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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-5032161

Friedman-Townsend Foundation

A private foundation in Edmond, OK. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $33,380 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

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

    $33,380

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $80,729
  • Tax year 2024

    $18,112

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $64,044
  • Tax year 2023

    $5,220

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $81,210
  • Tax year 2022

    $5,199

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $28,729
  • Tax year 2021

    $9,863

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $33,549
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,439

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $43,155
  • Tax year 2019

    $10,230

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $25,579

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    Charitable contribution

    $15,000
  2. Heritage HallOklahoma City, OK

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  3. Ukraine House DC FoundationWashington, DC

    Charitable contribution

    $5,061
  4. Miscellaneous DonationsOklahoma City, OK

    Charity

    $1,669
  5. Temple Bnai IsraelOklahoma City, OK

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000
  6. Jewish Federation of OkcOklahoma City, OK

    Charitable contribution

    $650

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $25,00083% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,06117% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota1 grant $15,000
  2. Oklahoma4 grants $13,319
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $5,061

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Michael TownsendTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Emily FriedmanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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