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Arkansas Activities Association

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N Little Rock, AR501(c)(3)Education EIN 71-0304857Revenue $4.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSahsaa.org3920 Richards Rd, 72117-2920 · N Little Rock, ARTax-exempt since Jun 1959Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Foster amateur competition

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
37¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$827K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $240K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
37%
of spending
Concern: 37% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$827K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 86% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$165K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
500
of 500 voting members
Looks good: 500 of 500 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.0M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
37%
Net assets
$5.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$4.0M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$4.0M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.5M
Net assets
$5.9M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2025$5.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1959.

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Where the money goes

37 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 37% · $1.3M Management & general 63% · $2.2M

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

11 people listed on the 990; $827K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Lance Taylor
Executive Director
$215,655Pt VII · Sec A
Joey Walters
Assistant Exec. Dir.
$196,185Pt VII · Sec A
Don Brodell
Assistant Exec. Dir.
$163,607Pt VII · Sec A
Nick Lasker
Associate Exec. Dir.
$132,793Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Roberts
Associate Exec. Dir.
$118,473Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Hesslen
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeremy Mangrum
Parliamentarian
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Billy Adams
1st Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lance Taylor’s $216K as Executive Director is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lance Taylor$215,655$181,347$179,075$174,685$169,772
Joey Walters$196,185$128,874$128,167$126,914$123,217
Don Brodell$163,607$120,353$117,005$114,946$111,598
Nick Lasker$132,793————
Nicolas Lasker—$126,050$120,142$122,277$118,716
Steve Roberts$118,473$112,882$112,853$114,946$111,598

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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Arkansas Activities Association is an education nonprofit based in N Little Rock, AR.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Supplies and direct expenses related to administration of rules and playoff tournaments for interschool competition; also direct expenses of coaches and officials associations

$1.3Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$583K
Investment incomeLn 3$136K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$2.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$5.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$165K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a500
IndependentVI 1b500
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$583K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$136K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$23K
Total revenueLn 12$4.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$3.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$165K
Net assetsLn 32$5.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.3M$4.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$237K$165K
Net assetsLn 32$5.3M$5.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$827K$827K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$523K$523K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$205K$205K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$69K$69K
Payroll taxesLn 10$96K$96K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$106K$106K
OccupancyLn 16$64K$64K
TravelLn 17$168K$89K$79K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$105K$105K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$62K$62K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$107K$107K
InsuranceLn 23$162K$77K$85K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$971K$971K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$1.3M$2.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.0M$3.5M$549K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.9M$3.6M$270K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.6M$3.5M$56K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.6M$3.4M$182K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$2.8M$143K$4.8M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,041,926 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $595,608$582,992
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,140,315$3,323,122
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $150,807$135,812
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,886,730$4,041,926
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 $1,554,272$1,718,770
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,062,500$1,774,301
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,616,772$3,493,071
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $269,958$548,855
Part VI · Governance 500 of 500 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body500
VI-1b Independent voting members500
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 $4,041,926 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$582,992
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$582,992
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,323,122$3,323,122
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $158,822$158,822
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$23,010−$23,010
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,458,934 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,041,926
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,493,071 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $826,713$826,713
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $522,634$522,634
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $204,750$204,750
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $69,073$69,073
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $95,600$95,600
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,148$10,148
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,563$13,563
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $105,875$105,875
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $64,198$64,198
IX-17 TravelPrograms $89,049 · Management $79,373$168,422
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $105,486$105,486
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,351$5,351
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $61,609$61,609
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $106,668$106,668
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $77,174 · Management $84,708$161,882
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $971,099$971,099
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,304,417 · Management $2,188,654 · Fundraising $0$3,493,071
Part X · Balance sheet $6,038,393 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $948,677$1,096,175
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,386,638$3,580,166
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $93,774$103,771
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,032$18,333
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,007,699$1,237,768
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,180$2,180
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,562,263$6,038,393
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $82,509$35,935
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $84,228$58,379
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $237,241$164,516
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,325,022$5,873,877
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,325,022$5,873,877
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,562,263$6,038,393
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,873,877 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,041,926
XI-2 Total expenses$3,493,071
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$548,855
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,325,022
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,873,877

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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