Nonprofit · EIN 27-3721498
OKLAHOMA WATCH INC
Also known as OKLAHOMA WATCH LLC, INFORMATION CHALLENGE LLC
Tax-exempt · TULSA, OK 74136
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,050,056 | $816,208 | $233,848 | $372,979 | $61,786 | $311,193 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $768,721 | $907,782 | -$139,061 | $154,177 | $45,151 | $109,026 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,058,462
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$8,406
- Other revenue
- -$8,406
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $150,115
- Other salaries and wages
- $367,724
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $637,473
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $450
- Accounting fees
- $26,210
- Occupancy
- $43,021
- Travel
- $13,174
- Depreciation
- $223
- Program services (functional)
- $732,967
- Management and general (functional)
- $56,220
- Fundraising (functional)
- $27,021
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $154,177
- Total assets, end of year
- $372,979
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $61,786
- Net assets, end of year
- $311,193
- Gross receipts
- $1,069,417
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- OK
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TED STREULI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $131,572 | $18,543 |
| JOE HIGHT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LONNIE ISABEL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL BUSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN ELLERBACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAUTRA STALEY-JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VINCE LOVOI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM NEMEC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE SCHREIBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN SHIRLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TED STREULI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $114,391 | $21,376 |
| GERALD ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUE HALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE HIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED KELLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VINCE LOVOI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM NEMEC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE SCHREIBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN SHIRLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LONNIE ISABEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL BUSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAUTRA STALEY-JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG FREEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN ELLERBACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7030 S YALE AVE STE 600, TULSA, OK 74136-5749
- In care of
- % TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- Mailing address (990-N for 2011)
- 7030 S YALE AVE NO 600, TULSA OK 74136
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TED STREULI, 100 W MAIN STREET 202, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102
- Principal officer (990-N for 2011)
- DAVID M FRITZE, 395 W LINDSEY ST SUITE 3120D, NORMAN OK 73019
- Signed the 990
- TED STREULI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (405) 325-3529
- Website
- WWW.OKLAHOMAWATCH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HOGANTAYLOR LLP
Mission
THROUGH INVESTIGATIVE, FACT-DRIVEN JOURNALISM, WE DIG DEEP AND EXAMINE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES FACING OUR STATE. OUR WORK ENGAGES ALL OKLAHOMANS, AMPLIFIES THE DISCUSSION OF ISSUES AND LEADS TO CHANGE. WE HELP DEVELOP THE JOURNALISTS AND JOURNALISM OF THE FUTURE. IN TERMS OF VALUES, WE STRIVE TO BE TRUSTWORTHY, RELENTLESS, ETHICAL, INNOVATIVE, ENGAGING AND INCLUSIVE.
Program accomplishments
- PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTING IN-DEPTH AND INVESTIGATIVE CONTENT. - ACCOMPLISHMENTS: OKLAHOMA WATCH PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED NUMEROUS PIECES OF CONTENT, INCLUDING INVESTIGATIVE STORIES, DATA SETS, INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS, STILL PHOTOS AND VIDEOS. WE DISTRIBUTED MOST OF OUR STORIES TO ABOUT 100 NEWSPAPERS, DIGITAL SITES, AND RADIO AND TELEVISION NEWS OUTLETS ACROSS OKLAHOMA FOR FREE REPUBLICATION IN PRINT AND ONLINE, GIVING US AN AUDIENCE REACH OF WELL OVER 1 MILLION. OUR CONTENT FOCUSED ON SIGNIFICANT QUALITY-OF-LIFE AND PUBLIC-POLICY ISSUES IN AREAS SUCH AS EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, MENTAL HEALTH, STATE GOVERNMENT, ELECTION ISSUES, WOMEN AND CHILDREN.Expenses $732,967
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-3721498
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $372,979
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,069,417
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,050,056 | $816,208 | $372,979 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $768,721 | $907,782 | $154,177 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $725,749 | $1,037,883 | $251,304 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2011 Officer: DAVID M FRITZE | December 31, 2011 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-3721498).
Questions about OKLAHOMA WATCH INC
- What is the EIN of OKLAHOMA WATCH INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OKLAHOMA WATCH INC is 27-3721498.
- Is OKLAHOMA WATCH INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to OKLAHOMA WATCH INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OKLAHOMA WATCH INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of OKLAHOMA WATCH INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OKLAHOMA WATCH INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of OKLAHOMA WATCH INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names TED STREULI.
- Who are the officers and directors of OKLAHOMA WATCH INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $131,572 (TED STREULI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does OKLAHOMA WATCH INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,050,056, expenses of $816,208 and total assets of $372,979 at year end.
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