Inasmuch Foundation

What Inasmuch Foundation does

Inasmuch Foundation is a private philanthropic foundation established in 1982 in Oklahoma City by Edith Kinney Gaylord for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes. The foundation distributes an average of $25 million-plus in grants annually through two primary cycles (Spring and Fall) plus invitation-only emergency funding, operating exclusively through a Foundant-powered grants portal and applying a one-application-per-year rule to applicant nonprofits.

The foundation concentrates grantmaking in four focus areas: Community Enhancement, Education, Human Services, and Journalism. Recipients span approximately 1,500 nonprofits cumulatively since founding, with recent cycles funding 43–55 distinct organizations per cycle, primarily across Central Oklahoma. In 2020, the foundation consolidated the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation into its operations, extending its journalism grantmaking footprint nationally before sunsetting that nationwide initiative in Fall 2025 after 16 years and $18.2M awarded.

The business model is endowment-driven: the foundation earns investment returns on its corpus and disburses grants under oversight of a Board of Directors and a professionally staffed Investment Committee. Recent strategic shifts include larger capital campaign investments ($2.65M across five OKC institutions), a multi-year mental health systems change initiative with Healthy Minds Policy Initiative and United Way of Central Oklahoma, and a Community Fellowship Program placing college students with nonprofits. There is no proprietary technology product; operational technology is limited to Foundant grantmaking software and standard digital communications channels.

Name

Inasmuch Foundation

Legal name

Insofar Foundation

Website

https://inasmuchfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Inasmuch Foundation is a private philanthropic foundation founded in 1982 in Oklahoma City by Edith Kinney Gaylord, distributing $25M+ annually in grants across Community Enhancement, Education, Human Services, and Journalism to Oklahoma-focused nonprofits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropic Grantmaking

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Philanthropic grantmaking
• Nonprofit funding programs
• Community foundation grants
• Charitable foundation giving
• Foundation grant cycles

Headquarters

HQ city

Oklahoma City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grant Disbursements: Insofar Foundation operates as a private philanthropic foundation established in 1982 by Edith Kinney Gaylord. The foundation earns investment returns on its endowment and distributes grants to nonprofit organizations. The foundation awards an average of $25 million plus in grants each year to nonprofits supporting initiatives in community enhancement, education, human services, and journalism. The foundation was consolidated with Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation in 2020.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Inasmuch Foundation is a private philanthropic foundation that distributes grants to nonprofit organizations supporting initiatives in community enhancement, education, human services, and journalism. The foundation awards an average of $25 million plus in grants each year, operates Spring and Fall annual grant cycles, and runs a Community Fellowship internship program for college students placed with Oklahoma City nonprofits.

Product overview

Inmdash Foundation is a philanthropy organization offering grantmaking programs to Oklahoma nonprofits, not a technology product company. Its offerings include grant programs across four focus areas (Community Enhancement, Education, Human Services, and Journalism), a Community Fellowship internship program, emergency funding initiatives, and capital campaign investments. The Foundation uses Foundant grantmaking management software for its grants portal. As a grantmaking foundation, it does not develop or sell technology products, APIs, or software platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grantmaking Programs
• Community Fellowship Program
• Emergency Food Security Funding
• Capital Campaign Investments

