Oklahoma Watch Inc

Analysis

Oklahoma Watch Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tulsa, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Oklahoma Watch Inc reported income of $769k and spending of $908k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $655k to $769k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Oklahoma Watch Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Historic Beaufort Foundation ($768k), Bay Area Music Project ($769k) and Art Resources Transformations ($768k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $136k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $410k. At year end it held assets of $154k against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $109k. It reported 13 employees.