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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1541783

Common Bond Foundation

A private foundation in Jenks, OK. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $1.9 million 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $1,925,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $16,727,880
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,200,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $25,985,980
  • Tax year 2023

    $3,660,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $26,619,893
  • Tax year 2022

    $3,300,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $29,519,613
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,920,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $32,647,075
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,365,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $29,558,325
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,780,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $36,167,871

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Catholic Charities of TulsaTulsa, OK

    General operations

    $250,000
  2. Holland HallTulsa, OK

    General operations

    $250,000
  3. John 316 MissionTulsa, OK

    General operations

    $225,000
  4. Family and Childrens ServicesTulsa, OK

    General operations

    $200,000
  5. Resonance Center for WomenTulsa, OK

    General operations

    $200,000
  6. Community Food Bank of East OklahomaTulsa, OK

    General operations

    $175,000
  7. Little LighthouseTulsa, OK

    General operations

    $150,000
  8. Mental Health Association of OklahomaTulsa, OK

    General operations

    $150,000
  9. Assistance League of TulsaTulsa, OK

    General operations

    $100,000
  10. The Spring FoundationTulsa, OK

    General operations

    $100,000
  11. Life Senior ServicesTulsa, OK

    General operations

    $100,000
  12. Pathways Adult Learning CenterTulsa, OK

    General operations

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services5 grants $650,00072% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $250,00028% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oklahoma12 grants $1,925,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Pamela J RussellTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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