Arkansas Bar Foundation

Tax-deductible

Little Rock, AR501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 71-0331442Revenue $343K in FY2025

On file with the IRSarkansasbarfoundation.comPo Box 7297, 72217-7297 · Little Rock, ARTax-exempt since Dec 1960Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The exempt purpose of the Arkansas Bar Foundation is to promote the following educational, literary, scientific and charitable purposes: to improve and facilitate the administration of justice; to promote study and research in the field of law; the diffusion of knowledge thereof; and the continuing education of lawyers; to cause to be published and to distribute addresses, reports, treatises and other literary works on legal subjects and to acquire, preserve and exhibit rare books and documents, objects of art, and items of historical interest having legal significance or bearing on the administration of justice.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $71K a year · 37% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 73% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$121K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$343K
+83% vs prior year
Spent
$267K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$6.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$343K
FY2025▲ +83%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$158K
FY2022$82K
FY2023$182K
FY2024$188K
FY2025$343K
Expenses
$267K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$237K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$265K
FY2024$272K
FY2025$267K
Net assets
$6.4M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$6.0M
FY2025$6.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1960.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $201K Management & general 25% · $67K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $52K 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
Executive Director
$52,115Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trust Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ann Dixon Pyle’s $52K as Executive Director is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ann Dixon Pyle$52,115$52,115$50,874$48,911$48,438

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

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

Improves justice administration, promotes legal study, and preserves legal history.

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3 programs · $187K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Funded special projects to improve the administration of justice, promote the study of law, enhance the judicial process, and promote professionalism among arkansas attorneys. Projects include funding educational programs for the arkansas bar association annual meeting; support for arkansas bar association mock trial competitions for…

$87Kprogram expense
02

Approximately fifty scholarships provided for law students at the university of arkansas and university of arkansas at little rock.

$81Kprogram expense
03

Provided two professorships at university of arkansas law schools.

$20Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $406K · 2020–2024
University of ArkansasFY2024$34,168
University of ArkansasFY2023$40,653
University of ArkansasFY2022$36,916
University of ArkansasFY2021$37,325
University of ArkansasFY2020$33,533

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$343K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$350K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Money outPt IX
$267K
Ln 25
Programscol B$201K
Managementcol C$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$416K
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$350K
Gains on assetsLn 7$201K
Total revenueLn 12$343K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$416K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$416K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$53K
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
Net assetsLn 32$6.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$193K$416K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.1M$6.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$0
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$92K$121K
Net assetsLn 32$6.0M$6.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$92K$92K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$51K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20K$16K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$1K$229
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$893
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$34K$34K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$14K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K$250
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$11K$606
Total functional expensesLn 25$267K$201K$67K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $343K$267K$76K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $188K$272K−$84K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $182K$265K−$83K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $82K$266K−$183K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $158K$237K−$79K$6.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $343,464 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $77,747$110,558
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $117,867$350,394
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,575−$117,488
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $188,039$343,464
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $102,138$92,398
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $94,498$87,230
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $75,364$87,578
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $272,000$267,206
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$83,961$76,258
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $343,464 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$25,173
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$85,385
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$110,558
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $149,717$149,717
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $43,787 · Excluded from tax −$157,381−$113,594
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $200,677$200,677
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$4,916−$4,916
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,022$1,022
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43,787 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $189,119$343,464
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $267,206 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $92,398$92,398
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,065 · Management $9,011$60,076
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,198 · Management $3,478$19,676
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,295 · Management $229$1,524
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,061 · Management $893$5,954
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,500$13,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $34,444$34,444
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,422 · Management $1,715$16,137
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,225$1,225
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,159$1,159
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,092 · Management $250$9,342
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,165 · Management $606$11,771
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $200,696 · Management $66,510 · Fundraising $0$267,206
Part X · Balance sheet $6,543,861 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $193,305$416,348
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $31,350$30,400
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,320$6,068
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,772,760$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,086,698$6,038,377
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,840$52,668
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,094,273$6,543,861
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $91,772$68,325
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$52,658
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $91,772$120,983
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,223,420$4,632,329
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,779,081$1,790,549
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,002,501$6,422,878
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,094,273$6,543,861
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,422,878 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$343,464
XI-2 Total expenses$267,206
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$76,258
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,002,501
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$344,119
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,422,878

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