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← THE CITY LIGHTS FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by THE CITY LIGHTS FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,292,248
Total expenses
$1,025,719
Contributions and grants received
$9,004,534
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$193,162
Other revenue
$94,552
Total assets, end of year
$16,930,679
Total liabilities, end of year
$530,000
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,400,679
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$476,164
Management and general expenses
$215,404
Fundraising expenses
$334,151
Program service expenses (Part III)
$476,164

Program services were 46.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $4,101

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,000,433

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $183,676 · excluded $183,676

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $20,576

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $11,090

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $9,486

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $9,486 · related or exempt $9,486

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $135,512

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $4,101

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $40,960

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $94,552 · excluded $94,552

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $106,973 · program services $74,881 · management and general $21,395 · fundraising $10,697

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $385,616 · program services $224,588 · management and general $64,973 · fundraising $96,055

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $27,554 · program services $16,751 · management and general $4,832 · fundraising $5,971

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $37,316 · program services $22,686 · management and general $6,543 · fundraising $8,087

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,531 · management and general $18,531

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $167,389 · fundraising $167,389

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,744 · program services $2,305 · management and general $439

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $46,534 · program services $122 · management and general $17,968 · fundraising $28,444

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,834 · program services $3,753 · management and general $3,721 · fundraising $1,360

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $33,804 · program services $21,882 · management and general $5,332 · fundraising $6,590

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,013 · management and general $4,739 · fundraising $274

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,489 · management and general $5,489

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $14,644 · program services $2,603 · management and general $12,041

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,460 · program services $1,211 · management and general $13,249

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE

    total $102,132 · program services $102,132

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $31,209 · program services $3,250 · management and general $18,675 · fundraising $9,284

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $14,773 · management and general $14,773

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $2,704 · management and general $2,704

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,366,983 · end of year $7,791,373

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,013,842 · end of year $1,050,196

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $8,112,684

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $28,640

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,753,325 · end of year $8,084,044

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $5,066

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $530,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,338,526 · end of year $8,718,003

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,795,624 · end of year $7,682,676

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

OUR MISSION IS ROOTED IN THE BELIEF THAT MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS RESTORE COMMUNITIES. THROUGH RELATIONAL SERVICE AND DIGNIFIED HOUSING SOLUTIONS, WE WORK TO HELP PEOPLE MOVE FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE CITY LIGHTS FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA BEGAN AS A GRASSROOTS OUTREACH IN 2013 WITH NIGHT LIGHT TULSA, A WEEKLY GATHERING AIMED AT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. AS NEEDS AND SERVICE GAPS BECAME CLEAR, CITY LIGHTS FORMALLY INCORPORATED IN 2015. FOR OVER A DECADE, WE HAVE PROVIDED RELIEF, RESTORATION, AND RELATIONSHIP-BASED SUPPORT TO TULSA'S UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS WHILE MOBILIZING HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS EACH YEAR. OUR MISSION IS ROOTED IN THE BELIEF THAT MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS RESTORE COMMUNITIES. THROUGH RELATIONAL SERVICE AND DIGNIFIED HOUSING SOLUTIONS, WE WORK TO HELP PEOPLE MOVE FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING.

  • NIGHT LIGHT TULSA CONTINUES EVERY THURSDAY UNDER A DOWNTOWN BRIDGE, OFFERING MEALS, CLOTHING, HAIRCUTS, BOOKS, AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS, ALONGSIDE SNAP ENROLLMENT, ID VOUCHERS, BUS TOKENS, AND HMIS/HOUSING SYSTEM ACCESS. IN 2025, WE SERVED 19,280 MEALS ACROSS 49 NIGHTS, SERVING A TOTAL OF 10,910 GUESTS.

    Expenses $77,104

  • CITY LIGHTS VILLAGE WILL BE A 75-HOME PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COMMUNITY FEATURING A COMMUNITY CENTER, GARDEN, REFLECTION SPACES, AND ROBUST WRAPAROUND SERVICES. ON-SITE STAFF WILL PROVIDE HOUSING STABILITY SUPPORT, FINANCIAL COACHING, MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, FOOD SECURITY ASSISTANCE, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. INFRASTRUCTURE IS COMPLETE, CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY, AND MOVE-INS ARE PROJECTED FOR AUGUST 2026.

    Expenses $17,515

  • HOUSING STABILITY SUPPORTS 60 FORMERLY HOMELESS RESIDENTS WITH ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT, MONTHLY CHECK-INS, CRISIS INTERVENTION, FOOD AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT, AND MEDIATION WITH LANDLORDS. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM ACHIEVED A 96% HOUSING STABILITY RATE, WITH 98% OF CLIENTS REPORTING THEY HAD A RELIABLE SUPPORT SYSTEM. THE TEAM ALSO PREVENTED 30 EVICTIONS AND PROVIDED HOUSING NAVIGATION TO AN ADDITIONAL 10 PEOPLE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

    Expenses $14,246

  • MOBILE OUTREACH & EMERGENCY POP-UP SHELTERS PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING SUPPORT DURING EXTREME WEATHER. TEAMS DELIVER MEALS, SUPPLIES, AND CONNECTION TO PEOPLE IN ENCAMPMENTS AND ON THE STREETS. OVER THE LAST TWO WINTERS, OUR POP-UP SHELTERSOPERATED WITH THE TULSA DAY CENTERPROVIDED SAFE, WARM REFUGE FOR MORE THAN 400 INDIVIDUALS.

    Expenses $2,502

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES

    Expenses $364,797

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Blake Ewing

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Erin Kelley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laurie Tilley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Riley Kern

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Samuel Kurtz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Todd Welsh

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kojo Asomoa-Caesar

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Damon Domer

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cheyene Charles

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Catie Coulter

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sarah Grounds

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $90,000
    From this org
    $90,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
19 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202641749349300609

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