Butterfield Memorial Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 131 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE BUTTERFIELD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION IS A CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION SERVING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY IN HARMONY WITH THE TENETS OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH - USA.
- Income
- $13.9 million
- Spending
- $11.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 60%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 95%
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 34
- Highest pay
- $311,157, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 76% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 21% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 169% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1560% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 131 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $5.5 million spent. GRANTS: BUTTERFIELD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION (BMF)PROVIDES GRANT FUNDING TO SUPPORT WHOLE-PERSON HEALTHCARE FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS, AS WELL AS THOSE EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED PREGNANCIES. THE FOUNDATION PRIORITIZES FUNDING FOR CHRISTIAN, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING COMMUNITIES IN OKLAHOMA, WHILE ALSO CONSIDERING GRANTS FOR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY. IN 2024, BMF APPROVED A TOTAL OF 6,413,064 IN GRANTS ACROSS FOUR PRIMARY FUNDING FOCUS WITH A TOTAL OF 4,351,211. CHARITABLE WHOLE PERSON HEALTHCARE - 4,420,531 APPROVED; 2,370,778 DISTRIBUTED INTERNATIONAL WHOLE PERSON HEALTHCARE - 963,060 APPROVED; 994,060 DISTRIBUTED CHOOSE LIFE ADVANCEMENT - 618,023 AWARDED; 594,023 DISTRIBUTED SPIRITUAL CARE ADVANCEMENT - 51,450 AWARDED; 32,350 DISTRIBUTED ADDITIONALLY, 360,000 WAS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH BOARD AND PRESIDENT DISCRETIONARY GRANTS. THESE GRANTS WERE DIRECTED TOWARD INITIATIVES ADDRESSING PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, AND MENTAL HEALTHCARD NEEDS. TO EVALUATE GRANT EFFECTIVENESS AND MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT WITH THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION, SITE VISITS WERE CONDUCTED AT 30 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY. BMF ALSO FUNDED TWO INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE HEALTHCARE AND MINISTRY PROFESSIONALS: 1. BUTTERFIELD CHRISTIAN MEDICAL INTERNSHIP (BCMI) - A SIX-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATE PRE-MEDICAL STUDENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A CONSORTIUM OF FIVE OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITIES. SIX STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN CLINICAL ROTATIONS AT FOUR CHARITABLE HEALTCARE CLINICS IN OKLAHOMA CITY. 2. ERIC BAIRD SPIRITUAL CARE INTERNSHIP (EBSCI) - A CHAPLAINCY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MINISTRY STUDENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BETHANY CHILDREN'S HEALTH CENTER, MID-AMERICA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, AND THE YMCA IN OKLAHOMA CITY, AS WELL AS CHRIST COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES AND HARDING THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN TENNESSEE. