Special Donors The donors and funds listed as Special Donors are individuals, families and businesses who have made cumulative gifts of $500,000 or more to permanent endowment funds administered by the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. Special Donors are listed with the year of initial gift. 7-Eleven Stores | 2010
W.H. Crocus Fund | 1998
Established in honor of employees, the fund supports donor advised distributions.
An anonymous donor established this endowment after witnessing the relationship between a guide dog and a blind man. This fund supports the training and availability of guide dogs for the visually impaired and is named for the first guide dog sponsored by the fund.
O. June Allen | 1987 The widow of oilman Featherstone H. Allen, Mrs. Allen left a gift from her estate to support the Fund for Oklahoma City.
Dortha Dever | 2007 H.W. Almen/West OKC Rotary Scholarship Fund | 2004 Businessman H.W. Almen was a longtime member of the West OKC Rotary Club. A bequest in his estate left a $1.3 million gift to the club to establish a scholarship program for Oklahoma students.
Annie & Isaac Bloom Educational Scholarship | 2001 Esther Bloom was a generous yet anonymous supporter of Emanuel Synagogue. Through an estate gift, a fund was established in her parents’ name and supports the education of the congregation’s children.
Margaret Annis Boys | 1991 A $1.5 million bequest from her estate created the Margaret Annis Boys Trust that is used for beautification projects in public parks, medians and school grounds in Oklahoma County. Read more on page 50.
Thomas & Patricia Dix Brewer | 1992 The couple made a gift of an insurance policy to establish an advised fund that supports the promotion and values of justice and peace.
Jack Canine Fund | 2008 The former owner of an Indiana-based manufacturing company, Jack Canine helped to establish the American Banjo Museum that is located in Oklahoma City. He created an endowment to support the museum’s operations.
Oklahoma City businesswoman Dortha Dever first established the Dortha Dever Business Scholarship at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation in 2007 to support female students pursuing a business degree at Oklahoma City University. Following Dortha’s death in 2015, a gift from her trust increased the awards and created an advised fund to support the charitable causes Dortha cared about.
Emanuel Synagogue | 2003 Congregation Emanuel was founded in Oklahoma City in 1904 and is a traditional, egalitarian congregation affiliated with The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. The fund was the first endowment established at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation to benefit a faith community.
Irene P. & Samuel F. Frierson Educational Trust | 1997 The fund was established by the Frierson Educational Trust to provide scholarships to students attending an Oklahoma college. Scholarships are awarded through our Trustee Scholarship Initiative.
Edward King Gaylord Scholarship Fund | 1970 Mr. Gaylord, founder of the Oklahoma Publishing Company, established this endowment fund prior to his death and further funded it through a bequest in his estate. The fund supports scholarships awarded through the Trustee Scholarship Initiative.
David W. Gorham | 2001 B.C. Clark Family Fund | 1992 The B.C. Clark family established an advised fund to celebrate the 100th anniversary of B.C. Clark Jewelers, an Oklahoma City-based business with three locations. The fund supports a number of charities through grants recommended by the family.
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Longtime associate headmaster at Casady School, David W. Gorham supports several charitable organizations including the Boys and Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County, the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and the Nature Conservancy of Oklahoma.