Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1978.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
47 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
25 people listed on the 990; $128K paid to officers and key staff.
Caroline E Lowery’s $128K as Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline E Lowery | $128,474 | $119,218 | $108,600 | $100,798 | $88,594 | $70,000 |
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
Strengthens communities by helping people learn, understand, and participate in civic life.
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Support for various programs and free public events produced by the Council. (Some expenses in this category may apply to other listed programs, but the expenses are not directly attributable based on cost center like salary or office rent.)
Oklahoma Humanities grants encourage cultural programming on the local level across the state. Eligible projects must support the Councils mission to strengthen communities by helping Oklahomans learn about the human experience, understand new perspectives, and participate knowledgeably in civic life.
Since 1985, Oklahomans have started new chapters and new conversations with OHs dynamic book club program, Lets Talk About It (LTAI). Hosted by libraries and other organizations, each LTAI series uses four or five books to explore a specific theme developed by a humanities scholar.
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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 | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $442K | $409K | $273K | $270K | $221K |
| Given inLn 1b | $81K | $1K | $90K | ||
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $21K | $15K | $13K | $11K |
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $207K | $221K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.1M | $1.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $441K | $11K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.6M | $1.5M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $148K | $148K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $631K | $256K | $355K | $20K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $161K | $65K | $90K | $5K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $7K | $7K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $77K | $77K | ||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $15K | $15K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $5K | $5K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $28K | $28K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $23K | $12K | $10K | $554 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $43K | $29K | $13K | $753 |
| TravelLn 17 | $9K | $9K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $3K | $1K | $2K | $69 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $9K | $4K | $5K | $223 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $14K | $7K | $6K | $333 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $48K | $42K | $4K | $2K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.2M | $575K | $602K | $43K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 12, 2026 | $1.1M | $1.2M | −$155K | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 20, 2025 | $1.4M | $1.6M | −$127K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 23, 2024 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $98K | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 7, 2023 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $93K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 13, 2022 | $1.8M | $1.6M | $192K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 6, 2021 | $1.1M | $1.5M | −$407K | $981K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,064,816 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,064,816 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,219,812 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,549,177 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,538,443 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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