Economics Arkansas Foundation

LITTLE ROCK, AR EIN: 81-2176432 Website

SEE SCHEDULE O.TO ASSIST, PROMOTE AND FACILITATE, DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY, THE ARKANSAS COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION (DBA ECONOMICS ARKANSAS) IN THE ATTAINMENT OF ITS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IN FACILITATING EXPOSURE TO ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVEL STUDENTS AND TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND ITS OPERATION.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$3.9M

+14.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$145K

+21.6% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$145K

+21.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$162K$325K$487K$649K2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$3,856,916$3,374,516$3,314,159
Revenue$220,831$228,320$590,051
Expenses$194,687$149,645$163,683
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$95,545$79,941$62,222
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$36K$73K$109K$145K1 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

ARKANSAS COUNCIL ON ECON…$145K

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

KATHLEEN LAWSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$9K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
PERRY WILSONPRESIDENT1
REP JIM WOOTENVICE PRESIDENT0.25
ALLISON RICHARDSONSECRETARY/TREASURER0.25
WILLIAM ROCKEFELLERMEMBER0.05
ROBYN BRESHEARSMEMBER0.1
DR CHRIS NAILMEMBER0.1
CLAY YOUNG IVMEMBER0.1
KATHLEEN LAWSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5$9,373

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Little Rock

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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