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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 73-1263661

Christian Life Foundation

A private foundation in Tulsa, OK. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $261,101 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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

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

    $261,101

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $7,747,088
  • Tax year 2023

    $162,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,492,464
  • Tax year 2022

    $395,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,084,910
  • Tax year 2021

    $113,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,982,158
  • Tax year 2020

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,794,333
  • Tax year 2019

    $152,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,478,206
  • Tax year 2018

    $44,150

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,589,613
  • Tax year 2017

    $169,292

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,573,344

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. First United Methodist ChurchTulsa, OK

    General and building fund

    $150,000
  2. Owasso Preparatory AcademyOwasso, OK

    Construction

    $99,101
  3. Individual

    General fund

    $12,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $99,101100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oklahoma2 grants $249,101

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Gail R RunnelsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • David RunnelsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth GlasnerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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