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 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.

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

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Officers & Directors

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

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Top Grant Purposes

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)
$3,624,405 3 grants
ADVOCACY
$259,287 4 grants
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
$125,000 1 grant
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PLANNING GRANT
$75,000 1 grant
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT IN HONOR OF VICKI SAVIERS
$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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