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The Earl and Ethyle Cavett Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Tulsa, Oklahoma · EIN 276829139

The Earl and Ethyle Cavett Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In tax year 2025 it gave $141,346 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $35,336 and the largest $35,338. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $130,852 the year before.

0% 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$118,4404$2.6 million
2024$130,8524$2.8 million
2025$141,3464$3.0 million

How to apply

The Earl and Ethyle Cavett Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Earl and Ethyle Cavett Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Oklahoma.

StateGrantsAmount
Oklahoma3$106,008
District of Columbia1$35,338

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Red Cross
Washington, DC
Charitable$35,338
Cookson Hills Christian Ministries
Kansas, OK
Charitable$35,336
Gospel Rescue Mission
Muskogee, OK
Charitable$35,336
Salvation Army of Muskogee
Oklahoma City, OK
Charitable$35,336

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Earl and Ethyle Cavett Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Earl and Ethyle Cavett Charitable Trust give?

$141,346 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $35,336.

Who runs The Earl and Ethyle Cavett Charitable Trust?

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

What does The Earl and Ethyle Cavett Charitable Trust fund?

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

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