2008 Grant Recipients

Culture and the Arts
Children’s Issues
Civic and Community
Education
Health and Human Services

Culture and the Arts

The American Saddlebred Museum (Lexington, KY)
Grant awarded for expansion of The American Saddlbred Museum.

Canterbury Choral Society (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded in support of the Adult Chorus Concerts.

Civic Center Foundation (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded in support of the Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre, Civic Center Music Hall.

Colorado Festival of World Theater (Colorado Springs, CO)
Grant awarded in support of the 2008 Colorado Festival of World Theater.

Lyric Theatre and Assembly (Seminole, OK)
Grant awarded for endowment, building completion and operational expenses.

Oklahoma City Philharmonic (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded to fund participation of the Sweet Adelines in the International Competition

Tulsa Ballet (Tulsa, OK)
Sponsorship of Romeo & Juliet and The Great Gatsby performances in Oklahoma City.

Children’s Issues

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded towards providing services for at-risk children in the community-based mentoring program.

Boys and Girls Club of Oklahoma County (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded for Phase II of the Campaign for Kids, which will create a facility for pre-teen Club members, drama, music, art room and technology rooms.

Calm Waters Center for Children and Families (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded for general operating support. Calm Waters serves children and families wose lives have been changed by death or divorce.

Positive Tomorrows (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded for general operating expenses. Positive Tomorrows’ focus is to stabilize children and youth whose education is at risk due to family life challenges.

Rainbow Fleet (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded for sustaining, enhancing and expanding their educational child development programs and services.

Tulsa CASA (Tulsa, OK)
Sponsorship of 2008 Justice is Served, an event to raise money and awareness for Tulsa Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA).

Civic and Community

Bridges (Norman, OK)
Grant awarded for general operating expenses. Bridges’ focus is to help homeless teenagers overcome obstacles and graduate high school.

Catholic Charities of Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs, CO)
Grant awarded towards Capital Campaign to renovate and expand the Marian House. Catholic Charities’ Marian House Soup Kitchen feeds the hungry in downtown Colorado Springs.

The Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded for general operating expenses. The Center enables persons with physical disabilities to enhance the quality of their lives, through various services.

Creative Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded towards Oklahoma Creativity Project

Harn Homestead (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded for general operating expenses. Harn Homestead’s focus to preserve the historic Harn Homestead and to educate the public about the territorial years of Oklahoma.

Last Frontier Council – Boy Scouts of America (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded in support of the 2008 Capital Campaign.

McCloud Historical Society (McCloud, OK)
Grant awarded towards renovation of Museum and Heritage Center

Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded towards Second Decade Capital Campaign

Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded towards The Boren Mentoring Initiative.

Oklahoma River Endowment Foundation (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded for general improvements and upkeep of the Oklahoma River.

Pikes Peak Community Foundation (Colorado Springs, CO)
Grant awarded towards the United States Olympic Committee Headquarters project in Colorado Springs.

Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded towards Capital Campaign and building expansion.

Youth Cornerstone, Inc. (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded towards After School Cool Program.

Education

Critter Tales, Inc. (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded towards purchase of Critter Mobile. Critter Tales focuses on educating children on wildlife and conservation.

I2E, Inc. (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded in support of the 2008 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup, a competition open to all students enrolled at any of Oklahoma’s universities or colleges.

KIPP: Reach College Preparatory (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded for operating expenses.

Oklahoma Heritage Association (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded towards renovation of the Association’s headquarters building.

Oklahoma Historical Society (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded towards Spcial Exhibits Gallery.

Touchstone Youth Project (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded towards 2008/2009 Climbing Club. Touchstone Youth Project focuses on enriching the lives of underprivileged Oklahoma youth through empowering experiences, nurturing relationships and cultivation of life-enhancing skills.

University of Colorado Foundation (Colorado Springs, CO)
Grant awarded towards the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Scholarship Fund.

University of Oklahoma Foundation, Inc. (Norman, OK)
Grant awarded to Phase II, Gaylord Hall, of the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communications, the OU Cancer Institute and Memorial Stadium.

Health and Human Services

Alzheimer’s Association (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded towards family care consultations.

Children’s Medical Research Institute (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded towards National Excellence Program in Pediatric Cancer Research.

Clarehouse (Tulsa, OK)
Grant awarded towards the Capital Campaign to build a 10-bedroom living center that provides short-term, end-of-life and respite care to people in need.

D-Dent, Inc. (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded for general operating expenses. D-Dent focuses on restoring the oral health of low-income, uninsured elderly and disabled Oklahomans.

Dean McGee Eye Institute (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded in support of Capital Campaign and expansion of current eye care facility.

The Education & Employment Ministry (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded for endowment and operational expenses.

Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare (Louisville, KY)
Grant awarded in support of the emergency department expansion.

Jim Riley Outreach, Inc. (Edmond, OK)
Grant awarded for scholarships for Oklahoma women with substance abuse problems.

OKC Metro Alliance (Oklahoma City, OK)
Grant awarded towards Firstep Men’s Facility. The Firstep Recovery Programs for Women and Men provide an opportunity for those with chemical dependencies.