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A R and Marylouise Tandy Foundation

Accepts applications Tulsa, Oklahoma · EIN 731254985

A R and Marylouise Tandy Foundation is a private foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In tax year 2024 it gave $7.1 million in 45 grants; the typical grant was $16,500 and the largest $1.4 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $12.3 million the year before.

20% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$12.3 million38$7.1 million
2024$7.1 million45$153,378

How to apply

ContactMichael S Hopper Executive Vice Pre
6120 South Yale Ave Suite 1900, Tulsa, OK 74136
Phone or email(918) 744-0553
What to submitThe a. R. And marylouise tandy foundation supports artistic, educational, charitable, religious and other non-profit entities which are not private foundations. Foundation does not make grants to individuals. The foundation primarily supports entities in the Oklahoma and Maine and principally those entities in tulsa, Oklahoma and boothbay harbor, Maine regions. The advisory committee determines the amount of distributions to be made by the foundation and the entities which are to receive distributions. Meetings of the advisory committee are held on a quarterly basis, normally around the first weeks of february, may, august and november. All requests for contributions should be submitted by the first day of january, april, july and october. Requests for contributions must be in writing. No prescribed form is required but the information should include the IRS exemption letter of the organization and a description of the project for which the contribution is requested. The advisory commi
DeadlinesSee above
RestrictionsTelephone requests are not accepted.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What A R and Marylouise Tandy Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Oklahoma.

StateGrantsAmount
Oklahoma19$4.0 million
Maine24$3.1 million
Connecticut1$31,500
New York1$4,250

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 45 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, OK
Grant$1.4 million
Boothbay Region YMCA
Boothbay Harbor, ME
Annual fund$1.3 million
YMCA of Greater Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Building fund$1.0 million
Portland Museum of Art
Portland, ME
Grant$1.0 million
Holland Hall School
Tulsa, OK
Annual fund$650,000
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Scienc
East Boothbay, ME
Annual fund$500,000
Tulsa Botanic Garden
Tulsa, OK
Floral terraces garden$500,000
St Francis Health System
Tulsa, OK
Grant$100,000
The University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Annual fund$70,500
Zillman Art Museum
Bangor, ME
General fund$61,500
Southport United Methodist Church
Southport, ME
Decorations for church and town$60,000
Alzheimer's Association
Tulsa, OK
Annual fund$37,500
Connecticut College Fund
New London, CT
Annual fund$31,500
Southport United Meth Church
Southport, ME
General fund$31,500
Trinity Woods Inc
Tulsa, OK
General fund$28,500
American Cancer Society
Tulsa, OK
General fund$20,500
American Red Cross
Tulsa, OK
General fund$20,500
American Red Cross
Topsham, ME
General fund$20,500
Tulsa Area United Way
Tulsa, OK
General fund$20,500
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Scienc
East Boothbay, ME
Comprehensive campaign$20,000
Boothbay Region YMCA
Boothbay Harbor, ME
Endowment fund$20,000
Coastal Maine Botanical Garden
Boothbay Harbor, ME
Annual fund$17,000
Boothbay Regional High School
Boothbay Harbor, ME
General fund$16,500
Philbrook Museum of Art
Tulsa, OK
Annual fund$16,500
Town Country School
Tulsa, OK
General fund$14,209
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra
Tulsa, OK
General fund$13,500
Center for Maine Contemporary Art
Rockport, ME
Advancement of art education$10,500
Emergency Infant Services
Tulsa, OK
General fund$10,500
Southport Fire Department
Southport, ME
Equipment care$10,500
Boothbay Harbor Congregational Chur
Boothbay, ME
Annual contribution$10,500
Boothbay Region Ambulance
Boothbay, ME
General fund$9,750
Fit First Responders
Tulsa, OK
General fund$9,500
Honor Bunker Inc
Tulsa, OK
General fund$8,500
Farnsworth Museum of Art
Rockland, ME
Annual fund$8,000
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay Harbor, ME
General fund$8,000
Portland Museum of Art
Portland, ME
General fund$8,000
Tulsa Historical Society
Tulsa, OK
Building fund$8,000
Boothbay Region Land Trust
Boothbay Harbor, ME
Endowment support$7,500
Holland Hall School
Tulsa, OK
Annual fund$7,500
Fiver Foundation
New York, NY
Annual fund$4,250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does A R and Marylouise Tandy Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See above.

How much does A R and Marylouise Tandy Foundation give?

$7.1 million in tax year 2024, across 45 grants, with a typical grant of $16,500.

Who runs A R and Marylouise Tandy Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists The Trust Company of Oklahoma (Trustee).

What does A R and Marylouise Tandy Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and environment and conservation.

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