2005

Tulsa’s Young Professionals was founded with 1,400 people joining in the first year.

2006

Hosted Young Professionals Day at the Capitol to promote a bill drafted in part by the Government Relations crew.

Launched the Intern in Tulsa.

Created community pride campaign called “I am Tulsa”.

2007

Supported first position on a political issue with the Rock the River campaign.

Work began to create a business incubator program for entrepreneurs.

2008

TYPROS went digital with Facebook and MySpace page launch.

2009

Donated centennial gift to the city, a 12-foot sculpture for downtown Tulsa park.

2010

The Forge Business Development Center opened, fulfilling incubator work started in 2007.

2011

Hosted first large-scale fundraiser, the Tulsa Big Wheel Race, raising over $15,000 for the 2011 Community Partner, the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. 100% of the funds matched by the George Kaiser Family Foundation.

2012

Hosted second annual Street Cred in Red Fork, providing a visual display of the area’s ability to become a historic Route 66 tourist destination.

Placed 80 young professionals with a nonprofit board internships.

2013

Created Bring It To Tulsa, a place-making initiative that brought in Trader Joe’s grocery chain.

Raised over $12,000 for Community Partner Arts & Humanities Council.

2014

Created the Golden Crater design competition, encouraging applicants to reimagine downtown Tulsa’s surface parking lots in innovative ways that would promote usability and beautification.

Second Bring It To Tulsa campaign successfully attracted Uber and Lyft, the city's first ridesharing services.

2015

Celebrated our TYPROS 10th anniversary

Launched the first TYPROS Foundation grant cycle, funding projects like the Great Raft Race.

2016

Young voter engagement campaign "Love Tulsa Vote" led to a 50% increase in voters under age 40 for the June mayoral primary.

Began most ambitions Street Cred event yet reimagining Route 66.

2017

Focused on “People, Purpose, Play” and created programs like the Adventure Series, encouraging young people to explore outdoor green spaces around the Tulsa region, as well as an increase in professional development opportunities for young people.

2020

In response to COVID-19, TYPROS transitioned to virtual and remote events.

With initiatives such as the TYPROS Foundation COVID-19 Community Action Micro-Grants, TYPROS supported local businesses and community members.

TYPROS' voter engagement initiative, 918 Vote, registered over 1,400 new voters in Tulsa and hosted an online Tulsa Mayoral Candidate Forum.

2018

Relaunched Intern In Tulsa, a talent retention initiative that provides summer interns with cultural, social, and professional opportunities in Tulsa.

2021

Launched new program, 918 Lead, to train young professionals to run for local, state and federal office.

In commemoration of Tulsa’s darkest hour, the TYPROS Foundation dedicated its entire grant cycle to Black Wall Street Projects and gave away $50,000 - the largest cycle in the foundation’s history.

Street Cred helped establish EAT 36 STREET North, a pop-up food truck park in North Tulsa

2019

Street Cred partnered with TYPROS Foundation grant winners Kelly Cook and Libby Billings to reimagine underutilized urban space by transforming a dingy alley into the creative oasis known as Tulsa Art Alley.

2022

Introduced TYPROS newest crew, Tech Crew, to help build Tulsa’s tech ecosystem.