Arkansas Good Start Inc

Analysis

Arkansas Good Start Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Heber Springs, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1989, 37 years ago. 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 September 2023, Arkansas Good Start Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.4m (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Arkansas Good Start Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lee Homes Inc ($1.4m), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Foundation ($1.4m) and Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.8% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $146k. At year end it held assets of $200k against liabilities of $174k, net assets of $26k. It reported 4 employees.