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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 73-6331817

Penner Foundation

A private foundation in Oklahoma City, OK. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $173,110 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

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

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

    $173,110

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,032,326
  • Tax year 2024

    $154,565

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $972,308
  • Tax year 2023

    $125,030

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $888,592
  • Tax year 2022

    $157,552

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $788,155
  • Tax year 2021

    $145,848

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $742,249
  • Tax year 2020

    $112,645

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $686,984

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chapel Hill United Methodist ChurchOklahoma City, OK

    Charitable contribution

    $79,550
  2. Edwards StoreOklahoma City, OK

    Charitable Contribution

    $16,000
  3. Carpenter Square TheatreOklahoma City, OK

    Charitable contribution

    $15,460
  4. Sunbeam Family ServicesOklahoma City, OK

    Charitable contribution

    $15,000
  5. Savannah StationYukon, OK

    Charitable contribution

    $12,600
  6. Willow Pregnancy SupportOklahoma City, OK

    Charitable contributions

    $5,000
  7. Life ChoicesChickasha, OK

    Charitable contribution

    $5,000
  8. Recovering OklahomansOklahoma City, OK

    Charitable contribution

    $5,000
  9. OKC Town HallOklahoma City, OK

    Charitable contribution

    $5,000
  10. Reframed by TruthOklahoma City, OK

    Charitable contribution

    $4,000
  11. Santas CauseOklahoma City, OK

    Charitable contribution

    $3,000
  12. Young LifeColorado SPGS, CO

    Charitable contribution

    $3,000
  13. Search MinistriesFort Worth, TX

    Charitable contribution

    $2,000
  14. SkylineOklahoma City, OK

    Charitable contribution

    $2,000
  15. Lyric TheatreOklahoma City, OK

    Charitable contribution

    $500

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Chapel Hill UMCOklahoma City, OK

    Charitable contribution

    $78,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $36,46067% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $15,00028% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $3,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oklahoma13 grants $168,110
  2. Iowa1 grant $3,000
  3. Texas1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Frederic J PennerTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jennifer F PennerTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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