain Ministries | Tulsa, OK | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Forever Young Foundation | Mesa, AZ | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| For the Good | New York, NY | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Creek Nation Indian Village | Okmulgee, OK | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kpcw Radio | Park City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Little Light House Inc | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Magic Foundation | Warrenville, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Baptist Village | Owasso, OK | $9,150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Agape Pregnancy Center of Okmulgee | Okmulgee, OK | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Legion Post 10 | Tulsa, OK | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mathews PTA | Plano, TX | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mentors International | Draper, UT | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | Omaha, NE | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Okmulgee Library | Okmulgee, OK | $8,430 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Hope Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Rowan Fund | Glassboro, NJ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Switchpoint Inc | St George, UT | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Okmulgee Main Street | Okmulgee, OK | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Indian Nations Council BSA | Tulsa, OK | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rescued N Ready Animal Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Rowan Fund | Okmulgee, OK | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alliance for International Medicine | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dewar Public Schools | Dewar, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fab Lab Tulsa Inc | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fostering Connections Resource Center | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Honor Bunker Inc | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salt Lake Film Society | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Children's Heart Foundation | Northbrook, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Women's Building | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| UC Hastings Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brendon Mclarty Memorial Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Happy Hands Education Center | Broken Arrow, OK | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Central Oklahoma Foundation | Edmond, OK | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma Alliance for Animals | Tulsa, OK | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Herriman Rugby | Highland, UT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| O Henry Middle School PTA | Austin, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Center for Housing Solutions Inc | Tulsa, OK | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercy Sakes 2ND Change Dogs | Tulsa, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Selected Independent Funeral Home Ed Tr | Lincolnshire, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tulsa SPCA | Tulsa, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Henryetta Public Schools | Henryetta, OK | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mathews Elementary School | Plano, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma Arts Institute | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Okmulgee Service League | Okmulgee, OK | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wilson Public Schools | Henryetta, OK | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Humane Society of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nuyaka Volunteer Fire Dept | Okmulgee, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wilson Community Volunteer Fire Department | Atoka, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bedouin Shrine Transportation Fund | Muskogee, OK | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emergency Infant Services | Tulsa, OK | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Carbon Removal | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clean Air Task Force | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rainforest Trust | Vint Hill, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Strong Towns | Brainerd, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
48 of 92 (52%) 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 73%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 86 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | $1,140,609 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 57 | $2,008,800 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 67 | $2,676,730 | $5,000 |
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
97% of its giving went to organizations in Oklahoma. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 Sam Viersen Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 320 S Boston Ave Ste 1130, Tulsa, OK, 74103. 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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