Girls on the Run of Central Oklahoma Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE INSPIRE GIRLS TO BE JOYFUL, HEALTHY AND CONFIDENT USING A FUN, EXPERIENCE-BASED CURRICULUM WHICH CREATIVELY INTEGRATES RUNNING.
- Income
- $227,099
- Spending
- $195,476
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 18.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 69%
- Employees
- 1
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 18.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $173,371 spent. THE 2024-2025 GIRLS ON THE RUN OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA IS GAINING MOMENTUM AND MOVING TOWARDS OUR ALL-TIME HIGH NUMBERS IN SPRING 2020. WE HAD A SMALL BUT MIGHTY CREW IN FALL 2024. WE HELD A MODEST SEASON OF TWO TEAMS AND 29 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. WE WERE THRILLED TO HAVE THE TWO RETURNING TEAMS HELPING US GROW OUR FALL SEASON NUMBERS. OUR GIRLS WOULD NOT SUCCEED WITHOUT THE HARD WORK OF OUR COACHES WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE 12 COACHES THAT COMPLETED TRAINING AND LED THE GIRLS THROUGH A SUCCESSFUL SEASON. TWENTY-FIVE RUNNING BUDDIES PARTNERED WITH OUR GIRLS WHEN COMPLETING THE CELEBRATORY 5K. THIS YEAR, GIRLS ON THE RUN OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA HAD HELD OUR 5K AT OUR OFFICES. IT WAS A GLORIOUS FALL DAY THE SUN WAS SHINING, AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. WE HAD OVER 60 VOLUNTEERS HELPING US MAKE OUR SMALL FALL SEASON PARTICIPANTS FEEL LOVED AND ENCOURAGED TO RUN THEIR CELEBRATORY 5K. WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY ON A LARGER SCALE, WHICH WAS A GREAT COLLABORATION. THE GIRLS GOT TO RUN WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS, THUS PROVIDING LOADS OF ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT SPRING 2025 ROLLED AROUND, MARKING THE BEGINNING OF OUR 15TH GIRLS ON THE RUN SPRING SEASON. THE PROGRAM SERVES 3RD-5TH-GRADE GIRLS AT 27 SITES WE WERE THRILLED TO HAVE 440 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. WE HAD A TOTAL OF 125 COACHES FOR THE SEASON. WE ARE EXCITED THAT 97% OF OUR COACHES FINISHED ALL THE COACH TRAINING WE OFFER OUR PROGRAM HAS A FEE, AND WE ARE ALWAYS GRATEFUL WHEN GIRLS CAN PAY ALL OR A PORTION OF THE PRICE; STILL, WE DO NOT TURN GIRLS AWAY. THANKS TO DONATIONS AND SPONSORS, WE COULD SERVE 66% OF OUR GIRLS ON A SLIDING SCALE OR SCHOLARSHIP. WE WERE HAPPY TO PARTNER WITH THE OKC PARKS DEPARTMENT AND HOLD OUR CELEBRATORY 5K AT SCISSORTAIL PARK. WE HAD A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY TO HELP OUR 440 PROGRAM GIRLS, AND THEIR BUDDIES RUN FUN WE WERE EXCITED TO HOST OVER 900 PARTICIPANTS DURING OUR RUNNING EVENT OUR BOARD FELT THIS 5K WAS OUR SMOOTHEST YET DUE IN LARGE PART TO 98 VOLUNTEERS COMING OUT TO MAKE THE DAY UNFORGETTABLE FOR OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS GIRLS ON THE RUN OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA HELD OUR THIRD ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT. OUR BOARD WORKED HARD AND PULLED OFF ANOTHER AMAZING PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT IN SEPTEMBER 2024. WE PARTNERED WITH CHICKEN N' PICKLE TO PUT ON THIS EVENT. WE HAD NINE COURT SPONSORS AND THREE FOOD AND DRINK SPONSORS. WE HOSTED 32 TEAMS OF PICKLEBALLERS WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AND LEARNED A LOT. WE RAISED 5667.82 TO HELP OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND. AS THE 2023-2024 SEASONS ENDED, WE HAVE WORKED HARD ON GOALS, EVENTS, AND WAYS TO CONTINUE SPREADING THE GIRLS ON THE RUN LOVE. AS IN YEARS PAST, WE HOPE TO SERVE ONE MORE GIRL, ESTABLISH ONE MORE SITE, AND OBTAIN ONE (OR MORE) SPONSOR WE HAVE ALREADY HAD SOME NEW AND EXCITING PARTNERSHIPS, HOLDING KENDRA SCOTT FUNDRAISERS AND DEVELOPING A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH DICK'S SPORTING GOODS WE ARE