Mission
To provide information, recreational, educational, and cultural resources to a seven county area of Southeastern Oklahoma through a regional library system.
Public Charity
Southeast Oklahoma Library System
Southeast Oklahoma Library System is a Public Charity headquartered in McAlester, OK. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $10.2M revenue, $6.5M expenses, $19.7M total assets. 2 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $22K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 730772089
McAlester, OK
Education
NTEE: B
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$10.2M
Total Expenses$6.5M
Total Assets$19.7M
Grant Records2
Funding Total$22K
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Southeast Oklahoma Library System
How Southeast Oklahoma Library System divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$87
Programs
the work itself
$13
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $87 for programs
$44
Purchased, processed, and loaned books and other informational and recreational materials and on-line resources
$43
We provided public use of computers and access to the Internet via wi-fi
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
EDUCATIONAL
$10,000
$12,000
Showing up to 5 of 2 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Bart Howell
Director
Bobby Weatherford
Director
Brent Shain
Director
Cheryl Wood-Myers
Director
Cindy Munn
Treasurer
David Beall
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10.2M | $6.5M | $19.7M |
| 2024 | $7.9M | $5.6M | $15.8M |
| 2023 | $8.5M | $6.1M | $14.0M |
| 2021 | $5.6M | $4.8M | $7.2M |
| 2020 | $5.4M | $5.3M | $6.5M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $5.4M to $10.2M (+88%), with total assets most recently reported at $19.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.