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Jeanalee and Charles Parsons Foundation

Accepts applications Bartlesville, Oklahoma · EIN 266161910

Jeanalee and Charles Parsons Foundation is a private foundation in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. In tax year 2025 it gave $818,012 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $46,328 and the largest $142,860. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $722,726 the year before.

53% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$736,04628$15.9 million
2024$722,72624$17.4 million
2025$818,01217$18.4 million

How to apply

ContactHarvey Little
PO Box 2306, Bartlesville, OK 74005-2306
Phone or email(918) 336-1433
What to submitThe application should be in a letter form and should include evidence of 501(c)(3) status and should state amount requested, nature of the request and evidence of how the funds will be used in the bartlesville, Oklahoma area.
RestrictionsSubject to board discretion

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jeanalee and Charles Parsons Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Oklahoma.

StateGrantsAmount
Oklahoma17$818,012

Grants paid in 2025

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Frank Phillips Foundation
Bartlesville, OK
Capital campaign$142,860
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, OK
Student housing facility$100,000
B the Light Mission Foundation
Bartlesville, OK
Second floor remodel$80,000
City Compassion
Bartlesville, OK
Fencing & gates$66,188
Bartlesville Public School Foundation
Bartlesville, OK
Playground equipment ranch heights$60,000
Lighthouse Outreach
Bartlesville, OK
Real estate purchase$60,000
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, OK
Buell house improvements$50,000
Richard Kane YMCA of Bartlesville
Bartlesville, OK
Cooling tower replacement$50,000
Washington County Elder Care
Bartlesville, OK
Computers$46,328
On the Rock
Bartlesville, OK
Hvac equipment$45,000
Agape Mission
Bartlesville, OK
Food delivery van$38,300
Dewey Athletic Boosters
Dewey, OK
Weight room equipment$25,000
Veterans Connections Org
Bartlesville, OK
Transportation equipment$24,336
Bartlesville Education Promise
Bartlesville, OK
Discretionary funds$10,000
K-Life of Bartlesville
Bartlesville, OK
Discretionary funds$10,000
City of Bartlesville
Bartlesville, OK
Ttee discr-jk utility assist$5,000
Richard Kane YMCA of Bartlesville
Bartlesville, OK
Discretionary funds$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jeanalee and Charles Parsons Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Jeanalee and Charles Parsons Foundation give?

$818,012 in tax year 2025, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $46,328.

Who runs Jeanalee and Charles Parsons Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Harvey L Little (Managing Trustee), Tatton Manning (Trustee), Jess Kane (Trustee) and David Stapleton (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Jeanalee and Charles Parsons Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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