Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation

Outdoor symbolic memorial - a 3.3 acre memorial embodying the mission statement elements of remembrance, education, hope, healing, and resiliency. Over 4.75 million people from all 50 states and countries around the world have visited since its dedication by president william j. Clinton on april 19, 2000.

Education, outreach, and collections - includes programs designed to show the impact of violence and underscore the senselessness of using violence as a means to resolve conflicts and effect change. The foundation also collects and houses artifacts related to the bombing. In 2024, our programs serviced over 20,000 participants. Programs include inasmuch uncover - discover lab, virtual hope trunk, first person - stories of hope, student essay contest, better conversations, virtual archives, lesson plans, field trips, eyewitness tours and professional development workshops for educators, administrators and other interested parties. The archives staff oversee a collection of 2.78 million artifacts. During 2024, the staff also assisted 9 researchers.