Sanford P & Irene F Burnstein Foundation
Tulsa, OK · EIN 73-6247047. Reported 360 grants totalling $28.5M to 131 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. Sanford P & Irene F Burnstein 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $229 and the largest $1,350,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A New Leaf | Broken Arrow, OK | $2,786,677 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gilcrease Museum | Tulsa, OK | $2,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Community Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $2,372,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vhit LLC (veterans Hospital-Zarrowtcf) | Tulsa, OK | $1,800,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Humble Sons Bike Company | Broken Arrow, OK | $1,697,106 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Temple Israel | Tulsa, OK | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Library Trust | Tulsa, OK | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zarrow Pointe | Tulsa, OK | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gkff - Gathering Place Phase II | Tulsa, OK | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Tulsa-Social Justice Center (buck Colbert) | Tulsa, OK | $658,040 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $640,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Life Senior Services | Tulsa, OK | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hunger Free Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $525,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Area United Way | Tulsa, OK | $520,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Housing Authority | Tulsa, OK | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mental Health Association | Tulsa, OK | $385,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Housing Solutions | Tulsa, OK | $375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Cares | Tulsa, OK | $371,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Public School Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $367,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hope Outreach Prevention Education Inc | Tulsa, OK | $360,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Turkey Mountain Master Plan | Tulsa, OK | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Reading Partners | Tulsa, OK | $285,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Restore Hope Ministries | Tulsa, OK | $285,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma State University Aviation Scholars (commons Room) | Tulsa, OK | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma State University Foundation | Stillwater, OK | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | Tulsa, OK | $230,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family and Children's Services | Tulsa, OK | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oklahomans for Equality | Tulsa, OK | $203,850 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless | Tulsa, OK | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Parent Child Center of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $195,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Sanctuary Empowerment Center-El Centro | Tulsa, OK | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Domestic Violance Intervention Services Inc | Tulsa, OK | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City Year | Boston, MA | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Build in Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Debate League | Tulsa, OK | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Honor Academy | Tulsa, OK | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Legacy Charter Schools | Tulsa, OK | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Union Schools Education Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Individuals With Physical Challenges | Tulsa, OK | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lindsey House | Tulsa, OK | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Street School | Tulsa, OK | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Town & Country School | Tulsa, OK | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Up With Trees | Tulsa, OK | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Youth Services of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cap Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Changemaker | Tulsa, OK | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| African American Leadership Academy Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emergency Infant Services | Tulsa, OK | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| River Parks Authority | Tulsa, OK | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Community College Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa SPCA | Tulsa, OK | $96,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma Inc | Tulsa, OK | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Spay Oklahoma Inc | Tulsa, OK | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Growing Together | Tulsa, OK | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| KIPP Tulsa College Preparatory | Tulsa, OK | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $87,180 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Campfire Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Boys Home | Sand Springs, OK | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Girls Art School | Tulsa, OK | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth at Heart Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arc (formerly Tarc) | Tulsa, OK | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma Conference for Community and Justice | Tulsa, OK | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Glass Blowing | Tulsa, OK | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tulsa Immigrant Relief Fund - Tulsa Community Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tulsa YWCA | Tulsa, OK | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Glassblowing School | Tulsa, OK | $68,900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Temple Isreal | Tulsa, OK | $67,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Spring Shelter | Sand Springs, OK | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 1ST Step Male Diversion | Tulsa, OK | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oasis Project | Tulsa, OK | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma Alliance for Animals | Tulsa, OK | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Resonance | Tulsa, OK | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Art Alliance Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Iron Gate | Tulsa, OK | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| PAUSE4PAWS | Tulsa, OK | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Philbrook Museum of Art | Tulsa, OK | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics | Tulsa, OK | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Children's Museum - Discovery Lab | Tulsa, OK | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Assistance League of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City Lights Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Step Male Diversion | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tarc | Tulsa, OK | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tulsa CASA | Tulsa, OK | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Global Gardens - Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma Access to Justice Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law & Justice | Tulsa, OK | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Ballet | Tulsa, OK | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 501 Tech | Tulsa, OK | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Animal Welfare | Tulsa, OK | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Song Archives | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Healthy Minds Policy Initiative | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Common Good | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| This Machine Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dvis | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food on the Move | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Green Country Habitat for Humanity | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pocket Full of Hope | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tulsa Botanic Gardens | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YWCA Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zarrow Pointemiller Hospice | Tulsa, OK | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mayo Clinic Department of Development | Rochester, MN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Frontier | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art (division of Jewish Federation of Tuls | Tulsa, OK | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Service Council | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Cosecha | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Twin Cedars | Guthrie, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Avanzando Juntos | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bit By Bit Therapeutic | Oologah, OK | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gaining Ground | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greenwood Cultural Center | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Opportunity Project | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pencil Box | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| River Parks Authority (turkey Mountain Master Plan) | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tri-City Collective | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tulsa Tomorrow | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Stage Theatre Company | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pets Helping People | Greenfield, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sutton Avian Research Center | Bartlesville, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congregation B'nai Emunah (year End) | Tulsa, OK | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hillel | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tulsa Period Pantry | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Sooner Chapter | Tulsa, OK | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Elan Financial Services | St Louis, MO | $229 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
97 of 131 (74%) 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 86%, 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.
- Tulsa Housing Authority
INSTALLMENT 1 OF 2 HILLTOP DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL PROJECT - Oklahoma State University Foundation
VETERINARY MEDICINE ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP - Tulsa Community College Foundation
2024-2025 SCHOLARSHIP FUND - River Parks Authority (turkey Mountain Master Plan)
TURKEY MOUNTAIN MASTER PLAN - Hillel
HILLEL'S HONORING MEMORIES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 180 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80 | $4,488,183 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 88 | $5,121,880 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 91 | $6,850,700 | $30,000 |
| 2024 | 101 | $12.1M | $30,000 |
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 $25,000. 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 Sanford P & Irene F Burnstein Foundation'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: 4110 S Rockford Ave 200, 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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