George Kaiser Family Foundation
7030 S Yale Ave Ste 600, Tulsa, OK · IRS data through FY2024
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $549,695,640 | $274,018,679 | $4,911,604,994 |
| FY2023 | $736,156,680 | $263,309,460 | $4,729,734,572 |
| FY2022 | $813,108,548 | $241,426,057 | $4,683,025,690 |
| FY2021 | $213,681,742 | $238,750,435 | $4,950,609,849 |
| FY2020 | $147,545,498 | $181,461,156 | $3,835,660,427 |
| FY2019 | $451,200,306 | $166,307,835 | $3,739,203,566 |
| FY2018 | $369,032,460 | $272,715,368 | $3,567,278,352 |
| FY2017 | $275,055,955 | $114,493,149 | $3,711,936,366 |
| FY2016 | -$5,121,009 | $93,549,670 | $3,204,681,914 |
| FY2015 | -$79,068,113 | $186,893,837 | $3,086,259,827 |
| FY2014 | $361,440,542 | $231,783,816 | $3,382,009,785 |
| FY2013 | $154,309,309 | $78,418,822 | $3,260,724,823 |
| FY2012 | -$31,998,368 | $102,288,362 | $3,098,560,582 |
| FY2011 | $129,891,817 | $93,320,735 | $3,215,990,824 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by George Kaiser Family Foundation (EIN 73-1574370), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $435,565,432 | 79% |
| Program service revenue | $0 | 0% |
| Other revenue | $114,130,208 | 21% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $174,630,199 | 64% |
| Management & general | $99,388,480 | 36% |
| Fundraising | $0 | 0% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 79% of total revenue in FY2024.
- Program services accounted for 64% of functional expenses, management & general 36%, and fundraising 0%.
- 64% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2024. That is higher than 4.3% of 1000 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations nationwide (too few in OK for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 215.1 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 76th percentile among 655 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in OK.
- Total revenue was the highest among 680 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in OK.
- Total revenue rose from $129,891,817 in FY2011 to $549,695,640 in FY2024. Revenue increased in 8 and decreased in 5 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 5 of 14 reported years (FY2012, FY2015, FY2016, FY2020, FY2021).
- The highest revenue on record here is $813,108,548 in FY2022.
- Net assets grew from $3,215,990,824 to $4,911,604,994 between FY2011 and FY2024.
- Contributions and grants made up 33% of revenue in FY2011 and 79% in FY2024.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (supporting organization, type unspecified).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) is a charitable organization based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The foundation is a Type I supporting organization of the Tulsa Community Foundation as described in IRC Section 509(a)(3).
IRS status
| Ruling year | 2000 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | T110 — Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (in OK) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (supporting organization, type unspecified). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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