Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma

Private foundation · EIN 73-6097262 · since 1970mcfok.org·Oklahoma·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$3.8M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$5,000 to $300k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$25,000

Typical grant (median)

35 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

The Foundation’s geographic focus is Oklahoma, so this is a fit only for work based there, and its purpose centres on the charitable and educational needs of Oklahomans through Lodges, the Masonic family and public schools.
Its funding route is Lodge-led: an Oklahoma Lodge must identify the need, vote to approve support, plan the effort and submit a matching request for the Foundation to review, so a small charity would normally need to work through a local Lodge rather than apply direct.
A realistic request should be modest, since half of its 109 grants were $25,000 or less and about eight in ten fell between $5,000 and $300,000, though the median grant was $25,000 and the largest reached about $1,500,000.
It accepts applications on a rolling basis, but 91% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the prior two years, so it leans toward continuing existing relationships.
Partnership fundraisers need advance approval and must be led and managed by the Lodge throughout, and Lodges must not mention the Matching Funds in any promotion, as doing so results in denial.

Overview

Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma is a US private foundation based in Edmond, 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’s stated aim is to support the charitable and educational needs of Oklahomans, and it organises its programmes for Lodges, the Masonic family and public schools. Its community matching funds help Oklahoma Lodges support education and school programmes, youth activities and organisations, community services and local initiatives, and medical needs and senior programmes. The route for local charitable projects is Lodge-led: an Oklahoma Lodge identifies a need, approves support, plans the effort and submits a matching request, which the Foundation reviews. Partnership fundraisers need advance approval. The Lodge then distributes approved funds to the person or group in need.

Themes

Education and schools
Youth activities
Community services
Medical needs
Senior programs

Geographic Focus

Oklahoma.

How to apply

For community matching funds, an Oklahoma Lodge identifies a need, votes to approve support and plans a Lodge-led effort. Partnership fundraisers require an online pre-approval form. The Lodge submits a matching request for the Foundation to review; if approved, the Foundation sends matching funds.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 91% 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 109 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

The Lodge must initiate and manage the fundraiser in full.
Funds cannot be collected to support the Lodge itself.
The fundraiser must depend on the Lodge to happen.
Partnership fundraisers require advance approval, and efforts should be led and managed by the Lodge.
Lodges must not mention Matching Funds in promotions; advertising them results in application denial.

Where grants go

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

Grant dollars by state

Oklahoma99%

Virginia<1%

Maryland<1%

Missouri<1%

The largest single recipient received 30% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 91% of grant dollars went to organisations Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
31% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

35 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $25,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 35 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$1k–$2.5k3%

$2.5k–$5k0%

$5k–$10k6%

$10k–$25k37%

$25k–$50k11%

$50k–$100k14%

$100k–$250k17%

$250k–$500k6%

$500k–$1M6%

Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)

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

Masonic Charity FDN Matching Funds Program · Various public support
$957,2292024 tax year
Ok Assn Areas Agcy Aging · Direct services to the elderly
$674,6092024 tax year
Vizavance · Vison screening children in pub sch
$300,0002024 tax year
Hearts for Hearing · Children's audiology care
$250,0002024 tax year
Payne Education Center · Scholarships for oklahoma teachers
$225,0002024 tax year
Marland's Place · Foster program support
$145,0002024 tax year
Oklahoma School for the Deaf · Program support
$125,0002024 tax year
Regional Food Bank · Assistance for education & community
$102,9932024 tax year

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

Officers and directors

William Cloud — Director
Timothy Israel — Director
Robert East — Director
Robert Cook — Director
Preston Doerflinger — Director
Michael Wright — Director
Michael Maxey — Director
Mark Condit — Director
Landon Jones — Director
L Clay Stuart — Director
John Manning — Director
John Church — Director
John Allford — Director
David Ray — Director
D Ridge Smith — Director
Bobby Laws — Director
Ronald Chambers — Treasurer
Robert Davis — Secretary
Gene McKelvey — 2nd Vice President
Jack Painter — 1st Vice President

and 2 more

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$5,982,360	$4,954,329	$96,645,223	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$5,942,860	$4,835,444	$101,477,400	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$5,299,424	$3,835,676	$105,169,730	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.