The campaign returns the foundation to its roots. In 1946, a group of Oklahomans recognized that it wasn’t enough for physicians to work each day to treat illnesses like heart disease and cancer. To make real headway against disease, medicine had to do more. Our founders set their dream to paper, and a 77-county fundraising effort followed. Oklahomans responded mightily, with more than 7,500 households giving over $2 million in gifts and pledges.

OMRF was born from the generosity of the entire state. That means we’re not simply the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. We are Oklahoma’s medical research foundation.