Philanthropy and Legacy

In 1982, Edith Kinney Gaylord started the Inasmuch Foundation, which offers grant funding to nonprofits that support the central Oklahoma community with regard to education, human services, journalism, and community initiatives. She also founded the Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation, which offers grants to support organizations and individual journalists doing investigative reporting on Oklahoma. Edith Kinney Gaylord passed away in Oklahoma City in 2001 at St. Anthony's Hospital, where she had been born 84 years prior. She was a trailblazing woman who left a legacy of generosity and curiosity.

1. Edith Kinney Gaylord was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame. The Daily Oklahoman. February 2, 1989. Oklahoma Hall of Fame Archives.

2. Edith Kinney Gaylord received an honorary degree from Colorado College for both her trailblazing career and her philanthropic contributions to the school. The Oklahoman. May 24, 1992. Oklahoma Hall of Fame Archives.

3. The logo for an organization that Edith Kinney Gaylord founded, the Inasmuch Foundation. Oklahoma Hall of Fame Archives.

4. The logo for an organization that Edith Kinney Gaylord founded, the Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation. Oklahoma Hall of Fame Archives.

5. Edith Kinney Gaylord receiving an honorary degree from Colorado College. 1992. Oklahoma Hall of Fame Archives.

6. Edith Kinney Gaylord. Year unknown. Oklahoma Hall of Fame Archives.

Why do you think Gaylord gave so much of her money away? What are charitable causes that you would want to help with time and money?