Greater Southwest Historical Museum
Donations deductibleRevenue
$357k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$460k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.6m
$65k liabilities
Net assets
$1.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
6.2 years on average
Staff
5
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
Greater Southwest Historical Museum's network
13 people3 organisationsi13 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
13 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 13 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Wilson | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bob Bates (also filed as Bob Bates) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bonnie Watson | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Cary Williamson | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Casey Draper | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| D Allen Wint | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dennis Morris | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dixie Harper | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Drew Butler | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Fred Chapman IV | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jana Howard | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Janet Skelton | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jessica Scott | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gibbs | Company secretary | since 2018 |
| Jessica Kelman | Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Keisha Lemons | President | since 2018 |
| Wilson Seawright | Vice President | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bates | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Drew Butler | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Casey Draper | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Dixie Harper | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Jana Howard | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Fred Chapman IV | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Dennis Morris | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Jessica Scott | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Janet Skelton | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Bonnie Watson | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Cary Williamson | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Amber Wilson | Trustee | $0 | |||
| D Allen Wint | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Daniel Gibbs | Secretary | $0 | |||
| Keisha Lemons | President | $0 | |||
| Wilson Seawright | Vice Preside | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Greater Southwest Historical Museum
- EIN
- 736107156
- Address
- 35 Sunset Dr Sw, Ardmore, OK, 73401-2852
- State
- Oklahoma
- Mission
- To collect, preserve, and interpret the social, cultural and economic history of south central oklahoma with special emphasis on ardmore and carter county (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A540 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
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1965
- Principal officer
- Keisha Lemons (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1965
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBob Bates
≥8years on the filingsBonnie Watson
≥8years on the filingsCary Williamson
≥8years on the filingsD Allen Wint
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.6m
- Total liabilities
- $65k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $323k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $71k
- Employees
- 5
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $184k | $660k | Deficit $476k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Historical Foundation | $71k |