The Harris Foundation


  • Grant Application Timeline

    Letter of Inquiry Due: March 15, 2024
    Grant Applications Due: August 5, 2024
    Grantmaking Meeting: October 2024
    Grants Funded: November 2024
    Funding Preferences: 501(c)(3) public charities serving Oklahoma City, Norman, and Enid, Oklahoma, with Religious, Charitable, Educational, Benevolent, and Scientific programs and services

  • Contact Information

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


2023 Grant Areas of Support

    2023 Grants Awarded


    • 1 Day Ranch Rescue – $1,000
      Bennie’s Barn Horse Therapy Ranch – $35,000
      Beyond the Spectrum OK – $10,000
      Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School – $2,000
      Calm Waters Center for Children and Families – $5,000
      Catholic High School Foundation – $1,000
      Central Oklahoma Camp and Conference Center – $15,000
      Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity – $10,000
      Citizens Caring For Children – $5,000
      City Rescue Mission – $15,000
      Enid Police Department – $2,000
      Enid Symphony Association – $2,000
      Fields and Futures – $15,000
      First United Methodist Church of Enid – $1,000
      Focus on Home – $15,000
      Gaslight Theatre – $2,000
      Harding Fine Arts Academy Foundation – $2,500
      Hearts for Hearing Foundation – $10,000
      Homeless Alliance – $11,000
      McFarlin United Methodist Church – $3,000
      National Emergency Responder Assistance Program – $10,000
      Neighborhood Services Organization – $11,000
      Norman Addiction Information & Counseling – $5,000
      Norman Philharmonic – $15,000
      OKC Metro Alliance – $1,000
      Oklahoma Arts Institute – $10,000
      Oklahoma Children’s Theatre – $10,000
      Oklahoma City Ballet – $7,500
      Oklahoma City Police Athletic League – $15,000
      Oklahoma Cleats for Kids – $5,000
      Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center – $5,000
      Oklahoma Family Center for Autism – $10,000
    • Oklahoma Primetime – $4,500
      Oklahoma Single Parent Scholarship Program – $12,000
      Oklahoma State University Foundation – $30,000
      Oklahoma Youth Orchestra – $10,000
      Oklahoma Zoological Society – $10,000
      Pioneer Library System Foundation – $500
      Pivot – $51,000
      Planned Parenthood Great Plains – $10,000
      Positive Tomorrows – $16,000
      Proton Pals Foundation – $1,000
      Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church – $800
      Railroad Museum of Oklahoma – $2,500
      ReMerge – $10,000
      RSVP of Enid and North Central Oklahoma – $30,500
      Schwartz Elementary School – $1,500
      Sisu Youth – $10,000
      Special Care – $10,000
      Special Olympics Oklahoma – $5,000
      Sunbeam Family Services – $26,000
      Teen Recovery Solutions – $10,000
      Tenaciously Teal – $10,000
      The Kolya Project – $7,000
      The Meadows Center for Opportunity – $9,600
      The Urban Mission – $1,500
      Thomas N Lynn Institute for Healthcare Research – $10,000
      Tuttle Band Boosters – $1,000
      University of Oklahoma Foundation – $7,700
      Warriors Benefit – $4,000
      Wings Special Needs Community – $10,000
      Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park – $2,500
      YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City – $20,000
      YWCA Oklahoma City – $10,000

    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.

    The Harris Foundation


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    Letter of Inquiry Due: March 15, 2024
    Grant Applications Due: August 5, 2024
    Grantmaking Meeting: October 2024
    Grants Funded: November 2024
    Funding Preferences: 501(c)(3) public charities serving Oklahoma City, Norman, and Enid, Oklahoma, with Religious, Charitable, Educational, Benevolent, and Scientific programs and services

     

    Preference will be given to the following:


    Organizations in Central Oklahoma and Enid