Grants to eligible Oklahoma nonprofit organizations (within a 50-mile radius of Ardmore) for specific projects and general operating expenses; organizations must be 501(c)(3) or a government entity. Requests from individuals are not eligible.

Must be an Oklahoma nonprofit organization engaged in charitable activities within a 50-mile radius of Ardmore | Must be recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization or be organized as a government entity or subdivision | Requests from individuals are not eligible for consideration

Southern Oklahoma Memorial Foundation Grants

Advancing HIV/AIDS Research within the Mission of the NIDCD (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs

Translational Research in Maternal and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Translational Research in Maternal and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) High Throughput Sequencing and Genotyping Resource Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

NIH SIREN Neurologic Clinical Trials (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Required)

General grantmaking to nonprofit organizations; cycles alternate between people-focused funding (poverty alleviation, youth education, improved health outcomes) and an animal-focused cycle (animal welfare/protection). Eligibility and application windows are listed on the foundation's application page.

Must be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization | Must be described in IRS section 509(a)(2) (or in certain cases 509(a)(3)) | Fund recipient organizations based in the United States (foundation funds efforts in United States, Sri Lanka, and India) — see page for scope | Final report must be submitted no more than 60 days after the end of the grant period and is required before a new application is reviewed | The foundation does not fund scholarships or direct financial awards to individuals | The foundation does not fund sectarian activities for religious organizations | The foundation does not fund political causes, candidates, organizations, or campaigns | The foundation does not fund sponsorship of events, conferences, or meetings | The foundation does not fund disease-specific initiatives and/or medical research | The foundation will not fund organizations that discriminate based on age, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, cultural beliefs, disability, or sex

Southern Oklahoma Memorial Foundation Grants

About this program

Eligibility

Geographic eligibility

Contact & website

Mary Kate Wilson

[email protected]

(580) 226-0700

www.somfardmore.org

Past recipients

2024

Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service Inc

$2,000,000

Murray State Ccollege Foundation Inc

$1,250,000

Hardy Murphy Coliseum Trust Authority

$500,000

Marshall County Medical Cntr Board Of Control

$445,260

Ymca Of Ardmore Oklahoma

$225,000

Ardmore School District I-19

$174,713

More Foundation

$84,025

Criner Hills Volunteer Fire Department

$75,000

Ardmore Habitat For Humanity Inc

$75,000

Closes Sep 1, 2026

~$25K (347 grants)

Oklahoma

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