The Cuesta Foundation


  • Grant Application Timeline

    Accepting Applications Beginning January 1, 2025
    Grant Applications Due: May 15, 2025
    Grantmaking Meeting: July 2025
    Grants Funded: August 2025

    Funding the Tulsa, Oklahoma community; operational and capital support for organizations that address Arts & Humanities, Education, Social Services, Community Needs

  • Contact Information

    405-755-5571
    1024 E. Britton Road, Suite 200
    Oklahoma City, OK 73131
    kblakley@fmiokc.com

2024 Grant Areas of Support


    2024 Grants Awarded


    • Arts, Culture, & Humanities
      Church Studio Music Foundation – $2,000
      Tulsa Children’s Museum / Discovery Lab – $62,500

      Education
      Bishop Kelly High School – $2,500
      Community Action Project of Tulsa County – $2,500
      Crosstown Learning Center – $2,000
      Oklahoma Centennial Botanical Garden – $2,500
      San Miguel School of Tulsa – $2,500
      The Bridges Foundation – $1,000
      The University of Tulsa – $10,000
      Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance – $7,500

    • Human Services
      Child Abuse Network – $2,500
      Community Food Bank of Eastern OK – $5,000
      Domestic Violence Intervention Services – $5,000
      Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa – $2,500
      Resonance Center for Women – $2,500
      The Bridges Foundation – $1,500
      Walid’s Fund – $5,000

    Directors


    Gregory W. Oliphant
    Chairman/President

    Thomas J. Oliphant
    Vice President/Treasurer

    Jamie Oliphant
    Director

    Eric B. Oliphant
    Lifetime Director

    Sawyer Oliphant
    Advisory Director


    Archive


    Foundation History



    The Cuesta Foundation was formed on May 16, 1962, by Charles W. Oliphant and his sister, Allene O. Mayo, to continue the philanthropic legacy of their father, A.G. Oliphant.

    Foundation Mission


    The Directors of the Cuesta Foundation want to bring joy to their communities and its citizens by funding charitable organizations “that are making a long-term impact and serving mankind by assisting people who are in need and who have a desire to better themselves.” Organizations that can demonstrate this philosophy will be considered above others.

    Cuesta Foundation will support operational expenses and capital needs of qualifying organizations.

    The Foundation’s area of emphasis are Arts and Humanities, Education, Social Services and Community Needs.

    Community Projects


    Major philanthropic accomplishments of the Cuesta Foundation include: The University of Tulsa’s Oliphant Hall and the Oliphant Chair in Mathematics, the Tulsa Children’s Museum, exhibit expansions at the Tulsa Zoo and Oklahoma Aquarium, and Crosstown Learning Center’s continuing education for teachers.

    The Cuesta Foundation


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    Accepting Applications Beginning January 1, 2025
    Grant Applications Due: May 15, 2025
    Grantmaking Meeting: July 2025
    Grants Funded: August 2025

    Funding the Tulsa, Oklahoma community; operational and capital support for organizations that address Arts & Humanities, Education, Social Services, Community Needs

     

    Preference will be given to the following:


    Organizations in Tulsa, OK