Arkansas Sheriffs Association

Not tax-deductible

Little Rock, AR501(c)(4)EIN 71-0483657Revenue $711K in FY2025

On file with the IRSarsheriffs.org1400 W 4th St, 72201-1819 · Little Rock, ARTax-exempt since Mar 1978

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Education of the public regarding law enforcement

75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$85K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(4)
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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$711K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$620K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$737K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$711K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$453K
FY2022$612K
FY2023$629K
FY2024$663K
FY2025$711K
Expenses
$620K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$516K
FY2022$588K
FY2023$685K
FY2024$629K
FY2025$620K
Net assets
$737K
FY2025▲ +14%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$674K
FY2022$666K
FY2023$612K
FY2024$646K
FY2025$737K

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 Mar 1978.

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% · $463K Management & general 25% · $157K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $85K 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
$85,051Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Legislative Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Scott Bradley$85,051$80,049$74,628$72,620$66,766

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates the public about law enforcement practices and issues.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $463K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The arkansas legislature passed act 1283 to give a portion of monies from bail bonds to asa for drug and alcohol education programs. The arkansas sheriffs association holds a winter and summer convention every year to offer sheriffs the opportunity to elect board membes, discuss the status of the asa and assist each other with different…

$463Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$711K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$672K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Money outPt IX
$620K
Ln 25
Programscol B$463K
Managementcol C$157K
Owns and owesPt X
$737K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$354K
Total assetsLn 16$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$672K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Gains on assetsLn 7$21K
Total revenueLn 12$711K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$354K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$354K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$310K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$79K
Total assetsLn 16$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$737K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$317K$354K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$302K$310K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$79K
Total assetsLn 16$655K$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$646K$737K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$51K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$179K$107K$72K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$7K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$5K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$17K$11K
TravelLn 17$19K$18K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$164K$164K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$10K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$48K$29K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$54K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$620K$463K$157K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $711K$620K$91K$737K 990 PDF
FY2024 $663K$629K$34K$646K 990 PDF
FY2023 $629K$685K−$56K$612K 990 PDF
FY2022 $612K$588K$24K$666K 990 PDF
FY2021 $453K$516K−$63K$674K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $710,745 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $651,944$672,048
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,986$38,697
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $662,930$710,745
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,809$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $270,326$264,134
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $354,441$355,511
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $628,576$619,645
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $34,354$91,100
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $710,745 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$672,048
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$672,048
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $17,697$17,697
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $21,000$21,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $38,697 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$710,745
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $619,645 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,031 · Management $34,020$85,051
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $107,449 · Management $71,634$179,083
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,705 · Management $4,470$11,175
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,005 · Management $3,337$8,342
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,686 · Management $11,124$27,810
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,002 · Management $1,288$19,290
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $164,039$164,039
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,099 · Management $6,733$16,832
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,656 · Management $19,104$47,760
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $53,875 · Management $5,308$59,183
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,080$1,080
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $462,627 · Management $157,018 · Fundraising $0$619,645
Part X · Balance sheet $748,601 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $316,505$354,085
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,000$6,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,083$79,005
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $301,652$309,511
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $655,240$748,601
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,380$11,641
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,380$11,641
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $495,547$644,767
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $150,313$92,193
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $645,860$736,960
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $655,240$748,601
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $736,960 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$710,745
XI-2 Total expenses$619,645
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$91,100
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$645,860
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$736,960

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

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