A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 26-0904448Arts and culture

Who funds Tulsa Childrens Museum?

27 private foundations gave Tulsa Childrens Museum in Tulsa, OK $13.5 million across 90 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

90 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Rathburn Family Charitable FoundationTulsa, OK 2025

    Charitable

    $149,750
  2. Stuart Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2025

    Discovery lab project

    $60,000
  3. The Cuesta Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2025

    General operation

    $5,000
  4. Poe Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2024

    General support

    $55,000
  5. Flint Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2024

    Operations

    $40,000
  6. The Hardesty Family Foundation IncTulsa, OK 2024

    Program

    $30,000
  7. The Anne and Henry Zarrow FoundationTulsa, OK 2024

    General operating support

    $25,000
  8. Oneok Foundation IncTulsa, OK 2024

    Accessible discovery

    $10,000
  9. The Gelvin FoundationEufaula, OK 2024

    Membership and program expenses

    $5,500
  10. The Gerald H Westby Jr FoundationTulsa, OK 2024

    Exhibitions support

    $5,000
  11. Kathleen Patton Westby FoundationTulsa, OK 2024

    2024 special projects support

    $5,000
  12. The Hardesty Family Foundation IncTulsa, OK 2023

    Program

    $405,000
  13. Rathburn Family Charitable FoundationTulsa, OK 2023

    Charitable

    $150,000
  14. The Cuesta Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2023

    Capital pledge payment

    $62,500
  15. Oneok Foundation IncTulsa, OK 2023

    Tulsa children's museum discovery lab capital campaign

    $50,000
  16. Zarrow Families FoundationTulsa, OK 2023

    Steam pathways

    $32,000
  17. Flint Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2023

    Accessible discovery

    $30,000
  18. The Anne and Henry Zarrow FoundationTulsa, OK 2023

    General operating support

    $25,000
  19. Sam Viersen Family Foundation IncTulsa, OK 2023

    General operations

    $20,000
  20. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Protection/ preservation of air, water, or land

    $7,000
  21. American Electric Power FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Discovery Lab Public STEAM Programming

    $5,000
  22. The Gerald H Westby Jr FoundationTulsa, OK 2023

    Support for special projects

    $5,000
  23. Kathleen Patton Westby FoundationTulsa, OK 2023

    2024 projects

    $5,000
  24. The Gelvin FoundationEufaula, OK 2023

    STEM equipment

    $5,000
  25. Crowe & Dunlevy Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2023

    Discretionary Use

    $1,000
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $52
  27. The Anne and Henry Zarrow FoundationTulsa, OK 2022

    Discovery lab in a gathering place park

    $2,000,000
  28. Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2022

    Great minds keep discovering capital campaign for discovery lab (33RD place and riverside drive)

    $100,000
  29. Rathburn Family Charitable FoundationTulsa, OK 2022

    Charitable

    $100,000
  30. The Hardesty Family Foundation IncTulsa, OK 2022

    Program

    $69,400
  31. The Cuesta Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2022

    Capital pledge payment

    $62,500
  32. Oneok Foundation IncTulsa, OK 2022

    Tulsa children's museum discovery lab capital campaign

    $50,000
  33. Hille Family Charitable FoundationTulsa, OK 2022

    2nd & final myg - capital campaign for education

    $50,000
  34. Stuart Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2022

    Discovery lab

    $15,000
  35. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    Dei capacity building

    $10,000
  36. The Gelvin FoundationEufaula, OK 2022

    Office equipment, 3d printer

    $5,000
  37. The Cuesta Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2022

    Program support

    $2,500
  38. The Charles & Marion Weber FoundationTulsa, OK 2022

    Donation

    $2,000
  39. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $85
  40. The Anne and Henry Zarrow FoundationTulsa, OK 2021

    Discovery lab in a gathering place park

    $2,000,000
  41. Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2021

    Great minds keep discovering capital campaign for discovery lab (33RD place and riverside drive)

    $100,000
  42. The Cuesta Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2021

    Capital pledge payment

    $62,500
  43. Poe Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2021

    General support

    $50,000
  44. Ed Darby Foundation IncTulsa, OK 2021

    Provide support to school children

    $50,000
  45. Oneok Foundation IncTulsa, OK 2021

    Discovery lab capital campaign

    $50,000
  46. Hille Family Charitable FoundationTulsa, OK 2021

    Capital campaign for education

    $50,000
  47. Lobeck Taylor Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2021

    General operations

    $10,000
  48. Stanford Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2021

    General fund

    $10,000
  49. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    Dei capacity building

