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| OKLAHOMA CITY FUND |
Immediately following the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on
April 19, 1995, FEEA established the FEEA OK Fund to assist federal families. In the days
following the bombing, FEEA provided over $150,000 in immediate financial aid to Oklahoma
federal families who needed help with funeral expenses, travel, and other needs related to the
bombing.
In addition, FEEA promised to provide a college education to every child who lost a federal
employee parent in the blast. FEEA decided to devote 100% of all donations to the FEEA OK
Fund to employee needs. No administrative costs are deducted from contributions to the fund.
“The greatest tribute we can pay to those who suffered or died in the bombing is to care for their
children; to nurture and educate their children as they would if they were able,” said FEEA
Executive Director Steve Bauer. “We are privileged and blessed to do so on behalf of the
thousands of contributors to the FEEA OK Fund.”
More than 18,000 individual federal employees and their friends donated a total of $1.8 million.
Thanks to the financial support of the federal community, the funding of the educations for all of
the eligible children has been achieved through donations to all of the Oklahoma City relief and
education funds which have been invested to provide annual capital for scholarship payments.
Nearly 200 children meet the requirements of this fund and the President's OKC Scholarship Fund
(see below) and scholarship assistance will be provided over the 20-year life of the Fund. More
than half of the eligible students have already completed their educations with help from the
Fund. The youngest child, born several weeks after the bombing, is expected to enter college in
2012.
Following the establishment of the FEEA OK Fund, FEEA was approached by several federal
agencies and asked to establish special relief funds for Oklahoma City families from those
agencies.
The first such fund was the Department of Housing & Urban Development Oklahoma City Fund
established by a memorandum of understanding between FEEA and former HUD Secretary Henry
Cisneros. HUD suffered 35 fatalities during the bombing and Secretary Cisneros wanted to insure
that all HUD families were cared for. More than 30 children of HUD employees will be sent to
college under this program.
In the subsequent months special funds were also established for employees of the Social
Security Administration, the Federal Highways Administration, and the General Services
Administration. All these funds will help the families of employees of the respective agencies.
The President's OKC Scholarship Fund
FEEA was contacted by the White House in the months following the Oklahoma City bombing.
Since all of the FEEA OK Funds were directed to help federal employee families, President Clinton
was concerned that funds be available to help the non-federal employee families. This included
visitors to the federal building and the children injured in the day care center. FEEA agreed to set
up and administer the President's OKC Scholarship Fund to insure that all American families
impacted by the bombing would have a place to turn for assistance.
This fund expanded FEEA's role to include more than 200 children to be sent through college over
the ensuing 20 years. Substantial fundraising efforts included benefit concerts by country and
western singer Bryan White.
April 19, 1995, FEEA established the FEEA OK Fund to assist federal families. In the days
following the bombing, FEEA provided over $150,000 in immediate financial aid to Oklahoma
federal families who needed help with funeral expenses, travel, and other needs related to the
bombing.
In addition, FEEA promised to provide a college education to every child who lost a federal
employee parent in the blast. FEEA decided to devote 100% of all donations to the FEEA OK
Fund to employee needs. No administrative costs are deducted from contributions to the fund.
“The greatest tribute we can pay to those who suffered or died in the bombing is to care for their
children; to nurture and educate their children as they would if they were able,” said FEEA
Executive Director Steve Bauer. “We are privileged and blessed to do so on behalf of the
thousands of contributors to the FEEA OK Fund.”
More than 18,000 individual federal employees and their friends donated a total of $1.8 million.
Thanks to the financial support of the federal community, the funding of the educations for all of
the eligible children has been achieved through donations to all of the Oklahoma City relief and
education funds which have been invested to provide annual capital for scholarship payments.
Nearly 200 children meet the requirements of this fund and the President's OKC Scholarship Fund
(see below) and scholarship assistance will be provided over the 20-year life of the Fund. More
than half of the eligible students have already completed their educations with help from the
Fund. The youngest child, born several weeks after the bombing, is expected to enter college in
2012.
Following the establishment of the FEEA OK Fund, FEEA was approached by several federal
agencies and asked to establish special relief funds for Oklahoma City families from those
agencies.
The first such fund was the Department of Housing & Urban Development Oklahoma City Fund
established by a memorandum of understanding between FEEA and former HUD Secretary Henry
Cisneros. HUD suffered 35 fatalities during the bombing and Secretary Cisneros wanted to insure
that all HUD families were cared for. More than 30 children of HUD employees will be sent to
college under this program.
In the subsequent months special funds were also established for employees of the Social
Security Administration, the Federal Highways Administration, and the General Services
Administration. All these funds will help the families of employees of the respective agencies.
The President's OKC Scholarship Fund
FEEA was contacted by the White House in the months following the Oklahoma City bombing.
Since all of the FEEA OK Funds were directed to help federal employee families, President Clinton
was concerned that funds be available to help the non-federal employee families. This included
visitors to the federal building and the children injured in the day care center. FEEA agreed to set
up and administer the President's OKC Scholarship Fund to insure that all American families
impacted by the bombing would have a place to turn for assistance.
This fund expanded FEEA's role to include more than 200 children to be sent through college over
the ensuing 20 years. Substantial fundraising efforts included benefit concerts by country and
western singer Bryan White.