Greenwood Rising Announced as a Finalist for 2024 One Awards
The Awards Event will be held in Tulsa on April 20, 2024.
The ONE Awards were established in 2008 by the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits with guidance from late Chapman Foundation trustee J. Jerry Dickman and Tulsa businessman Joe Moran to draw attention to those nonprofit organizations that employ the tenets of excellence in their operations every day. Since its beginning, the program has awarded cash grants between $5,000 and $10,000 to exceptional Oklahoma Nonprofits. As of 2021, the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits has given more than $2 million to more than 200 Oklahoma nonprofits through the ONE Awards.
“ONE Awards are presented to the best-of-the-best nonprofits in Oklahoma,” said Phil Lakin, Jr., Chairman of the ONE Awards Selection Commission. “I congratulate the board members and staff who have earned these awards; they have worked hard to achieve and maintain excellent management systems and deliver efficient and effective charitable services for Oklahomans.”
The 2024 finalist organizations are:
Arts and Humanities
Greenwood Rising; Tulsa
Oklahoma Arts Institute; OKC
Oklahoma Opry; OKC
Community
HFV Wilson Community Center Authority; Ardmore
Oklahoma County Diversion Hub; OKC
YMCA of Greater Tulsa
Health
Healthy Minds Policy Initiative; Tulsa
Hearts for Hearing; OKC
Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers; Ardmore
Education
Great Plains Literacy Council; Altus
The Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art; Tulsa
The STEAM Engine; OKC
General Impact
Missing Murdered Indigenous People - Chahta; Calera
NonDoc Media; OKC
Warrior's Rest Foundation; Edmond
Self-Sufficiency
Circle of Care; OKC
Family Shelter of Southern Oklahoma; Ardmore
World Neighbors; OKC
Youth
Angels Foster Family Network of OKC; Edmond
Supplied for Success; Tulsa
Tulsa Lawyers for Children; Tulsa
The ONE Awards were established in 2008 by the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits with guidance from late Chapman Foundation trustee J. Jerry Dickman and Tulsa businessman Joe Moran to draw attention to those nonprofit organizations that employ the tenets of excellence in their operations. Since its beginning, the program has awarded grants between $5,000 and $10,000 to exceptional Oklahoma nonprofits. As of 2022, the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits has given more than $2 million to more than 200 Oklahoma nonprofits through the ONE Awards.
The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits is the state’s preeminent organization convening charitable entities from throughout the state for professional development, consulting, networking, advocacy, and recognition. Comprising nearly 1,000 nonprofit members from throughout Oklahoma, The Center's primary mission is empowering nonprofits to achieve excellence in their missions. Since 1981, the organization has assisted thousands of individuals and organizations through various programs designed to build capacity and positively impact the lives of Oklahomans. www.OKCNP.org