The Meinders Foundation
Oklahoma City, OK · EIN 73-1438459. Reported 123 grants totalling $75.2M to 74 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. The Meinders 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 $5,830. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $100,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $18.0M. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okc Community Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $38.8M | 3 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mercy Health Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $6,250,230 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma Medical Research Foundatio | Oklahoma City, OK | $6,250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City University | Oklahoma City, OK | $4,131,740 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $3,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Crossings Community Church | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,005,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma Christian University | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Concordia Seminary | Fort Wayne, IN | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Concordia University | Seward, NE | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Concorida Seminary | St Louis, MO | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| On With Life | Ankeny, IA | $1,040,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | New Yor, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lambda Chi Alpha Foundation | Carmel, IN | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boy Scouts | Oklahoma City, OK | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ground Zero Emergency Training Cr | Norman, OK | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bethany Children's Center | Bethany, OK | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Concordia Community Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hearts for Hearing | Oklahoma City, OK | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma Hall of Fame | Oklahoma City, OK | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Woodstock Community Outreach | Woodstock, MN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Floral Endowment | Alexandria, VA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harold Hamm Diabetes Ctr | Oklahoma City, OK | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church | Oklahoma City, OK | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Paul's Lutheran Church | Pipestone, MN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Village Christian Church | Oklahoma City, OK | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Norman, OK | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Girl Scouts | Oklahoma City, OK | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hope Is Alive | Oklahoma City, OK | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lyric Theatre | Oklahoma City, OK | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| OSU Foundation | Stillwater, OK | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Professional Ok Educators Foundatio | Norman, OK | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Shiloh Adventures | Oklahoma City, OK | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| YMCA | Oklahoma City, OK | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma School of Science and Math | Oklahoma City, OK | $27,949 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Oklahoma City, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Camp Classen | Oklahoma City, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Museum of Cheyenne | Cheyenne, WY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Francis Tuttle Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Okc Art Museum | Oklahoma City, OK | $23,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nature Conservancy | Oklahoma City, OK | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Myriad Gardens Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cavett Kids Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Executive Srvc Corps of Central Ok | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma Caring Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Phillips Theological Seminary | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Professional Okla Educators Foundat | Norman, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Regional Food Bank | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Prison Discipleship | Tulsa, OK | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cashion Public Schools | Cashion, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Calm Waters | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Canterbury Choral Society | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dean Mcgee Eye Institute | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heritage Hall Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City Community College | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Senior Follies | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Utah Film Festival | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brightmusic Society of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence | Oklahoma City, OK | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Smart Start Central Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Anthony Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma Israel Exchange | Oklahoma City, OK | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Meadows Center for Opportunity | Edmond, OK | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Olde Capital Hill Council | Oklahoma City, OK | $3,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arts Council of Okc | Oklahoma City, OK | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Skyline Urban Ministries | Oklahoma City, OK | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Literacy Centers | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Outrageous Love | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Putnam City Public Schools Found | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| House of Healing | El Reno, OK | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma City Philharmonic | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thunderbird Academy | Oklahoma City, OK | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
22 of 74 (30%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 52%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Okc Community Foundation
OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT - Oklahoma Medical Research Foundatio
MEINDERS NEURODEGENERATIVE CENTER - Mercy Health Foundation
MEINDERS NEUROSCIENE CENTER - Mayo Clinic
PARKINSON & ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 52 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 | 33 | $169,650 | $3,600 |
| 2022 | 24 | $210,588 | $4,000 |
| 2023 | 16 | $164,330 | $4,500 |
| 2024 | 10 | $69,101 | $5,460 |
| 2025 | 40 | $74.6M | $250,000 |
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
85% 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 $5,830. 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 The Meinders Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 14001 Mcauley Blvd Rm/Ste 100, Oklahoma City, OK, 73134. 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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