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Foundation Check Requests

Payment Request Submittal

All check requests to the Foundation for Tulsa Schools must be submitted through this page and follow the guidelines outlined below. Incomplete submissions or missing documentation will result in processing delays. Please review all instructions carefully and ensure your request is complete before submitting.

Important Reminders:

  • All payment requests must be submitted by 4:00 PM on the following due dates. Please pre-plan accordingly. Emergency checks may not be issued.
    • October 8, 2026 (for checks being mailed Oct 16-20)
    • October 23, 2026 (for checks being mailed Nov 2-4)
    • November 6, 2026 (for checks being mailed Nov 16-18)
    • November 23, 2026 (for checks being mailed Dec 1-3)
    • December 8, 2026 (for checks being mailed Dec 16-18)
    • December 21, 2026 (for checks being mailed Jan 4-6)
    • January 7, 2027 (for checks being mailed Jan 18-20)
    • January 21, 2027 (for checks being mailed Feb 1-3)
    • February 8, 2027 (for checks being mailed Feb 16-18)
    • February 18, 2027 (for checks being mailed Mar 1-3)
    • March 8, 2027 (for checks being mailed Mar 16-18)
    • March 24, 2027 (for checks being mailed Apr 1-2)
    • April 8, 2027 (for checks being mailed Apr 16-19)
    • April 22, 2027 (for checks being mailed May 2-5)
    • May 6, 2027 (for checks being mailed May 17-19)
    • May 24, 2027 (for checks being mailed June 1-3)
    • June 8, 2027 (for checks being mailed June 16-18)
    • June 23, 2027 (for checks being mailed July 1-2)
    • July 8, 2027 (for checks being mailed July 16-20) This is the final deadline to submit expenses from the 2026-2027 school year.
  • Please plan ahead to ensure your request is submitted in time for processing and meets your required timeline.
  • Ensure all information is accurate and complete. Incomplete requests will be returned.

How to Submit a Payment Request

  1. DOWNLOAD and SAVE the Request for Payment Form to YOUR COMPUTER. (Please do not edit the form from this site as it does not automatically reset for the next submitter.)
  2. Complete the Request for Payment Form, as indicated, and upload the document as a PDF into the “Check Request Submittal” form below.
    • Include a detailed explanation of the expense (who/what/why).
    • The “Payee Name” should be the business or individual’s name of who the check is payable to and match the submitted W-9.
    • Identify the correct funding source. List the grant name or school fund in the “Name of Grant Funding Source” field.
    • Obtain appropriate approvals:

      • School-related: Must be signed by the school principal. If reimbursing the principal, the SLD must approve.

      • Grant-related: Must be approved by the Director of Financial Operations with TPS Federal Programs.

  3. Upload all required documentation:
    • Invoices &/or receipts
    • W-9 (required for all payments, except for a reimbursement, and MUST be signed and dated for this calendar year.
  4. Complete the Check Request Submittal information below and select submit.

    Complete the information below. Ensure all required documents are uploaded. Select Submit.

For questions, please contact the Director of Programs at lucretia@foundationfortulsaschools.org.

Check Request Submittal

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    The Experience

    Tulsa is one of a handful of cities across the nation participating in the Kennedy Center’s Any Given Child program. Through partnership with local performance groups, museums, and galleries, we ensure that Tulsa students have at least ten live arts experiences by the time they reach high school.

    The Three Layers of Any Given Child-Tulsa

    Layer 1: Live Arts Experiences

    Partner Organization provide live arts experiences for all students in a single grade level, regardless of which school they attend.

    • Kindergarten: Theater Performance (Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust)
    • 1st Grade: Museum/Teaching artist visit (Gilcrease Museum)
    • 2nd Grade: Opera Performance (Tulsa Opera)
    • 3rd Grade: Museum visit (Philbrook Museum of Art)
    • 4th Grade: Two Music Performances (Chamber Music Tulsa and Tulsa Symphony Orchestra)
    • 5th Grade: Ballet Performance (Tulsa Ballet)
    • 6th Grade: Gallery visit (Living Arts, TCC Center for Creativity, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa Foundation for Architecture)
    • 7th Grade: Dance Performance (Choregus Productions)
    • 8th Grade: Museum visit (Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art)

    Layer 2: Arts Integration

    Teachers work collaboratively with the arts partner organizations to create lesson plans and field trip guides that bring the arts into classroom learning. Additionally, teachers are provided with professional development opportunities that give them the skills necessary to use the arts as a vehicle for learning in the core content areas.

    Layer 3: Arts for Art’s Sake

    Any Given Child-Tulsa advocates for additional arts instruction by certified specialists with learning goals centered around the fine arts discipline exclusively. 

    Our Generous Donors

    Our Partners

    Any Given Child-Tulsa exists as a collaborative effort to ensure that EVERY child enrolled in Tulsa Public Schools grades K-8 receives arts education as part of the classroom experience.  We are grateful to the following partners for their efforts in providing experiential opportunities for our students.

     

    Staff

    Moises Echeverria

                 President and CEO               (918) 746-6604

    Brena Meadows Thrash

    Director of Operations & Programs
    (918) 746-6605

    Annabelle Elliott

    Manager of Development & Community Partnerships
    (918) 746-6602

    Margaret Laprarie

    Fine Arts Coordinator

    TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    The Foundation works closely with Tulsa Public Schools to provide district-wide strategic funding support to advance the goals and vision of district’s five-year strategic plan “Pathways to Opportunity.”

    TPS Strategic Plan

    Demographics/Facts

    • There are 78 learning communities within Tulsa Public Schools
      • 45 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, 9 high schools, 7 alternative schools, 1 virtual school, and  6 district-authorized charter schools
    • Students come from 62 countries and speak 72 different languages and dialects
    • 80% of students are economically disadvantaged
    • 36% of students are multilingual language learners
    • 13% of students have disabilities
    • 11% of our students are gifted and talented

    Special Programs

    • Tulsa Engineering Academy – Memorial High School
    • Agricultural Education – Webster High School
    • Digital Media & Broadcasting– Webster High School
    • AP Capstone Program– Edison Preparatory High School
    • Culinary, Hospitality, Health & Human Performance– Hale High School
    • Construction Program– Hale High School
    • International Baccalaureate Program– Booker T. Washington High School
    • Aerospace Academy– Tulsa Tech
    • Aerospace Mechanic Program– East Central