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Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1942.
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Where the money goes
77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
42 people listed on the 990; $1.8M paid to officers and key staff.
Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$352,955Pt VII · Sec A
President
$261,846Pt VII · Sec A
Provost and Dean of the College
$193,203Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President and CFO
$177,360Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$177,220Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Enrollment and CIO
$146,634Pt VII · Sec A
Pittman Distinguished Professor
$128,337Pt VII · Sec A
Avp for Enrollment and Director of Admission
$124,240Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc Provost and Math/Computer Science Professor
$119,353Pt VII · Sec A
Avp of Business and Controller
$112,028Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
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Karen Petersen’s $378K as President is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Petersen | $377,603 | $235,560 | — | — | — | — |
| William Tsutsui | — | — | — | — | — | $352,955 |
| Ellis Arnold | — | $338,652 | $332,832 | $326,211 | $317,517 | $261,846 |
| Terri Bonebright | $175,420 | $203,064 | — | — | — | — |
| Kesha Baoua | $200,000 | $117,881 | — | — | — | — |
| Terri L Bonebright | — | — | $199,434 | $193,911 | $185,479 | $193,203 |
| Thomas J Siebenmorgen | — | $190,668 | $186,149 | $180,906 | $174,783 | $177,360 |
| Courtney Corwin | — | — | — | — | — | $177,220 |
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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The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
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3 programs · $64.7M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01
Student Aid (1050 Students)
$40.1Mprogram expense
02
Instruction (1050 Students)
$12.6Mprogram expense
03
Student Services (1050 Students)
$11.9Mprogram expense
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Windgate Charitable TrustFY2025$6.7M
The Furr Foundation INCFY2025$2K
Adcock Family FoundationFY2025$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$6.7M
Federal money
Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending May 2025 · $8.0M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$5.3M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$1.9M
Federal Perkins Loan ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$329K
Federal Work-Study ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.033 · Direct$148K
Biomedical Research and Research TrainingDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.859 · Through University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences$141K
Plus 4 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Year ending May 2024 · $7.6M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$5.1M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$1.4M
Federal Perkins Loan ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$329K
Biological SciencesNational Science Foundation · ALN 47.074 · Direct$199K
Federal Work-Study ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.033 · Direct$196K
Plus 4 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 4 findings: a weakness in money controls.
Year ending May 2023 · $7.8M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$4.9M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$1.3M
Federal Perkins Loan ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$582K
Biomedical Research and Research TrainingDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.859 · Through University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences$321K
Federal Work-Study ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.033 · Direct$207K
Plus 7 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 1 finding: a weakness in money controls.
Year ending May 2022 · $9.5M federal money spent
Federal Direct Student LoansDepartment of Education · ALN 84.268 · Direct$4.8M
Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (heerf) Student Aid PortionDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Direct$1.7M
Federal Pell Grant ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.063 · Direct$1.3M
Federal Perkins Loan ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.038 · Direct$696K
Biomedical Research and Research TrainingDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.859 · Through University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences$242K
Plus 8 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 5 findings: a weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$79.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$9.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.4M
Money outPt IX
$84.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$64.7M
Managementcol C$18.4M
Fundraisingcol D$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$176.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.6M
Total assetsLn 16$295.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$119.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
42
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a33
IndependentVI 1b32
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$9.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$215K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7.2M
Total revenueLn 12$79.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$10.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.6M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$7.3M
Accounts receivableLn 4$1.3M
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$683K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$125.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$146.7M
Other assetsLn 15$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$295.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$119.6M
Net assetsLn 32$176.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,059
VolunteersI 632
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
BondsSch K, Pt X
Tax-exempt bond debt owedX 20$59.0M
Bond issues listedSch K Pt I2
Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$68.2M
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$607K
Share of the $146.7M endowmentSch D 1g0.41%
Typical, median of 1,806 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
| Line | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $146.7M | $163.7M | $173.9M | $169.8M | $159.7M |
| Given inLn 1b | $1.8M | $7.0M | $2.9M | $3.9M | $17.6M |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $14.7M | $9.5M | $10.2M | $9.8M | $8.7M |
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $18.2M | $10.6M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $151.5M | $146.7M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $121.3M | $125.8M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $305.3M | $295.8M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $115.1M | $119.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $190.2M | $176.1M |
