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ARKANSAS CHILDRENS NORTHWEST INC

EIN 81-0817660 LITTLE ROCK, AR

Largest nonprofits in Arkansas

Revenue 2024
$143,919,403
Expenses 2024
$131,328,404

Program services were 84.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
E22
Classification
1000
Street
1 CHILDRENS WAY

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WE CHAMPION CHILDREN BY MAKING THEM BETTER TODAY AND HEALTHIER TOMORROW.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S WILL FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE DELIVERY FOR THE CHILDREN OF ARKANSAS AND BEYOND. ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S CORE VALUES ARE THE ORGANIZATIONAL PRINCIPLES THAT HIGHLIGHT OUR REGARD FOR EACH OTHER AND THOSE WE SERVE:SAFETY: WE ARE VIGILANT ABOUT CREATING AN ERROR-FREE ENVIRONMENT FOR PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND TEAM MEMBERS.TEAMWORK: WE DEMONSTRATE ACTIONABLE CARE AND CONCERN FOR PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND TEAM MEMBERS.COMPASSION: WE COORDINATE, COMMUNICATE, COOPERATE, AND COLLABORATE TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR OUR PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND TEAM MEMBERS.EXCELLENCE: WE ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST OF STANDARDS AND SERVE WITH DISTINCTION IN ORDER TO BE THE BEST.SAFETY AND EXCELLENCE FRAME OUR WORK. TEAMWORK AND COMPASSION PLACE PEOPLE AT THE CENTER OF ALL WE DO.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE CHAMPION CHILDREN BY MAKING THEM BETTER TODAY AND HEALTHIER TOMORROW.

  • ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S NORTHWEST (ACNW) IS A PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL LOCATED IN SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS THAT OPENED ON FEBRUARY 27, 2018. THE HOSPITAL INCLUDES INPATIENT BEDS, EMERGENCY CARE, DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES AND CLINIC SPACE. THE 37-ACRE CAMPUS INCLUDES NATURE TRAILS AND GARDENS FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, ACNW'S UTILIZATION WAS AS FOLLOWS: 4,715 ADMISSIONS WITH AN AVERAGE STAY OF 1.97 DAYS; 8,624 PATIENT DAYS; 23.6 AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS; 92,768 OUTPATIENT VISITS, EXCLUDING ER VISITS WHICH WERE 46,164; AND 6,749 SURGERIES. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.ACNW, THE FIRST AND ONLY PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL IN THE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS REGION, IS A LEVEL IV PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER. ACNW OPERATES AN INPATIENT UNIT THAT WILL EXPAND IN 2026; A SURGICAL UNIT WITH FIVE OPERATING ROOMS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS OFFERING OVER 20 SUBSPECIALTIES; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; IMAGING CAPABILITIES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES; AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS' ONLY PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.

    Expenses $111,262,879 · Grants $11,253,639 · Revenue $125,463,453

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Marcella Doderer

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $2,712,312
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $2,393,424
    Other
    $318,888
    Hours/week
    0.42 + 56.65 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $1,413,562 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $712,327 related
    Other
    $0 + $267,535 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $306,781 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $12,107 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $2,712,312 related

  • Ron Clark

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.13 + 0.39 related

  • Harry C Erwin

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR (PART YR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0 + 0.44 related

  • Gary George

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.23 + 0.36 related

  • Kevin Hinkle

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR-CHIEF OF MED STAFF

    Total calculated
    $376,009
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $317,026
    Other
    $58,983
    Hours/week
    0.42 + 54.08 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $317,026 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $58,983 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $376,009 related

