Our team had a wonderful time at Northeastern State University on Wednesday as we celebrated Dr. Jennifer Edwards, our 2026 recipient of the Medal for Excellence in Regional University/Community College Teaching. Dr. Edwards' daughter, Natalie, nominated her for the award.
Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence
Non-profit Organizations
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 360 followers
Recognizing and Encouraging Academic Excellence in Oklahoma's Public Schools.
About us
We are a statewide nonprofit that recognizes and encourages academic excellence in Oklahoma's public schools. Through our flagship Academic Awards Program, OFE presents $175,000 annually to honor outstanding public school seniors as Academic All-Staters and exceptional educators as Medal for Excellence recipients. OFE also helps strengthen grassroots support for public schools through its Oklahoma School Foundations Network, which provides free training, resources and networking opportunities for new and established school foundations. Each May, OFE hosts the Academic Awards Celebration, where we honor Academic All-Staters, Medal for Excellence recipients and the winners of OSFN's Outstanding Program Awards for School Foundations. OFE also promotes the growth and development of quality youth mentoring statewide through grants for new and existing K-12 mentoring programs. We also partner with two national organizations, Fund for Teachers and the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute, to offer quality professional development opportunities for Oklahoma Educators.
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https://ofe.org
External link for Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1985
- Specialties
- teacher professional development, local school foundation support, early american history education, academic awards, educator awards, Fund for Teachers-Oklahoma Program, Oklahoma Academic All-State, public education support, and Oklahoma public education
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5530 N Western Ave
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118, US
Employees at Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence
Updates
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📣 Calling all Oklahoma public education champions! We still have sponsorships available for our Academic Awards Celebration. Your support lets us recognize Oklahoma's outstanding public school foundations, educators and students. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4lBarZp
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OFE's celebration season continued last Thursday. We had the privilege of visiting Norman Public Schools to celebrate Norman High Spanish teacher Darcy Pippins, the 2026 recipient of the Medal for Excellence in Secondary Teaching. Congratulations to Darcy, and thank you to her colleagues, students and family for helping us honor her!
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📣 We're hiring! OFE is in search of a program director to oversee the Oklahoma School Foundations Network and Oklahoma Public Schools Foundation, a separate nonprofit for which we provide administrative support. Interested in joining our team of public education champions? Learn more at https://bit.ly/3PB9Lac
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Want to learn more about the powerful tax credits created by the Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Act? Check out this post from Oklahoma Public Schools Foundation.
The Oklahoma Public Schools Foundation empowers Oklahomans to invest in public education by facilitating and raising awareness of tax credits. Here’s a look at how these tax credits work! Notice: The Oklahoma Public Schools Foundation does not provide tax, legal or accounting advice. This material has been prepared for informational purposes only.
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Our 40th annual Academic Awards Celebration is just two months away! We hope you'll join us for an evening of honoring the standouts of Oklahoma public education. Register now at http://ofe-events.org/
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Check out this post to learn more about the Oklahoma Public Schools Foundation, the new nonprofit we’re launching in collaboration with the Oklahoma State School Boards Association.
The Oklahoma Public Schools Foundation was created to empower Oklahomans to invest in public education. Learn more at OKPSF.org
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For 40 years, we’ve elevated public education in Oklahoma. Now, we’re launching a nonprofit to broaden our impact even further. OFE has partnered with the Oklahoma State School Boards Association to start the Oklahoma Public Schools Foundation.
Our new nonprofit will champion investment in public schools across Oklahoma. Supported by partnerships with the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence and Oklahoma State School Boards Association, OKPSF will focus on facilitating and raising awareness of the tax credits created by Oklahoma’s Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act. Learn more at OKPSF.org
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