Park Avenue Thrift Selected as Finalist for 2025 Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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Park Avenue Thrift, along with 17 other Oklahoma organizations, has been selected as a finalist for the Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence Awards.

The ONE Awards are presented annually by the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits. The 18 finalists were selected from a pool of roughly 19,000 organizations statewide.

“Being named a finalist for the ONE Awards is an incredible honor that validates our team’s hard work and raises awareness of what we’re achieving in Enid,” said Stela Jantzen, Executive Director of Park Avenue Thrift. “This recognition helps bring visibility to our mission and the impact we strive to make. With this honor, we hope to expand giving through our community grants and sponsorships and implement a special giving project by 2026.”

Finalists are separated into categories such as arts and humanities, community, education, general impact, health services and self-sufficiency. All finalists receive $5,000, with category winners receiving $7,500. An overall winner will also be selected and will be awarded $10,000 and the title of Oklahoma’s 2025 Nonprofit of Excellence.

“We are honored to be named a finalist in the General Impact category. Impact is exactly what we strive for,” said Steven Mackie, Park Avenue Thrift Vice President. “Through our grants and sponsorships, we support a wide range of nonprofits and schools, ensuring that our community as a whole benefits.”

The finalists will gather for a private event at Tulsa’s Southern Hills Country Club on Saturday, April 5 where the 2025 ONE Award winners will be announced.