BRISTOW HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $227K · expenses $115K · assets $337K

EIN
73-1333795
Address
PO BOX 1224, BRISTOW, OK 74010-1224
NTEE code
A82Z
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 1989 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Debbie Corwin (its 2019 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2019 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

THIS ORGANIZATION IS OPERATED TO PRESERVE, RESTORE, AND OPERATE THE HISTORICAL BRISTOW RAILROAD DEPOT AND TOWN PLAZA. IT ALSO OPERATES COMMUNITY FESTIVALS TO ENHANCE BRISTOW'S QUALITY OF LIFE AND CIVIC BRAND.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Marsha Jones Director2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Georgia Smith Director2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Sherian Slyman Director2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Debbie Corwin President & CEO2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Tammy Levin Vice President2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Debbie Blansett Treasurer2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Debbia Corwin (former) President & CEO2020-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Linda Trigalet (former) Treasurer2020-2021 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARSHA JONES Director0 $0$0$0 $01
GEORGIA SMITH Director0 $0$0$0 $01
SHERIAN SLYMAN Director0 $0$0$0 $01
DEBBIE CORWIN President & CEO0 $0$0$0 $01
TAMMY LEVIN Vice President0 $0$0$0 $01
DEBBIE BLANSETT Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARSHA JONES Director0 $0$0$0 $01
GEORGIA SMITH Director0 $0$0$0 $01
SHERIAN SLYMAN Director0 $0$0$0 $01
DEBBIE CORWIN President & CEO0 $0$0$0 $01
TAMMY LEVIN Vice President0 $0$0$0 $01
DEBBIE BLANSETT Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARSHA JONES Director0 $0-- $01
GEORGIA SMITH Director0 $0-- $01
SHERIAN SLYMAN Director0 $0-- $01
DEBBIE CORWIN President & CEO0 $0-- $01
TAMMY LEVIN Vice President0 $0-- $01
DEBBIE BLANSETT Treasurer0 $0-- $01
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARSHA JONES Director0 $0-- $01
GEORGIA SMITH Director0 $0-- $01
SHERIAN SLYMAN Director0 $0-- $01
DEBBIA CORWIN President & CEO0 $0-- $01
TAMMY LEVIN Vice President0 $0-- $01
LINDA TRIGALET Treasurer0 $0-- $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARSHA JONES Director0 $0-- $01
GEORGIA SMITH Director0 $0-- $01
SHERIAN SLYMAN Director0 $0-- $01
DEBBIA CORWIN President & CEO0 $0-- $01
TAMMY LEVIN Vice President0 $0-- $01
LINDA TRIGALET Treasurer0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$227,277$114,692 $337,338$337,338 $213,046$14,231 $00-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$210,742$144,411 $224,753$224,753 $178,464$32,278 $00-
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$160,704$66,261 $158,422$158,422 $132,523$28,181 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,073$54,886 $63,979$63,979 $65,937$19,136 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$26,797$18,371 $33,792$33,792 $23,732$3,065 ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $58,126 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FEILD CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BRISTOW HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC” 2022-2023 2$35,000 2023$10,000
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OKLAHOMA HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC Public charity Exact 2020, 2023 2$17,974 2023$5,974
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BNSF FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BRISTOW HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC” 2022 1$5,000 2022$5,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BRISTOW HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC” 2020-2023 4$152 2023$55
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
OKLAHOMA CITY TOWN HALL INCOKA82 $171,459$190,439 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
BRAINTREE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCMAA82 $141,817$148,039 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
BROWN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCKSA82 $180,889$158,149 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
SITKA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCAKA82 $233,035$231,828 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
DARIEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCCTA82 $226,386$297,287 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
WAPPINGERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCNYA82 $193,810$194,244 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
HIGH POINT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCNCA82 $118,900$72,250 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
NEEDHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCMAA82 $364,705$157,034 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
JEROME HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCAZA82 $454,248$393,278 Executive Director$90,780 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
FREETOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCMAA82 $214,790$242,875 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
ROSS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCOHA82 $414,738$482,495 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$71,827 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
SOUTH END HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCMAA82 $278,941$101,452 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
JOHNSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCINA82 $150,151$114,692 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
CODINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCSDA82 $185,109$150,087 MUSEUM DIRECTOR$61,260 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
GALION HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCOHA82 $146,727$159,939 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
SAUK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCWIA82 $242,735$309,565 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
LITTLE COMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCRIA82 $317,449$390,040 Executive Director$90,926 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
YUMA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCAZA82 $201,892$125,824 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
LATAH COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCIDA82 $165,551$137,094 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
BURNETT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCWIA82 $175,533$158,992 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$20,000 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
LAKEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETYOHA82 $249,834$185,770 EXECUTIVE DI$67,600 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
WORTHINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCOHA82 $180,212$115,192 Executive Director$37,377 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
SHAKER HISTORICAL SOCIETYOHA82 $147,256$263,711 EXECUTIVE DI$56,668 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
BOONE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETYILA82 $132,533$167,522 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
CHIPPEWA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCMNA82 $215,141$164,406 EXECUTIVE DI$39,640 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
GRIMSHAW GUDEWICZ CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,807,50016 12010–2025 FREETOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
MINNESOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,369,00151 62010–2019 MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY; WASECA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY; COOK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY; BROWN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY and 2 more
SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$967,21230 52020–2025 MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY; COOK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY; WASECA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY; BROWN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY and 1 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FOX RIVER VALLEY DAF sponsor$808,58514 22014–2025 AURORA HISTORICAL SOCIETY; GENEVA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$792,99230 172014–2024 SAUK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC; WESTPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC; MORRIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY; SEWICKLEY VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY and 13 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$748,82850 242016–2024 LAKEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY; BIRMINGHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY; LITTLE COMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC; BLOCK ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY and 20 more
DALLAS JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$517,98411 12014–2024 DALLAS JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor$438,5007 22017–2024 FREETOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC; JOHNSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
TRUMAN HEARTLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$381,06517 22010–2024 JACKSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY; HENRY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC DAF sponsor$336,03313 12012–2024 HOWARD COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$323,54311 12015–2025 JOHNSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
THE BERKSHIRE TACONIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$303,2098 32020–2024 AUSTERLITZ HISTORICAL SOCIETY; SHEFFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY; BERKSHIRE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
JEFFRIS FAMILY FOUNDATION LTD Private foundation$302,7005 22016–2022 CARVER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC; MILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND DAF sponsor$300,3603 12021–2023 WILSON BRUCE EVANS HOME HISTORICAL SOCIETY
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HERKIMER AND ONEIDA COUNTIES INC DAF sponsor$257,40113 12012–2024 ONEIDA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $114,692 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)LANDMARK RENOVATIONS $29,500$29,500-- 25.7%
Other (as described)MUSEUM EXP $28,801$28,801-- 25.1%
All other expenses $26,026$26,026-- 22.7%
Other (as described)DEPOT PRESERVATION $23,486$23,486-- 20.5%
Other (as described)ADVERSTISING $6,879$6,879-- 6.0%
Total$114,692100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $144,411 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $8,367
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)LANDMARK RENOVATIONS $90,853$90,853-- 62.9%
Other (as described)MUSEUM EXP $17,032$17,032-- 11.8%
All other expenses $16,871$16,871-- 11.7%
Other (as described)DEPOT PRESERVATION $11,288$11,288-- 7.8%
Other (as described) EventTABOULI FESTIVAL REFUNDS $8,367$8,367-- 5.8%
Total$144,411100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $66,261 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $66,261 100.0%
Total$66,261100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $54,886 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $54,886 100.0%
Total$54,886100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $18,371 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,371 100.0%
Total$18,371100%

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