Nonprofit · EIN 73-1373231
THE MORE FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · ARDMORE, OK 73401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $371,749 | $241,848 | $129,901 | $363,100 | $460 | $362,640 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $357,482 | $363,724 | -$6,242 | $500,674 | $2,257 | $498,417 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $327,716 | $294,474 | $33,242 | $507,720 | $3,061 | $504,659 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $371,749
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $108,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $86,758
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $93,395
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,207
- Occupancy
- $7,601
- Travel
- $305
- Program services (functional)
- $173,529
- Management and general (functional)
- $62,713
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,606
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $500,674
- Total assets, end of year
- $363,100
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $460
- Net assets, end of year
- $362,640
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $362,640
- Gross receipts
- $392,925
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1990
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT OWNBEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $86,758 |
| DARRYL HOWARD | ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE BRADY | VICE CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY HAYS | SECRETARY, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAKE CHARNOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN WOERZ | TREASURER, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JODY BENNETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAVEY COFFEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BROOK GASKAMP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAUDE HENRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CEONDRE' JAMES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARTHUR FARVE | ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN SPARKS WATT | ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JENI BAKER | CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMBER SHELTON | SCHOLARSHIP DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENDAN ATENCIO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT OWNBEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $81,200 |
| DARRYL HOWARD | ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE BRADY | VICE CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY HAYS | SECRETARY, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAKE CHARNOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN WOERZ | TREASURER, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JODY BENNETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAVEY COFFEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BROOK GASKAMP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAUDE HENRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CEONDRE' JAMES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARTHUR FARVE | ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN SPARKS WATT | ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JENI BAKER | CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMBER SHELTON | SCHOLARSHIP DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDAN ATENCIO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT OWNBEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $71,200 |
| DARRYL HOWARD | CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE BRADY | VICE CHAIR, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY HAYS | CO-SECRETARY, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAKE CHARNOCK | TREASURER, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN WOERZ | CO-SECRETARY, TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JODY BENNETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ETHAN BATEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAVEY COFFEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BROOK GASKAMP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAUDE HENRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CEONDRE' JAMES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES YESUDAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARTHUR FARVE | ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN SPARKS WATT | ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JENI BAKER | ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRISH LONG | ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMBER SHELTON | SCHOLARSHIP DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 301 W MAIN ST STE 510, ARDMORE, OK 73401-6328
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JENI BAKER, PO BOX 1932, ARDMORE, OK 73402
- Signed the 990
- JENI BAKER, CHAIR
- Phone
- (580) 223-1560
- Return prepared by
- SMITH CARNEY & CO PC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE MORE FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO ALL CARTER COUNTY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES FROM AVERAGE INCOME FAMILIES TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION GOALS AT OKLAHOMA COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS OF THEIR CHOICE.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO AREA STUDENTS TO FURTHER THEIR POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION.Expenses $173,529 · grants $108,000
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 | 990 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
- 73-1373231
- 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
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B82J)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $363,100
- Income (IRS master file)
- $392,925
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $327,716 | $294,474 | $507,720 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $579,406 | $518,986 | $474,261 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about THE MORE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of THE MORE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE MORE FOUNDATION is 73-1373231.
- Is THE MORE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to THE MORE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE MORE FOUNDATION 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 THE MORE FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE MORE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE MORE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JENI BAKER.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE MORE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $86,758 (SCOTT OWNBEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE MORE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $371,749, expenses of $241,848 and total assets of $363,100 at year end.
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