Central Arkansas Planning and Development District Inc

Analysis

Central Arkansas Planning and Development District Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lonoke, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 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 2023, Central Arkansas Planning and Development District Inc reported income of $2.9m and spending of $2.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.4m to $2.9m (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Central Arkansas Planning and Development District Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Junior League of the City of New York Inc ($2.9m), Step One Foundation Inc ($2.9m) and Workforce Connections Inc ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $144k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $607k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 47 employees.