McLaughlin Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation funds children and family programmes, with a preference for preventative work, and it considers only 501(c)(3) or educational entities providing services in the Oklahoma City area, so it suits your organisation only if it meets that test.
- It accepts applications by invitation only, so do not send an unsolicited request; its website does not describe a submission process for invited applicants, so start by building a relationship with the foundation.
- Typical grants fall between $12,500 and $250,000, with half of its grants at about $67,000 or less, so a modest request is within range, though the largest grant was $675,000, so this band is not a ceiling.
- Grants often require matching funds from other sources, it does not fund events, golf tournaments or tables, and most of its grant dollars go to organisations it had already funded, with 81% in its most recent filing, though it says it is interested in ideas from new organisations.
- Grant applications typically have deadlines in early October, with decisions in December, so plan your timing around that.
Overview
McLaughlin Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Oklahoma City, OK.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation seeks to create change in central Oklahoma so disadvantaged children and families can reach their full potential. It gives grants to innovative, entrepreneurial, high-impact nonprofit agencies, primarily in the Oklahoma City area, and considers grants only for 501(c)(3) or educational entities providing services there. Grants are generally for start-up or operational expenses and often require a match from other funding sources; it often prefers preventative programmes. Collaboration is important: it builds connections among grantees, other funders and community partners, and its board supports grantee capacity through training. It also undertakes impact investing and invests time and resources in the community.
Themes
- Children and families
- Preventative programmes
Geographic Focus
Oklahoma City area.
What They Don't Fund
- Events, golf tournaments or tables
How to apply
Organisations are considered for grants by invitation only; the website does not describe a submission process for invited applicants.
Deadlines: Grant applications typically have deadlines in early October, with decisions made in December.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 81% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 66 grants to organisations were about $67,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation often prefers preventative programmes when choosing beneficiaries.
- It is interested in ideas within its funding interests, especially from new organisations or especially creative projects.
- Grants often require a match from other funding sources.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 14% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 81% of grant dollars went to organisations McLaughlin Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 17% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 23 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $90,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Fields and Futures Foundation · General purpose$675,0002024 tax year
- Oklahoma City Community Foundation · General purpose$500,0002024 tax year
- Pivot · General purpose$325,0002024 tax year
- Because We Care Philanthropy · General purpose$299,0002024 tax year
- Cleats for Kids · General purpose$200,0002024 tax year
- Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits · General purpose$200,0002024 tax year
- Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation · General purpose$130,0002024 tax year
- Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity · General purpose$125,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kelly Gray — CEO / Board Member
- Beth Mclaughlin — Board Member
- Elizabeth Mclaughlin — Board Member
- Tim Mclaughlin — Board Member
- Christina Mclaughlin — Secretary
- Robert Mclaughlin — Treasurer
- Amy Mclaughlin-Gray — Vice President
- Jean Mclaughlin — Board President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,972,126 | $1,562,683 | $24,552,432 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,202,229 | $1,899,308 | $25,007,827 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,794,928 | $3,375,062 | $24,482,927 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
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Applying to McLaughlin Family Foundation?
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Contact
- (405) 256-4199
- Oklahoma City, OK
- mclaughlinfamilyfoundation.org
Applying to McLaughlin Family Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (405) 256-4199
- Oklahoma City, OK
- mclaughlinfamilyfoundation.org