Overview

The Inasmuch Foundation was established in 1982 by Edith Kinney Gaylord

Edith Kinney Gaylord

Edith Kinney Gaylord , also referred to as Edith Gaylord Harper, was born March 5, 1916 in Oklahoma City to parents Inez and E. K. Gaylord. Her father was editor and publisher of The Oklahoman and The Oklahoma City Times...

 (1916–2001). The Foundation is dedicated to upholding the values and interests of its founder. Inasmuch provides financial contributions to projects focusing on education, health and human services, arts, historic preservation and environmental concerns in the state of Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

 and the Colorado Springs area. CEO and President Robert J. Ross

Robert J. Ross

Robert J. Ross is President and CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Inasmuch Foundation and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation, two of Oklahoma’s largest private foundations, which make millions of dollars in donations a year to projects across the nation.Both foundations were...

 has led the Inasmuch Foundation and the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation

Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation

The was established in 1982 by Edith Kinney Gaylord . The Foundation is dedicated to upholding the values and interests of its founder. President and CEO Robert J. Ross has led EEJF and the Inasmuch Foundation since 2003. The Foundation is currently headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...

 since 2003.
In 2004, the foundation's assets were $257 million and $6.5 million were distributed in grants.

Mission

The Inasmuch Foundation is committed to the broad areas of interest and high expectations of its Founder, Edith Kinney Gaylord. These include compassion for those less fortunate; enrichment of the lives of others through knowledge and beauty; respect for effective leadership, courage and integrity; and a willingness to embrace the future.

Inasmuch Foundation's philanthropy is intended to enrich and enhance the quality of lives it touches; to lessen suffering whenever possible, and to strengthen and support institutions and organizations in ways that benefit communities and the individuals served.

Inasmuch Foundation's grant-making, in keeping with Ms. Gaylord's interests, emphasizes education, health and human services, the arts, historic preservation, strengthening the nonprofit sector, and preservation of the natural environment.

Grant Recipients

Inasmuch Foundation has supported well over 250 non-profit organizations in the past 5 years. Past grant recipients have included:

• United Way of Central Oklahoma
• Sunbeam Family Services
• Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
• Family & Children's Services of Tulsa
• Pikes Peak Community Action Agency
• Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park
• Lyric Theater
• Community Literacy Centers
• KIPP Reach Academy Charter School

Notable Contributions

Many of the Foundation's contributions have made a remarkable impact on the local communities of grant recipients. Some of Inasmuch Foundation's most notable sponsorships have been awarded to:

• Oklahoma City Educare
• University of Oklahoma
  University of Oklahoma
  The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
  
  , Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication
  Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication
  The Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication is the journalism unit of the University of Oklahoma in Norman. It is located in Norman, a quaint town located 40 miles south of Oklahoma City...
  
  
• Oklahoma City Museum of Art
  Oklahoma City Museum of Art
  The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is a museum located in the Donald W. Reynolds Visual Arts Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. The museum features visiting exhibits; original selections from its own collection; a theater showing a variety of foreign, independent, and classic films each week;...
  
  , Roman Art from the Lourve Exhibit
• Western Heights Public School, Common Language for Accountability Project

Name

The Foundation takes its name from the Gospel of Saint Matthew, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto me."

Founder

Edith Kinney Gaylord was born March 5, 1916 in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma city

Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...

 to parents Inez and E. K. Gaylord. Her father was editor and publisher of The Oklahoman

The Oklahoman

The Oklahoman is the largest daily newspaper in Oklahoma and is the only daily newspaper that covers the entire Oklahoma City area.-Ownership:...

 and The Oklahoma City Times. Edith attended Colorado College

Colorado College

The Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell...

 in Colorado Springs before graduating from Wells College

Wells College

Wells College is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in Aurora, Cayuga County, New York, on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake. Initially an all-women's institution, Wells became a co-ed college in Fall 2005....

 in Aurora, New York in spring of 1939 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Edith began her journalistic career reporting for her father’s newspaper and radio station in Oklahoma City. In the summer of 1942, she was hired by the Associated Press in New York and was transferred five months later to their Washington, D.C. bureau. She was the first female employee on the general news staff.

She filed stories from New York, Hollywood, San Francisco and Chicago while following Madam Chiang Kai-shek on her tour of America. When first lady Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an international...

 insisted the AP send a female reporter to cover her news conferences, Edith was assigned to the task.

In 1944, Edith was elected president of the National Women’s Press Club, and served as secretary of Mrs. Roosevelt’s press conference committee and media liaison between her and the press. She also covered other notable events, including the death of Franklin Roosevelt, the new first lady Bess Truman and the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in London.

Edith returned to Oklahoma City and rejoined the family business in 1963, serving as a member of the board of directors and corporate secretary for The Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Edith quietly began her philanthropy efforts in the 1960s, often donating anonymously to those in need. In 1982 she founded both Inasmuch Foundation and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation

Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation

The was established in 1982 by Edith Kinney Gaylord . The Foundation is dedicated to upholding the values and interests of its founder. President and CEO Robert J. Ross has led EEJF and the Inasmuch Foundation since 2003. The Foundation is currently headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...

 to carry out her giving. Robert J. Ross

Robert J. Ross

Robert J. Ross is President and CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Inasmuch Foundation and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation, two of Oklahoma’s largest private foundations, which make millions of dollars in donations a year to projects across the nation.Both foundations were...

 is the current President and CEO of the foundations. Edith became a charter trustee at Colorado College in Colorado Springs and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the college in 1992. The University of Oklahoma also presented Edith with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree in 1997 for her contributions

Edith Kinney Gaylord died Jan. 28, 2001, at St. Anthony's Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City, the same hospital where she had been born 84 years earlier.