David E. & Cassie L. Temple Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The David E. & Cassie L. Temple Foundation supports education, human services and religion in Oklahoma.
FUNDING AREAS: Education, human services, religion
IP TAKE: Email is a great way to get in touch with this foundation and submit a funding request before the yearly deadline in the fall.
PROFILE: Established in 1995, the David E. & Cassie L. Temple Foundation is an independent family foundation based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. David Temple was a teacher and principal at several elementary, junior high and high schools in Oklahoma. Cassie Temple also taught in the Tulsa Public School system as an elementary school teacher. They had no children of their own but cared deeply for the local children attending these schools and passed away in the 1990s. The foundation aims to "educate and care for children and families, as well as to help those dedicated to the continuation of the work to which the founders had dedicated their lives.” It funds local efforts for education, human services and religion.
The David E. & Cassie L. Temple Foundation has broad grantmaking interests and is guided by the board of trustees to make final decisions about grants. The foundation will not typically meet with applicants to evaluate proposals but may schedule a site visit while making a final decision. This funder does not support scholarships or sponsor events. Past grants have gone towards programs, operating expenses, technology purposes, equipment, emergency needs, transportation costs, capital campaigns and counseling. Chronic disease management, literacy, youth outreach and direct services are all interests of this foundation.
Grants range between about $5,000 and $100,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the Tulsa area of Oklahoma. Past local grantees include Emergency Infant Services, Little Light House and the University of Tulsa.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. Applications are due by October 1 and can be emailed or mailed to the foundation. There is no specific application form, but the requested information is detailed on the funder’s website. The foundation advises applicants of its decisions before the end of December or January and funds grants in the first quarter of the next year.
Direct general questions to the staff at info@templeok.org or 918-743-9861.
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