Arnall Family Foundation Celebrates 10 Years of Giving

by | May 16, 2025

This year we’re celebrating our 10th anniversary and in true Arnall Family Foundation style we wanted to celebrate in a way that would reflect our mission by keeping the focus on the work of our dedicated grantees. On May 16, we awarded unrestricted grants of $10,000 each to 37 nonprofits in Oklahoma as part of a small celebration marking the organization’s 10th anniversary.

Since starting the Arnall Family Foundation in 2015, Sue Ann Arnall has given nearly $350 million primarily to organizations working to create transformative change in the areas of Youth Welfare and Justice, Criminal Justice Reform, Homelessness, and Northeast Oklahoma City Economic Development.

Join us in celebrating this milestone by checking out the organizations, below, and making a donation to support their commitment to creating lasting, transformative change in our community.

Boys & Girls Club of OK County

Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County‘s mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.

To donate, click here.

CASA of Oklahoma County

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Oklahoma County provides trained volunteers to be champions for the individualized best interests of children in foster care.

To donate, click here.

Citizens for Juvenile Justice

Citizens for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) is a non-profit citizens advisory committee established by 10A O.S. § 2-4-101 to aid in the more effective administration of the law relating to youth. CJJ provides counsel, advice, and assistance to the Oklahoma County Juvenile Bureau for the purpose of enhancing services to at-risk youth, in part by applying for grants to help fund projects and programs that will benefit the community and the cause of juvenile justice.

To learn more, visit their website here.

City Care

City Care is dedicated to supporting our neighbors who are experiencing or transitioning from homelessness, offering low-barrier shelter, housing navigation, case management, street outreach and permanent supportive housing. City Care seeks to address the root causes of homelessness while empowering individuals to thrive.

To donate, click here.

City Rescue Mission

City Rescue Mission‘s mission is to lead our community by serving people experiencing and at risk of homelessness with help, hope, and healing, in the spirit of excellence, under the call of Christ.

To donate, click here.

The Comeback Kid Society

The Comeback Kid Society‘s mission revolves around offering unwavering support and invaluable resources to young individuals residing in foster group homes, juvenile detentions, treatment centers and our local communities, helping them to triumph over life’s challenges, cultivate resilience, and recognize their self-worth.

To donate, click here.

Cut It Forward

Cut it Forward is a non-profit organization providing culturally specific hair and skin care resources for foster and adopted children of color, and their caregivers.

To donate, click here.

Freedom Center

The Freedom Center of Oklahoma City is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established to educate, empower and enlighten our nation to reflect on the past, present and future of the Civil Rights Movement in Oklahoma.

To donate, click here.

Freedom City

Freedom City’s mission is to remove barriers and provide support for students in Oklahoma City to reach their potential through education and exposure to extra-curriculars and career options. The organization’s primary objective is to provide equitable access to quality educational opportunities for students in need within the public school system of central Oklahoma.

To donate, click here.

Frontier Media Group

The Frontier‘s mission is to produce fearless, independent journalism with impact — holding those in power accountable, giving a voice to the powerless and telling stories that matter to Oklahomans.

To donate, click here.

Homeless Alliance

Homeless Alliance‘s mission is to rally our community to end homelessness. They seek to end long-term homelessness in OKC by building the capacity of the community through collaboration with other agencies, identifying and filling gaps in homeless services, bringing nationally-recognized best practices to the community, and working to build a system that is more efficient, rational, and caring.

To donate, click here.

Honestly

Honestly works to address systemic barriers to comprehensive sexual health education and services, particularly among underserved populations, including addressing the critical challenge of teen pregnancy in Central Oklahoma.

To donate, click here.

Hope for the Future

Hope for the Future‘s mission is to provide a safe, welcoming, and home-like setting where children in foster care can engage in court-ordered, supervised visitations. They strive to help children stay connected with their families while fostering hope, healing, and meaningful relationships.

To donate, click here.

It's My Community Initiative

It’s My Community Initiative’s (IMCI) mission is to strengthen communities by building strong, healthy families. IMCI combines research-informed strategies with powerful, practical programs to tackle the challenges facing financially vulnerable individuals and families.

To donate, click here.

Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma

Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma (LASO) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that provides civil legal assistance to low-income persons throughout Oklahoma. They work through unique partnerships with national funders and local community organizations to meet the legal needs of our neighbors. By informing and representing these people, LASO provides equal access to the Oklahoma justice system for seniors, low-income people, children, and more.

To donate, click here.

LiveFree OKC

LiveFree OKC is a community violence intervention program that aims to dramatically reduce gun violence in impacted Oklahoma City communities. They achieve their mission through data-driven and community-level informed identification of groups and individuals at the very highest risk of being involved in a shooting, intervention, and effective provision of resources and wraparound support.

