Public Charity

THE DEGEN FOUNDATION

THE DEGEN FOUNDATION, of FORT SMITH, AR, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $966K in revenue, $907K in expenses, $14.8M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 27 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.5M.

EIN: 710575827 FORT SMITH, AR General Hospitals NTEE: E22 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$966K
Total Expenses$907K
Total Assets$14.8M
Grants Given27
Grant Total$1.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP ACCESS TO AND DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN WESTERN ARKANSAS AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA, TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES, TO FACILITATE AND PROMOTE HEALTHCARE EDUCATION, TO AID AND SUPPORT ESTABLISHED RELIGIOUS OR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, AND TO SUPPORT AND FACILITATE AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF THE ARKANSAS COLLEGES OF HEALTHCARE EDUCATION AND THE UNITED WAY OF FORT SMITH AREA, INC.

Where $100 goes at The Degen Foundation

How The Degen Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$16 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 $84 for programs

$84
The organization was formed to administer gifts in support of sparks health system and to promote the healthcare services of sparks health system as a supporting organization
All program spending
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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.

Before you apply to The Degen Foundation

Often funds new orgs 62% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

FORT SMITH, AR · 2024
SUPPORT MEDICAL SCHOOL
$46,046
FORT SMITH, AR · 2024
ANNUAL GRANTS
$12,000
FORT SMITH, AR · 2024
VAN PURCHASE
$8,000
FORT SMITH, AR · 2023
SUPPORT MEDICAL SCHOOL
$132,490
FORT SMITH, AR · 2023
SENSORY SANCTUARY
$25,000

Showing up to 5 of 27 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Amy Mendenhall
DIRECTOR Audra Jackson Md
DIRECTOR Benny Gooden Edd
SECRETARY Carly S Marshall
DIRECTOR Carmen Oxford
DIRECTOR David Craig

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Health & Medicine
$1,127,471 8 grants
General Support
$184,150 10 grants
Research & Policy
$39,942 2 grants
Human & Social Services
$20,000 1 grant
Housing & Homelessness
$8,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $966K $907K $14.8M
2024 $489K $1.2M $14.3M
2023 $774K $588K $13.9M
2022 $4.5M $626K $13.4M
2021 $926K $545K $14.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $926K to $966K (+4%), with total assets most recently reported at $14.8M.

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

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AR.

AR

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