Public Charity

FOUNDATION FOR THE MCKNIGHT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

FOUNDATION FOR THE MCKNIGHT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, of STILLWATER, OK, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.4M in revenue, $5.7M in expenses, $64.0M in total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $49.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 812608656 STILLWATER, OK Single Organization Support NTEE: B11 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.4M
Total Expenses$5.7M
Total Assets$64.0M
Grant Records9
Funding Total$49.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MCKNIGHT CENTER INSPIRES AND TRANSFORMS INDIVIDUALS' LIVES THROUGH ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, SHARED CREATIVE EXPERIENCES, AND IMPACTFUL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS ARE PRESENTED IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT SEEKS TO ELIMINATE OBSTACLES TO ATTENDANCE FOR ALL AUDIENCES.

Where $100 goes at Foundation for the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts

How Foundation for the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$69 Programs the work itself
$21 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $69 for programs

$67
The mcknight center completed its sixth season of operations and served more ticket buyers than any previous year
97% of program spending
$2
The mcknight center offers a wide range of free programs to serve the students at oklahoma state university, the Stillwater community and surrounding areas
3% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 5,664 students; 1,108 people
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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.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Billie Mcknight
TRUSTEE Blaire Atkinson
VICE CHAIRMAN Carl Thoma
TREASURER Dawn Barnard
SECRETARY Gary Clark
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Jessica Novak

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$48,967,602 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.4M $5.7M $64.0M
2024 $2.6M $4.8M $59.9M
2023 $3.7M $4.6M $55.7M
2022 $3.6M $4.2M $53.4M
2021 $4.5M $1.8M $57.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $4.5M to $3.4M (-24%), with total assets most recently reported at $64.0M.

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