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDED HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES, REINFORCING THE FOUNDATION'S COMMITMENT TO CHARITABLE HEALTHCARE AND SPRIRUTAL CARE WITHIN LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/INVOLVEMENT BUTTERFIELD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION REMAINS COMMITTED TO HELPING UNINSURED OKLAHOMANS ACCESS QUALITY MEDICAL, MENTAL/EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES. IN ADDITIN TO OUR GRANT FUNDING AND PROGRAMMING, WE SEEK TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL THROUGH COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, OUTREACH, AND PROVIDING STRATEGIC GUIDANCE TO OUR KINGDOM PARTNERS. COMMUNITY INITIATIVES INVOLVE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, COLLABORATION, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND EMPOWERMENT. THE GOAL IS TO ADDRESS ISSUES IMPACTING THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE. FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES IS SEPARATE FROM GRANT FUNDING. EACH COMMUNITY INITIATIVE IS GEARED TOWARD FORWARDING THE MISSION AND VISION OF THE FOUNDATION. BUTTERFIELD FOUNDATION REGULARLY INTERACTS WITH A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN SERVICES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. IN 2024, A TOTAL OF 272,616 WAS INVESTED IN ADDRESSING AREAS OF NEED OUTSIDE OUR TRADITIONAL GRANT FUNDING. THE FIRST COMMUNITY INITIATIVE SEEKS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE FOR THE UNINSURED IN OKLAHOMA. INITIALLY LAUNCHED IN 2022, PATIENT NAVIGATION SERVICES HAVE BEEN STREGTHENED, SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES HAVE EXPANDED, AND THE OVERALL SAFETY NET IMPROVED. IN 2024, HAU HELPED ABOUT 10,000 PATIENTS ACCESS HEALTHCARE AND MADE 1,073 REFERRALS FOR SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES. DUE TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS INITIATIVE, ADDITIONAL FUNDING HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FOR FY 2025,2026,AND 2027. THE SECOND INITIATIVE, TITLED THE ERIC BAIRD SPIRITUAL CARE INTERNATIONAL CHAPLAINCY, STARTED IN 2023. THE GOAL OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TO ADVANCE SPIRITUAL CARE FOR PEOPLE RESIDING IN BURUNDI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) AND RWANDA. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH THE FREE METHODIST CHAPLAIN ASSOCIATIN AND OTHER FREE METHODIST MINISTRIES, INCLUDING CENTRAL AFRICA HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION, HOPE AFRICA UNIVERSITY, KIBOGORA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY (KPU), KIBOGORA HOSPITAL (KH), AND NUNDU DEACONESS HOSPITAL (NDH) TO DEVELOP PROGRAMMING AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. GROUNDWORK FOR A POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAM IN CHAPLAINCY WAS LAID AT KPU IN RWANDA. ALONG WITH THE PROVISION OF TRAINING MATERIALS AND RESOURCES, THEOLOGY STUDENTS WILL BEGIN CHAPLAINCY INTERNSHIPS AT KH IN 2025. FURTHERMORE, THE FIRST CHAPLAINCY INTERNSHIP IN THE DRC WAS LAUNCHED AT NDH. ALSO LAUNCHED IN 2023, THE THIRD COMMUNITY INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON URBAN FARMING. THE PRIMARY PARTNER IS 8TH STREET FOUNDATION. THE GOAL OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS SERVED BY CHARITABLE CHRISTIAN CLINICS IN THE OKC METRO. IN TURN, CLINIC STAFF INCORPORATE NUTRITIONAL GUIDANCE AND TRAINING REGARDING HEALTHY DIETS FOR PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, AND OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES. CURRENTLY, FOUR CLINICS ARE PARTICIPATING. THE FOURTH COMMUNITY INITIATIVE, ALSO INITIATED IN 2023, IS THE CHRISTIAN CLINIC COOP OF OKLAHOMA (CCCO). THE CCCO WAS ESTABLISHED TO HELP RAISE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CHARITABLE CHRISTIAN CLINICS, PROVIDE RESOURCES LIKE WEB DESIGN, STRATEGIC PLANNING, ETC. THE FOCUS OF THE CCCO THIS YEAR WAS IN PROVIDING SIGNIFICANT GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO CROSSROADS RENEWAL PROJECT, A STARTUP NON-PROFIT THAT WILL BE A HUB FOR A VARIETY OF CHARITABLE SERVICES IN SOUTH OKC. CCCO ALSO WORKED CLOSELY WITH TULAKES MEDICAL CLINIC IN THEIR EXPANSION OF THEIR CLINIC FROM TWO TO FOUR DAYS A WEEK. A FIFTH