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K S Adams Foundation Co-Trust

Accepts applications Dewey, Oklahoma · EIN 736091602

K S Adams Foundation Co-Trust is a private foundation in Dewey, Oklahoma. In tax year 2025 it gave $188,650 in 31 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 $186,000 the year before.

10% of its 2025 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$187,50032$702,263
2024$186,00032$555,054
2025$188,65031$425,223

How to apply

ContactScott Thompson Arvest Trust Compan
P O Box 2248, Bartlesville, OK 74005-2248
Phone or email(918) 337-3470
What to submitLetter Should Be Submitted Including Exempt Status of Organization Making Requests

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What K S Adams Foundation Co-Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Oklahoma.

StateGrantsAmount
Oklahoma28$123,650
Kansas2$60,000
Montana1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 31 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Kansas University Endowment Asso
Lawrence, KS
Program support$50,000
Boys & Girls Club
Bartlesville, OK
Operating funds$25,000
Bartlesville Community Foundation
Bartlesville, OK
Operating funds$12,500
Woolaroc
Bartlesville, OK
Program support$11,000
Nature Conservancy
Tulsa, OK
Operating funds$10,000
Alpha Xi of Sigma Chi Educational Foundation
Shawnee, KS
Operating funds$10,000
Bartlesville Regional United Way
Bartlesville, OK
Program support$6,500
Paths to Independence
Bartlesville, OK
Charitable contribution$5,000
Boone & Crockett Club
Missoula, MT
Program support$5,000
Ray of Hope Advocacy Center
Bartlesville, OK
Operating funds$5,000
American Red Cross
Tulsa, OK
Program support$5,000
Habitat for Humanity Bartlesville Area
Bartlesville, OK
Program support$5,000
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Found
Oklahoma City, OK
Program support$5,000
Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma
Tulsa, OK
Program support$3,000
Friends of the Kiddie Park
Bartlesville, OK
Program support$3,000
Salvation Army of Bartlesville Ok
Bartlesville, OK
Program support$3,000
Elder Care
Bartlesville, OK
Operating funds$3,000
Martha's Task
Bartlesville, OK
Program support$3,000
Domestic Violence Intervention Svcs
Tulsa, OK
Program support$2,500
Bartlesville Civic Ballet Inc
Bartlesville, OK
Program support$2,500
Natureworks Inc
Tulsa, OK
Program support$2,500
Animal Rescue Foundation
Bartlesville, OK
Program support$2,000
Agape Mission School
Bartlesville, OK
Program support$1,500
Bartlesville Public School Fdn
Bartlesville, OK
Program support$1,500
G M Sutton Avian Research Center
Bartlesville, OK
Operating funds$1,150
Friends of Phillips Home
Bartlesville, OK
Charitable$1,000
Young Scholars of Bartlesville
Bartlesville, OK
Educational funding$1,000
Heartmatters Inc
Bartlesville, OK
General support$1,000
Ability Works of Oklahoma Inc
Bartlesville, OK
Support of organizations$1,000
American Legion Post 105
Bartlesville, OK
Operating funds$500
Youth and Family Services of Washington County Inc
Bartlesville, OK
Program support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does K S Adams Foundation Co-Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does K S Adams Foundation Co-Trust give?

$188,650 in tax year 2025, across 31 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs K S Adams Foundation Co-Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Arvest Bank and Trust Co NA (Trustee).

What does K S Adams Foundation Co-Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and environment and conservation.

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