Nonprofit · EIN 73-1472725
OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,933,753 | $10,757,252 | -$3,823,499 | $31,450,290 | $3,432,838 | $28,017,452 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,402,555 | $8,611,155 | -$5,208,600 | $35,286,442 | $3,621,439 | $31,665,003 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,491,393
- of which government grants
- $669,358
- Program service revenue
- $1,662,710
- Investment income
- $1,187,974
- Net rental income
- $13,932
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $561,043
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$1,635,494
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $174,301
- Other revenue
- -$1,408,324
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $526,545
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,258,134
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,315,717
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $41,344
- Accounting fees
- $53,665
- Occupancy
- $578,372
- Travel
- $631,427
- Depreciation
- $1,914,801
- Program services (functional)
- $9,939,340
- Management and general (functional)
- $356,394
- Fundraising (functional)
- $461,518
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $35,286,442
- Total assets, end of year
- $31,450,290
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,432,838
- Net assets, end of year
- $28,017,452
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $13,961,470
- Publicly traded securities
- $14,159,796
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $11,437,412
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $16,580,040
- Gross unrelated business income
- $34,860
- Gross receipts
- $22,747,677
- Employees
- 58
- Volunteers
- 60
- Year formed
- 1995
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARI F WATKINS | PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer | 60 | $219,149 | $15,235 |
| SARAH FINLEY | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 45 | $134,888 | $12,155 |
| LESLI MASSAD | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY & Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,198 | $12,088 |
| DUSTIN POTTER | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Officer | 40 | $133,036 | $12,082 |
| JOE SLAWINSKI | DIRECTOR OF SECURITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,490 | $4,780 |
| GABRIEL TAYLOR | DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,495 | $11,060 |
| MARY ANN ECKSTEIN | DIRECTOR OF MEDIA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,588 | $10,943 |
| SUSAN CHAMBERS MD | CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS FLEMING | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE TURPEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK FARES | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KENNEDY | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN-CLORE DUNCAN | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL LANCE | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HARRIS | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
48 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAM PRESTI | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SANFORD C COATS | ARCHIVES & ACCREDITATION Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AUSTIN MANGER | EDUCATION Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOB ROSS | PAST CHAIR ADVISOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVEN TAYLOR | PAST CHAIR ADVISOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN WINCHESTER | PAST CHAIR ADVISOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALBERT ASHWOOD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY STEPHENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AUSTIN FUGITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BECKY SWITZER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL WRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BLAYNE ARTHUR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BLU HULSEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN BOGERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN HACKLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN CLIFTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHY O'CONNOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID HOLT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDURNE PINEDA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILYKAYE MITCHELSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAIL MUNCRIEF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRAHAM BENNETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOUDA ELYAZGI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JALAL FARZANEH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE JENKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON BODIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN CURTRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOYCE HENDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KERI NORRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM NEESE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA MCLAWHORN HOUSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BROOKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE COPELAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE EDMONDS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK HATHAWAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAT HALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| POLLY NICHOLS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RANDY TRACHTENBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN WHICHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA SWEET | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT BRIGGS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE COLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMMY POWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TED TETRICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WADE DEAVER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WES ROBERTS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WESLEY KNIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 58 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARI F WATKINS | PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer | 60 | $535,174 | $22,216 |
| SARAH FINLEY | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 45 | $139,068 | $14,579 |
| DUSTIN POTTER | CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Officer | 40 | $129,401 | $14,192 |
| LESLI MASSAD | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY & PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,118 | $14,200 |
| MARY ANN ECKSTEIN | DIRECTOR OF MEDIA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,253 | $13,086 |
| JOE SLAWINSKI | DIRECTOR OF SECURITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,189 | $4,648 |
| GABRIEL TAYLOR | DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,756 | $13,086 |
| JOHN KENNEDY | CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN CHAMBERS MD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE TURPEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK FARES | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB ROSS | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS FLEMING | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN-CLORE DUNCAN | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HARRIS | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL LANCE | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| POLLY NICHOLS | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM PRESTI | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN TAYLOR | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN WINCHESTER | AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAYNE ARTHUR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERT ASHWOOD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON BODIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN BOGERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BRIGGS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BROOKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN CLIFTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANFORD C COATS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE COLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE COUCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE EDMONDS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOUDA ELYAZGI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN FUGITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB GARBRECHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN HACKLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT HALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOYCE HENDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HOLT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BLU HULSEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WESLEY KNIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE LOPEZ-CROWE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN MANGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLI MASTERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA MCLAWHORN HOUSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILYKAYE MITCHELSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL MUNCRIEF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM NEESE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KERI NORRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY POWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WES ROBERTS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY STEPHENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA SWEET | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BECKY SWITZER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TED TETRICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY TRACHTENBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN WHICHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL WRIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 620 N HARVEY AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102-3032
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KARI F WATKINS, 620 N HARVEY AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102
- Signed the 990
- KARI F WATKINS, PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Phone
- (405) 235-3313
- Return prepared by
- HOGANTAYLOR LLP
Mission
WE COME HERE TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO WERE KILLED, THOSE WHO SURVIVED AND THOSE CHANGED FOREVER. MAY ALL WHO LEAVE HERE KNOW THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE. MAY THIS MEMORIAL OFFER COMFORT, STRENGTH, PEACE, HOPE AND SERENITY.
