Public Charity

FORWARD ARKANSAS

Based in LITTLE ROCK, AR, FORWARD ARKANSAS operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $3.0M in revenue, $3.2M in expenses, $2.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 10 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.1M.

EIN: 813130391 LITTLE ROCK, AR Educational Services NTEE: B90 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.0M
Total Expenses$3.2M
Total Assets$2.3M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$4.1M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

FORWARD ARKANSAS IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ESTABLISHED BY THE ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION, AND THE WINTHROP ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION TO INCREASE EQUITY AND ACHIEVE INCREASES IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY FOR ARKANSAS.

Where $100 goes at Forward Arkansas

How Forward Arkansas divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$14 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 $86 for programs

$86
Forward Arkansas is a public-private partnership established by the arkansas state board of education, the walton family foundation, and the winthrop rockefeller foundation to increase equity and achieve…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE 2 OF THE EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM (EPP) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK (UALR) AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY (SAU)
$1,134,138
2023
TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE 2 OF THE EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM (EPP) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK (UALR) AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY (SAU)
$1,118,229
2023
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT IN HONOR OF VICKI SAVIERS
$10,000
2022
TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE 2 OF THE EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM (EPP) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK (UALR) AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY (SAU)
$1,372,038
$125,000

Showing up to 5 of 10 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY/TR Anna Strong
EXECUTIVE DI Ben Kutylo
SENIOR DIREC Courtney Lincoln
TRUSTEE Deborah Frazier
TRUSTEE Jared Henderson
DIRECTOR OF Malachi Nichols

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$3,824,405 5 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$259,287 4 grants
General Support
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.0M $3.2M $2.3M
2023 $3.0M $3.9M $2.3M
2022 $3.2M $3.3M $2.4M
2020 $1.5M $1.1M $629K
2019 $1.1M $1.4M $168K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.1M to $3.0M (+167%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.3M.

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