Community Foundation of Ardmore Inc
Ardmore, OK · EIN 20-0514419. Reported 154 grants totalling $3,610,224 to 60 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Community Foundation of Ardmore Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $34,647; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardmore Parks & Recreation Dept | Ardmore, OK | $225,823 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Food & Resource Center of South Central Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | $215,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Durant | Durant, OK | $200,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sara's Project | Ardmore, OK | $191,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service | Ardmore, OK | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Carter County CASA Inc | Ardmore, OK | $160,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers | Ardmore, OK | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grace Center of Southern Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| A Plus Reading Inc | Ardmore, OK | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Broadway House Inc | Ardmore, OK | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| H F V Wilson Community Center | Ardmore, OK | $107,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Southern Oklahoma Adolescent Resource Inc | Ardmore, OK | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hardy Murphy Coliseum Trust Authority | Ardmore, OK | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gloria Ainsworth Child Care & Learning Center | Ardmore, OK | $90,313 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southern Oklahoma Community Arts | Ardmore, OK | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Ardmore Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | $86,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Southern Oklahoma Library System Inc | Ardmore, OK | $78,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Community Children's Shelter & Family Service Center | Ardmore, OK | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Naomi House Inc | Ardmore, OK | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| YW8 Inc | Ardmore, OK | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run of Southern Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Southern Oklahoma Nutrition Program | Ada, OK | $62,504 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army--Ardmore Ok Corps | Ardmore, OK | $62,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ardmore Habitat for Humanity | Ardmore, OK | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Outcasts Under Transformation Inc | Ardmore, OK | $55,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Texoma Autism & Behavior Intervention School | Ardmore, OK | $51,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ardmore Family Literacy Inc | Ardmore, OK | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| East Ardmore Revitalization Inc | Ardmore, OK | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hfv Wilson Community Center | Ardmore, OK | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Dimensions Literacy Council Inc | Ardmore, OK | $46,656 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ardmore Day Nursery Inc | Ardmore, OK | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| City of Tishomingo Oklahoma | Tishomingo, OK | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joyce House Inc | Ardmore, OK | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma Council on Economic Education | Edmond, OK | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cities in Schools Inc | Lone Grove, OK | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| City of Ardmore | Ardmore, OK | $31,396 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Food for Pets Inc | Ardmore, OK | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ardmore Animal Care Inc | Ardmore, OK | $28,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arbuckle Area Council #468 - Boys Scouts of America | Ardmore, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Youth Services of Southern Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oak Hall | Ardmore, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ringling Community Foundation Inc | Ringling, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ardmore Public Library | Ardmore, OK | $16,970 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arbuckle Life Solutions Inc | Ardmore, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goddard Youth Foundation | Sulphur, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma Arts Institute Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ringling United Methodist Church | Ringling, OK | $10,696 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ardmore Main Street Authority | Ardmore, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cross Timbers Hospice Inc | Ardmore, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Strength in Numbers Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ardmore Family YMCA | Ardmore, OK | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma Jail & Prison Ministries Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Methodist Church of Ardmore | Ardmore, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts - Western Oklahoma Inc | Ardmore, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Oklahoma Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $3,966 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smart Start Central Oklahoma Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $3,900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chisholm Trail Heritage Center Association | Duncan, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Velma Community Outreach Center | Velma, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Greater Southwest Historical Museum | Ardmore, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
35 of 60 (58%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 62%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Ardmore Parks & Recreation Dept
PHASE II PICKLEBALL COMPLEX - Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR BUILDING PURCHASE - Community Children's Shelter & Family Service Center
ADDITIONAL CAPITAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FACILITY - Salvation Army--Ardmore Ok Corps
FY23 YOUTH PROGRAM, VAN PURCHASE - Ardmore Habitat for Humanity
HOME CONSTRUCTION SPONSORSHIP - Gloria Ainsworth Child Care & Learning Center Inc
FYE 9/30/2022 OPERATING SUPPORT, CAP IMPROVEMENTS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 81 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $680,248 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 31 | $785,175 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 32 | $652,827 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 34 | $685,115 | $18,485 |
| 2025 | 31 | $806,859 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Community Foundation of Ardmore Inc has 10 of them, worth $497,500. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Hardy Murphy Coliseum Trust Authority | Ardmore, OK | $100,000 |
| Hardy Murphy Coliseum Trust Authority | Ardmore, OK | $100,000 |
| H F V Wilson Community Center | Ardmore, OK | $100,000 |
| Food & Resource Center of South Central Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | $80,000 |
| Food & Resource Center of South Central Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | $40,000 |
| CASA of Southern Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK | $30,000 |
| Sara's Project | Ardmore, OK | $25,000 |
| Smart Start Central Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | $18,000 |
| Oklahoma Arts Institute Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 |
| Oklahoma Arts Institute | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,000 |
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Oklahoma.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Community Foundation of Ardmore Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 2597, Ardmore, OK, 73402. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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