Ar Kids Read EIN 46-1477513

Ar Kids Read FY2021 filing

EIN  46-1477513 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Little Rock, AR
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps struggling young readers and their families by providing trained volunteer tutors.
Leadership
Dionne Jackson · Executive Director · $78K
Money in and out
$337K revenue, $224K expenses
Bottom line
42% program efficiency

Helps struggling young readers and their families by providing trained volunteer tutors. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $337K in revenue, $224K in expenses, and $191K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$337K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$224K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$191K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $113K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.42 Management & general $0.35 Fundraising $0.23
Program efficiency
42%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
12.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+34%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$337K
FY2021▲ +5%
Expenses
$224K
FY2021▼ -8%
Total assets
$222K
FY2021▲ +144%
Total liabilities
$31K
FY2021▲ +132%
Total revenue
$337K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$224K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$191K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$113K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$222K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B42%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $94K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Provided volunteer tutors to help children improve basic literacy language skills to proficiently read at grade level.

$94Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAr Kids Read
EINHdr · item D46-1477513
Principal addressHdr · item CLittle Rock, AR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.arkidsread.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b16
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$78,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$10,417Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathy French’s $91K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $100K–1M youth 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathy French$90,578$86,100$83,467$42,599
Dionne Jackson$78,000$81,634
Sherra Bennett$10,417

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$326K · 97%
Other revenue$10K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$326K
Other revenue3%$10K
Investment income$1K
Total revenueLn 12$337K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.42 Management & general $0.35 Fundraising $0.23
Program services42%$94K
Management & general35%$78K
Fundraising23%$51K
Total functional expensesLn 25$224K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$219K
Total assetsLn 16$222K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$31K
Total net assetsLn 32$191K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $219K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $224K · Less non-cash grants $9K · Cash operating expenses/yr $215K
12.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $94K · Total expenses $224K
42%
Management & General
Management & general $78K · Total expenses $224K
35%
Fundraising
Fundraising $51K · Total expenses $224K
23%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $47K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $319K
$0.15 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $326K · Total revenue $337K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $337K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $337K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $337K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $224K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $337K · Prior year $322K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $191K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $337K · Expenses $224K
+34%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $222K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $191K · Total assets $222K
86%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $222K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dionne Jackson · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $78K · Total expenses $224K
35%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $129K · Total expenses $224K
57%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 42%
Overhead ratio 35%
Fundraising cost ratio 16%
Revenue growth 5%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$11K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$531K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$561K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$482K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$289K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$337K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$322K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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