DELIGHTED WITH OUR NUMBERS THIS LAST YEAR AND EVEN HAPPIER ABOUT HOW MANY GIRLS GOT TO EXPERIENCE OUR PROGRAM THE 2024-2025 GIRLS ON THE RUN OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA IS GAINING MOMENTUM AND MOVING TOWARDS OUR ALL-TIME HIGH NUMBERS IN SPRING 2020. WE HAD A SMALL BUT MIGHTY CREW IN FALL 2024. WE HELD A MODEST SEASON OF TWO TEAMS AND 29 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. WE WERE THRILLED TO HAVE THE TWO RETURNING TEAMS HELPING US GROW OUR FALL SEASON NUMBERS. OUR GIRLS WOULD NOT SUCCEED WITHOUT THE HARD WORK OF OUR COACHES WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE 12 COACHES THAT COMPLETED TRAINING AND LED THE GIRLS THROUGH A SUCCESSFUL SEASON. TWENTY-FIVE RUNNING BUDDIES PARTNERED WITH OUR GIRLS WHEN COMPLETING THE CELEBRATORY 5K. THIS YEAR, GIRLS ON THE RUN OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA HAD HELD OUR 5K AT OUR OFFICES. IT WAS A GLORIOUS FALL DAY THE SUN WAS SHINING, AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. WE HAD OVER 60 VOLUNTEERS HELPING US MAKE OUR SMALL FALL SEASON PARTICIPANTS FEEL LOVED AND ENCOURAGED TO RUN THEIR CELEBRATORY 5K. WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY ON A LARGER SCALE, WHICH WAS A GREAT COLLABORATION. THE GIRLS GOT TO RUN WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS, THUS PROVIDING LOADS OF ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT SPRING 2025 ROLLED AROUND, MARKING THE BEGINNING OF OUR 15TH GIRLS ON THE RUN SPRING SEASON. THE PROGRAM SERVES 3RD-5TH-GRADE GIRLS AT 27 SITES WE WERE THRILLED TO HAVE 440 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. WE HAD A TOTAL OF 125 COACHES FOR THE SEASON. WE ARE EXCITED THAT 97% OF OUR COACHES FINISHED ALL THE COACH TRAINING WE OFFER OUR PROGRAM HAS A FEE, AND WE ARE ALWAYS GRATEFUL WHEN GIRLS CAN PAY ALL OR A PORTION OF THE PRICE; STILL, WE DO NOT TURN GIRLS AWAY. THANKS TO DONATIONS AND SPONSORS, WE COULD SERVE 66% OF OUR GIRLS ON A SLIDING SCALE OR SCHOLARSHIP. WE WERE HAPPY TO PARTNER WITH THE OKC PARKS DEPARTMENT AND HOLD OUR CELEBRATORY 5K AT SCISSORTAIL PARK. WE HAD A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY TO HELP OUR 440 PROGRAM GIRLS, AND THEIR BUDDIES RUN FUN WE WERE EXCITED TO HOST OVER 900 PARTICIPANTS DURING OUR RUNNING EVENT OUR BOARD FELT THIS 5K WAS OUR SMOOTHEST YET DUE IN LARGE PART TO 98 VOLUNTEERS COMING OUT TO MAKE THE DAY UNFORGETTABLE FOR OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS GIRLS ON THE RUN OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA HELD OUR THIRD ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT. OUR BOARD WORKED HARD AND PULLED OFF ANOTHER AMAZING PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT IN SEPTEMBER 2024. WE PARTNERED WITH CHICKEN N' PICKLE TO PUT ON THIS EVENT. WE HAD NINE COURT SPONSORS AND THREE FOOD AND DRINK SPONSORS. WE HOSTED 32 TEAMS OF PICKLEBALLERS WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AND LEARNED A LOT. WE RAISED 5667.82 TO HELP OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND. AS THE 2023-2024 SEASONS ENDED, WE HAVE WORKED HARD ON GOALS, EVENTS, AND WAYS TO CONTINUE SPREADING THE GIRLS ON THE RUN LOVE. AS IN YEARS PAST, WE HOPE TO SERVE ONE MORE GIRL, ESTABLISH ONE MORE SITE, AND OBTAIN ONE (OR MORE) SPONSOR WE HAVE ALREADY HAD SOME NEW AND EXCITING PARTNERSHIPS, HOLDING KENDRA SCOTT FUNDRAISERS AND DEVELOPING A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH DICK'S SPORTING GOODS WE ARE DELIGHTED WITH OUR NUMBERS THIS LAST YEAR AND EVEN HAPPIER ABOUT HOW MANY GIRLS GOT TO EXPERIENCE OUR PROGRAM
- $797 spent. SEE DESCRIPTION OF 1ST EXEMPT PURPOSE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
- SEE DESCRIPTION OF 1ST EXEMPT PURPOSE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2026.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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