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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8623940

Howard Family Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Oklahoma City, OK. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $211,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Robert E Howard II
PO Box 2898
Oklahoma City, OK 73101
(405) 488-6282
Form and materials
Written or verbal requests are accepted in any format
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Awards may be given only to further the following 2 purposes: 1) making of grants and gifts to public charities, educational institutions of learning, and scientific research and institutions engaged in the discovery, treatment, and cure of disease and care of the afflicted; and 2) making of grants, gifts, and loans to persons in distress due to illness, accident, or disaster who are selected as meritorious and capable of furthering the purposes of the corporation.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $211,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,227,868
  • Tax year 2024

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $3,402,852
  • Tax year 2023

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,544,735
  • Tax year 2022

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $3,450,853
  • Tax year 2021

    $215,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $3,466,704
  • Tax year 2020

    $231,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $3,580,095

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Oklahoma City National Memorial & MuseumOklahoma City, OK

    Community service

    $62,000
  2. Regional Food Bank of OklahomaOklahoma City, OK

    Community service

    $50,000
  3. Infant Crisis Services IncOklahoma City, OK

    Community service

    $25,000
  4. Genesis ProjectJones, OK

    Community service

    $17,500
  5. OzsOklahoma City, OK

    Community service

    $13,000
  6. Pellow OutreachOklahoma City, OK

    Community service

    $10,000
  7. Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma CountyOklahoma City, OK

    Community service

    $5,000
  8. Camp Valor OutdoorsKingsville, MO

    Community service

    $5,000
  9. FirstManchester, NH

    Community service

    $5,000
  10. Hope Is AliveOklahoma City, OK

    Community service

    $5,000
  11. Greater Okc Parks and Trails FoundationOklahoma City, OK

    Community service

    $2,500
  12. Last Frontier Council BSAOklahoma City, OK

    Community service

    $2,500
  13. Payne Education CenterOklahoma City, OK

    Community service

    $2,500
  14. YWCAOklahoma City, OK

    Community service

    $2,500
  15. Hearts for HearingOklahoma City, OK

    Community service

    $2,000
  16. Impact OklahomaOklahoma City, OK

    Community service

    $1,500
  17. Myriad Gardens FoundationOklahoma City, OK

    Community service

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $50,00046% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $31,50029% of the total
  3. Environment2 grants $18,00016% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $10,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oklahoma15 grants $201,500
  2. Montana1 grant $5,000
  3. New Hampshire1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Robert E Howard IIPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Vicki P HowardVP/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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