The Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation seeks community partners that share our focus on fostering entrepreneurship, innovation and community engagement in Tulsa. Specifically, we partner with organizations aiming to grow and sustain Tulsa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, encourage community initiatives that enhance and enrich Tulsa citizens while bringing the city together and support innovative programs and projects.
Grants
Eligibility
The Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation only accepts grant requests from charitable
organizations that are designated as tax exempt under Internal Revenue Service Code 501(c)(3) and are not classified as private foundations.
Geography
The Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation’s primary geographic focus is the local Tulsa community. From time to time, the Board of Directors will consider small grants for programs outside the Tulsa area if deemed particularly relevant to the mission of the Foundation.
Further Information
The Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation:
- Will generally not fund the entire project budget, but prefers to be part of an effort
supported by a number of sources. - Considers major endowments and capital requests for funding to be low priority.
- Does not provide funding through fiscal agents.
- Prefers multi-year grants with measurable results and outcomes.
- Will generally not consider the following types of organizations and programs for funding: athletic teams, child care centers, civic action groups, debt or after the fact situations, immigration/refugee issues and programs, independent media productions, political/voter education, private schools and religious institutions.
- Does not consider merchandise donations, table sponsorships and similar requests for support of specific fundraising events.
Application Process
After reviewing the information above, if you feel there is a strong match with your request, please submit a one page overview outlining your request as well as a budget to info@lobecktaylor.com. Upon review, you may be invited to submit an application for funding.
