Mission
THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE HISTORY OF THIS AREA BY SUPPORTING THE CHEROKEE STRIP MUSEUM.
Public Charity
CHEROKEE STRIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY
CHEROKEE STRIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY, of PERRY, OK, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $240K in revenue, $222K in expenses, $1.4M in total assets. 4 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $94K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 731267612
PERRY, OK
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$240K
Total Expenses$222K
Total Assets$1.4M
Grant Records4
Funding Total$94K
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Cherokee Strip Historical Society
How Cherokee Strip Historical Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$49
Programs
the work itself
$51
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 $49 for programs
$34
Cherokee strip museum, support of the museum, voer 5000 visitors annually
$15
A living history program "a day at rose hill school" offered approximately 100 days per year, apporoximately 2000 students and 200 adults attending this period
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
GENERAL PURPOSES
$67,785
GENERAL PURPOSE
$9,400
ARTS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES
$8,513
General Purpose
$8,150
Showing up to 5 of 4 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
April Smith
PRESIDENT
Carol Steichen
SECRETARY
Glenda Mittasch
DIRECTOR
Karen Demory
DIRECTOR
Kevin Bond
VICE PRESIDENT
Ray Malget
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $240K | $222K | $1.4M |
| 2024 | $193K | $136K | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $195K | $127K | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $199K | $110K | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $119K | $89K | $988K |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $119K to $240K (+102%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.