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The Whitwell-Meyer Foundation

Accepts applications Tulsa, Oklahoma · EIN 272546121

The Whitwell-Meyer Foundation is a private foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In tax year 2024 it gave $356,592 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $75,000 and the largest $226,592. 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 $544,408 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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$544,4087$199,476
2024$356,5923$90,864

How to apply

ContactThomas D Whitwell
5904 W Orlando Cir, Broken Arrow, OK 74011
Phone or email(918) 492-4209
What to submitGrant requests should be submitted in writing indicating the amount of funds requested and the reasons for such request
RestrictionsDistributions will only be made to charitable organizations that are exempt from taxation under irc 501(c)(3) and that support this foundations mission to further spread the gospel of jesus christ.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Whitwell-Meyer Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri1$226,592
Oklahoma1$75,000
North Carolina1$55,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Barnabas Foundation
Springfield, MO
Christian mission$226,592
South Tulsa Baptist Church
Tulsa, OK
Christian mission$75,000
Samaritan's Purse
Boone, NC
Christian mission$55,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Whitwell-Meyer Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Whitwell-Meyer Foundation give?

$356,592 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $75,000.

Who runs The Whitwell-Meyer Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Thomas D Whitwell (Trustee), Sara E Whitwell (Trustee), Robert D Meyer (Trustee) and Linda L Meyer (Trustee).

What does The Whitwell-Meyer Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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