Bilby Foundation
Private foundation · Ardmore, OK · EIN 73-1554618 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Bilby Foundation
28grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$4,000lower quartile
$2,000smallest grant
$644Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 28 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $3,000 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 1486
Ardmore, OK 73402-1486
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Children's Shelter & Family Services CapitalCampaign | Ardmore, OK | $90,000 |
| Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service | Ardmore, OK | $70,000 |
| Community Children's Shelter & Family Services CapitalCampaign | Ardmore, OK | $63,500 |
| Community Children's Shelter & Family Services CapitalCampaign | Ardmore, OK | $55,000 |
| Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service | Ardmore, OK | $50,000 |
| Univ of Oklahoma Foundation Shelley MullinsScholarshipEndowment | Norman, OK | $37,000 |
| Ashley Inc Renovations | Havre de Grace, MD | $32,000 |
| Univ of Oklahoma Foundation Shelley MullinsScholarshipEndowment | Norman, OK | $25,000 |
| Ashley Inc Renovations | Havre de Grace, MD | $25,000 |
| Ashley Inc Renovations | Havre de Grace, MD | $25,000 |
| Univ of Oklahoma Foundation Shelley MullinsScholarshipEndowment | Norman, OK | $25,000 |
| Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service | Ardmore, OK | $20,000 |
| Univ of Oklahoma Foundation Scott StoneScholarshipEndowment | Norman, OK | $20,000 |
| Ranch Hand Rescue | Argyle, TX | $15,000 |
| Valley Hope Assocation CapitalCampaign | Norton, KS | $15,000 |
| Ranch Hand Rescue | Argyle, TX | $12,000 |
| Valley Hope Assocation CapitalCampaign | Norton, KS | $11,500 |
| Gunnison Valley Health Foundation Capital Campaign | Gunnison, CO | $10,000 |
| Univ of Oklahoma Foundation OU POM | Norman, OK | $8,000 |
| Texas Tech Foundation ScholarshipFund | Lubbock, TX | $7,000 |
| Panhandle State University GeneralExpenses | Goodwell, OK | $5,000 |
| Ardmore Animal Shelter | Ardmore, OK | $4,000 |
| Ranch Hand Rescue | Argyle, TX | $4,000 |
| Panhandle State University GeneralExpenses | Goodwell, OK | $4,000 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | $3,000 |
| Ardmore Animal Shelter | Ardmore, OK | $3,000 |
| Ardmore Animal Shelter | Ardmore, OK | $3,000 |
| Panhandle State University GeneralExpenses | Goodwell, OK | $2,000 |
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