  • Nick Hobbs

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.13

  • Silvia Azrai Kawas

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.06

  • Aaron Marshall

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.31 + 0.08 related

  • Pat McClelland

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.38 + 0.49 related

  • Charles Redfield

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.05 + 0.06 related

  • John Spollen MD

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.27

  • Steve Stafford

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.22 + 0.08 related

  • Celia Swanson

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.42 + 0.47 related

  • Kc Tucker

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.41 + 0.08 related

  • Barbara Tyson

    TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.05

  • Noel White

    CHAIR OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.24

  • Gena Wingfield

    EVP/CFO

    Total calculated
    $1,038,252
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $928,094
    Other
    $110,158
    Hours/week
    0.04 + 48.82 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $660,332 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $189,819 related
    Other
    $0 + $77,943 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $98,851 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $11,307 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,038,252 related

  • Frederick Barr

    EVP/CHIEF CLIN & ACAD OFCR(PART YR)

    Total calculated
    $837,104
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $810,459
    Other
    $26,645
    Hours/week
    6 + 54.35 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $556,203 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $174,121 related
    Other
    $0 + $80,135 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $16,270 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $10,375 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $837,104 related

  • Cindy Martin

    VP PRACTICE PLAN-AR CHILDREN'S

    Total calculated
    $335,161
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $308,343
    Other
    $26,818
    Hours/week
    5 + 45 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $261,049 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $46,393 related
    Other
    $0 + $901 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,078 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $15,740 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $335,161 related

  • Jamie Wiggins

    EVP/COO

    Total calculated
    $967,991
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $872,317
    Other
    $95,674
    Hours/week
    0 + 50.1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $640,857 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $174,292 related
    Other
    $0 + $57,168 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $84,371 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $11,303 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $967,991 related

  • Le'Kita Brown

    REVENUE CYCLE VP

    Total calculated
    $425,812
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $401,120
    Other
    $24,692
    Hours/week
    0 + 50 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $339,761 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $60,407 related
    Other
    $0 + $952 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $18,100 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $6,592 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $425,812 related

  • Cindy Hill

    FINANCIAL SERVICES VP

    Total calculated
    $395,542
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $369,172
    Other
    $26,370
    Hours/week
    0 + 55 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $307,502 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $57,577 related
    Other
    $0 + $4,093 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $15,951 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $10,419 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $395,542 related

  • Rustin Morse

    SVP/ACNW CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR

    Total calculated
    $319,576
    From this org
    $314,762
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,814
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,593
    Bonus
    $75,815
    Other
    $3,354
    Deferred
    $2,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,514
    Filer's total
    $319,576

  • Michael Howard

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $292,357
    From this org
    $267,708
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,649
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $232,251
    Bonus
    $34,100
    Other
    $1,357
    Deferred
    $14,143
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,506
    Filer's total
    $292,357

  • Jamalee Huntley

    PHARMACY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $216,342
    From this org
    $197,776
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,566
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,417
    Bonus
    $21,120
    Other
    $239
    Deferred
    $12,868
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,698
    Filer's total
    $216,342

The first 25 listed. 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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $143,919,403
    Expenses
    $131,328,404
    Contributions
    $14,307,126
    Grants paid
    $11,253,639
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $128,829,755
    Expenses
    $118,316,762
    Contributions
    $11,399,022
    Grants paid
    $8,532,659
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $128,704,242
    Expenses
    $117,133,192
    Contributions
    $12,480,553
    Grants paid
    $8,543,095

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $106,390,253
    Expenses
    $92,045,262
    Assets (EOY)
    $225,679,663

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $90,632,024
    Expenses
    $67,396,878
    Assets (EOY)
    $211,078,044

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $80,328,935
    Expenses
    $63,501,369
    Assets (EOY)
    $198,332,902

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $73,631,891
    Expenses
    $64,550,123
    Assets (EOY)
    $182,662,874

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $26,130,205
    Expenses
    $42,439,854
    Assets (EOY)
    $166,439,916

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return

  • CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC

    C · MANAGEMENT SERVICES · AR

  • ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S CARE NETWORK

    C · CLINICALLY INTEGRATED NETWORK · AR

  • SACOVA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD

    C · CAPTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY · CJ

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.