The Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 73-1286874 · since 1986zarrow.org/ahzf·Oklahoma, Tulsa·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$37.3M
Annual giving, 2024 tax year
From the Form 990-PF filing
$2,000 to $100k
Grant range
From grants in the 990-PF filings
$24,118
Typical grant (median)
476 grants in the latest filing
Open to applications
Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • This Tulsa, Oklahoma-based foundation funds work on homelessness and affordable housing, hunger and basic needs, health and mental health, social services, culture and quality of life, Jewish life, and education, so check your work against these themes before approaching.
  • Its geographic focus is statewide in Oklahoma, with priority given to the metropolitan area of Tulsa.
  • Typical grants run from $2,000 to $100,000, with about eight in ten of its 1,590 grants to organisations falling in that range and a median grant of $20,000, so a modest request in that bracket is realistic, though occasional larger grants up to $2,200,000 do occur.
  • The foundation is relationship-led: 96% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the prior two years' filings, so first-time applicants should expect a competitive path in via the Inquiry Form, and only those invited go on to submit a full proposal against a deadline.
  • It accepts applications on a rolling basis, but does not fund requests for dinners, runs, walks, special events or fundraisers, so these should not apply.

Overview

The Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation is a US private foundation based in Tulsa, 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 Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation focuses grantmaking on alleviating and preventing homelessness and expanding affordable housing; reducing hunger and meeting basic needs; improving access to health and mental health services; and supporting social-service providers through unrestricted operating support, special initiatives, organisational planning and capital projects. It funds nonprofit organisations working to improve the physical and intellectual lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people, primarily in metropolitan Tulsa and, in special cases, statewide in Oklahoma. Other areas of interest include local culture and quality of life, Jewish life, and education, including higher education and K–12 programmes. From time to time, it funds special projects beyond its target areas, particularly where there is an opportunity to honour its founders' interests.

Themes

  • Homelessness and housing
  • Hunger and basic needs
  • Health and mental health
  • Social services
  • Culture and quality of life
  • Jewish life
  • Education

Geographic Focus

Statewide in Oklahoma. Priority: Metropolitan area of Tulsa.

What They Don't Fund

  • Requests for dinners, runs and walks, special events, and fundraisers

How to apply

Organisations submit an Inquiry Form first; submitting it does not guarantee an invitation. Only invited organisations submit a full proposal, and the proposal deadline applies to those invitees.

Application success factors

  • Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 96% 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 1,590 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

  • The Foundation invites organisations that believe their work may align with its funding priorities to complete an inquiry form.
  • The Foundation may request additional information beyond the application form for due diligence.
  • Grant recipients must adhere to the Equal Employment Opportunity statement provided by the EEOC.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Oklahoma93%
New York4%
Illinois1%
Texas<1%
Colorado<1%
District of Columbia<1%

6 other states: <1%

  • The largest single recipient received 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
  • In tax year 2024, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations The Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
  • No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
  • 22% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

476 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $24,118

How much do they typically give?

Share of 476 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k5%
$1k–$2.5k5%
$2.5k–$5k7%
$5k–$10k13%
$10k–$25k22%
$25k–$50k23%
$50k–$100k12%
$100k–$250k7%
$250k–$500k3%
$500k–$1M2%
$1M and over2%

Median $24,118 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

  • YMCA of Greater Tulsa · Community center facility adjacent to the river west choice neighborhood development
    $2,200,0002024 tax year
  • Housing Solutions Tulsa · Value of forgiven line of credit balance
    $1,800,0002024 tax year
  • Tulsa Community Foundation · Housing forward fund
    $1,500,0002024 tax year
  • University of Oklahoma Foundation · Anne and henry zarrow school of social work
    $1,500,0002024 tax year
  • Housing Solutions Tulsa · General operating support
    $1,336,0002024 tax year
  • Tulsa Library Trust · My library our future capital campaign
    $1,250,0002024 tax year
  • Housing Partners of Tulsa · Choice neighborhood envision comanche initiative
    $1,250,0002024 tax year
  • Tulsa Community Foundation · Taeo dba partner tulsa
    $1,000,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

  • Mark Zarrow — Director
  • Jay Wohlgemuth — Director
  • Julie W Cohen — Secretary
  • Stuart A Zarrow — Vice President
  • Judith Z Kishner — President
  • Lisa Zarrow — Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

YearTotal expensesGrants paidAssetsFiling document
2022 tax year$39,522,604$33,903,648$438,743,952Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year$40,116,146$35,134,883$496,610,585Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year$42,961,056$37,346,570$487,768,923Filing 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.

Sources

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