Bob Ross, president and CEO of the Inasmuch Foundation, announced today the distribution of $150,000 in grants to six organizations serving the Tulsa area.

Edith Kinney Gaylord started the Inasmuch Foundation in 1982 to support causes that enhance the quality of life for Oklahomans. Today, the foundation is committed to carrying on the interests of its late founder by giving to education, health and human services, cultural organizations, the arts, historic preservation and environmental concerns.

The organizations being awarded grants from the Inasmuch Foundation are:

• Community Action Project of Tulsa County ($50,000) for the Innovation Lab for the development of pilot programs focusing on rental housing assistance, financial savings products and a long-term tracking and measuring project;

• Emergency Infant Services ($25,000) for general operating support;

• Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma ($25,000) for Girl Scouts Beyond Bars, providing girls with resources enabling them to become successful young women;

• Happy Hands Education Center ($25,000) for the annual fund;

• Oklahoma Life Skills Association ($15,000) for general support of Special Kids Programs; and

• Rebuilding Together Tulsa ($10,000) for general and operating support.