Western Arkansas Planning and

Analysis

Western Arkansas Planning and is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Smith, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Western Arkansas Planning and reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $2.7m to $2.5m (-8.1%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Western Arkansas Planning and sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County Inc ($2.5m), Self Storage Association Foundation ($2.5m) and Association of School Business Officials International ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $175k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $789k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $615k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 39 employees.