Advisory Board
Chair – Hannibal B. Johnson, Author, Attorney & Consultant
Vice Chair – Dr. Eunice Tarver, Vice President of Student Success & Chief Student Affairs Officer, Tulsa Community College
Secretary – Ashley Harris Philippsen, Executive Director, ImpactTulsa
Glenda Love-Williams, Ret. President & CEO, Ronald McDonald House and Nonprofit Consultant
Moises Echeverria, President & CEO, Foundation for Tulsa Schools
Joseph Bojang, Owner, Web Champs
Danny Williams, Attorney, Frederic Dorwart Lawyers
Jessica M. Lozano-Alvarez, Professional Provider Network Manager, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma
Jennifer Loren, Senior Director, Cherokee Film
Staff
Joshua J. Knowles
Program Associate
jknowles@zarrow.org
The Commemoration Fund grant cycle is now closed.
For grantee or applicant questions, please contact Joshua J. Knowles at jknowles@zarrow.org / 918-295-8015.
Founders
Mr. Henry Zarrow, 1916-2014
Mr. Jack Zarrow, 1925-2012
Mr. Scott Zarrow, 1958-2012
Trustees
Ms. Judy Kishner
Ms. Gail Richards
Mr. Stuart Zarrow
2025 Grant Recipients
BeHeard
Support for mobile resource center to provide showers, haircuts, and laundry services for people experiencing homelessness.
Birthright Living Legacy
Support for this grassroots effort providing fatherhood programming and family supports.
Carabelle’s Legacy Inc.
A grant to expand second-chance catering employment service and fire safety programming.
Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma
Operating support to provide pro bono legal services.
Children’s Health Foundation – Indian Country Child Trauma Center
Program support to provide evidence-based treatment training for mental health professionals in Tulsa County.
Community Health Connection, Inc.
Support to expand telehealth at Rosa Parks Urgent Care.
Foundation for Tulsa Schools
Support for the core programs of Foundation for Tulsa Schools: Any Given Child, Partners in Education, Explore Oklahoma, and Grant for Great Ideas.
Genesys Works
Support provides pathways to career success for high school students across Tulsa.
Housing Solutions Tulsa
Funding to support an advisory and advocacy group led by Tulsans who have lived experience of homelessness.
Indigenous Arts Alliance Inc.
Program support for Rising Voices and youth mentorship programming in collaboration with Tribal Nations.
Jewish Federation of Tulsa
K-12 field trip support to Sherwin Miller Museum’s exhibit highlighting the significance of the Jewish holocaust and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
La Cosecha Inc.
Operating support for a drive-through/walk-in food distribution program in East Tulsa.
Leadership Tulsa
Expansion of the after-school development program focused on building the next generation of civic and community leaders.
Phoenix Rising Foundation
Program support to serve Phoenix Rising’s student body through Scholastic and School Support, Workforce Development, and Student Emergency Fund.
Smiles of Faith, Inc.
Operating support for the mobile dental clinic, which provides free primary and preventive dental services in North Tulsa.
South Tulsa Community House
Program support for a Walking School Bus at Marshall Elementary to combat chronic absenteeism.
Still She Rises, Inc.
Operating support to serve North Tulsa mothers with legal needs such as eviction defense and expungements.
Theatre North
Grant funding for this long-established North Tulsa theatre program.
Tri-City Collective
Support for this award-winning professional broadcast journalism effort that engages the local public on important, statewide issues
Tulsa Black Mental Health Alliance Inc
Operating support to expand organizational capacity and build a network of mental health professionals.
Tulsa Dream Center, Inc.
Support for various youth development programs in both North Tulsa and the South Haven district of West Tulsa.
Urban Coders Guild Inc.
Grant funding for a creative after-school tech-training program for middle and high school students.
Youth Medical Mentorship
Program funding for this hands-on learning effort to increase the interest in medical, nursing, and allied health professional careers.
YWCA of Tulsa
Program support for legal services and citizenship classes for beginner to advanced English-learning students.