2022 Campaign Video
Recent Recipients: Spring 2022
Agency
Project description
Award
Arts Council Oklahoma City
Provide visual art classes for John Rex elementary students by placing ateaching artist in classrooms
$6,000
Aspiring Attitudes
Provide studio class scholarships and dance education to low-incomestudents of all abilities
$5,500
Canterbury Voices
Cover the cost to acquire and use music during youth choir “all sings”
$1,500
Firehouse Art Center
Support the Children’s Summer Art Program
$5,300
Lyric Theatre
Purchase theatrical lighting, a soundboard and Chromebooks for use byThelma Gaylord Academy staff
$5,000
MetropolitanSchool of Dance
Offer live-streamed classes to schools on West African dance, withinvitations to enroll in studio classes
$5,300
Oklahoma ArtsInstitute
Provide scholarships for five Oklahoma City students attending the 2022Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute
$5,000
OklahomaChildren’s Theatre
Provide scholarships for low-income students to attend spring and summercamps in theatre and other art forms
$7,000
Oklahoma CityBallet
Offer financial aid and merit scholarships for young dancers at theYvonne Chouteau School
$5,000
Oklahoma CityMuseum of Art
Provide monthly healing art activities to youth at SSM Health BehavioralHealth and launch a workshop training for therapists to conduct healing artprogramming in between OKCMOA visits
$6,000
OKC Philharmonic
Support the Discovery Family Concert Series which offers kid-friendly,affordable performances at the Civic Center
$5,000
OklahomaShakespeare
Offer a new production class for middle schoolers and provide financialassistance to eligible students
$3,300
Oklahoma VisualArts Coalition
Create art videos with hands-on lesson plans for use by teachersstatewide
$3,000
Oklahoma YouthOrchestras
Provide financial aid for students to participate in weekly intensiveorchestral sessions
$4,000
Opry HeritageFoundation
Support the Granville School of Music, an afterschool music program forlow-income students
$5,000
Paseo ArtsAssociation
Offer a new visual art program for veterans and their families
$5,300
Prairie DanceTheatre
Support Team Impact, a group of young dancers, and relaunch The Company,professional dancers who will perform for young audiences with performanceopportunities for members of Team Impact
$5,100
RACE DanceCollective
Create online dance curriculum to be offered at no cost to PE and danceeducators across the state
$5,000
Red Earth
Launch an exhibit on the tradition of Native dress at Red Earth and theNational Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum during the Red Earth Festivalcoupled with artist talks and demonstrations
$5,500
Science MuseumOklahoma
Support Space Day, two days of on-site activities and video materials
$5,500
SoonerTheatre
Purchase two portable keyboard as well as IT/AV equipment for rehearsalsand outdoor performances
$6,000
Flight employees create whimsical pipe cleaner trees during their Allied Arts employee giving presentation.
Corporate donors create change.
Raising approximately one-third of total funding
Thank you to all of our 2024 campaign supporters! This list includes companies that made a gift of $1,000 or more combined with their employee giving donations. We have also included individual donors at the $5,000 and higher level.
the project
Generous corporate donors like you make our local arts community stronger, and your contributions make a lasting impact on the cultural landscape of central Oklahoma.
CORPORATE PARTNERS
Visionary $100,000+
Sustainer $50,000 – $74,999
Benefactor $25,000 – $49,999
More corporate partners
Sponsor $15,000 – $24,999
- Accenture
Arvest Bank
Barby Crabtree
Barby Crabtree
Crowe & Dunlevy
Dobson Family Foundation
Dolese Bros. Co.
Duncan Oil Properties, Inc.
First Liberty Bank
The Fred Jones Family Foundation
The Kerr Foundation, Inc.
Bill & Sherri Lance
NBC Bank
Oklahoma Heart Hospital
Oklahoma Natural Gas
Kate Richard & Christian Kanady
Chuck Wiggin
Patron $10,000 – $14,999
- Anonymous
Candor
Clements Foods Co.
