Nonprofit · EIN 73-1137755
RED EARTH INC
Tax-exempt · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $331,230 | $302,649 | $28,581 | $944,125 | $22,846 | $921,279 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $270,989 | $270,455 | $534 | $953,252 | $62,170 | $891,082 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $284,835 | $270,129 | $14,706 | $947,504 | $59,416 | $888,088 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $221,541
- of which government grants
- $83,462
- Program service revenue
- $75,889
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- $7,964
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $25,836
- Other revenue
- $33,800
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $48,585
- Other salaries and wages
- $44,226
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $100,118
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,025
- Occupancy
- $28,455
- Travel
- $568
- Depreciation
- $5,051
- Program services (functional)
- $243,653
- Management and general (functional)
- $51,560
- Fundraising (functional)
- $7,436
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $953,252
- Total assets, end of year
- $944,125
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $22,846
- Net assets, end of year
- $921,279
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $15,651
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $921,279
- Gross receipts
- $331,969
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 396
- Year formed
- 1992
- 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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHELSEY CURRY | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 1 | $45,585 |
| MECHELLE AITSON-ROESSLER | PRESIDENT EL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTY ALCOX | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LONA BARRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAT BERRYHILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAULA CAGIGAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY CHISHOLM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLY DYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CROSBY DYKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK FOWLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY FRAZIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAIGE FRUITS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF HARGRAVE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| VIRGIL HARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YONAVEA HAWKINS | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KARI KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANE LINDSTROM | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN MCCALEB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD MCMAHON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARENDA MORGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICKIE L NORICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR CORNEL PEWEWARDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARVEY PLATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARL J RUBENSTEIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TERI STANEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHELSEY CURRY | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $42,609 | $697 |
| CHRISTY ALCOX | TREASURER/PA Officer | 8 | $25,477 | $0 |
| MECHELLE AITSON-ROESSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LONA BARRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WINNIE BUSHEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULA CAGIGAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DYKE CROSBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK FOWLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAIGE FRUITS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF HARGRAVE | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIRGIL HARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YONAVEA HAWKINS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM KENNEDYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARI KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET KNIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANE LINDSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH BARNES LOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN MCCALEB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD MCMAHON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBY JOBE MYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICKIE L NORICK | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| HARVEY PRATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL J RUBENSTEIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERI STANEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTY ALCOX | EX DIRECTO Officer | 40 | $40,763 |
| MECHELLE AITSON-ROESSLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LONA BARRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAULA CAGIGAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DYKE CROSBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK FOWLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAIGE FRUITS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF HARGRAVE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| VIRGIL HARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YONAVEA HAWKINS | PRESIDENT EL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JIM KENNEDYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOU KERR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET KNIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANE LINDSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH BARNES LOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN MCCALEB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD MCMAHON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBY JOBE MYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICKIE L NORICK | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HARVEY PRATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARL J RUBENSTEIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TERI STANEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 100 N BROADWAY AVE STE 2750, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102-8865
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SHANE LINDSTROM, 100 NORTH BROADWAY STE 2750, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102
- Signed the 990
- JEFF HARGRAVE, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (405) 427-5228
- Website
- WWW.REDEARTH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUTON & CO PLLC
Mission
RED EARTH, INC. PROMOTES THE RICH KNOWLEDGE OF INDIGENOUS AND NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS THROUGH EDUCATION, A PREMIER FESTIVAL, MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND FINE ART MARKETS.
Program accomplishments
- THE RED EARTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL IS THE LARGEST AND MOST RESPECTED NATIVE AMERICAN VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS EVENT OF ITS TYPE IN THE WORLD, WHICH PROMOTES AND PRESERVES NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURE.Expenses $136,959 · revenue $74,949
- THE RED EARTH ART CENTER HOSTS A RESPECTED PERMANENT COLLECTION OF OVER 1,000 ITEMS OF NATIVE AMERICAN FINE ART, POTTERY, BASKETS, TEXTILES AND BEADWORK. THE ART CENTER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE AN EDUCATION PROGRAM AND NUMEROUS SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.Expenses $106,694 · revenue $940
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 73-1137755
- 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
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A230)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $944,125
- Income (IRS master file)
- $331,969
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $331,230 | $302,649 | $944,125 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $270,989 | $270,455 | $953,252 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $284,835 | $270,129 | $947,504 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $275,769 | $280,515 | $935,473 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 73-1137755).
Questions about RED EARTH INC
- What is the EIN of RED EARTH INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RED EARTH INC is 73-1137755.
- Is RED EARTH INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
- Are donations to RED EARTH INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RED EARTH 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 RED EARTH INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RED EARTH INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of RED EARTH INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names SHANE LINDSTROM.
- Who are the officers and directors of RED EARTH INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 26 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $45,585 (CHELSEY CURRY, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does RED EARTH INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $331,230, expenses of $302,649 and total assets of $944,125 at year end.
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