Grants awarded
Who does Mervin Bovaird Foundation fund?
Mervin Bovaird Foundation has awarded $7.4 million across 289 grants to 141 grantees between 2020 and 2023. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $25,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $15,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$7.4M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
141
Grants
289
Years
2020–2023
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The University of Tulsa
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$1.1M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
Tulsa Community Foundation
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$1.1M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
| P Philbrook Museum | $210K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$200K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
Clarehouse INC
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$175K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
| T The Salvation Army | $155K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
The Little Light House INC
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$145K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
| O Osu Foundation | $135K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $110K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$110K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
| C Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma | $110K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Tulsa Child Abuse Network | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Tulsa Tough INC
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$100K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OK | |
| A Alzheimer's Association Oklahoma Chapter | $100K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $90K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$90K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
Reading Partners
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$90K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
Newview Oklahoma INC
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$90K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | OK | |
The Philbrook Museum of Art INC
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$80K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OK | |
| I Individual recipient | $75K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| U University of Oklahoma | $75K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| O Ou Foundation INC | $75K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Oklahoma - Tulsa | $75K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Stand in the Gap Ministries | $75K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Tulsa Opera INC
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$70K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | OK | |
| N Neighbor for Neighbor INC | $65K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$65K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
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$60K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
| H Hospitality House of Tulsa | $60K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Meals on Wheels of Tulsa | $60K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma INC
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$60K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
| T Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless INC | $60K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| F First Step Male Diversion Program | $55K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $55K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| F First Tee of Tulsa INC | $50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Chamber Music Tulsa INC
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
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$50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | OK | |
| F First Tee Program | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OK | |
| J John 3 16 Mission INC | $50K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Red Dirt Relief Fund INC
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | OK | |
| H Hearts for Hearing | $45K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$40K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
| H Helping Hand Ministry INC | $40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | TN | |
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
| M Mental Health Association Tulsa | $40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| B Boston Avenue Helping Hands INC | $40K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
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$35K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Youth Services of Tulsa INC
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$30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | OK | |
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$30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NJ | |
| T Tulsa Ballet Theatre INC | $30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Crosstown Learning Center INC
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$30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | OK | |
| R Rogers State University | $30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
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$30K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
Circle Cinema Foundation INC
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$30K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
| E Eastern Okla Donated Dental Services | $30K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| R Resonance | $30K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
The Nature Conservancy
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$30K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | VA | |
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$30K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
Tulsa Historical Society
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$27K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OK | |
| A Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Assc INC | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Eden Village of Tulsa INC
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OK | |
| Y YMCA of Greater Tulsa | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Stand in the Gap INC | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| R Route 66 Alliance INC | $25K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
| H Hispanic American Foundation of Tulsa | $25K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
1st Step Male Diversion Program INC
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$20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OK | |
| 1 108 Contemporary | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N Nicole Jarvis MD Parkinson's Research Fdtn INC | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
The Tristesse Grief Center INC
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | OK | |
Tulsa Day Center INC
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$20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OK | |
| M Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa INC | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N Nicole Jarvis MD Parkinson's Resrch Fdnt | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
New Hope Oklahoma INC
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$20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
Revitalize T-Town INC
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$20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
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$20K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | OK | |
The Church Studio Music Foundation
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | OK | |
Philos Hospitality INC
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OK | |
Global Gardens Incorporated
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$20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
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$18K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | OK | |
Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden INC
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$15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OK | |
| S Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art | $15K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$15K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | OK | |
Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence
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$15K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | OK | |
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$15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OK | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Pets Helping People INC (dba Muddy Paws) | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Modus INC
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OK | |
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OK | |
| C Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Sooner Chapter | $10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Tulsa Oratorio Chorus INC 012094
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | OK | |
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$10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | OK |
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