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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 73-1602013

Nix Foundation

A private foundation in Arcadia, OK. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $83,745 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
James W Nix III
129 E Shore Drive
Arcadia, OK 73007
(405) 396-3033
Form and materials
Any form of submission is acceptable. Proof of exemptions under Section 501(c)(3) is required to be submitted.
Deadlines
June 30 of each year
Restrictions
No restrictions

Assets and giving by year

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

    $83,745

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,205,792
  • Tax year 2024

    $69,350

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,216,588
  • Tax year 2023

    $70,800

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,260,170
  • Tax year 2022

    $81,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,290,465
  • Tax year 2021

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,490,790
  • Tax year 2020

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,406,276

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. Putnam City Schools FoundationOklahoma City, OK

    Endowment

    $25,000
  2. Individual

    Crosslinking

    $20,245
  3. Okla State Univ FoundationStillwater, OK

    Building Fund

    $10,000
  4. Individual

    [individual] services for Underprivileged

    $5,000
  5. Okla School for the BlindMuskogee, OK

    Mini Grants

    $5,000
  6. Regional Food BankOklahoma City, OK

    Food 4 Kids Program

    $5,000
  7. Sunbeam Family ServicesOklahoma City, OK

    General Fund

    $5,000
  8. Okla Foundation for Educ of BlindMuskogee, OK

    Mini Grants

    $4,000
  9. Oklahoma School for the BlindMuskogee, OK

    Scasb

    $3,500
  10. Cherokee County 4HTahlequah, OK

    Youth DevelopmentProgram

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oklahoma8 grants $58,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Patsiann SmithSecrTreas Hours 1Pay $0
  • James W Nix IIIPresident Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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