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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 73-1513714

The Frank Steele Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Geary, OK. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $90,000 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Gary Burns
7325 D Keu 281
Geary, OK 73040
(405) 848-1339
Form and materials
Request should include a request that will promote and assist operate or fund the operations of the animal shelter located in geary and western oklahoma
Deadlines
Open
Restrictions
Funds distributed are to be used for the benefit and welfare of abandoned and stray pets in the geary and western oklahoma area

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,918,344

  • Tax year 2024

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $366,059

  • Tax year 2023

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $313,082

  • Tax year 2022

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $303,713

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $285,763

  • Tax year 2020

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2019

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $252,866

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $19,101

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

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

  1. Pet Food PantryOklahoma City, OK

    Provides food assistance to pets in need shelters

    $25,000
  2. Individual

    Wildlife rescue rehabiltation and education

    $25,000
  3. Woof Pet Rescue Society IncWoodward, OK

    No kill pet shelter with adoption pet resuce

    $15,000
  4. Individual

    Dog rescue and adoption

    $15,000
  5. Watonga Community Cat FoundationWatonga, OK

    Cat rescue and adoption ferral cats

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $25,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oklahoma3 grants $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Gary BurnsPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert V MagnessVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jo Ann DudleySECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gary BurnsTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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