# Idea Forge Foundation

Organization, nonprofit · [Tulsa and Oklahoma ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa)

Also called: Idea Forge, IdeaForge, Idea Forge OKC, Idea Forge Foundation Oklahoma

A 501(c)(3) [nonprofit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit) foundation in Oklahoma City that supports Oklahoma's innovators, [entrepreneurs](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) and creators. It runs an open innovation lab for [open-source hardware](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/open-source-hardware), community workshops and a program that helps people with [income](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/revenue) barriers use affiliated [makerspaces](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/makerspace), and it lists [Oklathon](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklathon) among its programs. It says it is affiliated with [Techlahoma](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techlahoma) and [Project 3810](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/project-3810), and names [The Verge OKC](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/the-verge-okc) and [StarSpace46](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/starspace46) as collaborators. Discussed in the [Techlahoma Slack](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techlahoma-slack) as a partner of a new makerspace and a presenter at [Tulsa Maker Faire](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/maker-faire-tulsa) in 2025.

**For example:** A student who cannot afford a [makerspace](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/makerspace) membership gets subsidized access through Idea Forge Foundation to build a [prototype](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/prototype).

Official site: <https://idea-forge.org>

## Connects to (9)

- [Makerspace](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/makerspace): A shared workshop with tools such as 3D printers, laser cutters and electronics benches that members can use.
- [Open source hardware](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/open-source-hardware): Physical products whose design files are published so anyone can study, change, make and sell the design or hardware based on it.
- [Nonprofit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit): An organization that exists to serve a mission and does not pay profits out to owners.
- [Techlahoma](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techlahoma): The largest tech community in Oklahoma, with 7,000 members in its Slack.
- [Project 3810](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/project-3810): A product innovation hub in a former factory in Oklahoma City, with a makerspace, shop spaces, workspaces and incubator companies.
- [The Verge OKC](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/the-verge-okc): A nonprofit hub for entrepreneurs in Oklahoma City.
- [StarSpace46](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/starspace46): A coworking space in Oklahoma City with desks, conference rooms, private offices and day passes, which calls itself a community of…
- [Oklathon](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklathon): Techlahoma's free open-source hackathon in Oklahoma City, a weekend of pitching ideas, forming teams, building and demoing projects with…
- [Startup ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/startup-ecosystem): The people, money and organizations in one place that help new companies start and grow.

## Sources

- <https://idea-forge.org>
- <https://www.project3810.com>


Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/idea-forge-foundation