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Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council

Fort Smith, AR · EIN 71-0388927 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council reported $39.0 million in revenue and $38.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.14 went to program services, $2.59 to management and general costs and $0.27 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.8% of the total. Government grants made up 18.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $102,761 (Executive Director). Revenue rose 36% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $39M

For context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $39M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 479 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
97.1%89.1%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
2.6%9.2%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.3%0.2%
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
95.8%80.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
18.6%14.9%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
3.4%11.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$102,761$291,103
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.26%1.49%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
05
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
2.29.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
15 of 15100.0%

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
$31M expenses · 81.2% of program spending · grants $29M · revenue $536K

River Valley Food Bank

$1.5M expenses · 4.0% of program spending · grants $1.4M

The Emergency Food Assistance Program non-cash commodities that are distributed to subrecipients

$2.7M expenses · 7.2% of program spending · grants $2.3M

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

$2.9M 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
Executive Director
Officer, 38.00 hrs/week
$95,181$0$7,580$102,761

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $105K (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$39M$39M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$39M$39M97.1%$7.2M$102,761
FY2024 ⓘ$43M$42M97.3%$7.1M$95,171
FY2023 ⓘ$29M$28M95.9%$6.8M$88,532
FY2022 ⓘ$25M$27M94.0%$6.9M$83,089
FY2021 ⓘ$25M$25M93.7%$9.5M$68,405
FY2020 ⓘ$29M$27M94.9%$9.4M$76,248

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–1b15 · 15 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 4No
  • 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 552
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6616

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Express Services
Temp Labor
$133,270

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council totaling $10,016 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council reported that 97.1% of its $38.9 million in expenses went to program services, 2.6% to management and general and 0.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $102,761, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council get its money?

Of $39.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 95.8% came from contributions and grants (including 18.6% from government grants) and 3.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 71-0388927 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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 September 30, 2025, object 202632299349301118 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202502269349302250 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202422269349301107 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202301589349300610 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202202099349300225 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202132029349300803 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 71-0388927: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.