The purpose of the corporation is to organize and execute an annual Ball to inaugurate the current Oklahoma speaker of the house; to celebrate the commencement of the Oklahoma legislative session; and to benefit a worthy Oklahoma 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $38K a year · 6% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$16K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$585K
-33% vs prior year
Spent
$804K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$320K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$585K
FY2024▼ -33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$370K
FY2022$651K
FY2023$871K
FY2024$585K
Expenses
$804K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$439K
FY2022$546K
FY2023$839K
FY2024$804K
Net assets
$320K
FY2024▼ -41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$403K
FY2022$508K
FY2023$539K
FY2024$320K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2010.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $799K Management & general 1% · $6K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $16K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$16,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Marian Free$16,000$25,200$24,200$27,600

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Organizes an annual ball to inaugurate the Speaker of the House and benefit a local charity.

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1 program · $799K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Organized and executed a gala event for approximately 1,200 people to celebrate the upcoming legislative session. As part of the event, donated $40,000 to oklahoma charitable organizations. Began preparations for a similar event for 2025.

$799Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K
Grants paid · 17 grants · $530K · 2021–2024
Food Bank of Eastern OklahomaOK · FY2024$20,000
J127 Ministry INCOK · FY2023$47,000
Westview Boys Home INCOK · FY2023$46,000
Pivot INCOK · FY2023$37,000
Mighty Oaks FoundationTX · FY2022$10,000
Folds of Honor FoundationOK · FY2022$10,000
J127 Ministry INCOK · FY2022$10,000
J127 Ministry INCOK · FY2022$10,000
Peppers Ranch INCOK · FY2021$50,000
Inca Community Services INCOK · FY2021$50,000
Heartline INCOK · FY2021$50,000
Warriors Rest FoundationOK · FY2021$50,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$585K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$585K
Money outPt IX
$804K
Ln 25
Programscol B$799K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$320K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$320K
Total assetsLn 16$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$585K
Total revenueLn 12$585K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$320K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$320K
Total assetsLn 16$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$320K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$539K$320K
Total assetsLn 16$539K$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$539K$320K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$40K$40K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$16K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K$189
Office expensesLn 13$602$602
InsuranceLn 23$231$231
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$654K$654K
All other expensesLn 24e$80K$80K
Total functional expensesLn 25$804K$799K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $585K$804K−$219K$320K 990 PDF
FY2023 $871K$839K$32K$539K 990 PDF
FY2022 $651K$546K$105K$508K 990 PDF
FY2021 $370K$439K−$68K$403K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $584,950 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $870,900$584,950
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $870,900$584,950
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $130,000$40,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $25,200$16,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $684,200$748,309
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $839,400$804,309
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $31,500−$219,359
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $584,950 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$584,950
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$584,950
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$584,950
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $804,309 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $40,000$40,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,000$16,000
IX-11a Management feesManagement $4,703$4,703
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,000 · Management $189$8,189
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $602$602
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $231$231
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $654,177$654,177
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $80,407$80,407
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $798,584 · Management $5,725 · Fundraising $0$804,309
Part X · Balance sheet $319,873 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $539,232$319,873
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $539,232$319,873
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $539,232$319,873
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $539,232$319,873
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $539,232$319,873
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $319,873 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$584,950
XI-2 Total expenses$804,309
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$219,359
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$539,232
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$319,873

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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