Terence Crutcher Foundation

What Terence Crutcher Foundation does

The Terence Crutcher Foundation is a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in 2017 by the Crutcher family following the September 16, 2016 shooting death of Terence Crutcher by a Tulsa Police Department officer. The foundation operates three program pillars: Advancing Policy (local, state, and national advocacy, policy fellowships, coalition-building, community walks), Honoring the Legacy of Our Ancestors (Tulsa Community Remembrance Coalition, Black Wall Street Memorial, and the Black Wall Street Festival), and Strengthening Communities (youth programs RISE, Project LEAD, and Project TEACH; A Mother's Love family support; Tulsa Black Mental Health Alliance; Transformative Justice Program; scholarships; and the Movement Catalyst Collective and Community Grant Program). It is a family-led organization (1–10 employees) headquartered at P.O. Box 6481, Tulsa, with leadership including co-founder Leanna Crutcher and Dr. Tiffany Crutcher, who has testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Tulsa Race Massacre and H.R. 40.

The foundation has no technology products, APIs, or proprietary software; its digital footprint is a standard Webflow-hosted website with donor forms processed through Blackbaud. Operational technology is limited to standard nonprofit and social media tools (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, email newsletter, events platforms). The foundation partners with the USA BMX Foundation to deliver RISE, with Tulsa Community College on scholarship pathways, with the Equal Justice Initiative on memorialization work, with the Restorative Justice Institute of Oklahoma on the Transformative Justice Pilot, and with the NAACP and Georgetown Law's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection on advocacy campaigns.

Revenue is generated entirely from charitable contributions and grants. Streams include individual donations accepted through Blackbaud-powered donor forms (including the dedicated Greenwood North Capital Campaign for rebuilding Black Wall Street at North Pointe Business Center), and institutional grant-making activity through the Movement Catalyst Collective, which funds Tulsa County 501(c)(3) organizations serving BIPOC communities. Programs and services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries. The foundation's go-to-market is community-led: grassroots door-to-door organizing, coalition-building with 70+ partner organizations, direct program delivery to North Tulsa youth and families, and policy advocacy at local, state, and national levels.

Name

Terence Crutcher Foundation

Legal name

Terence Crutcher Foundation

Website

https://terencecrutcherfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Terence Crutcher Foundation is a Tulsa-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that advances racial justice through youth programs (RISE, Project LEAD, Project TEACH), policy advocacy, memorialization of the Tulsa Race Massacre, and grant-making to BIPOC-led organizations in Oklahoma.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Racial Justice Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (81331), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Racial & Ethnic Justice Organizations (BPAGAFAC), Civil Liberties & Constitutional Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAA), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

Keywords

• Racial justice advocacy
• Youth mentorship programs
• Community organizing
• Criminal justice reform
• Nonprofit foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The foundation accepts donations through its website via Blackbaud donor forms and external donation platforms. The Greenwood North Capital Campaign specifically seeks investment in rebuilding Black Wall Street.
2. Grants and Foundation Funding: The Movement Catalyst Collective represents a funding apparatus for grant-making to Tulsa County 501(c)3 organizations, indicating the foundation both receives and distributes grant funding for racial equity work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Terence Crutcher Foundation is a nonprofit racial justice and community advocacy organization that delivers direct programs, policy advocacy, and grant-making to address policing, the criminal legal system, and community harm. Its portfolio spans youth mentorship and education (RISE, Project LEAD, Project TEACH), trauma-informed family support (A Mother's Love), mental health initiatives (Tulsa Black Mental Health Alliance), community organizing and coalition-building, scholarships, and grant programs (Movement Catalyst Collective).

Product overview

The Terence Crutcher Foundation is a nonprofit racial justice and community advocacy organization that offers a portfolio of interconnected programs across three pillars: Advancing Policy (local, state, and national advocacy including race massacre reparations, policy fellowships, coalition-building, and community walks), Honoring the Legacy of Our Ancestors (Tulsa Community Remembrance Coalition, Black Wall Street Memorial, and Black Wall Street Festival), and Strengthening Communities (youth programs including RISE, Project LEAD, and Project TEACH; mental health initiatives including Tulsa Black Mental Health Alliance; grant-making through Movement Catalyst Collective and Community Grant Program; transformative justice programming; and scholarships for Black youth). The Foundation also publishes comprehensive policy reports including 'Our Generational Vision for Justice & Liberation.'