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $40.1M | $40.1M | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $944K | $0 | $944K | $0 |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $19.1M | $12.3M | $6.1M | $742K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $1.2M | $782K | $342K | $54K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $1.8M | $1.6M | $68K | $125K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $1.3M | $844K | $418K | $50K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $8K | $0 | $8K | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $106K | $0 | $106K | $0 |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $0 | $0 | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $607K | $0 | $607K | $0 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $9K | $0 | $9K | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2.5M | $1.1M | $1.3M | $64K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $737K | $0 | $737K | $0 |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $2.2M | $2.0M | $244K | $0 |
| TravelLn 17 | $941K | $827K | $99K | $15K |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $281K | $120K | $136K | $26K |
| InterestLn 20 | $3.2M | $0 | $3.2M | $0 |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $4.6M | $4.2M | $416K | $41K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $410K | $0 | $410K | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M | $0 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $3.2M | $847K | $2.3M | $109K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $84.3M | $64.7M | $18.4M | $1.2M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 13, 2026 | $88.0M | $77.2M | $10.7M | $222.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 15, 2025 | $89.2M | $83.6M | $5.7M | $211.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 15, 2024 | $97.5M | $84.3M | $13.2M | $200.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 14, 2023 | $98.4M | $87.6M | $10.8M | $212.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 15, 2022 | $89.0M | $87.5M | $1.5M | $220.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 15, 2021 | $79.4M | $84.3M | −$4.9M | $176.1M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
III · Programs
R · Related orgs
G · Fundraising
L · Interested persons
I · Grants
A · Public support
J · Pay
O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $79,351,340 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,063,690$7,412,704
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $66,921,773$62,512,469
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,780,455$9,211,370
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $373,049$214,797
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $94,138,967$79,351,340
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $40,584,503$40,128,994
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $28,730,943$24,302,271
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $21,663,666$19,865,856
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $90,979,112$84,297,121
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,159,855−$4,945,781
Part VI · Governance 32 of 33 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body33
VI-1b Independent voting members32
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $79,351,340 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $346,458 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$2,089,580
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,323,124
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,412,704
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $62,228,454 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$62,228,454
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,967,062$1,967,062
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $152,354 · Excluded from tax $0$152,354
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,244,308$7,244,308
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $62,512,469 · Unrelated business $152,354 · Excluded from tax $9,273,813$79,351,340
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $84,297,121 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $40,128,994$40,128,994
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $944,229 · Fundraising $0$944,229
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,302,316 · Management $6,056,322 · Fundraising $742,078$19,100,716
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $781,581 · Management $342,275 · Fundraising $53,841$1,177,697
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,574,366 · Management $67,837 · Fundraising $124,958$1,767,161
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $844,093 · Management $417,965 · Fundraising $50,410$1,312,468
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,217 · Fundraising $0$8,217
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $105,930 · Fundraising $0$105,930
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $607,306 · Fundraising $0$607,306
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $9,184 · Fundraising $0$9,184
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,127,191 · Management $1,316,960 · Fundraising $63,529$2,507,680
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $737,417 · Fundraising $0$737,417
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,997,182 · Management $243,722 · Fundraising $0$2,240,904
IX-17 TravelPrograms $826,823 · Management $98,812 · Fundraising $14,891$940,526
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $119,836 · Management $135,545 · Fundraising $25,966$281,347
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $3,196,043 · Fundraising $0$3,196,043
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,154,369 · Management $416,016 · Fundraising $41,105$4,611,490
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $410,224 · Fundraising $0$410,224
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $1,002,869 · Fundraising $0$1,002,869
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $846,594 · Management $2,250,889 · Fundraising $109,236$3,206,719
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $64,703,345 · Management $18,367,762 · Fundraising $1,226,014$84,297,121
Part X · Balance sheet $295,762,226 assets, 29 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $18,212,287$10,636,400
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $8,342,723$7,265,813
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,345,905$1,250,609
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $849,953$683,457
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $121,321,972$125,847,421
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $151,496,519$146,656,044
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,768,466$3,422,482
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $305,337,825$295,762,226
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,027,298$5,536,776
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,504,301$3,001,970
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $60,513,856$58,957,620
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $23,581,205$26,773,597
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $22,503,670$25,366,312
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $115,130,330$119,636,275
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $40,742,031$43,836,394
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $149,465,464$132,289,557
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $190,207,495$176,125,951
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $305,337,825$295,762,226
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $176,125,951 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$79,351,340
XI-2 Total expenses$84,297,121
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,945,781
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$190,207,495
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$9,135,763
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$176,125,951
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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