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Fab Lab Tulsa Inc

EIN 30-0638130 · Tulsa, OK

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong93 out of 100GovernanceGood75 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The mission of Fab Lab Tulsa is to empower our community by providing education, community, workforce, and business programming that teaches innovation, design-thinking, problem-solving and change-making, together with open access to 21st Century digital fabrication tools, equipment, and technology.

Income
$431,587
Spending
$448,068
Spent on programs
69%
Reserves
44.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 52%
Employees
0
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$936,469, director

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: 93 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 44.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 14% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 122% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    69% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 21 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

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    2 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (7)
  1. $164,875 spent. EDUCATION: THE K-20 EDUCATION PROGRAM AT FAB LAB TULSA ENABLES EDUCATORS TO INTRODUCE AND ILLUSTRATE A VARIETY OF ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, CHEMICAL, AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, AS WELL AS COMPUTER SCIENCE, MATH, AND ART. ADDITIONALLY, STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO ENVISION, DESIGN, BUILD, TEST AND REFINE THEIR IDEAS THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH 2D AND 3D DESIGN SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL FABRICATION TOOLS. WHEN USING TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION, THE KEY IS TO ENHANCE THE CONCEPTS BEING TAUGHT. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT FAB LAB TULSA FOCUS ON BUILDING SKILLS IN CORE SUBJECTS, SUCH AS MATH AND SCIENCE, AS WELL AS APPLIED PROBLEM-SOLVING, CRITICAL THINKING AND CREATIVITY, ALL OF WHICH ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT IN THE MODERN ECONOMY. IN 2025, FAB LAB TULSA REACHED 3,122 STUDENTS. EDUCATION PROGRAMMING OFF-SITE AT SCHOOL LOCATIONS. FOURTH- THROUGH 12TH-GRADE EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, PARTICULARLY IN TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HAS SEEN A SHIFT TO AFTER-SCHOOL EXPANDED LEARNING TIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) FAB LAB TULSA HAS SUCCESSFULLY ADJUSTED OUR CURRICULUM TO MEET THESE NEW REQUIREMENTS. WITH CLASSROOM CAPACITY OF OUR NEW FACILITY, WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO EXPAND OUR OUTREACH FURTHER WITH ONSITE PROGRAMMING. IN ADDITION, WE CONTINUED TO OFFER COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA IN THE SPRING AND FALL OF 2025.
  2. $79,140 spent. MEMBER: AS A COMMUNITY CENTER, FAB LAB TULSA IS A RESOURCE FOR LOCAL TECHNOLOGY ENTHUSIASTS WHO SPAN A BROAD SPECTRUM: FROM HOBBYIST AND TINKERERS, TO ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS, TO ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS, TO ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESSES. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS WITH CREATIVE IDEAS BRING THEM TO FRUITION WITH THE LAB'S EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS. PROGRAMMING FOR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS INCLUDES ENTRY-LEVEL AND ADVANCED CLASSES TO TRAIN AND CERTIFY THEM IN THE VARIOUS SKILLS REQUIRED TO USE THE FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT WITHOUT SUPERVISION. IN 2025, FAB LAB TULSA HAD 1,222 COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIPS, SOME OF WHICH ARE FAMILY MEMBERSHIPS COMPRISED OF MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN. THESE MEMBERSHIPS REPRESENTED TWENTY-SIX UNIQUE ZIP CODES. IN FACT, MEMBERS TRAVELLED FROM AS FAR AWAY AS OKLAHOMA CITY; WICHITA, KANSAS; SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI AND BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS TO UTILIZE THE LABS RESOURCES. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VISITORS TO THE LAB IN 2025 WAS 36,714. MEMBERSHIP AND VISITOR RATES GREW SLIGHTLY FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
