For immediate
release: May 10, 2005
Inasmuch Foundation Awards $2.74 Million
in Grants - Oklahoma Organizations
(Oklahoma City) ---- The Inasmuch Foundation
announced today the distribution of $2.74 million in grants to
52 Oklahoma organizations.
Edith Kinney Gaylord founded the Inasmuch Foundation in 1982 to
support charitable, scientific and educational causes that
enhance the progress and quality of life for Oklahomans. Today,
the Foundation is committed to carrying on the immense interests
of its late founder by giving to education, health and human
services, cultural organizations, the arts, historic
preservation and environmental concerns.
“Inasmuch Foundation's philanthropy is intended to enrich and
enhance the quality of lives it touches; to lessen suffering
whenever possible, and to strengthen and support institutions
and organizations in ways that benefit our community and the
individuals we serve,” said Robert J. Ross, Vice President and
Executive Director of the Inasmuch Foundation. “We believe that
the grants announced today fulfill the Foundation’s mission, in
keeping with our founder’s vision.”
Organizations awarded grants from the Inasmuch Foundation
include:
• $1 million to Tulsa Educare, an organization dedicated to
serving 200 low-income children in a state-of-the-art community
center, providing a range of educational, medical and
social-emotional supports for each child and family. Tulsa
Educare will also serve as a flagship site—a model of excellence
that will illustrate to both the public and private sectors the
impact that high quality early education can have on children’s
lives. Furthermore, once the critical aspects of the program are
evaluated and ready to export, Tulsa Educare is committed to
supporting the replication of those elements to other early
learning centers serving the poor.
• $250,000 to the Oklahoma City Museum of Art to fund 3
world-class special exhibits for 2005-2006. The exhibits are:
Artist as Narrator: Nineteenth Century Narrative Art in England
and France; Mexican Masters: Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueiros; and
Tempests and Romantic Visionaries: Images of Storms in European
and American Art. An additional $10,000 matching grant was
awarded to the museum for admission and transportation expenses
for students not otherwise able to attend the exhibits.
• Grants ranging from $100,000 to $125,000 include Northern
Oklahoma College; YWCA of Oklahoma City; and Central Oklahoma
Habitat for Humanity.
• Grants ranging from $75,000 to $100,000 include KIPP Reach
Academy Charter School and INTEGRIS Rural Health Foundation.
• Grants ranging from $50,000 to $75,000 include Library
Endowment Trust; Oklahoma Philharmonic Society; YMCA of Greater
Oklahoma City; University of Oklahoma Center on Child Abuse and
Neglect; Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma; and Oklahoma Zoological
Society.
• Grants ranging from $25,000 to $50,000 include Catholic
Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City; Special Care;
Philbrook Museum of Art; Oklahoma Conference of the United
Methodist Church; Arts Council of Oklahoma City; Families for
Excellence in Education - Harding Charter Preparatory High
School; Youth & Family Services; Santa Fe South High School;
Oklahoma Chapter of the Nature Conservancy; and *Celebrations!
Educational Services.
• Grants ranging from $10,000 to $25,000 include Trinity School;
Rainbow Fleet; Partners for Animal Welfare of Oklahoma; Calm
Waters Center for Children and Families; YMCA of Greater Tulsa;
Executive Service Corps of Central Oklahoma; Central Oklahoma
Community Action Agency; University of Central Oklahoma
Foundation; Tulsa Opera; Sacred Heart Catholic Church; Oklahoma
Community Health Services; Greater Chickasha Chamber of
Commerce; and ARC Industries.
• Grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 include University of
Oklahoma Carl Albert Center; Youth Cornerstone; United Way of
Central Oklahoma; OK Mozart; Meals on Wheels of Norman; Meadows
Center for Opportunity; Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma; Hospice
of Southwest Oklahoma; HeartLine; City Care; Capitol View
Neighborhood Association; Territory Tellers; Chamber Music
Tulsa; Council for Developmental Disabilities; and Millwood
School District Enrichment Foundation.
To learn more about the Inasmuch
Foundation, visit
www.inasmuchfoundation.org
or call 405-604-5292.
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