Grace & Franklin Bernsen Foundation
Tulsa, OK · EIN 23-7009414. Reported 227 grants totalling $5,708,143 to 129 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. 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. Grace & Franklin Bernsen Foundation 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 $25,000; the smallest was $7 and the largest $150,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gathering Place | Tulsa, OK | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Zoo Management | Tulsa, OK | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| A New Leaf | Tulsa, OK | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross Ne Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $150,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Life Senior Services | Tulsa, OK | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Child Abuse Network | Tulsa, OK | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 1ST Step Male Diversion Program | Tulsa, OK | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Assistance League of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bethany Children's Health Center | Bethany, OK | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City Lights Foundation of Ok | Tulsa, OK | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Commnity Health Connection | Tulsa, OK | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Safety Center | Tulsa, OK | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Tulsa, OK | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Ok | Tulsa, OK | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Town & Country School | Tulsa, OK | $90,771 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospitality House of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Resonance Center for Women | Tulsa, OK | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| OSU Foundation | Stillwater, OK | $83,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New View Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $81,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Helping Hands Ministry | Tulsa, OK | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Parent Child Center of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Revitalize T-Town | Tulsa, OK | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Botancial Garden | Tulsa, OK | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Food Bank | Tulsa, OK | $79,584 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pathways Adult Learning Center | Tulsa, OK | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philbrrok Museum of Art | Tulsa, OK | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Opera | Tulsa, OK | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Modus | Tulsa, OK | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Iron Gate | Tulsa, OK | $62,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Joy in the Cause | Tulsa, OK | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Tulsa Community House | Tulsa, OK | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dvis | Tulsa, OK | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Grand Mental Health | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hearts for Hearing | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St John Health System Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Pencil Box | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tulsa Area United Way | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tulsa Boys Home | Sand Springs, OK | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YWCA | Tulsa, OK | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lindsay House | Tulsa, OK | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Cares | Tulsa, OK | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Beheard Movement | Tulsa, OK | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Good Samaritan Health Services | Tulsa, OK | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Air & Space Museum | Tisa, OK | $35,512 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crosstown Learning Center | Tulsa, OK | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pause 4 Paws | Tulsa, OK | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| She Brews Coffee & Transition | Tulsa, OK | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tristesse Grief Center | Tulsa, OK | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tulsa SPCA | Tulsa, OK | $34,245 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fostering Connections | Tulsa, OK | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 501 Technical | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Action Project of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Discovery Lab | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Johm 316 Mission | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kendall Whittier Inc | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mental Health Association Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mental Health Association Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Common Good | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YMCA | Tulsa, OK | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Ind Wphy Challenge | Tulsa, OK | $28,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camp Fire of Green Country | Tulsa, OK | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 12 & 12 Inc | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gateway Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope Testing | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parkside Psychiatric Hospital | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Great Plains | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sangha | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stand in the Gap | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Arc of Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Services of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Hope Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meals on Wheels | Tulsa, OK | $23,854 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Center | Tulsa, OK | $21,873 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sutton Avian Research Center | Bartlesville, OK | $20,674 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association of Ok | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridges Foundation | Jenks, OK | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Court Appoint Special Advocates | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighbors Along the Line | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reed Community Foudation | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Show Inc | Sapulpa, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tsha | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tulsa Girls Art School | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Symphony Orchestra | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tulsa Botanical Garden Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden Inc | Tulsa, OK | $18,549 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 501 Technet | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Best Buddies in Ok | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eastern Ok Donated Dental Services | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food on the Move | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lilyfield | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Frontier | Tulsa, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Voices of Oklahoma | Stillwater, OK | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pets Helping People | Tulsa, OK | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Muddy Paws | Tulsa, OK | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ascension St John | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cap Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Church Studio Music Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Hope House | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Edmund, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of America Song Archives | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gatesway Foundtioin | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heros Hope | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Joys to the World | Owasso, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma Project Woman | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sistema | Tulsa, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Demand Project | Jenks, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Griffin Promise Autism Clinic | Broken Arow, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hospice of Green Country | Tulsa, OK | $9,353 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Individuals Wphy Diff | Tulsa, OK | $8,240 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers & Sisters of Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $6,995 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Circle Cinema | Tulsa, OK | $6,986 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fab Lab Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Just the Beginning Inc | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ou Law Library | Norman, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Palmer Continuum of Care | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Foundation for Architecture | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tulsa Juneteenth Inc | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humble Warrior Collective | Broken Arrow, OK | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arts & Humanities of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma United | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma United for Progress | Oklahona City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Afp - Eastern Ok Chapter | Tulsa, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Take 2 Cafe a Resonance Cafe | Tulsa, OK | $7 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
53 of 129 (41%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 53%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Tulsa Zoo Management
LOST KINGDOM GRANT PYM 5 OF 5 - City Lights Foundation of Ok
CITY LIGHTS VILLAGE CAMPAIGN - Commnity Health Connection
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH AD SUPPORT - Tulsa Botancial Garden
TEACHING GARDEN CONSTRUCTION - Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma
EVICTION MITIGATION PROGRAM - OSU Foundation
TULSA FILM PROGRAM CHALLENGE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 109 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 | 52 | $1,292,595 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 51 | $1,180,080 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 56 | $1,428,622 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 68 | $1,806,846 | $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.
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 Grace & Franklin Bernsen Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 15 West 6TH Street 1308, Tulsa, OK, 74119. 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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