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Form 990-PFTax year 2019EIN 46-7339039

Laven Sowell Foundation

A private foundation in Tulsa, OK. Its return for tax year 2019 lists 1 grant and $350,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2019 (period ending Dec 31, 2019), 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
4013 S Birmingham Avenue
Tulsa, OK 741058230

Assets and giving by year

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2019

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $189,803
  • Tax year 2018

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $524,071

Grants paid in 2019

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tulsa OperaTulsa, OK

    General support of the opera

    $350,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $350,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oklahoma1 grant $350,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Phil HammondTrustee Hours 2Pay $1,200

The return

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