FUNDER
LESTER FAMILY FOUNDATION
16recipients FY2016–24
$156,000giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 75% of giving in Oklahoma
Footprint
A local funder — 75% of its dollars go to OK. It is a candidate for organizations in the 4 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CO, IL, IN, OK.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 12 |
| AMERICAN FIDELITY FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 8 |
| ANNE AND HENRY ZARROW FOUNDATION | TULSA, OK | program funder | 8 |
| E L AND THELMA GAYLORD FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 8 |
| INASMUCH FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 8 |
| BOWEN FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 6 |
| THE SAMUEL ROBERTS NOBLE FOUNDATION | ARDMORE, OK | program funder | 6 |
| ARNALL FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 5 |
| COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 5 |
| HARRIS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 5 |
| LOVE MEYER FAMILY FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 5 |
| RAINBOLT FAMILY FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 5 |
| SARKEYS FOUNDATION | NORMAN, OK | program funder | 5 |
| ARVEST FOUNDATION | BENTONVILLE, AR | large program funder | 4 |
| CRESAP FAMILY FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 4 |
| CROWE & DUNLEVY FOUNDATION INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 4 |
| GABCARE FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 4 |
| HOWARD FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONINC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 4 |
| KIRKPATRICK FAMILY AFFILIATED FUND OK CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 4 |
| KIRKPATRICK FOUNDATION INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 4 |
| LOVE FAMILY AFFILIATED FUND OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 4 |
| MCLAUGHLIN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 4 |
| MERRICK FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 4 |
| ONE GAS FOUNDATION INC | TULSA, OK | program funder | 4 |
| PEYTON FAMILY FOUNDATION | OKLAHOMA CITY, OK | program funder | 4 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLIED ARTS OF OKLAHOMA INC | OK | 7 | 2024 | $11,500 |
| SIGMA CHI FOUNDATION | IL | 7 | 2024 | $10,500 |
| IMPACT OKLAHOMA INC | OK | 7 | 2024 | $9,000 |
| CRESTED BUTTE LAND TRUST | CO | 6 | 2024 | $5,500 |
| OKLAHOMA ARTS INSTITUTE FOUNDATION | OK | 4 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| INDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | IN | 4 | 2024 | $4,000 |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS OKLAHOMA INC | OK | 7 | 2024 | $3,500 |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES | OK | 4 | 2024 | $3,500 |
| TEEN RECOVERY SOLUTIONS INC | OK | 2 | 2024 | $1,000 |
| CASA OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY INC | OK | 2 | 2024 | $1,000 |
| OKLAHOMA CENTER FOR NONPROFITS INC | OK | 1 | 2024 | $500 |
| OKLAHOMA GEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION | OK | 6 | 2023 | $10,000 |
| OKLAHOMA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE MATHEMATICS FOUNDATION | OK | 6 | 2023 | $6,500 |
| OKLAHOMA ARTS INSTITUTE | OK | 3 | 2020 | $6,000 |
| MAYFLOWER MEDICAL OUTREACH INC | OK | 1 | 2019 | $500 |
| A CHANCE TO CHANGE FOUNDATION | OK | 1 | 2018 | $500 |