OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) — Inasmuch Foundation’s 2024-2025 Biennial Report highlights the foundation’s continued impact across Oklahoma City and the state through investments in education, human services, community enhancement and journalism.
Founded in 1982 by Edith Kinney Gaylord, Inasmuch Foundation has awarded more than $390 million to more than 1,500 nonprofits since its creation. In 2024 and 2025, the foundation awarded $44.4 million through 209 grants to 155 unique grantees.
In a letter opening the report, Chairman and CEO Robert J. Ross said Oklahoma City is experiencing a “truly remarkable moment,” citing the city’s growing national profile while also acknowledging ongoing challenges for many Oklahomans.
“As Oklahoma City continues to rise, Inasmuch Foundation remains committed to walking alongside its partners — building a future defined by shared opportunity, responsibility, and success,” Ross wrote.
Education represented one of the foundation’s largest areas of investment. Inasmuch awarded $13.6 million to 32 nonprofits supporting education in 2024 and 2025, with grants focused on education policy and reform, workforce development, Pre-K–12 education and early childhood education.
The report notes that Inasmuch’s education investments are designed to strengthen public schools, support early learning and connect students and adult learners to in-demand careers, helping build a skilled workforce prepared to contribute to Oklahoma City’s economic vitality.
That work aligns with the State Chamber’s Oklahoma Competes framework, which identifies education, workforce development, innovation and long-term economic competitiveness as central priorities for the state’s future.
A major focus of Inasmuch’s education grantmaking was Fuel OKC, which received a $4 million investment in 2024 and 2025. Fuel OKC works to increase the number of Oklahoma City public-school students attending schools rated A or B on the state report card. The report says 1,526 more students began the 2025 school year at an A- or B-rated school compared to two years earlier.
Fuel OKC’s long-term goal is to triple the number of quality seats in Oklahoma City by 2031, with a target of 50% of students within the Oklahoma City Public Schools boundary attending an A or B school.
Inasmuch also awarded $16 million to 58 nonprofits supporting human services, including work focused on homelessness prevention and services, women and families, general human services and mental health services. The report highlights Key to Home, a public-private collaboration working to make homelessness rare, brief and nonrecurring in Oklahoma City.
The foundation awarded $10.8 million to 37 nonprofits supporting community enhancement, including arts, humanities, community vibrancy and leadership, and $4 million to 38 nonprofits supporting journalism.
Looking ahead to 2026 and 2027, the report says Inasmuch Foundation will focus resources on initiatives where collaboration, evidence of success and community leadership intersect. Education priorities include continued work alongside local and national funders, the State and Greater Oklahoma City chambers, and Fuel OKC to increase access to high-quality public education options in Oklahoma City.
