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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 73-6103398

Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation

A private foundation in Oklahoma City, OK. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $29,280 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $29,280

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $181,997

  • Tax year 2023

    $59,501

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $172,561

  • Tax year 2022

    $55,942

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $175,349

  • Tax year 2021

    $58,727

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $191,139

  • Tax year 2020

    $53,200

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $195,091

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Enid News & EagleEnid, OK

    Internship program 2025

    $4,000
  2. Weatherford Daily NewsWeatherford, OK

    Internship program 2025

    $3,360
  3. Lincoln County NewsChandler, OK

    Internship program 2025

    $3,360
  4. Lawton ConstitutionLawton, OK

    Internship program 2025

    $3,360
  5. Andy DossetBartlesville, OK

    Investigative journalism award

    $3,000
  6. Clifton AdcockOklahoma City, OK

    Investigative journalism award

    $2,500
  7. Garrett YalchOklahoma City, OK

    Investigative journalism award

    $2,500
  8. The FrontierOklahoma City, OK

    Investigative journalism award

    $2,500
  9. Ruby TopalianOklahoma City, OK

    Investigative journalism award

    $2,000
  10. Bartlesville Examiner - EnterpriseBartlesville, OK

    Investigative journalism award

    $1,500
  11. Oklahoma WatchTulsa, OK

    Investigative journalism award

    $1,000
  12. Stillwater News PressStillwater, OK

    Internship program 2025

    $200

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 $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oklahoma12 grants $29,280

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • Mark ThomasEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cindy AllenPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brian BlansettTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Barb WalterTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Clytie BunyanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • John D MontgomeryTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jason CollingtonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • JD MeisnerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Crystal ChildersTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeff HarrisonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • David StringerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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