Edmond Life and Leisure - April 17, 2025

Funding requests made by non-profits

The Edmond History Museum has requested $25,000.

Funding requests made by non-profits

By Richard Mize

The Oklahoman

It never hurts to ask, and often it positively helps for private charities to ask for public dollars, an annual routine in Edmond for 41 years.

The Edmond Community Agency Review Commission heard nonprofit organizations' requests for funding for 2025-2026 recently, the first step toward the commission sending its recommendations to the Edmond City Council for consideration.

Allocations can change through April 28, the date of the next council budget workshop and city council meeting. They could receive more scrutiny than usual because of the tight city budget. The board, created in 1984, has nine Edmond residents appointed by the mayor and city council.

Below, listed in the order they made their request to the review commission, are the organizations asking for funding assistance, the amount received for 2024-2025, the amount sought for 2025-2026, and the percentage increase or decrease.

Edmond Fine Arts Institute, 27 E Edwards St. Fine Arts Institute of Edmond − Received this year: $107,000. Requested for 2025-2026: $80,000. Change: down 25.23%.

Edmond Land Conservancy − Received this year: none. Requested for next fiscal year: $12,000. Change: up 100%.

Edmond Historic Preservation Trust − Received this year: $30,000. Requested for next year: $25,000. Change: down 16.67%.

Edmond Round Up Club − Received this year: $8,000. Requested for next year: $10,000. Change: up 25%.

UCO Sports Performance − Received this year: $20,000. Requested for next year: $20,000. Change: none.

Ministries of Jesus, 1100 E Interstate 35 Frontage Road, Edmond. YMCA Community Support − Received this year: $10,000. Requested for next year: $10,000. Change: none.

Character Council of Edmond − Received this year: $3,000. Requested for next year: $4,000. Change: up 33.33%.

Oklahoma Baptist Homes − Received this year: $2,500. Requested for next year: $5,000. Change: up 100%.

Edmond Public Schools Foundation − Received this year: $50,000. Requested for next year: $50,000. Change: none.

Project 66 Food Pantry − Received this year: $50,000. Requested for next year: $60,000. Change: up 20%.

Heartline − Received this year: None. Requested for next year: $10,000. Change: up 100%.

Carl Benne Arena, 300 N Kelly Ave., in Edmond.

Edmond Mobile Meals − Received this year: $95,000. Requested for next year: $100,000. Change: up 5%.

Ministries of Jesus − Received this year: $50,000. Requested for this year: $55,000. Change: up 10%.

Fostering Sweet Dreams Foundation − Received this year: $20,000. Requested for next year: $25,000. Change: up 25%.

Turning Point Ministries − Received this year: $80,000. Requested for next year: $100,000. Change: up 25%.

U R Special − Received this year: $20,000. Requested for next year:

$25,000. Change: up 25%.

Lilyfield Inc. − Received this year: $20,000. Requested for next year: $20,000. Change: none. Hope Center, 1251 N Broadway Ave., Edmond.

Peaceful Family Solutions − Received this year: $25,000. Requested for next year: $30,000. Change: up 20%.

Edmond Family Counseling − Received this year: $173,950. Requested for next year: $172,500. Change: down 1%.

Hope Center − Received this year: none. Requested for next year: $75,000. Change: up 100%.

Oasis Clubhouse − Received this year: none. Requested for next year: $112,600. Change: up 100%.

BE Different − Received this year: none. Requested for next year: