Tulsa Community Foundation
7030 South Yale, Suite 600
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136
United States
Mission
To be the recognized, community owned-organization that initiates, teaches and encourages personal and corporate charitable giving today to ensure that the philanthropic needs of Oklahomans can be met for all generations
1998 Year Founded
14 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$3,729,789,000 Endowment Value
$110,512,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Tulsa Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | 7030 South Yale, Suite 600 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Tulsa |
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State / Region | Oklahoma |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 74136 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 918-494-8823 |
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Email | plakin@tulsacf.org |
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Website | www.TulsaCF.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Phil Lakin, CEO |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Phil Lakin |
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Primary Contact’s Position | CEO |
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Year Founded | 1998 |
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Mission Statement | To be the recognized, community owned-organization that initiates, teaches and encourages personal and corporate charitable giving today to ensure that the philanthropic needs of Oklahomans can be met for all generations |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 1,000,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 14 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 28 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $176,582,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $173,718,000 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $145,095,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $110,512,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $3,729,789,000 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a centrally important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a slight role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the political environment | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a slight role |
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Government initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played an important role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Lots of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Fair amount of time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | Very little time |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Centrally important |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Important but not central |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Lot |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Fair amount |
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Health | Lot |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Fair amount |
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International relations | Little |
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Religion | Little |
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Economic development | Lot |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Lot |
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Information technology | Lot |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Lot |
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Housing | Lot |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Little |
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Alternative energy | Lot |
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Disaster relief | Fair amount |
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Advocacy with authorities | Lot |
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Job training | Lot |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Often |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Often |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Often |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Rarely |
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Community needs assessment | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Occasionally |
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Internships | Rarely |
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Providing space for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Access to information technology | Often |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | No change |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting better |
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Value of community assets | Getting better |
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Quality of the environment | No change |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting much better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting much better |
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Gender equity | Getting better |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting much better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting much better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Some important achievements |
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Crime | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Some important achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Some important achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Some important achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | A few small achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | A few small achievements |
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Value of community assets | Some important achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Much achievement |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Much achievement |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Much achievement |
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Gender equity | A few small achievements |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Much achievement |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Much achievement |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | Little |
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Non-governmental organizations | Little |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Little |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Very helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | Helpful |
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Other organization | Helpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | No |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Important |
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More volunteers | Unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Important |
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More responsive authorities | Important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | Did not answer |
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