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Arkansas Foundation for Medical CARE

Fort Smith, AR · EIN 23-7237381 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Arkansas Foundation for Medical CARE reported $41.3 million in revenue and $42.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $93.19 went to program services, $6.81 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 80.1% of the total. Government grants made up 80.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $456,881 (CEO/PRESIDENT). 31 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 28% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $42M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $41M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
93.2%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
6.8%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
80.1%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
80.1%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
17.3%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$456,881$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.08%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
3127
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
10.96.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
14 of 1488.9%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$2.6M expenses · 6.5% of program spending

Dpsqa inspection of care (ioc)the state's dhs division of provider services & quality assurance (dpsqa) ioc contract with afmc consists of the following reviews: health & safety, dys, prtf federal and prtf licensure. The health & safety includes archoices, pace, cssp, behavioral health and additionally certification behavioral health. Afmc completes all initial visits for the enhanced cssp facilities. Through this work, we ensure program service providers are meeting their federal requirements, medicaid participation requirements or licensure certification requirements including staff…

$7.8M expenses · 19.9% of program spending

Mcaid review-clinical servicesour clinical review team, based in our fort smith office, performs utilization review for the state's medicaid program. A multi-disciplinary team consisting of physicians, nursing, and administrative staff apply medical necessity review protocols and expertise for utilization review. During sfy 2025 our clinical services department performed 102,825 prior authorization reviews and 59,902 retrospective reviews. In addition, this team provides other services such as drug monograph development, expert witness for appeal hearings, and cpt/hcpcs code reviews. Through…

$18M expenses · 45.0% of program spending

Mcaid beneficiary relations & net administration contract / call center servicesthrough this contract, we have four state agencies that avail themselves of afmc's services for their clients: division of medical services (dms); division of county operations (dco); division of aging, adult & behavioral health services (daabhs); division of provider services & quality assurance. Through the deliverables of this contract, we perform two primary functions: (1) serve to liaise between the state provider network and the state agencies, and (2) serve the clients of the respective state agencies. Our…

$11M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO/PRESIDENT
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$403,291$0$53,590$456,881
SERVICES
Highest compensated employee, 41.10 hrs/week
$383,297$0$0$383,297
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer, 41.00 hrs/week
$265,888$0$41,539$307,427
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 43.00 hrs/week
$247,651$0$32,350$280,001
SENIOR VP OUTREACH SERVICE
Officer, 47.00 hrs/week
$242,987$0$34,700$277,687
SENIOR VP BUSINESS OPERATI
Officer, 44.00 hrs/week
$242,382$0$16,269$258,651
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Officer, 26.00 hrs/week
$231,200$0$19,084$250,284
SENIOR VP ADMIN SERVICES
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$211,787$0$31,569$243,356

31 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Arkansas Foundation for Medical CARE (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.7M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$41M$42M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$41M$42M93.2%$38M$456,881
FY2024 ⓘ$41M$41M93.6%$38M$417,481
FY2023 ⓘ$41M$41M94.3%$37M$346,191
FY2022 ⓘ$50M$44M95.9%$36M$438,937
FY2021 ⓘ$54M$50M96.5%$32M$399,849
FY2020 ⓘ$32M$31M94.4%$26M$426,850

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b14 · 14 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5383

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
V-K GROUP INC
Temporary staffing
$1,262,733
BLUIP
Customer relationship mgmt
$721,594
SOFTCHOICE CORPORATION
Customer relationship mgmt
$226,765
CORCO CONSTRUCTION LLC
Construction service
$127,089

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Arkansas Foundation for Medical CARE's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Arkansas Foundation for Medical CARE, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Arkansas Foundation for Medical CARE's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Arkansas Foundation for Medical CARE reported that 93.2% of its $42.3 million in expenses went to program services, 6.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Arkansas Foundation for Medical CARE pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Arkansas Foundation for Medical CARE reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $456,881, for the role of CEO/PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Arkansas Foundation for Medical CARE get its money?

Of $41.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 80.1% came from contributions and grants (including 80.1% from government grants) and 17.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Arkansas Foundation for Medical CARE a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 23-7237381 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202503189349307880 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202423209349304807 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202333149349301708 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202243499349300914 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202113199349305461 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202003179349309140 · read the filing

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