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Civic Center Foundation FY2021 filing

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Oklahoma City, OK501(c)(3)Since 2001Arts & Culture EIN 73-1606322Revenue $5.8M in FY2021

On file with the IRS201 N Walker, 73102-2233 · Oklahoma City, OKTax-exempt since Dec 2001Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To ensure a strong and vibrant performing arts presence in the city through continued capital improvements of the Civic Center and community-wide educational outreach.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
31¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$149K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.8M a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
31%
of spending
Concern: 31% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$149K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 25.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.8M
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$3.3M
To programs
31%
Net assets
$8.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.8M
FY2021▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.6M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$8.4M
FY2024$9.6M
FY2025$9.0M
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2021▼ -27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$6.3M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$7.5M
FY2025$8.9M
Net assets
$8.8M
FY2021▲ +39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$8.8M
FY2022$12.0M
FY2023$12.7M
FY2024$14.9M
FY2025$15.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2001.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

31 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 31% · $1.0M Management & general 69% · $2.3M

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; $149K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Elizabeth Gray
Executive Director
$148,607Pt VII · Sec A
Linda Whittington
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alan Marcum
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Teresa Rose-Crook
President Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lance Benham
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Browne
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sunny Cearly
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Gray’s $268K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 94th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Gray$268,396$243,698$200,497$179,631$148,607$171,332
Dusharme Carter-Llanusa$110,618$102,575————
Matthew Maly$103,852$108,559————
Jamie Sims$104,654—————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves the Civic Center Music Hall and offers arts education to Oklahoma City.

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3 programs · $731K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Rose State Productions

During the fiscal year ending june 30, 2021, the civic center foundation managed 46 events at the hudiburg performing arts centers and 48,971 patrons and guests were in attendance.

$400Kprogram expense
02

Theatre Productions

During the fiscal year ending june 30, 2021, the civic center music hall hosted 168 performances, 48 other events, and 209,115 patrons and guests were in attendance.

$249Kprogram expense
03

Presentations

During the fiscal year ending june 30, 2021, the civic center foundation in partnership with the nederlander organization was unable to present any shows due to covid.

$82Kprogram 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
Arvest FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $4.4M · 2021–2024
City of OkcFY2024$1,199,933
City of OkcFY2023$527,667
City of OkcFY2022$1,453,074
City of OkcFY2021$1,203,127

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$72K
Money outPt IX
$3.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$2.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$8.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.0M
Total assetsLn 16$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$72K
Total revenueLn 12$5.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.0M
SavingsLn 2$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$8.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5137
VolunteersI 6473
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.5M$7.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$0
Total assetsLn 16$9.0M$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$6.3M$8.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$169K$85K$85K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$1.5M$383K$1.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$12K$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$153K$42K$111K
Payroll taxesLn 10$135K$38K$97K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$90K$59K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$78K$3K$75K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$63K$63K
OccupancyLn 16$385K$385K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$46K$46K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$536K$326K$210K
All other expensesLn 24e$105K$78K$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.3M$1.0M$2.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $9.0M$8.9M$107K$15.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.6M$7.5M$2.0M$14.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.4M$7.6M$755K$12.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.4M$6.3M$3.1M$12.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $5.8M$3.3M$2.5M$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.6M$4.5M$2.0M$6.3M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,787,753 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $159,570$3,745,877
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,867,948$1,967,602
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $75,278$1,947
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $469,810$72,327
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,572,606$5,787,753
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,436,551$1,959,908
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,101,591$1,342,789
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,538,142$3,302,697
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,034,464$2,485,056
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,787,753 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $14,463 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$3,228,622
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$517,255
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,745,877
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,967,602$1,967,602
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,947$1,947
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $57,864$57,864
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,039,929 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,947$5,787,753
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,302,697 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $84,521 · Management $84,521$169,042
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $382,895 · Management $1,072,050$1,454,945
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,341 · Management $35,741$48,082
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,733 · Management $111,035$152,768
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,418 · Management $96,653$135,071
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,273$1,273
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,300$26,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $59,431 · Management $30,517$89,948
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,037 · Management $75,383$78,420
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,259$7,259
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $62,605$62,605
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $384,712$384,712
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,976$5,976
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $46,088$46,088
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $325,850 · Management $209,815$535,665
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $78,005 · Management $26,538$104,543
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,026,231 · Management $2,276,466 · Fundraising $0$3,302,697
Part X · Balance sheet $10,342,313 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,039,050$5,009,779
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,503,502$2,036,195
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $35,000$2,733,722
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $302,985$272,485
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $33,199$24,251
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $94,847$265,881
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,976$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,014,559$10,342,313
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,629,787$940,721
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $550,432$577,096
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $494,900$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,675,119$1,517,817
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,339,440$8,824,496
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,339,440$8,824,496
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,014,559$10,342,313
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,824,496 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,787,753
XI-2 Total expenses$3,302,697
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,485,056
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,339,440
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,824,496

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