    $5,000
  50. The Gerald H Westby Jr FoundationTulsa, OK 2021

    Discovery lab project support

    $5,000
  51. The Gelvin FoundationEufaula, OK 2021

    Children's educaitonal programming

    $5,000
  52. The Cuesta Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2021

    Program support

    $2,500
  53. Kathleen Patton Westby FoundationTulsa, OK 2021

    Special project support

    $2,000
  54. Kathleen Patton Westby FoundationTulsa, OK 2021

    Program support

    $2,000
  55. Will Rogers Rotary Club Charitable TrustTulsa, OK 2021

    General operating contribution

    $1,800
  56. Langholz Family Foundation IncTulsa, OK 2021

    None

    $1,000
  57. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $85
  58. The Anne and Henry Zarrow FoundationTulsa, OK 2020

    Discovery lab in a gathering place park

    $2,000,000
  59. Sanford P & Irene F Burnstein FoundationTulsa, OK 2020

    General operations

    $500,000
  60. American Electric Power FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    To help and improve AEP communities

    $100,000
  61. Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2020

    Great minds keep discovering capital campaign for discovery lab (33RD place and riverside drive)

    $100,000
  62. Ed Darby Foundation IncTulsa, OK 2020

    Provide support to school children

    $100,000
  63. The Cuesta Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2020

    Capital pledge - payment 4 of 8

    $62,500
  64. Oneok Foundation IncTulsa, OK 2020

    Discovery lab capital campaign

    $50,000
  65. The Hardesty Family Foundation IncTulsa, OK 2020

    Program

    $35,000
  66. Lobeck Taylor Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2020

    General operations

    $10,000
  67. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    Career skills for youth

    $7,000
  68. The Gelvin FoundationEufaula, OK 2020

    Children's educaitonal programming

    $5,000
  69. The Cuesta Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2020

    General operations

    $2,500
  70. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $66
  71. Sanford P & Irene F Burnstein FoundationTulsa, OK 2019

    General operations

    $500,000
  72. Kathleen S Craft FoundationTulsa, OK 2019

    Charitable

    $250,000
  73. American Electric Power FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    To help and improve AEP communities

    $200,000
  74. Ed Darby Foundation IncTulsa, OK 2019

    Provide support to school children

    $100,000
  75. The Cuesta Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2019

    Capital pledge - payment 3 of 8

    $62,500
  76. Lobeck Taylor Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2019

    General operations

    $10,000
  77. Stanford Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2019

    General fund

    $5,000
  78. The Gerald H Westby Jr FoundationTulsa, OK 2019

    Original exhibits

    $3,000
  79. The Gelvin FoundationEufaula, OK 2019

    Computer equipment

    $2,800
  80. The Cuesta Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2019

    Discretionary grant - jamie oliphant

    $2,500
  81. Kathleen Patton Westby FoundationTulsa, OK 2019

    Interactive exhibits

    $2,000
  82. The Hardesty Family Foundation IncTulsa, OK 2018

    General fundraising & capital

    $902,028
  83. Kathleen S Craft FoundationTulsa, OK 2018

    Charitable

    $250,000
  84. The Cuesta Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2018

    Capital pledge - payment 2 of 8

    $62,500
  85. Stanford Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2018

    General fund

    $5,000
  86. The Gelvin FoundationEufaula, OK 2018

    Computer upgrades

    $3,000
  87. The Cuesta Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2018

    Jamie oliphant - discretionary grant

    $2,500
  88. The Cuesta Foundation IncOklahoma City, OK 2018

    Discretionary grant - greg oliphant

    $2,000
  89. Lobeck Taylor Family FoundationTulsa, OK 2018

    General operations

    $1,000
  90. The Hardesty Family Foundation IncTulsa, OK 2017

    Capital/equipment

    $2,100,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Tulsa, OK and are not among Tulsa Childrens Museum’s funders above.

  1. Mervin Bovaird FoundationTulsa, OK 46 grants Preselected only $1,057,000 to similar organizations
  2. The Sharna and Irvin Frank FoundationTulsa, OK 42 grants Preselected only $360,000 to similar organizations
  3. Ralph and Frances McGill Foundation the Trust Company of OklahomaTulsa, OK 36 grants Accepts applications $239,000 to similar organizations
  4. Grace & Franklin Bernsen FoundationTulsa, OK 19 grants Accepts applications $277,000 to similar organizations
  5. One Gas Foundation IncTulsa, OK 13 grants Accepts applications $135,250 to similar organizations
  6. The Barnett Family Foundation Inc MS Billie BarnettTulsa, OK 23 grants Accepts applications $105,838 to similar organizations
  7. Coretz Family FoundationTulsa, OK 14 grants Preselected only $71,000 to similar organizations
  8. Ruthanna B Snow Charitable FoundationTulsa, OK 15 grants Preselected only $18,550 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 26-0904448 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.