The Meinders Foundation
Private foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · EIN 73-1438459 · reported 2023–2025
66grants reported
$100Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$74.8Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
Not in the current IRS exempt-organisation registry. The grants below were reported, but this EIN does not appear in the IRS list of organisations in good standing today. It may have closed, merged or lost its status. Check before you spend time on it.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 66 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $4.6M 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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Okc Community Foundation OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT | Oklahoma City, OK | $18,000,000 |
| Okc Community Foundation HERMAN MEINDERS FUND | Oklahoma City, OK | $11,000,000 |
| Okc Community Foundation 11 NONPROFIT ENDOWMENTS | Oklahoma City, OK | $9,750,000 |
| Oklahoma Medical Research Foundatio MEINDERS NEURODEGENERATIVE CENTER | Oklahoma City, OK | $6,250,000 |
| Mercy Health Foundation MEINDERS NEUROSCIENE CENTER | Oklahoma City, OK | $6,230,230 |
| Oklahoma City University OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $4,081,820 |
| Mayo Clinic PARKINSON & ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH | Rochester, MN | $3,000,000 |
| Crossings Community Church VOICE OF HOPE CAMPAIGN | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,005,000 |
| Oklahoma Christian University ENDOWMENT FUND | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,000,000 |
| Concordia Seminary OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Fort Wayne, IN | $1,500,000 |
| Concordia University | Seward, NE | $1,500,000 |
| Concorida Seminary OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | St Louis, MO | $1,500,000 |
| Junior Achievement OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation PARKINSON RESEARCH | New Yor, NY | $1,000,000 |
| ON With Life OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Ankeny, IA | $1,000,000 |
| Lambda Chi Alpha Foundation MEN WITH PUPOSE CAMPAIGN | Carmel, IN | $750,000 |
| Boy Scouts DIAMON H SCOUT RANCH | Oklahoma City, OK | $500,000 |
| Ground Zero Emergency Training CR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Norman, OK | $500,000 |
| Bethany Children's Center OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Bethany, OK | $250,000 |
| Concordia Community Foundation OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $250,000 |
| Hearts for Hearing CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Oklahoma City, OK | $250,000 |
| Oklahoma Hall of Fame OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $250,000 |
| Woodstock Community Outreach OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Woodstock, MN | $250,000 |
| American Floral Endowment OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Alexandria, VA | $200,000 |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $200,000 |
| St Paul's Lutheran Church OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Pipestone, MN | $200,000 |
| Village Christian Church OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $200,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Norman, OK | $125,000 |
| Girl Scouts CAMP TRIVERA | Oklahoma City, OK | $100,000 |
| Hope IS Alive OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $100,000 |
| Lyric Theatre CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Oklahoma City, OK | $100,000 |
| Osu Foundation AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP | Stillwater, OK | $100,000 |
| Professional OK Educators Foundatio OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Norman, OK | $100,000 |
| Shiloh Adventures OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $100,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Staten Island, NY | $100,000 |
| YMCA CAMP CLASSEN | Oklahoma City, OK | $100,000 |
| Harold Hamm Diabetes Ctr CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Oklahoma City, OK | $100,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $25,000 |
| Camp Classen CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Oklahoma City, OK | $25,000 |
| Mercy Health Foundation OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 |
| ON With Life MUSIC AND ART PROGRAM | Ankeny, IA | $10,000 |
| ON With Life OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Ankeny, IA | $10,000 |
| Cashion Public Schools OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Cashion, OK | $7,500 |
| Oklahoma School of Science and Math OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $7,181 |
| Oklahoma School of Science and Math OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $6,500 |
| Oklahoma School of Science and Math OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $6,050 |
| Okc Art Museum EDUCATION PROGRAM | Oklahoma City, OK | $6,000 |
| Oklahoma City University OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,920 |
| Oklahoma City University OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,830 |
| Heritage Hall Foundation OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 |
| Nature Conservancy OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 |
| Francis Tuttle Foundation OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 |
| Nature Conservancy OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 |
| Prison Discipleship OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Tulsa, OK | $4,000 |
| Myriad Gardens Foundation GARDENING SCHOOL | Oklahoma City, OK | $3,000 |
| Myriad Gardens Foundation GARDENING SCHOOL | Oklahoma City, OK | $3,000 |
| Myriad Gardens Foundation GARDENING SCHOOL | Oklahoma City, OK | $3,000 |
| Executive Srvc Corps of Central OK OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 |
| Oklahoma Caring Foundation OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Tulsa, OK | $2,500 |
| Oklahoma Caring Foundation OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Tulsa, OK | $2,500 |
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