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Jess L and Miriam B Stevens Foundation

Accepts applications Tulsa, Oklahoma · EIN 731557364

Jess L and Miriam B Stevens Foundation is a private foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 44 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $252,210. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $1.0 million the year before.

10% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.0 million40$10.4 million
2024$1.1 million44$10.1 million

How to apply

ContactJoseph J McCain Jr
4100 First Place Tower 15 E 5th, Street, Tulsa, OK 74103
Phone or email(918) 694-5527
What to submitRequests should be written and should include the purpose of the request.
DeadlinesWritten requests are accepted at any time.
RestrictionsConsideration will be given to making gifts that benefit education (including scholarships for needy and worthy students who are citizens of the united states) and medical research and that contribute to the welfare of needy persons. Primary areas of interest: northeastern Oklahoma and st. Louis, Missouri.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jess L and Miriam B Stevens Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Oklahoma38$911,782
Arkansas2$105,000
Missouri2$22,000
Texas2$20,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 44 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Salvation Army
Tulsa, OK
Support services$252,210
Eagle Family Ministries
Bentonville, AR
Support services$100,000
Marriage and Family Initiative
Tulsa, OK
Support services$100,000
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Scholarships$100,000
Wovenlife
Oklahoma City, OK
Support services$75,000
McCall's Chapel School
Ada, OK
Support services$50,000
The Parent Child Center of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Support services$33,800
Harvest House
Tulsa, OK
Support services$25,000
Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, OK
Support services$25,000
Tulsa Lawyers for Children
Tulsa, OK
Support services$20,000
Camp Loughridge
Tulsa, OK
Scholarships$15,000
Catholic Charities
Tulsa, OK
Support services$15,000
Life Senior Services Inc
Tulsa, OK
Support services$15,000
Neighbor for Neighbor
Tulsa, OK
Support services$15,000
Street School Inc
Tulsa, OK
Support services$15,000
Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America
St Louis, MO
Support services$12,000
Hospice of Green Country Inc
Tulsa, OK
Support services$12,000
Assistance League of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Support services$10,000
Covenant House Missouri
St Louis, MO
Support services$10,000
Highland Park United Methodist Church
Dallas, TX
Support services$10,000
Iron Gate on Archer
Tulsa, OK
Support services$10,000
SMU
Dallas, TX
Scholarships$10,000
Speaks 4 You Inc
Tulsa, OK
Support services$10,000
The Spring
Sand Springs, OK
Support services$10,000
Tulsa Boy's Home
Tulsa, OK
Support services$10,000
Clarehouse
Tulsa, OK
Support services$9,272
The Little Light House
Tulsa, OK
Support services$8,000
Fostering Connections
Tulsa, OK
Support services$7,500
Indian Nations Council Boy Scouts of America
Tulsa, OK
Support services$7,500
Tulsa Habitat for Humanity
Tulsa, OK
Support services$7,500
A New Leaf
Tulsa, OK
Support services$7,000
Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Support services$6,000
Individual
OK
College scholarship - oklahoma state university$5,000
Individual
OK
College scholarship - oral roberts university$5,000
Golife Mobile Medical Inc
Tulsa, OK
Support services$5,000
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Inc
Oklahoma City, OK
Support services$5,000
Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits
Tulsa, OK
Support services$5,000
University of Arkansas Foundation
Fayetteville, AR
Scholarships$5,000
Youth Services of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Support services$5,000
Crosstown Learning Center Inc
Tulsa, OK
Support services$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jess L and Miriam B Stevens Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Written requests are accepted at any time.

How much does Jess L and Miriam B Stevens Foundation give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 44 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Jess L and Miriam B Stevens Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Joseph J McCain Jr (Trustee).

What does Jess L and Miriam B Stevens Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, education and faith communities.

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