Public Charity

ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE

ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in LITTLE ROCK, AR. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $71.8M, expenses of $62.9M, total assets of $82.5M. Imperigo tracks 117 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $66.8M.

EIN: 710694931 LITTLE ROCK, AR Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$71.8M
Total Expenses$62.9M
Total Assets$82.5M
Grant Records117
Funding Total$66.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE VISION OF ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS TO BE A LEADER IN CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH THAT IMPROVES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN SUPPORT OF THIS VISION, ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE AIMS TO (1) RECRUIT AND RETAIN HIGHLY QUALIFIED SCIENTISTS; (2) PROVIDE AN EXCEPTIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR RESEARCH; (3) SEEK AND OBTAIN APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR RESEARCH; (4) MANAGE AND LEVERAGE RESOURCES TO SUCCEED IN ITS MISSION; (5) SUPPORT TRANSFER OF DISCOVERIES TO INDUSTRY TO CREATE JOBS IN ARKANSAS; (6) FORM PRODUCTIVE COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN ARKANSAS; (7) PROMOTE A STRONG RESEARCH CAPABILITY TO SUPPORT RECRUITMENT OF THE BEST POSSIBLE PHYSICIANS FOR THE CAMPUS; AND (8) SERVE AS A KEY LEARNING LABORATORY FOR VARIOUS TRAINEES TO LEARN THE DISCIPLINES AND METHODOLOGIES OF RESEARCH.

Where $100 goes at Arkansas Children's Research Institute

How Arkansas Children's Research Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $83 for programs

$83
During fy25, Arkansas Children'S Research Institute (acri) received almost $70 million in grants and contracts from federal, state, and private agencies, industry sponsors, and philanthropic donations to support…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR Aaron Clark
TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR Deacue Fields Phd
BOARD TREASURER/EVP/CFO-AR CHILDRENS Gena Wingfield
SUPERVISOR INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG SVC Gina Hawkins
TRUSTEE/DIRECTOR Joycelyn Elders Md
CLINICAL RESEARCH NURSE COORDINATOR Katherine Turbeville

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$43,518,394 28 grants
Research & Policy
$20,271,539 46 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,194,150 22 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$54,481 2 grants
Unspecified
$1,721,455 19 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $71.8M $62.9M $82.5M
2024 $53.8M $54.9M $59.6M
2023 $46.5M $45.2M $55.2M
2022 $41.4M $41.1M $45.2M
2021 $34.5M $42.3M $42.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $34.5M to $71.8M (+108%), with total assets most recently reported at $82.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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