The assets of El Reno's top foundations grew to $3,086,171 for the most recent year on record, according to the recently released Oklahoma Foundation DataBook, 2nd Ed. The 432-page DataBook lists every foundation in Oklahoma and profiles the top 214 Oklahoma grantmaking foundations, whose assets represent more than 99% of all Oklahoma foundation assets. The DataBook is the only directory in Oklahoma that lists every one of the 7,710 grants awarded by the state's largest foundations.
There are 2 El Reno foundations profiled in the DataBook. The combined total of the grants awarded by El Reno foundations was $174,842.
El Reno nonprofit organizations received 27 grants with a combined total of $176,343. The average grant to El Reno nonprofit organizations was $6,531.
Each of the 7,710 grants made by the profiled foundations is described using the 26 Major Field Areas of the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) classification system, developed specifically to categorize nonprofit organizations. The top categories of foundation grants in El Reno were: 1 grants classified as Community improvement, development, with a sub-total of $40,000; 3 grants classified as Public safety, disaster preparedness & relief, with a sub-total of $38,682; 9 grants classified as Education, with a sub-total of $38,161.
El Reno's largest foundation is the Mary K. Ashbrook Foundation For El Reno OK, whose assets of $2,113,751 give it a state-wide ranking of 114, as compared to the other 213 foundations profiled. The largest El Reno grant, made by Mary K. Ashbrook Foundation For El Reno OK, was to City Of El Reno in the amount of $40,000. The purpose was: Tennis park.
The combined asset amount of Oklahoma's top 214 foundations is $4,214,000,218. The foundations profiled in the DataBook are identified by careful cross checking of IRS and state public records (starting with the IRS 990 tax returns foundations are required to file), culling out dedicated purpose foundations or foundations which award scholarships exclusively.
A sample page from the Oklahoma Foundation DataBook, 2nd Ed. and screen-shots of the CD-ROM version of the DataBook are available at www.FoundationDataBook.com.
The Oklahoma Foundation DataBook, 2nd Ed., with the CD, is available for $150.00 from C&D Publishing, 1017 SW Morrison #500, Portland, OR 97205; (208) 743-0569. Price includes postage and handling.