  3. $6,595 spent. BUSINESS: FAB LAB TULSA IS A HUB FOR INVENTORS AND PROVIDES ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESSES WITH A HIGH-QUALITY, LOW-COST, LOW-RISK METHOD OF RAPID PROTOTYPING AND MICRO-MANUFACTURING NEW PRODUCTS. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO FOSTER ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS ENCOURAGE START-UP COMPANIES TO GROW BOTH WITHIN AND BEYOND THE LAB. BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY MEMBERS RECEIVE EXTENSIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN USING LAB EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE DESIGN APPLICATIONS, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THEIR LEGAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NEEDS. IN 2025, FAB LAB TULSA HAD 61 ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESS PARTICIPANTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: GARMENT/ACCESSORY/JEWELRY, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, ART, FOOD/BEVERAGE, RAPID PROTOTYPING/DESIGN/CONSULTING, ARCHITECTURE, SMALL/LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORT, INDUSTRIAL, FURNISHINGS, AIRCRAFT/AEROSPACE, BRANDING/MARKETING, AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THE MAJORITY (66%) ARE SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS WITH ANNUAL REVENUE RANGING FROM A LOW OF $400 TO A HIGH OF $180,000, WITH AN AVERAGE OF $39,213. SMALL BUSINESSES UTILIZING THE LAB (34%) HAD FROM 2 TO 27 EMPLOYEES WITH ANNUAL REVENUE FROM A LOW OF $5,000 TO A HIGH OF $3.5 MILLION, WITH AN AVERAGE OF $618,500.
  4. $32,975 spent. WORKFORCE: MANUFACTURING IS UNDERGOING A DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION THAT IS CHANGING THE FUTURE OF WORK WITH SMART MANUFACTURING THAT RELIES ON HIGH-TECH SYSTEMS. THE WORKFORCE PROGRAM AT FAB LAB TULSA TEACHES DESIGN THINKING AND DIGITAL FABRICATION SKILLS TARGETED AT RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO ARE NOT HEADED TO COLLEGE AND ADULTS SEEKING TO RESKILL AND UPSKILL TO MEET THE RAPIDLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DIGITALIZATION. THE PROGRAM COVERS THE TOPICS OF 3D PRINTING, PRECISION LASER CUTTING, CNC MILLING AND ELECTRONICS, WITH HANDS-ON LEARNING UTILIZING A PROJECT-BASED APPROACH WHERE STUDENTS DOCUMENT THEIR WORK AND BUILD A DIGITAL ONLINE RESUME AND PORTFOLIO TO SHARE WITH FUTURE EMPLOYERS. IN 2025, FAB LAB TULSA'S WORKFORCE PROGRAMMING REACHED 286 ADULT LEARNERS. FURTHERMORE, OUR PROGRAMS ARE APPROVED BY THE OKLAHOMA WORKFORCE CENTER, OKLAHOMA WORKS, AND THE OKLAHOMA OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
  5. $26,380 spent. COMMUNITY: MAKER FAIRE TULSA IS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM OF FAB LAB TULSA THAT IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND AND ATTRACTS PRIMARILY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, FROM ACROSS NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. THIS AWARD-WINNING, FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT CELEBRATES TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, SCIENCE, ARTS, CRAFTS, ENGINEERING, AND MAKING OF ALL KINDS. IN THE SUMMER OF 2025, FAB LAB TULSA HOSTED OUR 13TH MAKER FAIRE TULSA EVENT, WHICH HAD 3,198 VISITORS, OVER 70 MAKER EXHIBITORS, AND OVER 750 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THE ACTIVITY ZONE. IN ADDITION, WE ATTENDED NUMEROUS SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH A TOTAL OUTREACH OF 6,998 PARTICIPANTS.
  6. (Expenses $ 32,975 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 1,728) WORKFORCE: MANUFACTURING IS UNDERGOING A DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION THAT IS CHANGING THE FUTURE OF WORK WITH SMART MANUFACTURING THAT RELIES ON HIGH-TECH SYSTEMS. THE WORKFORCE PROGRAM AT FAB LAB TULSA TEACHES DESIGN THINKING AND DIGITAL FABRICATION SKILLS TARGETED AT RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO ARE NOT HEADED TO COLLEGE AND ADULTS SEEKING TO RESKILL AND UPSKILL TO MEET THE RAPIDLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DIGITALIZATION. THE PROGRAM COVERS THE TOPICS OF 3D PRINTING, PRECISION LASER CUTTING, CNC MILLING AND ELECTRONICS, WITH HANDS-ON LEARNING UTILIZING A PROJECT-BASED APPROACH WHERE STUDENTS DOCUMENT THEIR WORK AND BUILD A DIGITAL ONLINE RESUME AND PORTFOLIO TO SHARE WITH FUTURE EMPLOYERS. IN 2025, FAB LAB TULSA'S WORKFORCE PROGRAMMING REACHED 286 ADULT LEARNERS. FURTHERMORE, OUR PROGRAMS ARE APPROVED BY THE OKLAHOMA WORKFORCE CENTER, OKLAHOMA WORKS, AND THE OKLAHOMA OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
  7. (Expenses $ 26,380 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 4,321) COMMUNITY: MAKER FAIRE TULSA IS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM OF FAB LAB TULSA THAT IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND AND ATTRACTS PRIMARILY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, FROM ACROSS NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. THIS AWARD-WINNING, FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT CELEBRATES TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, SCIENCE, ARTS, CRAFTS, ENGINEERING, AND MAKING OF ALL KINDS. IN THE SUMMER OF 2025, FAB LAB TULSA HOSTED OUR 13TH MAKER FAIRE TULSA EVENT, WHICH HAD 3,198 VISITORS, OVER 70 MAKER EXHIBITORS, AND OVER 750 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THE ACTIVITY ZONE. IN ADDITION, WE ATTENDED NUMEROUS SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH A TOTAL OUTREACH OF 6,998 PARTICIPANTS.

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

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2011.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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