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US nonprofit · EIN 731472725 · Oklahoma City, OKiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 731472725) - 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 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.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.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation's network

40 people56 organisationsi40 people and 56 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (40). Violet dotted lines (58) 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

51 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bob Ross ChairImmediate Past Chair2018
8 yrs
John Kennedy ChairChair2018
8 yrs
Albert AshwoodTrustee2020
6 yrs
Amy StephensTrustee2022
4 yrs
Ann-Clore DuncanAt Large2018
8 yrs
Austin FugittTrustee2020
6 yrs
Austin MangerTrustee2018
8 yrs
Becky SwitzerTrustee2018
8 yrs
Bill LanceAt Large2018
8 yrs
Bill WrightTrustee2023
3 yrs
Blayne ArthurTrustee2022
4 yrs
BLU HulseyTrustee2018
8 yrs
Bonnie Lopez-CroweTrustee2023
3 yrs
Brian BogertTrustee2023
3 yrs
Brian HacklerTrustee2022
4 yrs
Bryan CliftonTrustee2019
7 yrs
Chris FlemingAt Large2018
8 yrs
David HarrisAt Large2023
3 yrs
David HoltTrustee2018
8 yrs
Emilykaye MitchelsonTrustee2023
3 yrs
Erik FaresTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Gail MuncriefTrustee2022
4 yrs
Houda ElyazgiTrustee2020
6 yrs
Jason BodinTrustee2023
3 yrs
Joyce HendersonTrustee2023
3 yrs
Kelli MastersTrustee2022
4 yrs
Keri NorrisTrustee2022
4 yrs
Kim NeeseTrustee2018
8 yrs
Melissa McLawhorn HoustonTrustee2019
7 yrs
Michael ThompsonTrustee2023
3 yrs
Michelle BrooksTrustee2018
8 yrs
Mike EdmondsTrustee2022
4 yrs
Mike TurpenCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Pat HallTrustee2023
3 yrs
Polly NicholsAt Large2018
8 yrs
Randy TrachtenbergTrustee2023
3 yrs
Rob GarbrechtTrustee2018
8 yrs
Ryan WhicherTrustee2020
6 yrs
Sam PrestiAt Large2018
8 yrs
Sanford C CoatsTrustee2020
6 yrs
Sara SweetTrustee2018
8 yrs
Scott BriggsTrustee2022
4 yrs
Steve ColeTrustee2022
4 yrs
Steven TaylorAt Large2018
8 yrs
Susan Chambers MDVice Chair2018
8 yrs
Susan WinchesterAt Large2018
8 yrs
Tammy PowellTrustee2019
7 yrs
Ted TetrickTrustee2020
6 yrs
Valerie CouchTrustee2018
8 yrs
WES RobertsTrustee2020
6 yrs
Wesley KnightTrustee2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 51 →

Officers and senior leadership

9 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Dustin PotterChief Technology Officersince 2018
Gabriel TaylorDirector of Facilitiessince 2022
Joe SlawinskiDirector of Security2023
Kari F WatkinsPresident and CEOsince 2018
Laurie BartonFormer Chief Financial Officer2018
Lesli MassadDirector of Philanthropy Asince 2022
Mary Ann EcksteinDirector of Media2023
Sarah AbercrombieChief Financial Officersince 2019
Sarah FinleyChief Financial Officersince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Kari F WatkinsPresident and CEO60$219k$15k
Sarah FinleyChief Financial Officer45$135k$12k
Lesli MassadDirector of Philanthropy &40$133k$12k
Dustin PotterChief Technology Officer40$133k$12k
Joe SlawinskiDirector of Security40$119k$5k
Gabriel TaylorDirector of Facilities40$107k$11k
Mary Ann EcksteinDirector of Media40$105k$11k
Susan Chambers MDChair2$0
Chris FlemingVice Chair2$0
Mike TurpenSecretary2$0
Erik FaresTreasurer2$0
John KennedyImmediate Past Chair2$0
Ann-Clore DuncanAt Large2$0
Bill LanceAt Large2$0
David HarrisAt Large2$0
Sam PrestiAt Large2$0
Sanford C CoatsArchives & Accreditation2$0
Austin MangerEducation2$0
Bob RossPast Chair Advisor2$0
Steven TaylorPast Chair Advisor2$0
Susan WinchesterPast Chair Advisor2$0
Albert AshwoodTrustee1$0
Amy StephensTrustee1$0
Austin FugittTrustee1$0
Becky SwitzerTrustee1$0
Bill WrightTrustee1$0
Blayne ArthurTrustee1$0
Blu HulseyTrustee1$0
Brian BogertTrustee1$0
Brian HacklerTrustee1$0
Bryan CliftonTrustee1$0
Cathy O'connorTrustee1$0
David HoltTrustee1$0
Edurne PinedaTrustee1$0
Emilykaye MitchelsonTrustee1$0
Gail MuncriefTrustee1$0
Graham BennettTrustee1$0
Houda ElyazgiTrustee1$0
Jalal FarzanehTrustee1$0
Jane JenkinsTrustee1$0

About

Legal name
Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation
EIN
731472725
Address
620 N Harvey Ave, Oklahoma City, OK, 73102-3032
State
Oklahoma
Mission
We come here to remember those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever. May all who leave here know the impact of violence. May this memorial offer comfort, strength, peace, hope and serenity. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A110 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
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1995
Principal officer
Kari F Watkins (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 1995
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBob Ross
≥8years on the filingsJohn Kennedy
≥8years on the filingsAnn-Clore Duncan
≥8years on the filingsAustin Manger

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$31.5m
Total liabilities
$3.4m
Net assets or fund balances
$28m
Contributions and grants received
$5.5m
Program service revenue
$1.7m
Employees
58
Volunteers
60

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Texas
Status
Not stated
Formed
Not stated
Registered agent
Not stated

This register does not publish officers or directors.