Program accomplishments
- MEMORIAL MUSEUM - AN INTERACTIVE MUSEUM THAT TELLS THE STORY AND TEACHES THE LESSONS OF THE BOMBING OF THE ALFRED P. MURRAH FEDERAL BUILDING IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, ON APRIL 19, 1995. OVER 3 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE MUSEUM SINCE ITS DEDICATION BY PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH ON FEBRUARY 19, 2001. VISITORS COME EACH YEAR FROM ALL 50 STATES AND COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. THE MUSEUM IMMERSES VISITORS IN THE STORY THROUGH WRITTEN TEXT, VIDEO FOOTAGE, THOUSANDS OF ARTIFACTS, AND LIVE INTERACTION THROUGH PROGRAMMING SUCH AS FIRST PERSON - STORIES OF HOPE, IN WHICH A FAMILY MEMBER, SURVIVOR, OR FIRST RESPONDER RECOUNTS THEIR EXPERIENCES FROM APRIL 19, 1995, AND ALLOWS VISITORS TO ASK QUESTIONS.Expenses $4,788,288 · revenue $1,841,088
- OUTDOOR SYMBOLIC MEMORIAL - A 3.3 ACRE MEMORIAL EMBODYING THE MISSION STATEMENT ELEMENTS OF REMEMBRANCE, EDUCATION, HOPE, HEALING, AND RESILIENCY. OVER 4.75 MILLION PEOPLE FROM ALL 50 STATES AND COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD HAVE VISITED SINCE ITS DEDICATION BY PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON ON APRIL 19, 2000.Expenses $2,176,459
- EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND COLLECTIONS - INCLUDES PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO SHOW THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE AND UNDERSCORE THE SENSELESSNESS OF USING VIOLENCE AS A MEANS TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS AND EFFECT CHANGE. THE FOUNDATION ALSO COLLECTS AND HOUSES ARTIFACTS RELATED TO THE BOMBING. IN 2024, OUR PROGRAMS SERVICED OVER 20,000 PARTICIPANTS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE INASMUCH UNCOVER - DISCOVER LAB, VIRTUAL HOPE TRUNK, FIRST PERSON - STORIES OF HOPE, STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST, BETTER CONVERSATIONS, VIRTUAL ARCHIVES, LESSON PLANS, FIELD TRIPS, EYEWITNESS TOURS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. THE ARCHIVES STAFF OVERSEE A COLLECTION OF 2.78 MILLION ARTIFACTS. DURING 2024, THE STAFF ALSO ASSISTED 9 RESEARCHERS.Expenses $2,974,593
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
- 73-1472725
- 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)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A110)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $31,450,290
- Income (IRS master file)
- $22,747,677
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $6,933,753 | $10,757,252 | $31,450,290 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,402,555 | $8,611,155 | $35,286,442 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,959,939 | $8,394,901 | $38,253,385 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 73-1472725).
Questions about OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION is 73-1472725.
- Is OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL 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 OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION 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 CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION 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 CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KARI F WATKINS.
- Who are the officers and directors of OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 63 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $219,149 (KARI F WATKINS, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
- How much revenue does OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $6,933,753, expenses of $10,757,252 and total assets of $31,450,290 at year end.
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