To donate, click here.

Neighborhood Services Organization

Neighborhood Services Organization is a 100-year-old nonprofit serving the at-risk and homeless of the Oklahoma City community. Their mission is to encourage independence through safe, healthy homes, dental care and nutrition.

To donate, click here

NEOKC Renaissance

NEOKC Renaissance’s mission is to equip Northeast Oklahoma City with resources and relationships that catalyze economic and
community revitalization.

To donate, click here.

NonDoc Media

NonDoc’s mission is to produce and distribute quality journalism with context that enables civic involvement.

To donate, click here.

OKC Metro Alliance

The mission of OKC Metro Alliance is to assist Oklahoman’s who want to recover from substance abuse by providing long term residential work recovery and to offer alternatives to incarceration through the operation of the Oklahoma City Public Inebriate Alternative program.

To donate, click here.

Oklahoma County Diversion Hub

Diversion Hub’s mission is to connect justice-involved individuals to life-stabilizing resources and services to help them become safe, self-sufficient and stable members of the community thereby, reducing their contacts with the justice system.

To donate, click here.

Oklahoma County Treatment Courts

Oklahoma County Treatment Courts are an innovative alternative to incarceration with emphasis on accountability, intensive monitoring and treatment for individuals charged with felony offenses and moderate to severe substance use disorders.

To learn more, click here.

Oklahoma Dental Foundation

The mission of Oklahoma Dental Foundation to build partnerships to improve and advance oral health by offering essential dental education and continuing education courses to dental professionals and providing life-changing free dental care and oral health education to Oklahomans in need.

To donate, click here

Oklahoma Watch

Through investigative, fact-driven journalism, Oklahoma Watch digs deep and examines significant issues facing our state. Their work engages all Oklahomans, amplifies the discussion of important issues and leads to change.

To donate, click here.

Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform

Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform’s mission is to serve as a catalyst for systemic change in Oklahoma’s criminal legal system to promote just and appropriate accountability while reducing mass incarceration and its generational harm to families.

To donate, click here.

Peaceful Family Oklahoma

Peaceful Family Oklahoma fills a critical gap in Oklahoma’s behavioral health and recovery systems—providing the only statewide, child centered response to family addiction. We equip children with skills that reduce their long-term risk of addiction, school failure, and justice involvement—ultimately saving systems money while changing lives.

To donate, click here.

Pivot

Pivot works with young people who are often homeless, or couch-homeless, disconnected or otherwise at-risk. Pivot provides programs and services that focus on youth services; counseling; educational and vocational services; prevention, intervention and diversion services; and a young person’s overall well-being.

To donate, click here.

Positive Tomorrows

Positive Tomorrows‘ mission is to partner with families experiencing homelessness to educate their children and create pathways to success.

To donate, click here.

SHINE Foundation

SHINE Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to enhancing our communities through meaningful service efforts, offering community service as an alternative to jail time.

To donate, click here

Sisu Youth Services

Sisu is a low-barrier, identity-affirming space in Oklahoma City where unhoused transition-age youth find the shelter and support they need to pursue the life they want.

To donate, click here

STAAR Foundation

The mission of the STAAR Foundation is to create culturally competent citizens who will work with incarcerated men, women, and juveniles through a commitment to multiculturalism. 

To donate, click here

Sunbeam Family Services

Sunbeam Family Services‘ mission is to build brighter futures with all children and families. Sunbeam helps over 6,200 Central Oklahoma children and families learn, grow, and thrive each year through high-quality Early Head Start and Head Start, with specialized extra support for entire family systems, including mental health services, and programming for foster families and grandparents raising their grandchildren.

To donate, click here. 

The CARE Center

The mission of The CARE Center is to prevent child abuse and provide opportunities for healing and hope for children in Oklahoma County.

To donate, click here

TEEM

The Education and Employment Ministry, also known as TEEM, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to breaking cycles of incarceration and poverty through education, personal development and work readiness training.

To donate, click here

Upward Transitions

Upward Transitions provides specialized programs and case management to help meet basic social needs of the most vulnerable in the community. They assist Oklahoma County families and individuals who are struggling with homelessness and at risk of losing their homes and stability as well as stranded travelers in crisis.

To donate, click here

Urban Bridge

Urban Bridge works with youth, families, and schools in Northeast Oklahoma City to close the opportunity gap and break cycles of hopelessness through hope-filled, holistic programs and services creating pathways to health, wholeness, and economic opportunity for youth and young adults.

To donate, click here

Urban League of Greater OKC

Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City’s mission is to assist African Americans, other minorities and the poor to achieve social and economic equality.

To donate, click here.