Tulsa Air and Space Museum Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HONORING THE PAST, INSPIRING THE FUTURE.
- Income
- $3.5 million
- Spending
- $1.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 77%
- Reserves
- 47.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 80%
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 40
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 47.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 64% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 170% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1577% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 16 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)
- $847,674 spent. EXHIBITS: IN 2024, THERE WERE 42,647 VISITORS WHO TOURED OVER 30 EXHIBITS ON DISPLAY AT TASM. TASM'S AEROSPACE DOCENTS OFFER A GUIDED INTERACTIVE TOUR OF THE EXHIBITS DESCRIBING THE HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE AND PLANES WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO OKLAHOMA'S RICH AEROSPACE HERITAGE. EXHIBITS AVAILABLE TO VISITORS INCLUDE: MD-80 DONATED TO THE MUSEUM BY AMERICAN AIRLINES. THE TUSKEGEE LEGACY EXHIBIT DEDICATED TO THE FEATS OF THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN. GRUMMAN F-14A TOMCAT WHICH IS PAINTED IN THE SQUADRON COLORS OF VF-41 "THE BLACK ACES." THE SPARTAN EXECUTIVE MODEL 12 COMMISSIONED BY J. PAUL GETTY INCORPORATES A TRICYCLE LANDING GEAR. THE TULSAMERICAN B-24 EXHIBIT HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED DURING WWII AND THE LAST B-24 BUILT IN TULSA.
- $92,224 spent. CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: IN AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE TO BE RECOGNIZED AS THE PREMIER LEARNING CENTER AND TOURIST DESTINATION FOR AVIATION AND SPACE EXPLORATION PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE, TASM HAS DETERMINED A NEED TO EXPAND THEIR EXISTING MUSEUM BY ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 200 X 200 SQUARE FOOT RAMP. THE EXPANSION WILL HIGHLIGHT AN OUTDOOR PARKING RAMP FOR VISITING HISTORIC AIRCRAFT STATIC DISPLAY FOR VIEWING BY VISITORS.
- $27,655 spent. PLANETARIUM: TASM IS HOME TO JAMES E. BERTELSMEYER PLANETARIUM WHICH INSPIRES CURIOSITY SEEKERS TO EXPLORE OUR UNIVERSE AND THE WONDERS OF EARTH. IN 2024, THERE WERE 27,151 VISITORS WHO TOURED THE PLANETARIUM WHICH OFFERS AN EXCITING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE BY PAIRING STUNNING HIGH-DEFINITION VISUALS WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY IN FULL IMMERSIVE THEATER ATMOSPHERE. VISITORS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW OVER 13 DIFFERENT FEATURES INCLUDING: STARS WITH NIGHT SKY TOUR, DESTINATION MARS, DAWN OF THE SPACE AGE, BLACK HOLES: THE OTHER SIDE OF INFINITY, AND MANY MORE ADVENTURES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 August 1995.
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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