Oklahoma · Nonprofit
Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (Oklahoma) receives grants from 20 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,925,154 to it, the largest being THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS INC ($600,000). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $716k
- Funders on record
- 20
- Grants received
- $1.9M
- Net assets
- $502k
What Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition does
Mission
The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition grows and develops Oklahomas visual arts community through education, promotion, connection, and funding.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Community Arts Development and Advocacy OVAC advances public participation in and appreciation for the visual arts through exhibitions, publications, digital resources, and community engagement initiatives that connect artists with audiences across Oklahoma. Programs include Art Focus magazine, exhibitions such as Member Show and MOMENTUM, a monthly newsletter, and ovac.org. In FY25, Art Focus highlighted the work of 75 artists and 22 contributing writers, reaching a readership of more than 10k through print and online distribution. The two-day MOMENTUM exhibition showcased the work of 46 Oklahoma artists ages 30 and under, connecting emerging artists with an audience of nearly 700 visitors. The OVAC Member Show featured work by 76 artists and reached an audience of more than 2,300. OVACs website and digital resources connected more than 50k artists and arts audiences with statewide visual arts news, events, and opportunities.
$144,591 spent$52,026 earned by the program22% of program spendingEconomic Investment OVAC provides vital financial resources and income-generating opportunities that help artists strengthen and expand their creative practices while contributing to Oklahomas cultural vitality. In FY25, OVAC awarded $67,225 to 43 artists to support creative business development, continuing education, and the creation of new works. Through a partnership with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Thrive Grants program awarded $60,000 to support 180 artists in producing large-scale, collaborative community arts projects that were free and accessible to the public, collectively serving audiences of nearly 3,000 people. Artists also earned income through awards, honoraria, and sales commissions connected to OVAC exhibitions, publications, and public programs.
$196,780 spentof which $130,975 as grants30% of program spendingArtist Professional Development In FY25, OVAC equipped more than 1,600 artists with free or low-cost educational and skill- building opportunities designed to strengthen professional practices and expand access to career resources. The Artist Entrepreneur and Artist Survival Kit programs provided training in financial literacy, contracts, copyright law, marketing, pricing, taxes, and exhibition preparation. Art Crit Nights fostered dialogue between artists and curators, helping artists refine their artwork and how they communicate about their practice. Through Photo Studio and Office Hours, artists received individualized support and access to professional tools, including high-quality portfolio photography and one-on-one consultations that help artists prepare for exhibitions, grants, and other professional opportunities. OVACs Membership program further connected artists to resources, services, and networking opportunities that support ongoing artistic and professional growth.
$202,961 spent$10,390 earned by the program31% of program spendingFiscal Sponsor and Other program expenses
$102,712 spent$92,537 earned by the program16% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $647,044.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $284k to $582k (+105%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
72% of Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2019 and FY2020 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 7 funders, grant income rose $300 → $276k.
5 of 20 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 15% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition leans on a few funders — its largest provides 31% of grant income and the top three 64%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
68% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 86% · 2019 65% · 2020 33% · 2021 44% · 2022 45% · 2023 36% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
54% of Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 60% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
57% of Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition's grant income comes from Oklahoma funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $288k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition is better cushioned than half of the 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Government funding Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $45k on record.
- National Endowment for the Arts$45k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Oklahoma
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition?
- Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (Oklahoma) receives grants from 20 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,925,154 to it, the largest being THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS INC ($600,000). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition have?
- IRS filings report 20 organizations giving $1,925,154 in grants to Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, 12 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition?
- THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS INC is the largest funder on record, with $600,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Oklahoma. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 20 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing