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US nonprofit · EIN 431662964 · Webbers Falls, OKiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 431662964) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 September 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2010.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Trail of Tears Association

Donations deductible
Revenue
$273k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$275k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$455k
$38k liabilities
Net assets
$417k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
27
4.0y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Trail of Tears Association's network

27 people2 organisationsi27 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (27). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

27 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 29 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Anita Finger-SmithDirector2019
7 yrs
Anita FlanaganDirector2024
2 yrs
Ben LaseterDirector2024
2 yrs
Chanae LippardDirector2024
2 yrs
Cleta TownsendDirector2024
2 yrs
Denise DowlingDirector2019
7 yrs
David HamptonDirector2024
2 yrs
Dr Bill AmboseDirector2024
2 yrs
Dr Brent RiggsDirector2024
2 yrs
Dr Mark WagnerDirector2024
2 yrs
Heather CareyDirector2024
2 yrs
Jack BakerPresident2019
7 yrs
Judy SizemoreDirector2021
5 yrs
Jason IrbyDirector2024
2 yrs
John McCartyTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Leslie B Thomas (also filed as Leslie Thomas)Director2019
7 yrs
Laura SpannDirector2024
2 yrs
Mike WrenDirector2022
4 yrs
Patsy EdgarCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Riley BockPast President2019
7 yrs
Rachel HodgsonDirector2024
2 yrs
Rachel WhitakerDirector2024
2 yrs
Raelynn ButlerDirector2024
2 yrs
Richard NarkevicDirector2024
2 yrs
Robin SwayneyDirector2024
2 yrs
Sue Folsom (also filed as Sue Folsom)Vice President2019
7 yrs
Will ChavezDirector2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 27 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Troy W PoteeteExecutive Director2024

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Paul W AustinExecutive Director40$26k
Jack BakerPresident10$0
Sue FolsomVice President10$0
Riley BrockPast President10$0
Patsy EdgarSecretary10$0
John McLartyTreasurer10$0
Brett RiggsDirector10$0
Mike WrenDirector10$0
Chanae LippardDirector10$0
Sue FolsomDirector10$0
Robin SwayneyDirector10$0
RaeLynn ButlerDirector10$0
Anita FlanaganDirector10$0
Judy SizemoreDirector10$0
Jason IrbyDirector10$0
Rachel WhitakerDirector10$0
Leslie ThomasDirector10$0
Rachel HodgsonDirector10$0
Mark WagnerDirector10$0
Heather CareyDirector10$0
Richard NarkevicDirector10$0
Bill AbroseDirector10$0
Denise DowlingDirector10$0
Anita Finger-SmithDirector10$0
Ben LaseterDirector10$0
David HamptonDirector10$0
Will ChavezDirector10$0
Cleta TownsendDirector10$0
Laura SpannDirector10$0

About

Legal name
Trail of Tears Association
EIN
431662964
Address
Po Box 329, Webbers Falls, OK, 74470-0329
State
Oklahoma
Mission
To provide planning and services to establish a driving tour along the original Trail of Tears (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A80Z Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1994
IRS ruling date
1 August 1994
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Glenn Jones (Form 990-N, tax year 2010)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsAnita Finger-Smith
≥7years on the filingsDenise Dowling
≥7years on the filingsJack Baker
≥7years on the filingsLeslie B Thomas

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$455k
Total liabilities
$38k
Net assets or fund balances
$417k
Contributions and grants received
$223k
Program service revenue
$48k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$266k$292kDeficit $26k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.