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Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 73-6260168

Silas Foundation Co Trust

A private foundation in Dewey, OK. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 7 grants and $72,969 paid in grants.

Tax year 2018 (period ending Dec 31, 2018), 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
Joshua Randolph Arvest Trust Compa
P O Box 2248
Bartlesville, OK 740052248
(918) 337-3470
Form and materials
Letter Should Be Submitted Including Tax Exempt Status of Organization Making Requests
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Exclusive for Religious, Charitable, Scientific, Literary or Educational Purposes

Assets and giving by year

1 return on file

Tax year 2018 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2018

    $72,969

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2018

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bank of America Charitable Gift FundBoston, MA

    General use

    $63,469
  2. Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra IncBartlesville, OK

    Operating funds

    $2,500
  3. Bartlesville Civic BalletBartlesville, OK

    Charitable

    $2,000
  4. Oklahoma Arts InstituteOklahoma City, OK

    Scholarship money for two

    $2,000
  5. Bartlesville Kiddie ParkBartlesville, OK

    Charitable

    $1,500
  6. Girl Scouts of Eastern OklahomaTulsa, OK

    Operating funds

    $1,000
  7. Cherokee Area Boy Scouts of AmericaBartlesville, OK

    Operating funds

    $500

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 $63,46995% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $2,0003% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Rhode Island1 grant $63,469
  2. Oklahoma6 grants $9,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Arvest Bank and Trust CoCo-Trustee Hours 2Pay $3,032
  • C J SilasCo-Trustee Hours 5Pay $0
  • Theo SilasCo-Trustee Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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