Southeast Arkansas Regional Planning Commission

Analysis

Southeast Arkansas Regional Planning Commission is a registered charity in United States, based in Pine Bluff, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1974, 52 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 2021, Southeast Arkansas Regional Planning Commission reported income of $236k and spending of $288k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2021, income grew from $201k to $236k (+18%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Southeast Arkansas Regional Planning Commission sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Platteville Business Incubator Inc ($236k), Marietta Welfare League ($236k) and Georgia Economic Development Foundation Inc ($236k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $110k (38% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $55k. At year end it held assets of $258k against liabilities of $48k, net assets of $211k. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.