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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 73-1347360

Avedis Foundation

A private foundation in Shawnee, OK. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $2.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,423,042

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $108,216,715

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,942,354

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $103,202,911

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,452,148

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $98,992,251

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,169,760

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $97,303,016

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,679,816

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $118,404,781

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,302,306

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $101,198,799

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,325,372

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $104,160,535

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Oklahoma State Department of EducactionOklahoma City, OK

    Project respect matching grant

    $777,974
  2. Communities Foundation of OklahomaOklahoma City, OK

    Daf recommended grant: community renewal of pottawatomie county - operating grant

    $500,000
  3. City of ShawneeShawnee, OK

    Splash pads

    $191,000
  4. Community Market Potttawatomie CountyShawnee, OK

    Operating grant

    $167,525
  5. St Anthony FoundationOklahoma City, OK

    Shawnee cancer center gift

    $140,000
  6. Shawnee Public School DistrictShawnee, OK

    Shawnee artificial turf field

    $100,000
  7. Gateway to Prevention and Recovery IncShawnee, OK

    Expect hope campaign: gateway to recovery & prevention campus expansion phase 2

    $100,000
  8. Gateway to Prevention and Recovery IncShawnee, OK

    Salary boost

    $93,125
  9. Project SafeShawnee, OK

    Security & sustainability investments

    $91,464
  10. Jasmine Moran Children's MuseumSeminole, OK

    Nature tales trail

    $60,000
  11. The Salvation Army Boys & Girls ClubShawnee, OK

    Operating grant

    $57,800
  12. Mabee-Gerrer Museum of ArtShawnee, OK

    Art for everyone initiative

    $40,000
  13. Safe Families OkOklahoma City, OK

    Pott co expansion initiative

    $23,784
  14. Uplift MentoringShawnee, OK

    Pace afterschool mentoring expansionn - youth bike club

    $23,620
  15. Legacy Parenting Center IncShawnee, OK

    Earn while you learn program support

    $23,000
  16. Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, OK

    Increasing access to teachers for local students

    $20,250
  17. Gordon Cooper Technology CenterShawnee, OK

    Wellness exercise equipment

    $8,500
  18. Oklahoma Arts InstituteOklahoma City, OK

    Funding for shawnee area students & educators to attend oai

    $5,000

Approved for future payment

5 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Gateway to Prevention and Recovery IncShawnee, OK

    Expect hope campaign: gateway to recovery & prevention campus expansion phase 2

    $400,000
  2. Community Market Potttawatomie CountyShawnee, OK

    Operating grant

    $175,000
  3. Salvation Army Red Shield Youth Center of ShawneeShawnee, OK

    Operating grant

    $158,133
  4. Shawnee Bridges Our of PovertyShawnee, OK

    Shawnee bridges getting ahead cohorts 2025

    $20,000
  5. Infant Crisis ServicesOklahoma City, OK

    Babymobile support

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $500,00074% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $105,00016% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $46,6207% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $20,2503% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oklahoma18 grants $2,423,042

Officers, directors and trustees

16 people as filed

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

  • Kathleen S LasterPRESIDENT/CEO Hours 40Pay $284,156
  • Jill SpencerCHAIR OF THE BOARD Hours 2Pay $19,500
  • Angela A MohrPOGO COMMITTEE CHAIR Hours 1Pay $9,750
  • Sudhir Kumar GuptaDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $9,000
  • Joe HodgesDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $9,000
  • Nicholas Charles AtwoodGOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Hours 1Pay $9,750
  • John A RobinsonVICE PRESIDENT/ TREASURER Hours 1Pay $9,750
  • Jeffrey A MadisonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $9,750
  • Stephen TrotterASST. SECRETARY & AUDIT CHAIR Hours 1Pay $9,750
  • Sarah SteelyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $7,500
  • Josh TrimbleMISSION ADVOCACY COMMITTEE CHAIR Hours 1Pay $9,750
  • Tina Kaye HannaGOVERNANCE CHAIR Hours 1Pay $9,750
  • Marissa Denee LightseyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $9,000
  • Mark FinleyFINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Hours 1Pay $9,750
  • Michael P WarwickDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $2,250
  • Lynann Sterk-BrooksDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $750

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