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Ralph and Frances McGill Foundation the Trust Company of Oklahoma

Accepts applications Tulsa, Oklahoma · EIN 731590898

Ralph and Frances McGill Foundation the Trust Company of Oklahoma is a private foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In tax year 2025 it gave $642,500 in 85 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 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 down from $681,500 the year before.

35% of its 2025 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$557,00072$8.4 million
2024$681,50087$8.8 million
2025$642,50085$9.4 million

How to apply

ContactJames F Arens II
6120 South Yale Suite 1900, Tulsa, OK 74136
Phone or email(918) 744-0553
What to submitSubmission of a request must be in writing. The letter must state the specific need, a current list of board members and proof of 501(c)(3) status.
DeadlinesNo deadlines
RestrictionsGrantee organization must be a 501(c)(3) exempt organization

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ralph and Frances McGill Foundation the Trust Company of Oklahoma funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Oklahoma.

StateGrantsAmount
Oklahoma85$642,500

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 85 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Saint Catherine School
Tulsa, OK
Program services$50,000
Saint Simeons Episcopal Home Fdn
Tulsa, OK
Program services$25,000
Tulsa County Medical Society Foundation
Tulsa, OK
Program services$25,000
Catholic Charities of Eastern Ok
Tulsa, OK
Program services$25,000
Philbrook Museum
Tulsa, OK
Program services$25,000
YMCA of Greater Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Program services$25,000
Muddy Paws Pets Helping People
Tulsa, OK
Program support$20,000
Liners Baseball
Owasso, OK
Program services$15,000
Humble Sons Bike Company
Broken Arrow, OK
Program services$15,000
Parent Child Center of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Program services$15,000
Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma
Tulsa, OK
Program services$15,000
Resonance Center for Women Inc
Tulsa, OK
Program services$15,000
YWCA
Tulsa, OK
Program services$12,000
Tulsa Town Hall
Tulsa, OK
Program services$10,000
Family & Childrens Services
Tulsa, OK
Program services$10,000
Oklahoma State University Foundation
Stillwater, OK
Program services$10,000
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra
Tulsa, OK
Program services$10,000
Individual
OK
Program services$10,000
1st Step Male Diversion
Tulsa, OK
Program services$10,000
Individual
OK
Program services$10,000
Habitat for Humanity
Tulsa, OK
Program services$10,000
Tulsa Zoo Management Inc
Tulsa, OK
Program services$10,000
Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry
Tulsa, OK
Program services$10,000
Individual
OK
Program services$7,500
Neighbors Along the Line
Tulsa, OK
Program services$7,500
Circle Cinema Foundation Inc
Tulsa, OK
Program services$7,500
Neighbor for Neighbor Inc
Tulsa, OK
Program services$7,500
Clarehouse Inc
Tulsa, OK
Program services$5,000
Special Olympics Oklahoma
Tulsa, OK
Program services$5,000
Camp Fire Green Country
Tulsa, OK
Program services$5,000
Individual
OK
Program services$5,000
Good Samaritan HLTH Services
Tulsa, OK
Program services$5,000
San Miguel School of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Program services$5,000
Individual
OK
Program services$5,000
Revitalize T-Town
Tulsa, OK
Program services$5,000
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Tulsa, OK
Program services$5,000
Individual
OK
Program services$5,000
108 Contemporary
Tulsa, OK
Program services$5,000
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Inc
Tulsa, OK
Program services$5,000
Tulsa Girls Art School
Tulsa, OK
Program services$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ralph and Frances McGill Foundation the Trust Company of Oklahoma accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No deadlines.

How much does Ralph and Frances McGill Foundation the Trust Company of Oklahoma give?

$642,500 in tax year 2025, across 85 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Ralph and Frances McGill Foundation the Trust Company of Oklahoma?

Its 2025 filing lists The Trust Company of Oklahoma (Trustee).

What does Ralph and Frances McGill Foundation the Trust Company of Oklahoma fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and arts and culture.

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