Potts Family Foundation Inc
Accepts applications
Potts Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In tax year 2024 it gave $699,924 in 25 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $140,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$699,924
- Number of grants25
- Typical grant$1,000
- Largest grant$140,000
- Assets$8.2 million
- New grantees56%
Giving in 2024 was up from $284,000 the year before.
56% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $284,000 | 27 | $5.5 million |
| 2024 | $699,924 | 25 | $8.2 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Cassady Dixon 909 E Britton Road, Oklahoma City, OK 73114-7802 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (405) 486-4955, cdixon@pottsfamilyfoundation.org |
| What to submit | Written grant application, including project and organization budget, Section 501(c)(3) IRS Determination Letter, most recent Form 990, grantee evaluation form, and any other financial statements relevant to grant request |
| Deadlines | Various |
| Restrictions | Grants are restricted to organizations whose programs address one of four areas focusing on children ages zero to five years: (1) Evidence Based Early Literacy/Numeracy Programs, (2) Affordable High Quality Child Care, (3) Affordable Preventative Health Care in Early Childhood (including Brain Health), and (4) Evidence Based Family Support Programs. Prospective grant recipients are those whose proposals break the cycle of generational poverty and dysfunction, create awareness, advocacy and activism on behalf of young children, offer the most impact per contribution dollar, build potential of people and organizations, impact present and future needs of young children, have sustainable impact beyond the grant period, enhance the cognitive and socio-emotional development of young children, collaborate with other service providers to optimize outcomes, can be replicated and expanded, address root causes rather than symptoms, and involve parents, families, community leaders, business leader |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Potts Family Foundation Inc funds
Where it gives
All of its grants went to recipients in Oklahoma.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 25 | $628,287 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits | Management training and consulting services to community nonprofits | $140,000 |
| Legacy Parenting Center | Pprovide individualized and group parent education, social support for parents, and tangible resources such as diapers, clothing, baby and toddler supplies, car seats, etc. | $101,223 |
| Western Plains Youth Family Service | Provide quality community-based, educational, preventative, counseling, shelter and 24 hour mobile crisis services in northwest Oklahoma to individuals in need | $87,586 |
| Delaware County Community Partnersh | Improve the lives of those who live in Delaware County by offering addiction and overdose prevention services, sponsoring back-to-school reoource fairs and school supply drives for students, assisting with medical and educational programs, and partnering with local schools and communities to support youth physical and mental health programs | $59,521 |
| LIFT Community Action Agency | Anti-poverty programs improving the lives of low-income individuals and families leading to self-sufficiency | $48,665 |
| Rural Health Projects Inc | Improve access to and quality of healthcare services for rural Oklahomans through collaboration, advocacy, education, recruitment, and training | $38,630 |
| Northern Oklahoma Youth Services | Strengthen the families and youth of northern Oklahoma by decreasing the occurrence of child abuse, child neglect, family violence, teen pregnancy, and juvenile delinquency | $37,143 |
| Oklahoma Institute for Child Advoca | Create awareness and affect policy change on behalf of children and youth | $26,000 |
| Sunbeam Family Services | Affordable, quality social services to improve individual and family functioning | $25,000 |
| Community Resourcing Inc | Organizing food pantries to feed the Stillwater community collaboratively andproviding connections that enable lasting change | $23,019 |
| Great Plains Youth Family Services | Provide, assist and facilitate a community-based, structured process of counseling, socialization, recreation and education assistance to youth and their families in need of support adjusting to current life situations | $21,000 |
| Community Action Project of Tulsa C | Help young children in lower-income families grow up and achieve economic success | $10,000 |
| Child Advocacy Network | Provide collaborative intervention services to child abuse victims | $1,000 |
| Focus on Home | Partner with local service agencies to identify families in need, create a furnishings package of gently used donated items, and work with the family to set up their new home. | $1,000 |
| Okla Youth Hunting Shooting Program | Pass on Oklahoma's hunting heritage by providing youths age twelve through seventeenpre-hunt training and during-the-hunt guidance, encouraging character traits of independence,self-reliance, and self-confidence | $1,000 |
| Rainbow Fleet | Offer high-quality early childhood education to children aged 6 weeks to 4 years old | $1,000 |
| ReMerge of Oklahoma County | Restore mothers facing non-violent felony offenses to their families through a comprehensive diversion program of treatment, recovery, and hope | $1,000 |
| Veterans for Life USA | Help first responders and veterans who struggle with post-traumatic stress and substance use disorders | $1,000 |
| Hope Is Alive Ministries | Transform lives impacted by addiction through a holistic approach including sober living homes, an innovative healing center for personalized recovery support, and compassionate support groups for families | $1,000 |
| Garfield County Child Advocacy Coun | Provide a warm home-like environment for children who must be interviewed about incidents of physical and sexual abuse | $1,000 |
| Norman Public Schools Foundation | Enhance educational experience for public school students | $500 |
| W K Jackson Leadership Academy | Provide scholars a free high-quality, disciplined, instructional blended educational opportunity | $500 |
| Leadership Oklahoma City | Develop leaders to become the most effective forces of positive community change through education, training, and connecting people with a common interest in community improvement | $500 |
| Urban League of Greater Oklahoma Ci | Bring social and economic equality to impoverished citizens | $500 |
| Bridges | Empower high school students in family crisis to pursue education without obstacles | $500 |
Officers and trustees
- Patricia Potts
- Kathy Potts
- Paula Potts
- Amanda Johnson
- Marnie Taylor
- Larry Potts
- Mariana Llanos
- Mark Potts
- Ray Potts
- Ginny Bass Carl
- Susan Potts
- Steve Potts
- Dan Schiedel
- Jill Daugherty
- Valerie Thompson
Questions people ask
Does Potts Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Various.
How much does Potts Family Foundation Inc give?
$699,924 in tax year 2024, across 25 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.
Who runs Potts Family Foundation Inc?
Its 2024 filing lists Patricia Potts (Director), Kathy Potts (Chairman), Paula Potts (Director) and Amanda Johnson (Director) among 15 officers and trustees.
What does Potts Family Foundation Inc fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and human services.