COMMUNITY INITIATIVE WAS LAUNCHED TO EMPOWER THE UNINSURED TO ACCESS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. AFTER SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THE UNINSURED IN CHARITABLE CHRISTIAN CLINICS HAVE DIFFICULTY SECURING THESE SERVICES. IT IS A CHALLENGING PROCESS AND OFTEN INCLUDES LONG WAITING LISTS. PARTNERSHIPS WITH TULAKES CLINIC, SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY, THE CLINIC ON THE HILL, AND OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE EASIER ACCESS TO QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
- $1.1 million spent. THE SECOND AND OLDEST PROGRAM IS DEACONESS PREGNANCY & ADOPTION (DPA). FOUNDED IN 1900 ON THE PLAINS OF OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, IT IS THE OLDEST NON- PROFIT ADOPTION AGENCY IN OKLAHOMA. THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES HAVE BEEN CREATED AND THOUSANDS MORE SERVICED WITH COUNSELING AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY. DPA IS A SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH - USA AND ITS PURPOSE IS CHARITABLE AND RELIGIOUS IN NATURE, FOCUSED ON POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN BY SERVING WOMEN IN UNEXPECTED PREGNANCIES, FACILITATING THE ADOPTION OF CHILDREN, AND PROVIDING RESOURCES, SUPPORT, AND COUNSELING TO ALL INVOLVED. FOR WOMEN AND MEN EXPERIENCING AN UNEXPECTED OR CRISIS PREGNANCY, DPA PROVIDES COUNSELING AND FULL INFORMATION REGARDING ALL OPTIONS IN A NON- JUDGMENTAL AND ACCEPTING ENVIRONMENT SO THAT THE CLIENT CAN MAKE A FULLY INFORMED DECISION. MAKING AN ADOPTION PLAN IS A FULLY VOLUNTARY DECISION AND MANY CLIENTS SERVED ARE SUPPORTED AND RESOURCED IN THEIR DECISION TO PARENT. EXPECTANT PARENTS ARE ASSISTED IN MANY WAYS, INCLUDING HELPING TO LOCATE A MEDICAL PROVIDER, FOOD, SHELTER, CLOTHING, AND/OR TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS BY CONNECTIONS TO OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES, SUCH AS PARENTING CLASSES, INFANT SUPPLIES AND SUPPORT GROUPS. FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO MAKE AN ADOPTION PLAN, THE AGENCY IS A LICENSED ADOPTION PROVIDER AND MAINTAINS MANY PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE FAMILIES OF A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS AND INTERESTS WHO ARE APPROVED TO HAVE A CHILD PLACED IN THEIR HOME AFTER A RIGOROUS ASSESSMENT PROCESS THAT MEETS ALL STATE AS WELL AS AGENCY STANDARDS. ADOPTIVE PARENTS ARE VETTED BY THE AGENCY THROUGH A SERIES OF MEASURES, INCLUDING AN APPLICATION PROCESS, TRAINING SEMINAR, AND HOME STUDY ASSESSMENT. WHEN AN APPROVED FAMILY HAS A CHILD PLACED IN THEIR HOME, THE AGENCY ALSO SUPERVISES THE PLACEMENT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO ENSURE SUCCESS OF THE PLACEMENT. DPA VIEWS ADOPTION NOT AS A ONE-TIME EVENT, BUT AS AN ONGOING JOURNEY AND SEEKS TO PROVIDE LIFELONG SUPPORT TO ALL PARTIES INVOLVED, INCLUDING THE BIRTH FAMILY, ADOPTEE AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS. SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY ONGOING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TARGETED BOTH TO THE BIRTH FAMILY AND THE ADOPTIVE FAMILY. ALL PARTIES CAN ALSO REQUEST COUNSELING AND SUPPORT FROM THE AGENCY AT ANY TIME. IN ADDITION, SEARCH AND REUNION SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO FACILITATE CONTACT AND RELATIONSHIP IN THE EVENT OF A CLOSED ADOPTION. THIS SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO ALL CLIENTS WHO HAVE WORKED WITH DPA IN THE 124-YEAR HISTORY OF THE AGENCY AS ADOPTION RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED BACK TO THE AGENCY'S FOUNDING. INFANT ADOPTION AND SEARCH AND REUNION SERVICES WERE COMPLETED AS OUTLINED BELOW. THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN 2024. THE DPA COUNSELING CENTER AIMS TO SERVE THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY TOUCHED BY FOSTER CARE OR ADOPTION, INFERTILITY, MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH, OR THOSE WITH ATTACHMENT-RELATED ISSUES. DESPITE THE REASON AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY SEEKS COUNSELING, THE GOAL OF THE DPA COUNSELING CENTER IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR THOSE PROCESSING RELATIONAL DIFFICULTIES OR MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR OFFICE WITH TELEHEALTH OPTIONS OFFERED WHEN NEEDED. DPA ALSO PROVIDED COMMUNITY TRAINING AND EDUCATION ON THE OPTION OF ADOPTION TO PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERS AROUND THE STATE. DPA MAINTAINS ITS ACCREDITATION WITH THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES AS AN OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY AND WAS AWARDED A THREE YEAR ACCREDITATION DISTINCTION IN 2024. FURTHERMORE, DPA IS A MEMBER OF AND PARTICIPATES IN MANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND COALITIONS WITH THE INTENT TO PARTNER WELL WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND ENSURE THAT THE MISSION OF DPA IS KNOWN BY THOSE WORKING ALONGSIDE US. FUNDS ARE RAISED TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF DPA SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. DONORS ARE REACHED THROUGH DIRECT MAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, E-BLAST EMAILS, AND PERSONAL VISITS. MULTIPLE SPECIAL EVENTS ARE ALSO HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO RAISE AWARENESS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. OVERVIEW OF 2024 SERVICES: INFANT ADOPTION PROGRAM: . FIELDED 53 INQUIRY CALLS FROM EXPECTANT PARENTS . SERVED 28 EXPECTANT PARENTS . PROVIDED 644 PRE/POST CLIENT CONTACT HOURS WITH EXPECTANT PARENTS . FIELDED 144 INQUIRY CALLS FROM PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS . PROVIDED 1,454 PRE/POST CLIENT CONTACT HOURS WITH ADOPTIVE FAMILIES . COMPLETED 11 HOME STUDIES, 12 HOME STUDY UPDATES, AND 19 POST-PLACEMENT SUPERVISORY REPORTS . PLACED 12 INFANTS IN ADOPTIVE HOMES POST-ADOPTION/SEARCH & REUNION: . FIELDED 56 INQUIRY CALLS FROM TRIAD MEMBERS (ADOPTEE, BIRTH FAMILY, OR ADOPTIVE FAMILY) . RECEIVED REQUESTS FOR NON-IDENTIFYING MEDICAL/SOCIAL INFORMATION FROM SEVEN ADULT ADOPTEES AND CONFIDENTIAL INTERMEDIARY SEARCHES FROM NINE TRIAD MEMBERS . COMPLETED FIVE REUNIONS . PROVIDED 120 CLIENT CONTACT HOURS WITH THOSE INVOLVED IN THE SEARCHING PROCESS POST-ADOPTION/COUNSELING CENTER: . FIELDED 178 INQUIRY CALLS FOR THERAPEUTIC SERVICES . CONDUCTED 39 INTAKE ASSESSMENTS . COMPLETED 961 COUNSELING SESSIONS COMMUNITY TRAINING/EDUATION: . THE AGENCY PROVIDED 11 PRESENTATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY IMPACTING 49 INDIVIDUALS . TRAINING WAS PROVIDED TO 16 PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERS, WITH 107 INDIVIDUALS LEARNING HOW TO PRESENT THE OPTION OF ADOPTION TO CLIENTS . OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS ATTENDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR RESULTED IN OVER 500 PEOPLE BEING EXPOSED TO AND HEARING ABOUT THE AGENCY'S SERVICES VOLUNTEER HOURS: . GALA - 10 PEOPLE AT 150 HOURS . SEMINAR TRAINING - 10 PEOPLE AT 20 HOURS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: . OKLAHOMA ADOPTION COALITION . OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES . OKLAHOMA ASSOCIATION OF INFANT MENTAL HEALTH . HOPE PREGNANCY CENTER . PREGNANCY RESOURCE NETWORK . OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES . OKLAHOMA BAPTIST HOMES FOR CHILDREN . ROSE DAY COMMITTEE FUNDRAISING OVERVIEW: . 750 DONATIONS WERE MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION . 303 DONORS GAVE, WITH 121 BEING NEW DONORS . 227,535 WERE RA
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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