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 individuals housed experiencing chronic homelessness in 2024-2025 through Key to Home Partnership
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2021Public-private partnership through Oklahoma Clearinghouse for Early Childhood Success. OKDHS contracted with Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness (OPSR) to launch the Clearinghouse as a hub of information for early childhood professionals seeking evidence-based practices. Insofar Foundation and George Kaiser Family Foundation each contributed $250,000.
• George Kaiser Family FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2021Co-funding partner in Oklahoma Clearinghouse for Early Childhood Success, each contributing $250,000 alongside OKDHS. Both foundations have missions strongly aligned with support of early childhood systems in Oklahoma.
• Local Media AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 April 2020Launched Oklahoma Media Center in partnership with Local Media Association. The Center serves as a hub for collaboration and provides resources to advance local journalism and strengthen Oklahoma's news and information ecosystem.
• Oklahoma Watch and The Oklahoma Journalism Hall of FamecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2020Partnership for The Coronavirus Storytelling Project providing $500 weekly stipends to five local journalists for four months. Furloughed, laid-off, freelance journalists, and struggling community news organizations were eligible to apply. Content was edited by project manager Mike Sherman and shared across Oklahoma media partners.
• Visit Oklahoma CityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to create Cloud Embrace sculpture installation at United Way Plaza in Bricktown. The sculpture, inspired by Oklahoma skies and designed by Creative Machines, provides photo opportunities and serves as a tourism attraction for day and night visitors.
• Oklahoma Department of Human ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinated statewide response during federal SNAP benefits interruption. Part of coordinated effort between philanthropic organizations, OKDHS, and community partners including Hunger Free Oklahoma and Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma to ensure families had access to food.
• Hunger Free OklahomacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner in emergency SNAP funding response, working alongside OKDHS and Regional Food Bank to address food insecurity during federal benefits interruption.
• Regional Food Bank of OklahomacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner in emergency SNAP funding response, providing food security support during federal benefits interruption to Oklahoma families.
• Healthy Minds Policy InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose partnership for mental health systems change initiative in Oklahoma City. In partnership with United Way of Central Oklahoma, Insofar supported the first phase of multiyear initiative. A 2025 landscape assessment will inform implementation plan to be launched in 2026.
• Key to Home Partnership (Oklahoma City's Continuum of Care)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic-private partnership exemplifying how collaboration can create meaningful and measurable change in addressing homelessness. In 2024 and 2025, Key to Home successfully housed more than 500 individuals experiencing chronic homelessness.
• United Way of Central OklahomacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for mental health systems change initiative and emergency response efforts including tornado relief ($2 million combined grant with Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation in 2013).

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• George Kaiser Family Foundation: Major Tulsa-based private foundation focused on early childhood, education, health, and community services in Oklahoma. Most directly comparable peer given shared Oklahoma geography, similar scale, and overlapping education and human services focus areas; co-funded Oklahoma Clearinghouse with Inasmuch.
• Oklahoma City Community Foundation: Community foundation serving Central Oklahoma through donor-advised funds and competitive grant cycles. Operates in the same geographic market with similar grantmaking infrastructure and overlapping nonprofit recipients, making it the closest structural peer for local community philanthropy.
• Kirkpatrick Family Foundation: Oklahoma City-based private foundation supporting arts, culture, education, and community development. Comparable in geographic focus and mission scope, with similar grant cycle structure and historic roots in Oklahoma's founding families.
• Sarkeys Foundation: Norman, Oklahoma-based private foundation supporting education, human services, and cultural programs across the state. Comparable in scale, mission pillars, and Oklahoma-centric geographic scope, with similar grantmaking cadence and applicant restrictions.
• McCasland Foundation: Oklahoma-based private foundation supporting education, community development, and human services. Comparable as a regional private foundation with similar scale and historical roots in Oklahoma philanthropy.

Regional players

• Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies: Oklahoma-connected private foundation with national and global reach in education, Jewish community, and equity. Comparable as a family foundation with Oklahoma ties but operates at significantly larger scale and broader geography than Inasmuch.

Broad incumbents

• John S. and James L. Knight Foundation: National foundation with major focus on journalism and local news ecosystems, plus community advancement in Knight communities. Directly comparable through overlapping journalism grantmaking mission (Inasmuch's sunset national program paralleled Knight's ongoing efforts).
• William and Flora Hewlett Foundation: Major national foundation supporting education, journalism, and other fields with multi-hundred-million-dollar annual giving. Comparable as a private foundation with overlapping journalism and education grantmaking, though at materially larger scale and broader geography.

Others

• Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation: Originally an independent journalism-focused foundation, consolidated into Inasmuch Foundation in 2020. Relevant as a former operating identity now subsumed within the subject company; cited as a previous name (doingly known as).
• Local Media Association: National nonprofit supporting local journalism and media organizations; partnered with Inasmuch to launch Oklahoma Media Center. Comparable as an ecosystem partner in journalism grantmaking rather than a foundation peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/inasmuchfoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inasmuch-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/inasmuchfdn
• Xx.com/InasmuchFdn

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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M&A

Investments2 records

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