Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2007.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
31 people listed on the 990.
Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Provides charitable aid to the public.
Questions for Osta Foundation INC
Your first name shows with your question. Osta Foundation INC answers here, for everyone.
The foundation provides funding for the cadet lawman academy. This academy provides oklahoma high school juniors who are ranked in the top 10 percent of their class with a first-hand experience of what it is like to be an oklahoma highway patrol trooper.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-1728670) · Dispute this lineThe foundation awards scholarships annually to students who are dependents of active members of the osta. Additionally, the foundation awards scholarships to student children and widows of oklahoma highway patrol troopers who are killed in the line of duty.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-1728670) · Dispute this lineThe foundation provides small stipends to osta members or family members in time of need due to disasters or unforeseen medical emergencies.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-1728670) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $101K | $113K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $616K | $630K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | $0 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $718K | $742K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $718K | $742K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $55K | $55K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $25K | $25K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $9K | $9K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $91K | $81K | $10K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 5, 2025 | $90K | $91K | −$579 | $742K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 17, 2024 | $91K | $76K | $15K | $718K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 13, 2024 | $374K | $70K | $304K | $644K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 1, 2023 | $46K | $349K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 25, 2022 | $38K | $370K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $90,334 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 26 of 26 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $90,334 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $90,913 across 4 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $742,364 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $742,364 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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