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IRS announces extended deadline for nonprofits at risk of losing tax-exempt status
The Internal Revenue Service announced a one-time relief program Monday that will help thousands of small nonprofits at risk of losing their tax-exempt status, including more than 4,000 Oklahoma nonprofits. Small nonprofits that failed to file the Form 990-N by the May 17 deadline now have until October 15 to preserve their tax exemption. Read more about the IRS deadline extension.
Caring for new plants during the summer
In this short video, our own Brian Dougherty demonstrates how to care for new plants in your landscape and help them survive the heat and humidity during July and August. Brian, a landscape architect, oversees our Margaret Annis Boys Trust and Parks & Public Spaces Initiative.
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| AIDG is coordinating trainings in confined masonry construction techniques. The techniques developed in South America partially explain how the Feb 27th 8.8 earthquake in Chile caused considerably less damage. Photo Credits: AIDG |
Grant Sent to Assist in Long-Term Recovery Efforts in Haiti
The Oklahoma City Community Foundation has awarded nearly $12,000 from the Haiti Earthquake Recovery Fund to assist with the long-term recovery efforts in Haiti. Established by the Oklahoma City Community Foundation following the January 12th earthquake, the fund provided a convenient and easy way for local donors to make charitable gifts in response to the disaster.
"After extensive research we have made a grant to Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (AIDG), a successful and highly respected nonprofit organization that has been working in Haiti since 2006,” said Nancy B. Anthony, executive director of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. Read more about the grant.
Grant benefits Route 66 Boathouse
A recent Margaret Annis Boys Trust grant helped to beautify the renovated Route 66 Boathouse at Lake Overholser.
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Get Reading Oklahoma helps adults “learn to earn”
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| Listen to the Get Reading Oklahoma commercial airing on KKNG |
With media partners OETA and Cox Communications, the Oklahoma City Community Foundation is addressing the issue of adult literacy through Get Reading Oklahoma. A project of our Literacy Is For Everyone (LIFE) Initiative, Get Reading Oklahoma provides free access to programs that can help adults strengthen literacy skills or prepare for the GED exam.
Get Reading Oklahoma provides two series developed by PBS LiteracyLink: TV411 is a 30-episode series that uses every day situations such as filling out job applications, writing letters and understanding recipes as opportunities to learn while GED Connection, a 39-episode series helps individuals prepare for the GED exam. All episodes are 30 minutes in length. For a second year, OETA is broadcasting both series between 10 a.m. and 12 noon each weekday during June and July. Episodes are also available to view online; via Cox Cable’s OnDemand FreeZone Channel 1, Cox Cable Channel 18 and OETA Okla channel. Cox is also providing a toll-free telephone number through which callers from across the state can find out more about literacy service providers in their communities: 1-888-OK2Read (1-888-652-7323). Read more about Get Reading Oklahoma.
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| 2005 Hudiburg Family Fund Scholarship recipient Charlie Hunt with his grandfather, Robert Hendrick, at Charlie’s graduation ceremony at Oklahoma State University. |
Shaping the Future Through Charitable Giving
Since 1969, donors have been coming to the Oklahoma City Community Foundation to establish endowments for scholarships and charitable organizations they care about. We administer more than 100 scholarship and award endowments, all created by donors who wish to provide others a way to continue their education beyond high school. One great example of how donors’ wishes are shaping future generations is the Hudiburg Family Scholarship.
For Charlie Hunt, receiving the Hudiburg Family Fund Scholarship “meant everything.”
“I knew that college was going to be a financial monster,” he says. “Because of my major, I knew I wouldn’t have time for a job, so the Hudiburg Scholarship was a huge help.” Read more about the Hudiburg Scholarship.
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Dr. Mary Ann Bauman and Oscar Jackson to Join Board of Trustees
Pete Delaney joins Investment Committee
Oklahoma City physician Dr. Mary Ann Bauman and Oklahoma Cabinet secretary Oscar B. Jackson, Jr. have agreed to serve on the Oklahoma City Community Foundation Board of Trustees. Their three-year terms begin July 1. Additionally, the Trustees have also asked local businessman Pete Delaney to serve a five-year term on our Investment Committee. Read the full story.
3rd Quarter Investment Return is 19.55%
For the quarter ending March 31, investment performance results for the Oklahoma City Community Foundation's general investment pool was 19.55%. See details here. Please click here to read our FY2009 Investment Report.
