Tulsa Day Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO SERVE THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS.
- Income
- $7.6 million
- Spending
- $9.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- -0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 61%
- Employees
- 93
- Volunteers
- 812
- Highest pay
- $145,348, executive dir.
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
Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 18% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 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 70% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 21 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 (4)
- $4.9 million spent. DAY SHELTER - THE DAY CENTER IS THE ONLY DAY TIME SHELTER IN TULSA COUNTY. WE PROVIDE A SAFE, SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR ANYONE WHO SEEKS HELP OR WHO HAS BEEN REFERRED. EVERYDAY APPROXIMATELY 250 PEOPLE, INCLUDING, MEN, WOMEN, FAMILIES, THE ELDERLY, INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MENTAL ILLNESS, AS WELL AS PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES SEEK SHELTER AT THE DAY CENTER. OUR EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE TO REST, FOOD, RESTROOM AND BATHING FACILITIES, LAUNDRY FACILITIES AND A CHANGE OF CLOTHING. CLIENTS MAY ALSO MAKE AND RECEIVE PHONE CALLS, RECEIVE MAIL AND STORE PERSONAL ITEMS IN A LOCKED STORAGE AREA. AT NIGHT THE GREAT ROOM OF THE DAY CENTER TRANSITIONS INTO OUR NIGHT SHELTER. EACH NIGHT WE PROVIDE SHELTER FOR APPROXIMATELY 70 OF THE MOST VULNERABLE AT-RISK SEGMENT OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION. THIS INCLUDES WOMEN, THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS AND MEN OVER 55. BOTH THE DAY CENTER AND NIGHT SHELTER ARE OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR. IN 2024, THE DAY SHELTER HAD 86,282 DAY VISITS, 28,298 OVERNIGHT STAYS, AND 5,930 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS.
- $1.2 million spent. HUDSON VILLAS - HUDSON VILLAS IS A 60-UNIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING APARTMENT COMPLEX, NOW CALLED HOME TO FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE DECENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT WITH ON-SITE SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP THOSE WHO HAVE FACED COMPLEX CHALLENGES IN EXITING HOMELESSNESS. WE PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO ASSIST TENANTS IN ACHIEVING RESIDENTIAL STABILITY, IMPROVED HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE. LIFE SKILLS CLASSES ARE OFFERED. CASE MANAGERS WORK ONE ON ONE AND IN GROUP SETTINGS TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT ABILITIES, INCREASE INCOME, MANAGE HEALTH ISSUES AND EXPAND RESIDENT PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS TARGETED ONE ON ONE SUPPORT PREVENTS RECURRENCE OF HOMELESSNESS.
- $1.0 million spent. CLINIC - WE HAVE A FREE NURSES CLINIC ON-SITE. THE CLINIC IS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF AN APRN AND IS STAFFED BY THREE FULL TIME RNS. BY PROVIDING LOW BARRIER ACCESS TO IMPROVED MEDICAL CARE, ALONG WITH THE SUPPLIES NECESSARY TO SELF-MANAGE THEIR MEDICAL NEEDS, CLIENTS ARE ABLE TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH AND CONTINUE WORKING TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY. HOMELESSNESS AND HEALTH CARE HAVE A CYCLICAL RELATIONSHIP: POOR HEALTH CAN LEAD TO HOMELESSNESS AND HOMELESSNESS CAN LEAD TO POOR HEALTH. THE CLINIC STAFF REMAINS DEDICATED TO HELPING EACH INDIVIDUAL WITH HOWEVER MUCH CARE AND TIME IS NEEDED. THE CLINIC HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN PREVENTING UNNECESSARY ER VISITS TO COMMUNITY HOSPITALS. WE HAVE A PART-TIME DOCTOR WHO VISITS THE CLIENTS TWO AND A HALF DAYS A WEEK. THE CLINIC ALSO OFFERS VISION SCREENING. DURING 2024 THERE WERE 1,895 CLIENT VISITS AND 539 UNDUPLICATED CLIENT VISITS, 2,253 VISITS FOR TRIAGE, 1,465 APRN VISITS, 1,916 MEDICAL CASE MANAGER VISITS, 131 OTHER PHYSICIAN VISISTS, AND 363 ER VISITS AVERTED.
- $306,365 spent. CASE MANAGEMENT - CASE MANAGERS WORK ONE ON ONE WITH CLIENTS AS LIFE-SKILLED COACHES AND HELP PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS TO MOVE TOWARDS MAXIMUM SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THEY OFFER ASSISTANCE IN SETTING GOALS AND ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES AND ADVOCATE ON THE CLIENT'S BEHALF. THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT WE SEEK TO IDENTIFY BARRIERS KEEPING A CLIENT FROM PERMANENT HOUSING AND WORKING WITH THE CLIENT TO REMOVE SUCH BARRIERS. CASE MANAGERS HAD OVER 18,161 CASE MANAGEMENT CONTACTS IN 2024. THEY ASSISTED 780 INDIVIDUALS APPLYING FOR BIRTH CERTIFICATES OR OTHER FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION TO ENABLE THAT PERSON TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT OR HOUSING. 689 CLIENTS WERE ASSISTED IN FILLING OUT A HOUSING APPLICATION WITH 283 OF THOSE BECOMING SUCCESSFULLY HOUSED. EVERY CLIENT HAS ACCESS TO INDIVIDUALIZED GENERAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CASE MANAGEMENT. 6,366 REFERRALS WERE MADE TO OTHER SERVICE AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.
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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1999.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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