Rick & Lerri Cooper
Cox Communications
The Cresap Family Foundation
Nick & Peggy Duncan
Edward A. & Barbara N. Krei Fund
Nedra Funk
INTEGRIS Health
Mr. Christian K. Keesee & Mr. Larry Keigwin
Lingo Construction
Love's Travel Stops
LaDonna & Herman Meinders
The Late Jeaneen Naifeh
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma One Call
OU Health
Mrs. T. Ray Phillips
Prairie Surf Creative
Presbyterian Health Foundation
UPS
Tracy Williams
Partner $5,000 – $9,999
- Dr. Steve C. Agee, Ph.D.
Mo & Richard Anderson
The Ann Lacy Foundation
Arnall Family Foundation
Bolton Family Fun
Bowen Foundation
Robert & Karen Browne
ChappelWood Financial Services
The Choctaw Nation
Clubhouse Trailer Company
Crawley Family Foundation
Cummings Oil Company
Lawrence H. & Ronna C. Davis
Alena & Steve Dixon
Jeanette & Rand Elliot
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Ernst & Young
Tricia L. Everest
Hillary, Peter & Rowan Farrell
Fleske Commercial Group
Flintco, L.L.C.
French Family Charitable Foundation
Mindy & David Freymiller
Griffin Media
David & Kirsten Griffin
David & Aimee Harlow
HoganTaylor -
Mr. Gregory S. Horne
Ronnie & Shahnaaz Irani
Dennis & Janet Jaggi
Robert & Sharon Keating
Jim Kessler & Karen Wicker
Kimray, Inc.
Jenee & Darren Lister
Joan S. Maguire
Roxie & Glen Maynard
Katie McClendon
Jean McLaughlin
Miller Architects
Janie & Max Myers
Ms. Valerie Naifeh & Mr. George Catechis
Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic
Osborne Electric
Paula & Craig Boelte Family Foundation
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
QUAD
David & Kim Rainbolt
George Records
Donald Rowlett & Martha Burger
Lance & Cindy Ruffel
Saxum
Linda & Steve Slawson
Sovereign Bank
Doug & Susie Stussi
United Mechanical, Inc.
Mr. Gregg Wadley &
Dr. Susan E. Brackett
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Williams
Eric & Christi Woodworth
corporate campaigns
Allied Arts can tailor your company’s engagement to meet your strategic philanthropic objectives.
Corporate partnership opportunities
are diverse:
Employee Giving
Get your team engaged in making a difference by offering the opportunity to conveniently donate through your workplace.
For more information or to start planning your employee giving campaign, please contact courtney.lavender@alliedartsokc.com or call (405) 278-8944.
Event Sponsorships
Sponsoring Allied Arts special events is a great way for your company to publicly show its support – and in turn, receive event recognition, tickets and other exclusive benefits.
For information about event sponsorships, email sarah.wickersham@alliedartsokc.com or call (405) 278-8944.
In-Kind Donors
Donations of goods and services, including things like advertising, printing, catering, and media design and production, enable Allied Arts to lower administrative costs and allocate more dollars directly to the arts.
LATEST NEWS
Allied Arts Awards $186K in Grants, Celebrates Allied Arts Month
Allied Arts has awarded over $186,000 in grants to 31 local arts nonprofits through its Educational Outreach and Capacity Building programs. These funds, raised through the ongoing Allied Arts Campaign, support arts education, access, and organizational growth. Mayor David Holt also proclaimed February as Allied Arts Month, recognizing the organization's impact on Oklahoma’s creative community. Learn more at alliedartsokc.com/grants.
Allied Arts Campaign Kickoff
Allied Arts launched its 2025 campaign with a $3.9 million goal, announcing over $1 million already raised at the January 28 kickoff event. Campaign Chairs Sally and Jeff Starling highlighted the arts’ impact, with Honorary Chairs Christian Keesee and Larry Keigwin recognized for their contributions. The event featured local performances and a campaign video by Prairie Surf Media. Mayor David Holt will proclaim February as Allied Arts Month on February 25. Donate at alliedartsokc.com/donate.