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Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation

Accepts applications Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · EIN 730616840

Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation is a private foundation in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.9 million in 47 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $201,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $1.9 million the year before.

32% of its 2024 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$1.9 million56$42.3 million
2024$1.9 million47$45.7 million

How to apply

ContactRobert Glenn Rapp Foundation
5400 N Grand Blvd Ste 545, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Phone or email(405) 525-8331
What to submitThe foundation has a website and in order to apply for a grant the Charitable Organization must submit a "Letter of Inquiry". The Letter of Inquiry is available on the Rapp Foundation website (www.rappok.org) and must be submitted from April 1 through May 31st of each year. Late Inquiries will not be allowed.
DeadlinesLetter of Inquiry per website from April 1 through May 31.
RestrictionsEducational, Scientific, Religious, or Literacy purpose is required. A 501(c)(3)letter is required.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Oklahoma.

StateGrantsAmount
Oklahoma40$1.6 million
Texas3$231,000
California2$160,000
Nevada1$5,500
Tennessee1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 47 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Catholic Charities
Oklahoma City, OK
Construction of women's day shelter$201,500
Oklahoma University
Norman, OK
Endowment for microbiology$200,000
Heritage Hall School
Oklahoma City, OK
Endowments & new construction$126,700
Myriad Gardens Foundation
Oklahoma City, OK
Capital campaign$126,500
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundatio
Oklahoma City, OK
Renovations and equipment upgrades to the Reynolds Center$105,000
Cistercian Prep School
Irving, TX
Theatre construction$105,000
San Diego Symphony Orchestra
San Diego, CA
Purchase image projection equipment for Rady Shell$104,000
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
Cox School of Business Renovation and Expansion$101,000
Piedmont Early Childhood Center
Yukon, OK
Playground facility$100,000
Okla City Univ
Oklahoma City, OK
Kirkpatrick theater renov$75,000
Moonlight Cultural Foundation
Vista, CA
Purchase a Youth Theatre Studio Dance Floor$56,000
Stfrancis Assisi Catholic Church
Oklahoma City, OK
Debt retirement$55,000
Mayflower Congregational Church
Oklahoma City, OK
General support$52,000
St Anthony Hospital Foundation
Oklahoma City, OK
Relocate and expand the Family Medicine Clinic$51,000
Home Integration
Shawnee, OK
Construct camp$50,000
Oklahoma Zoological Society
Oklahoma City, OK
Capital campaign for Oklahoma trails$50,000
Mercy Health Foundation
Oklahoma City, OK
Capital campaign$50,000
KCSC Classical Radio Station
Edmond, OK
Technical enhancements and security upgrades$45,000
Center of Family Love
Okarche, OK
Monitoring and communications systems$27,000
Youth and Family Services
El Reno, OK
Recruitment and training of foster families$25,000
Oklahoma Philharmonic Society Inc
Oklahoma City, OK
Support of the Classic Series Concerts$25,000
Parish Episcopal School
Dallas, TX
Playground facility$25,000
Girl Scouts Western OK
Oklahoma City, OK
Camp Trivera Shade Struc$25,000
Junior Achievement
Oklahoma City, OK
Support K-12 curriculum and construct Finance Park$20,000
Focus on Home
Oklahoma City, OK
Provide furniture for families$15,000
Positive Tomorrows
Oklahoma City, OK
Trauma-informed education$15,000
Calm Waters
Oklahoma City, OK
Grief support children$15,000
Gospel of Life Association
Moore, OK
Renovations to end-of-life dwelling facility$14,000
Communities Foundation of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
Scholarships for kids for communications$13,500
Ballet Oklahoma Inc
Oklahoma City, OK
Scholarships$12,500
Britvil Community Food Pantry
Oklahoma City, OK
Provide milk to families$10,000
Oklahoma Project Woman
Oklahoma City, OK
Free breast care for uninsured women$10,000
Dress for Success
Oklahoma City, OK
General support$10,000
Okla Youth Orchestra
Oklahoma City, OK
Tuition assist & scholar$10,000
South Reno Baptist Church
Reno, NV
General support$5,500
First Serve OKC Foundation
Oklahoma City, OK
Installation of a retractable wall$5,000
Foundation for OKC Community Colleg
Oklahoma City, OK
Scholarships$5,000
Oklahoma Arts Institute
Oklahoma City, OK
Summer arts program$5,000
The Come Up
Oklahoma City, OK
Martial Arts-Bldg Lifesty$5,000
Foster Sweet Dreams Inc
Edmond, OK
Trustees' descretionary$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Letter of Inquiry per website from April 1 through May 31.

How much does Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation give?

$1.9 million in tax year 2024, across 47 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists James H Milligan (Trustee), Lois D Milligan (Trustee), Jilene K Boghetich (Trustee) and Michael J Milligan (Trustee) among 15 officers and trustees.

What does Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation fund?

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

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