Village Place

Tax-deductible

Little Rock, AR501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 82-4519199Revenue $258K in FY2025

On file with the IRSthevillageplace.org2718 S Arch St, 72206-6529 · Little Rock, ARTax-exempt since Apr 2019Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Our mission is to HARNESS the voices skills curiosity and innovation of BIPOC youth to create equitable systems structures and communities in Arkansas.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
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
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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
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 82% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$258K
+110% vs prior year
Spent
$258K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$14K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$258K
FY2025▲ +110%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$93K
FY2024$123K
FY2025$258K
Net assets
$14K
FY2025▼ -29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$14K
FY2024$20K
FY2025$14K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending January 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 Apr 2019.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $223K Management & general 14% · $35K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $36K 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
$35,658Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Legal Strategist
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Admin Support
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Billie Woods’s $36K as Executive Director is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Billie Woods$35,658$15,000

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

Empowering BIPOC youth to build equitable communities through their voices and innovation.

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3 programs · $223K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Ell Program

The Experiential Learning Lab ELL Program is a paid internship initiative that provides opportunities for BIPOC students in Little Rock AR to explore various trades and careers. Our program partners with local businesses delivering an immersive experience that allows youth to gain insights into how a particular industry works.

$101Kprogram expense
02

Our Voices

Media art and storytelling have the power to magnify blaring inequities generate questions catalyze social innovation and instigate urgent transformation. Through Our Voices we challenge injustice by empowering youth to become systems change-makers in the form of narrative and story strategists artists and community organizers using…

$100Kprogram expense
03

Dreamspace

DreamSpace is more than just a project - its a movement. In a world facing complex challenges we need a new way of thinking and collaborating. Thats where DreamSpace comes in. This innovative initiative brings together minds from the community to envision and build a better present and future.

$22Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$258K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$258K
Money outPt IX
$258K
Ln 25
Programscol B$223K
Managementcol C$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$14K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$910
Total assetsLn 16$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$258K
Government grantsLn 1e$23K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$258K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$910
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$910
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$14K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary
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$7K$910
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$20K$14K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$20K$14K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
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$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$28K$0$28K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$500$0$500$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$500$500$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$206K$202K$4K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$258K$223K$35K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $258K$258K−$18$14K 990 PDF
FY2024 $123K$20K 990 PDF
FY2023 $93K$14K 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 $258,183 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $122,680$258,183
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $122,680$258,183
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 $15,000$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $102,532$258,201
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $117,532$258,201
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,148−$18
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $258,183 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$22,525
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$235,658
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$258,183
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
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 $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$258,183
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $258,201 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
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 $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $27,986 · Fundraising $0$27,986
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $500 · Fundraising $0$500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,700 · Fundraising $0$1,700
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,896 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,896
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,105 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,105
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,684 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,684
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$500
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,654 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,654
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,485 · Fundraising $0$1,485
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $201,933 · Management $3,758 · Fundraising $0$205,691
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $222,772 · Management $35,429 · Fundraising $0$258,201
Part X · Balance sheet $13,910 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,548$910
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
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 $13,000$13,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,548$13,910
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,548$13,910
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,548$13,910
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,910 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$258,183
XI-2 Total expenses$258,201
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$18
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,548
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$5,620
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,910

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