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Little Rock, AR501(c)(6)Community Development EIN 33-1014773Revenue $73K in FY2024

On file with the IRScertificationinstitute.org650 S Shackleford Rd Ste 327, 72211-3503 · Little Rock, ARTax-exempt since Mar 2003

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501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$65K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 74% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 74% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$14K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$73K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$89K
Net assets
$99K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$73K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$86K
FY2021$98K
FY2022$87K
FY2023$83K
FY2024$73K
Expenses
$89K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$87K
FY2021$87K
FY2022$88K
FY2023$95K
FY2024$89K
Net assets
$99K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$128K
FY2022$127K
FY2023$114K
FY2024$99K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2003.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Don Parker
Secretary/Treasuer
$52,500Pt VII · Sec A
$12,828Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Don Parker’s $52K as Secretary/Treasuer is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 168 <$100K community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Don Parker$52,500$52,500$52,500$52,500$52,500
Jane McCoggins$12,828$12,425$14,542$12,854$12,611

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Certification institute promoted professionalism and best practices by administering certification programs for accredited companies in the professional employer organization industry.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$73K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$73K
Money outPt IX
$89K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$99K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$110K
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$73K
Total revenueLn 12$73K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$99K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$114K$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$128K$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$114K$99K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$875
Information technologyLn 14$6K
InsuranceLn 23$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$89K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $73K$89K−$16K$99K 990 PDF
FY2023 $83K$95K−$13K$114K 990 PDF
FY2022 $87K$88K−$942$127K 990 PDF
FY2021 $98K$87K$10K$128K 990 PDF
FY2020 $86K$87K−$967$117K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $73,200 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $82,600$73,200
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $82,600$73,200
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $77,509$78,046
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $17,744$10,667
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $95,253$88,713
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,653−$15,513
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $73,200 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $73,200$73,200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $73,200 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$73,200
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $88,713 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$65,328
IX-9 Other employee benefits$5,943
IX-10 Payroll taxes$6,775
IX-11c Accounting fees$875
IX-14 Information technology$5,598
IX-23 Insurance$3,118
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$1,076
IX-25 Total functional expenses$88,713
Part X · Balance sheet $112,766 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $114,250$110,487
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,150$2,279
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $128,100$112,766
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,779$13,958
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,779$13,958
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $114,321$98,808
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $114,321$98,808
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $128,100$112,766
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $98,808 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$73,200
XI-2 Total expenses$88,713
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,513
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$114,321
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$98,808

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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