Lt Operating Foundation
The LT Operating Foundation (LTOF) is a Tulsa-based 501(c)(3) private operating foundation principally funded by the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation; it operates programs including Mother Road Market, Kitchen 66, and Shops at Mother Road Market to support small business and entrepreneurship. Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation’s website describes and hosts information about LTOF’s programs and contact details.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small Tulsa/Oklahoma nonprofits or micro-entrepreneurs aligned with community economic development, small-business incubation, food security, or local human-services work that can make use of small unrestricted grants or program participation.
Good Fit
- • Located in Tulsa or elsewhere in Oklahoma.
- • Work focused on small-business support, entrepreneurship, food security, or local human services.
- • Willingness to participate in operating-foundation programs (e.g., kiosk/launch programs).
- • Existing relationships or referrals from listed partners or local intermediaries.
Geography
Giving is concentrated in Oklahoma and the foundation operates from Tulsa; the latest year’s grants were exclusively in-state, indicating a local geographic footprint.
Recipient Variety
The foundation makes only a handful of small grants each year (4 in 2022, 2 in 2023, 2 in 2024) but those grantees appear to be independent and changed year-to-year with no repeats observed across the three-year window, suggesting modest but not extensive variety for the foundation’s size.
New Applicants
Observed behavior shows new organizations were funded across the observed years, but program language and the foundation’s preselection policy indicate decisions are partner-driven and selective; direct openness to completely unfamiliar applicants is therefore uncertain.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
