Arkansas Children's Foundation
Arkansas Children's Foundation reported $99.2 million in revenue and $47.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.21 went to program services, $4.10 to management and general costs and $16.69 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 58.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,712,312 (AC PRESIDENT & CEO-ACF DIRECTOR). 15 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 186% 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 $47MFor 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 $99MOther revenue was negative: −$1.2M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 79.2% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.1% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.19 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 42.5% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $2,712,312 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 5.72% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 15 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 155.6 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 36 of 38 | 88.9% |
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 expenseArkansas Children's foundation is the fundraising arm for Arkansas Children's, inc. Which includes Arkansas Children's hospital, Arkansas Children's research institute, and Arkansas Children's northwest. The foundation's primary purpose is raising financial support for those entities, thus enhancing patient care, research, education and prevention
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC PRESIDENT & CEO-ACF DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 0.38 hrs/week | $0 | $2,393,424 | $318,888 | $2,712,312 |
| AC EVP/CDO-ACF DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 19.13 hrs/week | $0 | $786,622 | $89,646 | $876,268 |
| FORMER ACF VP-CURRENT AC EVP/CSO/CCO Former, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $554,996 | $78,751 | $633,747 |
| ACF PRESIDENT Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $481,695 | $0 | $57,260 | $538,955 |
| VP - PHILANTHROPY Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $268,340 | $0 | $15,498 | $283,838 |
| VP - PHILANTHROPY Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $261,648 | $0 | $21,782 | $283,430 |
| ADV SERV EXEC DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $157,160 | $0 | $25,624 | $182,784 |
| PHILANTHROPY EXEC DIR Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $162,403 | $0 | $15,778 | $178,181 |
15 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Arkansas Children's Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.5M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b38 · 36 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 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 549
- Volunteers Part I, line 6216
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CI PARTNERS DIRECT INC Fundraising services | $595,904 |
| THE LONDON COMPANY OF VIRGINIA Investment management fees | $372,021 |
| CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK Fundraising services | $358,685 |
| FOUNDATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Investment management fees | $258,890 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
23 private foundations reported grants to Arkansas Children's Foundation totaling $1.5M 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.
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Every number above is copied from Arkansas Children's Foundation'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 Children's Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Arkansas Children's Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Arkansas Children's Foundation reported that 79.2% of its $47.5 million in expenses went to program services, 4.1% to management and general and 16.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Arkansas Children's Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Arkansas Children's Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $2,712,312, for the role of AC PRESIDENT & CEO-ACF DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Arkansas Children's Foundation get its money?
Of $99.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 42.5% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Arkansas Children's Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 71-0568795 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 June 30, 2025, object 202611179349301411 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521269349302772 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411279349301646 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301179349300425 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211329349300016 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121349349304447 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 71-0568795: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.