Endowment Program
Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist Becca Birdwell works with a child at the OKC Hearts for Hearing facility.
Sustainable, Reliable Support
For more than 50 years, the Oklahoma City Community Foundation’s Nonprofit Endowment Program has partnered with individuals, families and organizations to provide reliable, ongoing support for nonprofits, making it easy for others to give and nonprofits to grow their support.
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If you want your cause to be sustainable, you need friends. Giving to an endowment says I will be a friend forever.
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What Is a Nonprofit Endowment Fund?
A Nonprofit Endowment Fund is a permanent fund at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation with a nonprofit or specific charitable purpose designated as the beneficiary. Designed to help build reliable, sustainable support for area nonprofits, this program has made it easy for people to give and nonprofits to grow their support for more than 50 years.
Why Establish a Fund with OCCF?
At OCCF, we see a financial future for your organization that you may not — or cannot — yet see. Our expert team has developed tools and resources to help you grow your endowment and expand your fundraising landscape. Partnering with OCCF can build transformational support today and in the future.
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Long-term Sustainability
Annual distributions provide reliable, ongoing support.
Flexible Gift Acceptance
Our team is well-versed in receiving various gift types from closely held stock to planned gifts, maximizing tax benefits and making giving simple so you can focus on making an impact.
Professional Expertise
We provide high quality service and customized resources at an excellent value so you can focus on growing your support.
Network of Donors
By choosing OCCF, we can help you reach thousands of individuals, families and organizations interested in enhancing lives across central Oklahoma.
How We Distribute
Each year, we calculate the nonprofit’s annual distribution based on 5% of the fund’s average market value for the previous 12 quarters. This averaging allows fund distributions to remain more consistent during highs and lows in return markets.
Create an Endowment
New Organizations
Start a new endowment fund with a gift of $40,000 that provides reliable, annual support of at least $2,000 each year.
Organizations with an Existing Endowment
For nonprofits with an existing fund, establish a designated fund to support a specific program or honor a loved one with a gift of $20,000.
Grow Your Endowment
The Power of Endowment
A dedicated public servant and Oklahoma icon, Willa D. Johnson had a dream for Oklahoma. The former city councilwoman and Oklahoma County Commissioner dreamed of a recreation center in the community she served in NE OKC, housed at Douglas Park.
While Willa passed shortly before the grand opening, her legacy lives on at the Willa D. Johnson Recreation Center. Partnering with Councilwoman Nikki Nice and the OKC Parks Department, the Foundation matched $50,000 to establish an endowment that removes barriers from entry, ensuring all members of the community are able to enjoy Willa's dream.
Lance Corporal Dale K. Graham’s organization has helped more than 25,000 living veterans file and claim benefits the government has already earmarked for them.
Dance has the power to change lives and inspire people from all racial, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. As a patron of the Oklahoma City Ballet, Mari Cook Medley established the Mari Cook Medley Wellness Fund with the Oklahoma City Community Foundation to ensure dancers are taken care of.
Learn more about establishing an endowment at https://occf.org/endowment-program.
The Westview Boys Home of Hollis, Oklahoma, has been a refuge for boys experiencing crushing life challenges. Donor Ralph Pickle made sure each boy staying at Westview received a card and spending money every year on their birthdays and Christmas – a tradition that carries on even to this day.
Ready to keep your tradition going? Visit https://occf.org/endowment-program to learn how.
Mitchell made it his personal mission in life to make the world a better place. After Mitchell died, his parents created the Scissortail Park Mitchell’s Shade Endowment at OCCF to support an annual tree giveaway that honors loved ones and brings more color into the world.
Learn more at occf.org.
