Updates, Articles, and Insights from Inasmuch Foundation
News & Press
Inasmuch Foundation Announces $2.65 Million in Capital Campaign Investments Advancing Oklahoma City’s Future
Inasmuch Foundation has distributed $2.65 million in capital campaign investments to five Oklahoma City institutions whose projects will shape the city's cultural landscape, expand access to essential services, strengthen economic opportunity, and accelerate medical discovery. These investments reflect a long-term commitment to projects that are not only transformational in scale, but are designed to serve the community for generations.
Announcing $5.79 Million in Grant Funding
Through the Fall 2025 grant cycle, Inasmuch Foundation has distributed $5.79 million to 43 nonprofit organizations advancing Community Enhancement, Education, Human Services, and Journalism.
Announcing Nearly $55,000 in Emergency Food Security Funding
During the recent interruption of federal SNAP benefits, Inasmuch Foundation distributed nearly $55,000 in emergency food security funding to 23 Oklahoma nonprofits to help ensure families could continue putting food on the table.
Nonprofit Investigative Journalism Funding Initiative Sunsets After 16 years
After 16 years and $18.2 million in grants to newsrooms across 41 states, Inasmuch Foundation has sunset its nonprofit investigative journalism funding initiative.
OSU Student Becomes First Inasmuch Foundation Community Fellow With Down Syndrome
From The Oklahoman:
Josie Kohn is making history this summer as the first person with Down syndrome to participate in the Inasmuch Foundation Community Fellowship program.
The program works to connect college undergraduate and graduate students with nonprofit organizations in Oklahoma City for a paid summer internship.
OKC Zoo Sets New Fiscal Year Attendance Record
From Oklahoma City Free Press:
The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is pleased to announce a record-setting 1,114,208 guests of all ages visited the OKC Zoo during its fiscal year, July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. This tops the former fiscal year attendance record of 1,107,995 guests who visited the Zoo from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
Oklahoma Voice Welcomes Ylleana Berryhill As Its Summer Intern
From Oklahoma Voice:
Ylleana Berryhill has joined Oklahoma Voice as its summer intern.
Part of the Inasmuch Foundation’s Community Fellowship Class, Berryhill, 20, finished her sophomore year at Rose State College in Midwest City, working as associate editor of the campus newspaper.
Announcing $7.16 Million in Spring 2025 Grants
As part of the Spring 2025 grant cycle, Inasmuch Foundation is proud to distribute $7.16 million to nonprofit organizations supporting Community Enhancement, Education, Human Services, and Journalism programs. This cycle’s grants include funding for critical issues facing Oklahomans, including food insecurity, youth mental health, and arts access, as well as nationwide funding to close journalism gaps.
How Public-Private Partnership Is Creating Solutions for the Unhoused in Oklahoma City
Homelessness is one of the most complex and pressing issues facing communities today. In Oklahoma City, the Key to Home Partnership exemplifies how public-private collaboration can create meaningful and measurable change.
New art installation 'Cloud Embrace' set for Bricktown's United Way Plaza in 2026
From KOKH Fox 25:
Visit Oklahoma City and Inasmuch Foundation have partnered to create Cloud Embrace, a new sculpture that will be located at the United Way Plaza at Reno and Walnut Avenue.
Dean McGee Eye Institute Secures $800,000 in Research and Academic Grants
From Ophthalmology Times:
As the Dean McGee Eye Institute (DMEI) celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, $800,000 in grants from Oklahoma-based Inasmuch Foundation and The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation will help to fund the purchase of new equipment for the institute’s academic and research initiatives.
Inasmuch Foundation Will Distribute $13 Million in Fall 2024 Grants
As part of the Fall 2024 grant cycle, Inasmuch Foundation is proud to distribute $13 million to nonprofit organizations supporting transformative work across the Foundation’s focus areas…
Group Launches Website to Streamline OKC School Enrollment
From KOKH Fox 25:
On Wednesday, the nonprofit organization Fuel OKC launched a new website to streamline the enrollment process for neighborhood and charter schools in Oklahoma City.
As city leaders work to make Oklahoma City a "big league city," Fuel OKC wants "big league schools."
Inasmuch Foundation Announces More Than $22 Million in Grant Awards
Inasmuch Foundation is pleased to share the full list of Spring 2024 grant recipients, who will receive more than $22 million combined. The funding will be distributed to 55 nonprofit organizations, split across Inasmuch Foundation’s four focus areas…
Inasmuch Foundation Celebrates Historic $22 Million Grant Cycle
Today, Inasmuch Foundation is pleased to announce that the Spring 2024 grant cycle is the largest in Foundation history with more than $22 million awarded to 55 different nonprofit organizations.
Impacting the Community: Inasmuch Foundation Announces $6.1 Million in Grant Awards
Inasmuch Foundation is excited to announce the fall grant awards totaling $6.1 million in funding to support 73 nonprofit organizations. These grants were awarded to organizations aligned with the Foundation’s interest areas…
Inasmuch Foundation Announces $6.3 Million in Grant Awards
Inasmuch Foundation is excited to announce the spring grant awards totaling $6.3 million in funding to support 62 nonprofit organizations. These grants were awarded to organizations aligned with the Foundation’s interest areas…
Inasmuch Foundation Awards $4.3 Million in Recent Grant Funding
Inasmuch Foundation celebrates Giving Tuesday by distributing $4.3 million in grant funding to 57 nonprofits, including more than $2.8 million to 32 nonprofits serving Central Oklahoma, $1.1 million to 17 journalism organizations nationwide, and $325,000 to 7 nonprofits serving Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Inasmuch Foundation distributes $3.7 million in recent grant awards
Inasmuch Foundation announces $3.7 million in grant funding to eight nonprofit organizations serving Central Oklahoma in the areas of community, education, human services, and journalism. Grantees will utilize this funding to serve Oklahoma City by advancing their diverse missions and expanding their community-wide impact.
Inasmuch Foundation announces $9.1 million of funding to nonprofit organizations
Inasmuch Foundation announces the distribution of $9.1 million in grant funding to 73 nonprofits, including over $7.3 million to 57 nonprofits serving Central Oklahoma, and $1.68 million to 16 nonprofit journalism organizations.