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GREENWOOD RISING INC

EIN 85-3774435 TULSA, OK

Largest nonprofits in Oklahoma

Revenue 2025
$977,764
Expenses 2025
$1,844,320

Program services were 66.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A54
Classification
1000
Street
23 N GREENWOOD AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

GREENWOOD RISING EDUCATES PEOPLE ABOUT TULSA'S HISTORIC GREENWOOD DISTRICT, THE BLACK WALL STREET MINDSET, AND AMERICA'S HARD RACIAL HISTORY TO INSPIRE THEM TOWARD SOCIAL JUSTICE AND RACIAL RECONCILIATION AT HOME AND BEYOND. THE HISTORY CENTER IS THE ICONIC DESTINATION TO EVOKE THOUGHT AND MOTIVATE CHANGE IN RACE RELATIONS FOR ALL GENERATIONS, BRINGING AN END TO RACIAL VIOLENCE AND CREATING GENERATIONAL WEALTH. GREENWOOD RISING INC. DBA GREENWOOD RISING IS THE LEGACY PROJECT OF THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION (THE "COMMISSION"). THE COMMISSION BEGAN IN 2015 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SENATOR KEVIN MATHEWS, DEDICATED TO A VISION OF A STRONGER AND MORE JUST TULSA. THE COMMISSION SET OUT TO RAISE A TOTAL OF 30 MILLION FOR ITS PROJECTS AND WAS STRUCTURED AS A COMPONENT FUND OF THE TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ("TCF"), EIN 73- 1554474, A 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY. THE PRIVATE FUNDS RAISED BY THE COMMISSION WERE DEPOSITED BY TCF AND DISPERSED UNDER DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSION AN

  • GREENWOOD RISING EXISTS TO EDUCATE THE PEOPLE ABOUT TULSA'S HISTORIC GREENWOOD DISTRICT, THE BLACK WALL STREET MINDSET, AND AMERICA'S HARD RACIAL HISTORY TO INSPIRE THEM TO WORK TOWARD SOCIAL JUSTICE AND RACIAL RECONCILIATION AT HOME AND BEYOND. THIS MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED FIRST AND FOREMOST BY ENGAGING VISITORS IN AN INTERACTIVE, THOUGHT PROVOKING, AND HISTORICALLY FACTUAL EXPERIENCE INVOLVING PICTURES, VIDEOS, ARTIFACTS, ETC. DOCENTS LEAD GUESTS ON TOURS THROUGH THE HISTORY CENTER AND GUESTS ARE PROVIDED WITH PAMPHLETS THAT ASK CHALLENGING QUESTIONS TO EVOKE THOUGHTFUL ACTIONS WHICH GUESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMMUNICATE VIA THE COMMITMENT WALL. SINCE OPENING ITS DOORS ON AUGUST 4TH, 2021, GREENWOOD RISING HAS WELCOMED NEARLY 60,000 VISITORS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE.

    Expenses $952,807 · Revenue $458,079

  • GREENWOOD RISING MAINTAINS ITS DIGITAL GUIDE ON BLOOMBERG CONNECTS, THE FREE ARTS AND CULTURAL APP CREATED BY BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES. THE BLOOMBERG CONNECTS APP, AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM GOOGLE PLAY OR THE APP STORE, MAKES GREENWOOD RISING ACCESSIBLE FOR EITHER ONSITE OR OFFSITE VISITS THROUGH PHOTO, AUDIO AND VIDEO FEATURES OFFERING INSIGHTS INTO THE HISTORY OF BLACK WALL STREET, THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE, AND THE CONTINUED ROAD TO RECONCILIATION. USERS OF THE APP ACCESS VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCES THAT SHOWCASE WHAT BLACK WALL STREET WAS LIKE BEFORE THE 1921 MASSACRE. USERS HAVE ACCESS TO GREENWOOD RISING EXHIBITS LIKE THE VIRTUAL BARBERSHOP AND MEET THE EARLY ENTREPRENEURS IN HISTORIC GREENWOOD THROUGH ORAL AND WRITTEN HISTORIES.

    Expenses $97,594

  • GREENWOOD RISING HAS PARTNERED WITH TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ("TPS") TO CURATE CURRICULUM FOR SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS AND BEGAN HOSTING TOURS FOR ALL TPS EIGHTH GRADERS DURING EACH SCHOOL YEAR. THIS COLLABORATION COVERS BOTH PEDAGOGY AND THE CURRICULUM TAUGHT IN CLASS BEFORE THE FIELD TRIPS, THE CURRICULUM BASED TOURS GIVEN TO STUDENTS DURING EACH VISIT, AS WELL AS LOGISTICS INCLUDING SCHEDULING, TRANSPORTATION, LUNCHES PROVIDED, ETC. ALTHOUGH THE CURRENT PROGRAM FOCUSES ON TPS EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS, GREENWOOD RISING LOOKS FORWARD TO WELCOMING OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM THE AREA IN THE COMING YEARS.

    Expenses $10,220

  • GREENWOOD RISING PARTNERED WITH THE OKLAHOMA CENTER FOR COMMUNITY AND JUSTICE TO HOST LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP FORUM FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION. THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO CREATE SPACE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO TALK OPENLY AND HONESTLY ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO CREATE CHANGE IN THOSE COMMUNITIES. THE PRIMARY SOCIAL IMPACT OF CREATING THIS SPACE IS INCREASED SELF AND SOCIAL AWARENESS OF THE PARTICIPANTS, CREATING GLOBAL CITIZENS. THE INNOVATION OF THIS PROGRAM EXISTS IN ITS APPROACH TO STUDENT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING THROUGH THE LENS OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. GREENWOOD RISING ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL & MUSEUM TO PROVIDE TULSA AND OKLAHOMA CITY-BASED NINTH GRADE STUDENTS WITH TRANSPORTATION AND ADMISSION TO VISIT BOTH MUSEUMS IN ONE DAY. STUDENTS EXPERIENCE THE POWERFUL STORIES EACH PROVIDES, INCLUDING THE RESILIENCE OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT AND THE SENSELESSNESS OF VIOLENCE, AND THEN VIRTUALLY COME TOGETHER TO DEBRIEF THEIR EXPERIENCES.

    Expenses $162,065

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

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Raymond Doswell

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $125,000
    From this org
    $125,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sam Combs III

    DIRECTOR, CH

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • William Lissau

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Maggie Hille-Yar

    DIRECTOR, SE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Cynthia McGhee

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Shuntasia Coleman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Hannibal B Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jon Lawrence

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dr Donnie Nero

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dr Brian Hosmer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sandra Quince

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $977,764
    Expenses
    $1,844,320
    Contributions
    $412,374
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $17,830,255
    Expenses
    $3,039,412
    Contributions
    $17,295,528
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,262,944
    Expenses
    $984,121
    Contributions
    $1,712,171
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,647,063
    Expenses
    $676,588
    Contributions
    $2,516,559
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $77,045
    Expenses
    $17,995
    Assets (EOY)
    $59,050

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2020

Tax period
1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020
Principal officer
Phil Armstrong
Mailing address
23 NORTH GREENWOOD AVETULSA OK 74120
Website
WWW.GREENWOODRISING.ORG

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 2 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.