The Harris Foundation
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Grant Application Timeline
Letter of Inquiry Due: March 15, 2023
Grant Applications Due: August 5, 2023
Grantmaking Meeting: October 2023
Grants Funded: November 2023
Funding Preferences: Oklahoma; Religious, Charitable, Educational, Benevolent, Scientific -
Contact Information
405-755-5571
1024 E. Britton Road, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73131
kblakley@fmiokc.com
2022 Grant Areas of Support
2022 Grants Awarded
- A to Z Productions / Norman Philharmonic – $15,000
American Red Cross Oklahoma – $15,000
Bennie’s Barn Horse Therapy Ranch – $32,000
Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School – $9,500
Canterbury Voices – $5,000
Catholic High School Foundation – $1,000
Cavett Kids Foundation – $5,000
Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity – $10,000
City of Edmond – $1,000
City of Enid – $3,000
deadCenter Film Festival – $5,000
Edmond Mobile Meals – $10,000
Enid Chautauqua Council – $2,500
Enid Police Department – $1,000
Enid Street Outreach Services – $5,000
Enid Symphony Association – $2,000
Fields and Futures – $20,000
First United Methodist Church Learning Tree – $5,000
First United Methodist Church of Enid – $1,000
Focus on Home – $15,000
Food and Shelter – $2,000
Freedom City – $5,000
Friends for Folks – $500
Golden Oaks Village – $2,500
HALO Project International – $500
Harding Fine Arts Academy Foundation – $2,500
Infant Crisis Services – $10,000
Kinder Konnection – $1,350
Loaves and Fishes of Northwest Oklahoma – $7,000
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma – $1,000
Mary Abbott Children’s House – $5,000
Mental Health Association Oklahoma – $10,000
Neighborhood Services Organization – $10,000
Not Your Average Joe – $15,000 - OKC Metro Alliance – $500
Oklahoma Arts Institute – $9,500
Oklahoma Christian Academy – $9,500
Oklahoma City Ballet – $5,000
Oklahoma City Police Athletic League – $15,000
Oklahoma Guardian Ad Litem Institute – $5,000
Oklahoma Messages Project – $10,500
Oklahoma Primetime – $1,000
Oklahoma Single Parent Scholarship Program – $12,000
Oklahoma State University Foundation – $50,000
OU Foundation – $1,000
Our House – $500
Pivot – $21,500
Planned Parenthood Great Plains – $20,000
Players Philanthropy Fund – $5,000
Positive Tomorrows – $25,000
Railroad Museum of Oklahoma – $1,500
ReMerge – $10,000
RSVP of Enid and North Central Oklahoma – $12,000
Sisu Youth – $10,000
Special Care – $10,000
Special Olympics Oklahoma – $5,000
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church – $1,000
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church – $2,000
Sunbeam Family Services – $17,500
Tahlequah Public Schools – $1,000
Teen Recovery Solutions – $10,000
Tenaciously Teal – $500
The Meadows Center for Opportunity – $10,000
The Urban Mission – $2,000
Thrive – $15,000
Tuttle Band Boosters – $500
Warriors Benefit – $3,500
Wings Special Needs Community – $10,000
Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park – $4,500
Directors
Bill Silk
President
Bryan Garrett
Vice President
Malinda Harris-Silk
Vice President
Neil Harris
Vice President
Pat Harris
Vice President
William V. Harris
Vice President
Judy Garrett
Vice President
Foundation History
Vernon V. Harris came from Kentucky to Oklahoma Territory where he began to fulfill his vision that all Americans should be responsible public citizens. In 1938 he founded the Harris Foundation, a philanthropic foundation that provides grants to religious, charitable, educational, benevolent, or scientific institutions and organizations. The imprint of V.V. Harris still can be seen throughout Oklahoma and today his legacy is continued by members of his family who serve on the Foundation’s board.
Mission Statement
Providing grants to improve the well-being of Oklahomans through targeted giving to religious, charitable, educational, benevolent, scientific institutions and organizations within the state of Oklahoma.
Application Process
The Directors invite proposals from 501(c)(3) organizations located in Oklahoma. An online grant application summarizing the need for funding must be submitted. The Directors will meet and review all grant applications received by the deadline and will notify each applicant of their granting decisions.
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Letter of Inquiry Due: March 15, 2023
Grant Applications Due: August 5, 2023
Grantmaking Meeting: October 2023
Grants Funded: November 2023
Funding Preferences: Oklahoma; Religious, Charitable, Educational, Benevolent, Scientific
Preference will be given to the following:
Organizations in Central Oklahoma and Enid