Wilshire Charitable Foundation
Oklahoma City, OK · EIN 20-3873060. Reported 160 grants totalling $2,962,612 to 86 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. Wilshire Charitable 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $332,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Mcgee Eye Institute | Oklahoma City, OK | $887,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation | Norman, OK | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Whitehead Institure | Cambridge, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ou Foundation | Norman, OK | $141,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The 34 Project | Bethany, OK | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Crime Stoppers of Okc | Oklahoma City, OK | $94,950 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Heritage Hall | Oklahoma City, OK | $78,062 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fish of Sancap | Sanibel, FL | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hope Funds for Cancer Research | Newport, RI | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Shell Museum | Sanibel, FL | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ding Darling Wildlife Society | Fort Myers, FL | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Free Food Pantry & Educational Center | Oklahoma City, OK | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City Repertory Theater | Oklahoma City, OK | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Carpenter Square Theatre | Oklahoma City, OK | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City National Memorial | Oklahoma City, OK | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Harry Chapin Foodbank of Sw Florida | Fort Myers, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Legion Post 88 | Norman, OK | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Camp Jabberrwocky | Vineyard Haven, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Captiva Civic Association | Captiva, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pivot Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Beyond the Spectrum | Edmond, OK | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Suited for Success | Oklahoma City, OK | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| CASA of Oklahoma County | Oklahoma City, OK | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City Care | Oklahoma City, OK | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Santa's Cause | Oklahoma City, OK | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tulsa Boys Home | Tulsa, OK | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sanctuary Golf Club Foundation | Sanibel, FL | $10,840 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| CASA of Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clinic for Rehab of Wildlife (crow) | Sanibel, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| For the Village | The Village, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Free Food Pantry & Educ Center | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Integris Health Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| King's Klinic | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Omrf | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Children's Theatre | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pet Food Panty of Okc | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santuary Golf Club Foundation | Sanibel, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Mr Mo Project | Clifton Park, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Frontier | Tulsa, OK | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Search Dog Foundation | Santa Paula, CA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ground Zero Emergency Training Center | Norman, OK | $6,135 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Autism Foundation of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brendon Mclarty Memorial Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Oklahoam Camp | Guthrie, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Housing & Resources | Sanibel, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dress for Success | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Free to Live | Edmond, OK | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lyric Theatre | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma Pet Collective Society | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Women's Coalition | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pilots to the Rescue | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rainbow Fleet | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sanibel Captive Conservation Foundation | Sanibel, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tadsaw | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge | Eureka Springs, AR | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fields and Futures | Oklahoma City, OK | $4,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Last Frontier Boy Scouts | Oklahoma City, OK | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Oklahoma Camp | Guthrie, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Action Resource Assn | Tulsa, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Action Resource Assoc | Tulsa, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Folds of Honor | Owasso, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| K9'S in Direct Services Inc | Lone Grove, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ksda Assistance Dogs Inc | Washington, KS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meadows Center for Opportunity Inc | Edmond, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Dental Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oklahoma Project Woman | Tulsa, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sisu Youth Services Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Care Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Infant Crisis Services | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,125 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Action Resource Association | Tulsa, OK | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Dragon Stables Equine Center Inc | Stillwater, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harding Fine Arts Academy Foundaiton | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Osprey Foundation | Sanibel, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vizavance | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vizavance(prevent Blindness Oklahoma) | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Light House Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
37 of 86 (43%) 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 51%, across 4 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.
- Shirley Ryan Abilitylab
Rehab for traumatic brain and spinal injury - The 34 Project
Rehab for neuological damaged patients - Fish of Sancap
Food Pantry - Human Services - Captiva Civic Association
Legal fees for Project Captiva - Carpenter Square Theatre
Community Theatre Project - For the Village
Infant and Maternal Health
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 80 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 | 37 | $694,350 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 40 | $621,600 | $6,250 |
| 2023 | 28 | $627,000 | $7,500 |
| 2024 | 32 | $538,367 | $4,625 |
| 2025 | 23 | $481,295 | $5,000 |
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
71% of its giving went to organizations in Oklahoma. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 $5,000. 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 Wilshire Charitable Foundation'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: 9400 Broadway Extension 505, Oklahoma City, OK, 73114. 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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