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Tulsa Community Foundation
Tulsa Community Foundation was founded in 1998 and it exists to make charitable giving more meaningful and efficient.
The foundation started out as one of the smallest community foundations in the nation with total assets of $117,000 at the end of 1998. By 2005, they surpassed the New York Community Trust in total asset size. Today, they are branded as the largest community foundation in the US.
Since its inception, TCF has enhanced the qualify of life in eastern Oklahoma by providing individualized services to donors, serving as a catalyst for vital local issues, sharing community knowledge with the public, maintaining effective financial stewardship of assets and maximizing return on investment for each grant made.
Web Address
www.tulsacf.org/
The foundation started out as one of the smallest community foundations in the nation with total assets of $117,000 at the end of 1998. By 2005, they surpassed the New York Community Trust in total asset size. Today, they are branded as the largest community foundation in the US.
Since its inception, TCF has enhanced the qualify of life in eastern Oklahoma by providing individualized services to donors, serving as a catalyst for vital local issues, sharing community knowledge with the public, maintaining effective financial stewardship of assets and maximizing return on investment for each grant made.
Web Address
www.tulsacf.org/
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Recent News from Tulsa Community Foundation
Ginnie Graham: Ways to check up on whether a charity is on the up-and-up
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
Tulsa Community Foundation CEO Phil Lakin says donors trying to vet a nonprofit have several ways to ensure their money will go to a worthy charity. ... about his views on backgrounding nonprofits...more
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
Tulsa Community Foundation CEO Phil Lakin says donors trying to vet a nonprofit have several ways to ensure their money will go to a worthy charity. ... about his views on backgrounding nonprofits...more
$9 million in grants awarded to Oklahoma organizations
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
$30,000 to Tulsa Community Foundation for the 501tech program, providing subsidized information technology products and services to Oklahoma City nonprofits. $20,000 to Progress OKC to manage,...more
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
$30,000 to Tulsa Community Foundation for the 501tech program, providing subsidized information technology products and services to Oklahoma City nonprofits. $20,000 to Progress OKC to manage,...more
Oklahoma education notes for Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
... the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence and the Tulsa Community Foundation will offer grant proposal writing and information sessions across...more
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
... the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence and the Tulsa Community Foundation will offer grant proposal writing and information sessions across...more
Sessions offered in November for teacher development grants
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
In partnership with the national nonprofit Fund for Teachers, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence and the Tulsa Community Foundation will...more
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
In partnership with the national nonprofit Fund for Teachers, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence and the Tulsa Community Foundation will...more
Fund for Teachers information session set for area teachers
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
In partnership with the national nonprofit Fund for Teachers, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence and the Tulsa Community Foundation will...more
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
In partnership with the national nonprofit Fund for Teachers, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence and the Tulsa Community Foundation will...more
Social responsibility can help companies and employees, panel says
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
Other panelists included Kim Owens of Bama Cos., Phil Lakin, city councilor and CEO of the Tulsa Community Foundation, and Bailey J....more
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
Other panelists included Kim Owens of Bama Cos., Phil Lakin, city councilor and CEO of the Tulsa Community Foundation, and Bailey J....more
Tulsa-based group works to preserve Jewish heritage with coast-to-coast events
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
... nonprofit corporation but is one of several philanthropic organizations whose donations are administered by the Tulsa Community...more
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
... nonprofit corporation but is one of several philanthropic organizations whose donations are administered by the Tulsa Community...more
For Tulsa kids who didn't win 'ovarian lottery' like he did, George Kaiser's foundation offers chance ...
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
And, if an iPhone photo is any indication, he looks good. His coloring remains a vibrant red, and his googly eyes are still affixed to his furry face...more
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
And, if an iPhone photo is any indication, he looks good. His coloring remains a vibrant red, and his googly eyes are still affixed to his furry face...more
Stead Upham Dies Following Surgery
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
... of the National Collegiate Athletic Association; director of the College Football Playoffs; and director and chair of the Tulsa Community...more
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
... of the National Collegiate Athletic Association; director of the College Football Playoffs; and director and chair of the Tulsa Community...more
A New Study Underscores the Vital Economic Role that Nonprofit Arts Groups Play in Tulsa
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
Last fall, about 40 local non-profit arts organizations joined Phil Lakin, CEO of the Tulsa Community Foundation, in launching Arts Alliance Tulsa...more
Foundation: Tulsa Community Foundation
Last fall, about 40 local non-profit arts organizations joined Phil Lakin, CEO of the Tulsa Community Foundation, in launching Arts Alliance Tulsa...more
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To address the ongoing issue of student dropouts, Toronto District School Board (TDSB) teacher Craig Morrison started a school-business program called the Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) to help keep teens stay in school.