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Products and services

• RISE (Resilience, Inclusion, Social Awareness, Education) A 12-week youth mentorship program curated with the USA BMX Foundation, bringing mentorship, history, STEAM education, inclusion, and awareness to youth in North Tulsa ZIP codes. Free to students; graduates receive a custom RISE jersey, BMX bike, helmet, and lifetime USA BMX membership.
• Project LEAD (Leadership, Excellence, Achievement, and Development) A youth empowerment program using evidence-based models to engage young people in political and community activism, addressing systemic issues by lifting up young people described by the foundation as 'at-power'.
• Project TEACH (Transforming Educational Achievers through Community Healing) No-cost educational intervention program for rising second and third-grade North Tulsa students struggling in Tulsa Public Schools, providing high-dosage tutoring with reading, mental health, arts, and yoga programming plus wrap-around services.
• A Mother's Love Trauma-informed program supporting mothers who have lost children to gun violence, police brutality, and those impacted by the criminal legal system, providing resources in the spirit of the late Mrs. Leanna Crutcher.
• Transformative Justice Program A transformative justice pilot program launched in 2021 with the Restorative Justice Institute of Oklahoma as an initiative of ProsperOK, utilizing evidence and trauma-informed approaches to address crime and conflict through facilitated processes that seek to heal and repair individuals and relationships.
• Tulsa Black Mental Health Alliance An initiative powered by the Terence Crutcher Foundation with the mission to engage the underserved, educate the underrepresented, and equip under-resourced communities to disrupt systemic oppression and the stigma of Black mental health.
• Movement Catalyst Collective A funding apparatus that self-governs grant-making and aims to reduce the racial equity gap in philanthropy, funding Tulsa County 501(c)3 organizations with emphasis on engaging BIPOC communities.
• Community Grant Program Grant program supporting Tulsa County organizations working to engage Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in providing services and strengthening movements.
• Scholarships Yearly scholarships awarded to Black youth with a partnership with Tulsa Community College for students interested in music and the arts.
• Policy Fellowships Annual policy fellowship program hosting multiple fellows to develop the next generation of justice and equity-minded policy experts working on local, state, and national policy initiatives.
• Black Wall Street Festival Community-centered commemoration of the Tulsa Race Massacre coordinated with local and national partners and descendants, centered on spreading truth, inspiring hope, and extending tradition.
• Coalition-Building Programs Coalition-building efforts including Demanding a JUSTulsa and The American Rescue Plan Act Coalition, comprised of over 70 organizations, serving as a grassroots backbone organization for BIPOC-led initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2026 RISE youth program recruitment active, serving North Tulsa ZIP codes
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Restorative Justice Institute of OklahomacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Launched Transformative Justice Pilot Program in 2021 as an initiative of ProsperOK. Program demonstrates cost-effective human benefit of utilizing transformative justice measures rather than the criminal legal system to address crime and conflict.
• Black Wall Street CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Led charge in memorializing Black Wall Street through the coalition, coordinating local and national partners with descendants of the Tulsa Race Massacre to create community-centered commemoration.
• USA BMX FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to deliver the R.I.S.E. (Resilience, Inclusion, Social Awareness, Education) program, which brings mentorship, history, STEAM education, inclusion, and awareness to youth of North Tulsa through a 12-week BMX mentorship program. Students receive bikes, helmets, jerseys, and lifetime memberships upon graduation.
• Tulsa Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide scholarship pathways for Black youth, with special interest in music and the arts, honoring Terence Crutcher's own educational aspirations. Helps pipeline students into a 'community of achievers' through education and resources.
• Equal Justice InitiativemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose partnership in memorialization work including soil collections, historical marker placements, and racial justice essay contests to remember victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre and racial terror.
• ProsperOKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerence Crutcher Foundation serves as an initiative of ProsperOK, launching the Transformative Justice Pilot Program as part of this partnership.
• Justice for Julius CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition coalescing grassroots organizations around Oklahoma, in partnership with OKC activists, organizers, and the Grassroots Law Project to advocate for Julius Jones clemency. Collective power helped push Governor to grant clemency.
• Grassroots Law ProjectmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner in the 'We The People Campaign' advocating for Julius Jones clemency, working alongside Oklahoma activists and organizers.
• National and Oklahoma State Conference of the NAACPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState and national civil rights organization partnership for virtual town halls on the Right to Protest and various racial justice initiatives.
• Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown LawmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstitutional law partnership for virtual town halls addressing legislation targeting protestors, particularly Black citizens, following the murder of George Floyd.
• Justice for GreenwoodmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal advocacy effort to hold accountable entities complicit in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Supported strategies for local reparations including a historic lawsuit against The City of Tulsa and seven defendants.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Equal Justice Initiative: Closest peer: works on racial justice, criminal legal reform, and memorialization of racial terror (Lynching in America, Peace and Justice memorials). TCF has a 'Major' tier partnership with EJI on soil collections and historical markers, indicating deeply aligned mission and overlapping beneficiaries.
• Advancement Project: National racial justice organization combining legal strategy, policy advocacy, and community organizing. Strong comparison to TCF's combination of coalition-building, policy fellowships, and grassroots community walks.
• Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: National civil rights legal organization that litigates voting rights, fair housing, and criminal justice reform. Comparable to TCF on civil rights legal advocacy, particularly for Justice for Greenwood reparations litigation.
• Families Against Mandatory Minimums: Nonprofit advocating for criminal justice reform and sentencing reform, including work on cases like Julius Jones. Directly comparable to TCF's advocacy on specific carceral cases and policy reform efforts.
• Color of Change: Online racial justice organization that mobilizes members for policy campaigns and corporate accountability. Comparable to TCF's digital advocacy, community organizing, and donor mobilization through online channels.
• Vera Institute of Justice: National nonprofit focused on criminal legal system reform, transforming justice systems, and reducing incarceration. Shares TCF's interest in transformative justice, carceral state reform, and policy advocacy, though at much larger scale.
• The Sentencing Project: Research and advocacy nonprofit focused on criminal justice reform, reducing incarceration, and addressing racial disparities in sentencing. Highly comparable to TCF's criminal legal reform and policy fellowship activities.
• Center for Constitutional Rights: Legal advocacy organization that litigates civil rights and constitutional cases, including fighting racial discrimination and police abuse. Comparable to TCF on Justice for Greenwood legal advocacy and constitutional rights work.

Emerging players

• Communities for Criminal Justice Reform: Smaller-scale racial justice organization focused on community organizing and criminal justice reform. Closely comparable in size and grassroots community organizing model to TCF's Tulsa-focused work.

Broad incumbents

• NAACP: National civil rights organization that partners with TCF on virtual town halls and racial justice advocacy. NAACP operates at vastly larger scale across all 50 states, making it a broad incumbent reference for TCF's civil rights and policy work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/crutcherfdn
• Facebookfacebook.com/TerenceCrutcherFoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/terencecrutcherfoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/terence-crutcher-foundation

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Profiles2 records

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