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← ARKANSAS VALUES INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ARKANSAS VALUES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,343,295
Total expenses
$1,102,750
Contributions and grants received
$1,343,295
Grants paid
$625,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$630,670
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$630,670
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$801,000
Management and general expenses
$301,750
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$801,000

Program services were 72.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,343,295

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $625,000 · program services $625,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $431,383 · program services $176,000 · management and general $255,383

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,152 · management and general $1,152

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,200 · management and general $10,200

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $30,000 · management and general $30,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSE

    total $5,015 · management and general $5,015

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $385,125 · end of year $630,670

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $0

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $390,125 · end of year $630,670

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO ADVANCE SENSIBLE, FORWARD-THINKING VALUES AND ADVOCATE FOR GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND CIVIC INITIATIVES TO ACHIEVE MORE ACCOUNTABLE, TRANSPARENT AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT; INCREASE INVESTMENT IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS; PROTECT HEALTHCARE; BUILD SAFE, MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE; PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT; AND ENSURE AN EQUITABLE ECONOMY THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE.

  • EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR DAILY LIVES BY COMMUNICATING WITH THE PUBLIC, HOLDING ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE, AND PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCES TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARKANSANS TO SPEAK UP FOR THEIR VALUES - LIKE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN STATE GOVERNMENT, FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS, QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE.

    Expenses $358,000 · Grants $270,000

  • ADVANCE A RESPONSIBLE, EQUITABLE, AND FORWARD-THINKING DEMOCRACY IN ARKANSAS BY PROMOTING THE SHARED VALUES OF ARKANSANS AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES. EQUIPPING AND EMPOWERING ARKANSANS TO LIVE OUT THE VALUES THAT MAKE US TOUGH. WE CELEBRATE THE STORIES OF OUR PEOPLE, FIGHT FOR A RESPONSIBLE DEMOCRACY, AND SPEAK OUT WHEN OUR LEADERS DEMEAN OUR SHARED PRINCIPLES.

    Expenses $385,264 · Grants $330,000

  • INCREASED CAPACITY OF PARTNER ORGANIATIONS TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES BEING DISCUSSED BY STATE OFFICIALS.

    Expenses $57,736 · Grants $25,000

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Thad Bishop

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Allie Freeman

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melissa Hawkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202501329349305700

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