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Contact: Jeremy Hoffpauir, Director of Creative Marketing
Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits
405-463-6886, ext. 207
jhoffpauir@okcnp.org

OKLAHOMA CENTER FOR NONPROFITS ANNOUNCES
FINALISTS FOR 2021 ONE AWARDS
Awards Event will be held in Tulsa on April 24, 2021

TULSA, Okla. – The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits has announced the line-up of finalists for the 2021 Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence (ONE) Awards scheduled for April 24 in Tulsa. The ONE Awards event is the only program in the state honoring demonstrated excellence in nonprofit service. The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits has given nearly $2 million in cash awards since its inception in 2008.

“The ONE Award recipients are selected for their excellence in all areas, from impact and service delivery to clients, to reputation, to internal management and efficiencies,” Phil Lakin Jr., Chairman of the ONE Awards Selection Commission, said.

The 2021 finalist organizations include:

Arts and Humanities
Circle Cinema Foundation (Tulsa)
Oklahoma Youth Orchestras (Oklahoma City)
Tulsa Literary Coalition/Magic City Books (Tulsa)         

Community   
Compassionate Hands (Yukon)
Southern Oklahoma Library System (Ardmore)
Tulsa Historical Society & Museum (Tulsa)          

Education     
Bartlesville Education Promise (Bartlesville)
Rainbow Fleet (Oklahoma City)
Six Twelve – The Young School (Oklahoma City)        

Health
Oklahoma State University Foundation – on behalf of OSU Medicine (Tulsa)
Shortgrass Community Health Center (Hollis)
Tulsa CARES (Tulsa)         

Self-Sufficiency        
Ada Homeless Services (Ada)
Tulsa Dream Center (Tulsa)
Wings Special Needs Community (Edmond)           

Transformation
RestoreOKC (Oklahoma City)
Wings of Home Family Crisis Services (Stillwater)
YMCA of Great Oklahoma City Military Welcome Center (Oklahoma City)           

Youth
Sisu Youth (Oklahoma City)
Western Plains Youth & Family Services, Inc. (Woodward)
Youth Villages, Inc. (Oklahoma City)

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 2020, the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits has given nearly $2 million to more than 200 Oklahoma nonprofits through the ONE Awards.

To request sponsorship information for the 2021 ONE Awards, please contact Rob Gardenhire at rgardenhire@okcnp.org  or (918) 340-7053. The 2021 ONE Awards will be live streamed at www.okcnp.org/one-awards.

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The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits is the state’s preeminent organization convening charitable entities from throughout the state for training, consultation, networking, advocacy and recognition. Comprising more than 730 members from throughout Oklahoma, OKCNP’ primary mission is to empower 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 impact the lives of Oklahomans. www.OKCNP.org