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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-2546121

The Whitwell-Meyer Foundation

A private foundation in Tulsa, OK. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $356,592 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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
Thomas D Whitwell
5904 W Orlando Cir
Broken Arrow, OK 74011
(918) 492-4209
Form and materials
Grant requests should be submitted in writing indicating the amount of funds requested and the reasons for such request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Distributions will only be made to charitable organizations that are exempt from taxation under irc 501(c)(3) and that support this foundations mission to further spread the gospel of jesus christ.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $356,592

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $90,864
  • Tax year 2023

    $544,408

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $199,476
  • Tax year 2022

    $345,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $160,733
  • Tax year 2021

    $140,178

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $514,451
  • Tax year 2020

    $306,139

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $40,115
  • Tax year 2019

    $313,690

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $41,434
  • Tax year 2018

    $188,557

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $34,394

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Barnabas FoundationBranson, MO

    Christian mission

    $226,592
  2. South Tulsa Baptist ChurchTulsa, OK

    Christian mission

    $75,000
  3. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    Christian mission

    $55,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion2 grants $281,592100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri1 grant $226,592
  2. Oklahoma1 grant $75,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $55,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Thomas D WhitwellTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Sara E WhitwellTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Robert D MeyerTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Linda L MeyerTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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