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Nonprofit · EIN 73-1554119

FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73129

Financials

$9.5M$8.3M2023$15.4M$8.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$15,417,903$8,496,064$6,921,839$25,733,122$1,214,972$24,518,150
June 30, 2024990$9,537,491$8,288,407$1,249,084$18,155,120$987,880$17,167,240
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$13,698,285
of which government grants
$7,000,000
Program service revenue
$598,551
Investment income
$193,086
Net rental income
$343,395
Net income from fundraising events
$87,233
Net income from sales of inventory
$395,984
Other revenue
$927,981

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$75,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$402,917
Other salaries and wages
$2,512,880
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$3,559,067
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$180,927
Accounting fees
$37,640
Occupancy
$730,777
Travel
$71,345
Depreciation
$417,182
Program services (functional)
$6,384,121
Management and general (functional)
$1,767,537
Fundraising (functional)
$344,406

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$18,155,121
Total assets, end of year
$25,733,122
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,214,972
Net assets, end of year
$24,518,150
Land, buildings and equipment
$6,704,692
Net assets without donor restrictions
$17,516,166
Net assets with donor restrictions
$7,001,984
Gross receipts
$15,806,283
Employees
110
Volunteers
100
Year formed
1998
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SHOSHANNA WASSERMANASST. SECRETARY/DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
50$144,137$10,305
DR KELLI MOSTELLEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
50$97,975$3,005
PAMELA CAROFINANCE DIRECTOR
Officer
50$37,672$2,591
GREGG WADLEYCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL ANOATUBBYVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEN FERGESONSECRETARY/TREASURER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHIEF CHUCK HOSKINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA JOHNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICK CORNETTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLAIRE GREEN YOUNGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JAMES PEPPER HENRYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$456,627$8,931
GREGG WADLEYchairman
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
GOVERNOR BILL ANOATUBBYvice-chairman
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KEN FERGESONSECRETARY/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHIEF CHUCK HOSKINMEMBER/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA JOHNMEMBER/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICK CORNETTMEMBER/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLAIRE GREEN YOUNGMEMBER/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
659 FIRST AMERICANS BLVD, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73129-6142
In care of
% PAMELA CARO
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
KELLI MOSTELLER, 659 FIRST AMERICANS BLVD, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73129
Signed the 990
KELLI MOSTELLER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(405) 594-2112
Return prepared by
HOGANTAYLOR LLP

Mission

TO SERVE AS A DYNAMIC CENTER PROMOTING AWARENESS AND EDUCATING THE BROADER PUBLIC ABOUT THE UNIQUE CULTURES, DIVERSITY, HISTORY, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND RESILIENCE OF THE FIRST AMERICAN NATIONS IN OKLAHOMA TODAY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • WINIKO REUNIONS - "WINIKO: LIFE OF AN OBJECT" EXHIBIT, LOCATED IN THE MEZZANINE GALLERY OF THE SOUTH WING OF FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM, BRINGS MORE THAN 100 CULTURAL OBJECTS FROM OKLAHOMA'S 39 TRIBES BACK TO THE STATE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A CENTURY. DRAWING FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, THE EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS THE DEEP CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF NATIVE OBJECTS AND THE STORIES THEY CARRY ACROSS GENERATIONS. CURATED BY AN ALL-NATIVE TEAM IN COLLABORATION WITH TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES AND KNOWLEDGE KEEPERS, WINIKO INVITES VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE THESE MATERIALS THROUGH INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES WHILE EXPLORING THE EVOLVING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND MUSEUMS. THE EXHIBIT ALSO CELEBRATES THE HOMECOMING OF THESE HISTORIC OBJECTS THROUGH REUNIONS WITH DESCENDANTS OF THEIR ORIGINAL MAKERS AND OWNERS.
  • INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY - TO CELEBRATE THE RESILIENCY AND VIBRANCY OF GLOBAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AT FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM
  • FAM CAMPS - FAM CAMPS AT FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM PROVIDE HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE YOUTH AGES 612 THROUGH ACTIVITIES CENTERED ON FIRST AMERICAN CULTURES, HISTORIES, AND VALUES. WITH CAMPERS, INSTRUCTORS, AND STAFF REPRESENTING MORE THAN 30 TRIBAL NATIONS, THE CAMPS CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO LEARN RESPECTFULLY ABOUT DIFFERENT TRADITIONS AND PERSPECTIVES. FAM CAMPS EMPHASIZE CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING BY ADDRESSING STEREOTYPES, TEACHING PROPER RESPECT FOR CULTURAL ITEMS AND PRACTICES, AND ENCOURAGING CURIOSITY THROUGH LEARNING AND DISCUSSION. EACH CAMP SESSION IS GROUNDED IN THE "FOUR RS" -- RESPECT, RECIPROCITY, RELATIONSHIP, AND RESPONSIBILITY -- WHICH GUIDE CAMPERS IN BUILDING POSITIVE CONNECTIONS WITH ONE ANOTHER AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM.
    revenue $40,862
  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDING WHAM AT FAM
    Expenses $6,384,121 · grants $75,000 · revenue $1,055,042

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
73-1554119
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
1999
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P40)
Assets (IRS master file)
$25,733,122
Income (IRS master file)
$15,806,283

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$15,417,903$8,496,064$25,733,122IRS
990June 2024$9,537,491$8,288,407$18,155,120IRS
990June 2023$7,497,009$7,751,439$16,411,082IRS
990June 2022$8,335,802$7,952,426$16,061,968IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 73-1554119).

Questions about FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION is 73-1554119.
Is FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
Are donations to FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM 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 FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KELLI MOSTELLER.
Who are the officers and directors of FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $144,137 (SHOSHANNA WASSERMAN, ASST. SECRETARY/DEPUTY DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $15,417,903, expenses of $8,496,064 and total assets of $25,733,122 at year end.

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