2024-06-13T04:40:35-07:00 2023-12-31 464195990 Brown Rogers & Co LLC 1701 Centerview Drive Ste 314 Little Rock AR 72211 990 2023-01-01 710771091 ARKANSAS POLICY FOUNDATION ARKA 5015370825 111 CENTER STREET SUITE 1200 LITTLE ROCK AR 72201 GREG KAZA Executive Direc 2024-06-13 true GREG KAZA 999009999 true James N France CPA P00107705 5012253641 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z 111 CENTER STREET SUITE 1200 LITTLE ROCK AR 72201 96550 false X www.arkansaspolicyfoundation.org X 1995 AR SEE FORM 990, PART III, QUESTION 1 11 10 1 0 137675 96550 0 0 0 137675 96550 0 0 99190 97107 0 1008 12949 18197 112139 115304 25536 -18754 43680 24561 13756 13391 29924 11170 THE ARKANSAS POLICY FOUNDATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT THINK TANK THAT CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND ANALYZES THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC POLICIES ON THE PEOPLE OF ARKANSAS. THE FOUNDATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1995 AND EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND FISCAL POLICIES WHILE ENCOURAGING CITIZENSHIP.THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTES RESEARCH MEMOS AND REPORTS VIA NEWS MEDIA AND THE INTERNET, AND HOSTS AND PARTICIPATES IN PUBLIC FORUMS. false false 86771 TWENTY (20) RESEARCH MEMOS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN 2023. THE MEMOS EXAMINED POLICY AREAS SUCH AS CITIZENSHIP, THE U.S. AND ARKANSAS ECONOMIES, EDUCATION, AND FISCAL POLICY. TOPICS INCLUDED (CITIZENSHIP) CIVIL SOCIETY; (ECONOMY) THE EXPANDING U. S. ECONOMY, COINCIDENT ECOMOMIC INDICATORS, ECONOMIC EXPANSIONS AND STATE REVENUE SURPLUSES, INCOME GROWTH, POPULATION GROWTH, TOTAL NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, PRIVATE SECTOR PAYROLL GROWTH (EDUCATION) READING SCORES, LITERACY RATES, EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, SCHOOL CHOICE MARKET, EDUCATIONAL MARKETS IN ARKANSAS REGIONS; (FISCAL POLICY) REGULATORY SANDBOXES, INCOME TAXES, STATE INCOME TAX RATES, COLLECTION RECOVERY, AND STATE REVENUE SURPLUSES. THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTES ITS RESEARCH VIA ITS WEBSITE (WWW.ARKANSASPOLICYFOUNDATION.ORG) AND THE U. S. MAIL. THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTES ITS RESEARCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE FOUNDATION HAS DISTRIBUTED DICTIONARIES TO ARKANSAS K-12 STUDENTS SINCE 2005. THE FOUNDATION PARTICIPATES WITH CIVIC AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SPONSORS PUBLIC FORUMS. ADMISSION IS FREE. THE FOUNDATION CO-SPONSORED A FORUM ON LITERACY IN 2023 IN LEE COUNTY IN ARKANSAS' DELTA REGION. FORUM PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED COMMUNITY LEADERS, SERVICE CLUB MEMBERS, AND PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATORS. THE FOUNDATION IS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO FOSTER CITIZENSHIP AMONG ARKANSANS. THE FOUNDATION'S GOVERNING BOARD INCLUDES AN ACCOUNTANT, BANKER, ECONOMIST, FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE, INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL, RETIRED FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE, RETIRED PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR, AND THREE BUSINESSMEN. VISIBILITY: NEWS MEDIA CITED THE FOUNDATION'S RESEARCH IN 2023. THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE INCLUDES A VISIBILITY FEATURE THAT LISTS MEDIA CITATIONS. THESE INCLUDED THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE, ARKANSAS BUSINESS, TALK BUSINESS AND TIMES-HERALD. MEDIA ARE BASED IN ALL ARKANSAS REGIONS. 86771 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 1 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 11 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false AR X X GREG KAZA 5015370825 111 CENTER STREET SUITE 1200 LITTLE ROCK AR 72201 GREG KAZA Executive Direc 40.00 0.00 X 90148 0 0 GEORGE H DUNKLIN JR Board Chairman 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BOB G RATCHFORD Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY P HARTZ Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BLANT HURT Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH BERRY PHD Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MADISON MURPHY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOROTHY MORRIS Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN NABHOLZ Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BLAKE PALMER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 90148 0 false false false 0 96550 96550 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96550 0 0 0 0 90148 67611 21636 901 0 0 0 0 6959 5219 1670 70 0 0 1400 1400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9799 6859 2940 793 769 24 0 0 0 0 0 786 511 275 TELEPHONE 3699 2959 703 37 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 1108 997 111 EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL 264 238 26 Printing and Publications 180 162 18 168 46 122 115304 86771 27525 1008 43680 24561 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8096 8096 0 0 0 0 0 0 43680 24561 13756 13391 13756 13391 X 29924 11170 29924 11170 43680 24561 -18754 X true X false false false X 101905 95800 106707 137675 96550 538637 0 0 101905 95800 106707 137675 96550 538637 315627 223010 0 0 0 538637 0.41400 0.42790 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8096 8096 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE IT IS FILED. THE FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD CHAIRMAN REVIEW THE MASTER VENDOR REGISTER. AN INDEPENDENT CPA REVIEWS GENERAL LEDGER AND BANK STATEMENTS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD CHAIRMAN REVIEW THE MASTER VENDOR REGISTER. AN INDEPENDENT CPA REVIEWS VENDOR PAYMENTS, AND GENERAL LEDGER AND BANK STATEMENTS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a A COMPENSATION SURVEY OF THE HIGHEST-PAID EMPLOYEE AT THINK TANKS IN 50 STATES IS COMPILED USING PUBLIC FORM 990 FILINGS AND SERVES AS DATA. THE FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD CHAIRMAN RELY ON THE SURVEY AND INFLATION DATA (CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) WHEN DELIBERATING COMPENSATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE ALSO MAINTAINS A LINK TO A 990 REPOSITORY.