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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-6856059

The David B Waters Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Tulsa, OK. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $610,350 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $610,350

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $8,427,223

  • Tax year 2024

    $607,553

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $8,425,229

  • Tax year 2023

    $773,703

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $8,586,795

  • Tax year 2022

    $623,703

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $9,143,519

  • Tax year 2021

    $605,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $9,367,696

  • Tax year 2020

    $600,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $9,452,694

  • Tax year 2019

    $600,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $9,934,168

  • Tax year 2018

    $474,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $10,282,845

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Conservation in the state of oklahoma

    $200,000
  2. University of Michigan School of MedicineAnn Arbor, MI

    Support of the university of michigan medical school

    $200,000
  3. Tulsa Symphony OrchestraTulsa, OK

    Support tulsa symphony orchestra

    $151,150
  4. University of TulsaTulsa, OK

    Support the university of tulsa tso/tu collaboration

    $59,200

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 $151,15072% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $59,20028% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oklahoma2 grants $210,350
  2. Michigan1 grant $200,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $200,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • The Trust Company of OklahomaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $80,681

The return

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