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.
Allied Arts donors create change.
In 2025, the community came together and raised a record-breaking $3.88 million for Allied Arts! Corporate contributions made up more than 1/3 of the total raised, with individual donors contributing 48%!
Thank you to all of our 2025 campaign supporters! The list below 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. Contact jennifer.bowman@alliedartsokc.com to get involved.
the project
Generous corporate, foundation and individual donors make our local arts community stronger, and your contributions make a lasting impact on the cultural landscape of central Oklahoma.
2025 PARTNERS
Visionary $100,000+
Sustainer $50,000 – $74,999
Benefactor $25,000 – $49,999
More partners
Sponsor $15,000 – $24,999
- Accenture
Arvest Bank
Baker Hughes, Inc.
Web & Kristine Browne
Barby Crabtree
Crawley Family Foundation
Dobson Family Foundation
Dolese Bros. Co.
Duncan Oil Properties, Inc.
The Fred Jones Family Foundation
The Kerr Foundation, Inc.
Bill & Sherri Lance
MidFirst Bank
Oklahoma Natural Gas
Taylor & Katie Shinn
Chuck Wiggin
Patron $10,000 – $14,999
- Mo & Richard Anderson
Amy & Roy Bankhead and Kim & Jon Shirley
Bolton Family Fund
Lois Conklin
Rick & Lerri Cooper
The Honorable Mick Cornett
The Cresap Family Foundation
Crowe & Dunlevy
Nick & Peggy Duncan
Edward A. & Barbara N. Krei Fund
Full Sail Capital, LLC
Nedra Funk
Greg & Lisa Love
Magellan Executive Partners
The Late Herman Meinders
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma Heart Hospital
OU Health
Dr. Margaret Freede Owens
Harshil Patel
Mrs. T. Ray Phillips
Presbyterian Health Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. David Rainbolt
Jeff & Sally Starling
Jill & Sean Trauschke
Mr. Gregg Wadley & Dr. Susan E. Brackett
Partner $5,000 – $9,999
- Dr. Steven C. Agee, Ph.D.
The Ann Lacy
Foundation
Arnall Family Foundation
Bowen Foundation
Robert & Karen Browne
Candor
The Choctaw Nation
Cummings Oil Company
Lawrence H. & Ronna C.
Davis
Alena & Steve Dixon
Jeanette & Rand Elliott
Enterprise Holdings
Foundation
Ernst & Young
Tricia L. Everest
First Fidelity Bank
First Liberty Bank
Amy & Jon Fisher
Flintco, LLC
French Family Charitable
Foundation
Mindy & David Freymiller
David & Kirsten Griffin
Griffin Media
David & Aimee Harlow
HoganTaylor - Mr. Gregory S. Horne
Ronnie & Shahnaaz Irani
Dennis & Janet Jaggi
Jasco Giving Hope
Foundation
JE Dunn Construction
Robert & Sharon Keating Jim Kessler &
Karen Wicker
Kimray, Inc.
Mr. Kevin Lagge
Lingo Construction
Jenee & Darren Lister
Joan S. Maguire
Roxie & Glen Maynard
Katie McClendon
Jean McLaughlin
Miller Architecture l
Development
Janie & Max Myers
Mrs. Valerie Naifeh &
Mr. George Catechis
Mr. James A. Pickel
Oklahoma Allergy &
Asthma Clinic
Oklahoma One Call
Paula & Craig Boelte
Family Foundation
PricewaterhouseCoopers
George Records
Donald Rowlett & Martha
Burger
Lance & Cindy Ruffel
Linda & Steve Slawson
Doug & Susie Stussi
Mr. & Mrs. James E.
Williams
Tracy Williams
Christi & Eric 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.frank@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
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April 8, 2025
ALLIED ARTS CELEBRATES CHRISTIAN KEESEE AND LARRY KEIGWIN AS 2025 HONORARY CHAIRS
April 18, 2025
Allied Arts hosted its annual Honorary Chair Event on April 15 to celebrate the visionary leadership and philanthropy of 2025 Honorary Chairs Christian Keesee and Larry Keigwin. Held at Oklahoma Contemporary, more than 200 friends, arts advocates and Allied Arts supporters attended the event to pay tribute to Keesee and Keigwin’s steadfast work to make the arts accessible to more Oklahomans.
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.