2024-11-08T16:48:47-06:00 2023-12-31 710355269 LANDMARK PLC CPAS 200 W CAPITOL AVE SUITE 1700 LITTLE ROCK AR 72201 990 2023-01-01 832312317 ARKANSAS CENTER FOR DATA SCIENCES ARKA 5015000811 500 PRESIDENT CLINTON AVE SUITE 2 LITTLE ROCK AR 72201 WILLIAM R YODER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5015000811 2024-11-08 1 1 RANDY L MILLIGAN CPA P00943582 5013752025 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z WILLIAM R YODER 500 PRESIDENT CLINTON AVE SUITE 215 LITTLE ROCK AR 72201 2826371 0 X WWW.ACDS.CO X 2018 AR TO CONNECT EMPLOYERS WITH CAREER SEEKERS TO HELP THEM ATTRACT, TRAIN, AND RETAIN TOP TALENT WHILE ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THE GROWTH OF THEIR INDUSTRY AND LOCAL ECONOMY. 5 5 61 5 0 0 2651469 2823201 101000 1300 948 1870 0 0 2753417 2826371 0 0 0 0 1453293 1876259 0 0 0 787576 948606 2240869 2824865 512548 1506 522123 524856 20 1247 522103 523609 X INCREASE NUMBER OF IT, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS, HEALTHCARE, AND ENERGY PROFESSIONALS PRODUCED BY ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS & EMPLOYED BY ARKANSAS CORPORATIONS. OUR VISION IS FOR ARKANSAS TO BECOME A GLOBAL LEADER IN TRANSFORMATION OF EXISTING INDUSTRIES THROUGH APPLICATION OF DATA ANALYTICS & RELATED COMPUTING CAPABILITIES INVOLVING INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS SKILLS. 0 0 2270490 1300 THE ARKANSAS CENTER FOR DATA SCIENCES (ACDS) PROVIDES SERVICES TO EMPLOYERS NEEDING SPECIFIC SKILLS TO MAINTAIN AND GROW THEIR BUSINESSES. IN 2023 ACDS WAS ASKED TO CONTINUE WITH THE IT SECTOR, BUT ALSO BEGIN TO WORK WITH EMPLOYERS IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS, HEALTHCARE, AND ENERGY. ACDS PROVIDES THE EMPLOYERS A SUPPLEMENTAL STAFFING STRATEGY USING THE REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. AT THE END OF 2023 ACDS GREW THE IT SECTOR, AND ESTABLISHED A GROWING PIPELINE IN THE NEW SECTORS. THE NUMBER OF APPRENTICES GREW FROM 249 IN 2022 TO 388 IN 2023, AND THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS GREW FROM 101 IN 2022 TO 145 IN 2023. THE ACDS GOAL TO SCALE TO 400 APPRENTICES AND 100 EMPLOYERS HAS BEEN FAR EXCEEDED AS WE WRITE THIS IN OCTOBER OF 2024. THE ROI FOR EMPLOYERS, THE LIFE CHANGING CAREERS FOR THE APPRENTICES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE NEW WAGES IN ARKANSAS IS SIGNIFICANT. ACDS DEVELOPS THE TALENT APPLICATIONS BY ASSESSING, OFFERING FREE PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING, RESUME COACHING, AND MOCK INTERVIEWS. WE TAKE THE CANDIDATES WHERE THE ARE CURRENTLY AND PREPARE THEM TO BE EMPLOYER READY. TODAY WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 1,500 ACTIVE CANDIDATES, AND WE HAVE ALMOST 1,000 ACTIVE APPRENTICES.ACDS WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE EMPLOYERS UNDERSTANDING THE SKILLS THEY NEED. ACDS WORKS WITH THE TALENT POOL AND PROVIDES PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING, 302 IN 2023, WORK BASED LEARNING INTERNSHIPS, 51 IN 2023 WITH 82% BEING OFFERED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEMENT AFTER THE INTNERNSHIP, AND APPRENTICESHIPS, 388 IN 2023.THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER CONTINUES TO PLAN AN IMPORTANT ROLE FOR EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION. THE NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS HAS GROW FROM 7,276 IN 2022 TO 8,800 IN 2023. THE NUMBER OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS HAS GROWN FORM 4,109 IN 2022 TO 5,800 IN 2023.THE TALEND DEVELOPMENT TEAM HAD 4,174 INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS, AND IN 2023 THAT NUMBER WAS 5,163 BRINGING OUR TOTAL TO-DATE TO 16,353.THE UNIFIED COMMUNITY APPRENTICESHIP TEAM (UCAT) CONTINUED TO MEET MONTHLY IN 2023. THIS TEAM HAS EVOLVED TO AND ITS MISSION HAS BECOME THE STATEWIDE APPRENTICESHIP EXPANSION MEETING NOW WEEKLY.THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CONTINUED TO COMPLIMENT THE ACDS OUTCOMES THAT ARE BEING REPORTED QUARTERLY. ACDS BENEFITED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FORMULA FUNDING STATE APPRENTICE EXPANXION FUNDING GRANTS THAT STATE OF ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE THROUGH THE DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FUNDED TWO NEW ACDS RESOURCES TO FOCUS ON THE NEW SECTORS. 2270490 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 61 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 AR X WILLIAM R YODER 5015000811 500 PRESIDENT CLINTON AVE SUITE 215 LITTLE ROCK AR 72201 WILLAM R YODER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 200000 0 6140 LONNIE EMARD DIRECTOR OF APPRENTICESHIP 40.00 X 199001 0 5691 CHARLES MORGAM CHAIRMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL PRESTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WARREN STEPHENS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT SPRADLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS REILLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 399001 0 11831 2 0 1 0 0 2308193 515008 2823201 TECH CONSULTING 541519 1300 1300 1300 1870 1870 2826371 1300 0 1870 X 410832 308124 102708 1274462 980066 294396 70326 52744 17582 120639 90479 30160 19500 19500 816526 816526 35079 35079 30068 22551 7517 1046 1046 814 814 2538 2538 6342 6342 MISCELLANEOUS 17591 17591 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 16286 16286 EMPLOYMENT EXPENSE 2182 2182 EQUIPMENT RENT 420 420 214 214 2824865 2270490 554375 0 492457 520701 24590 1617 7614 5076 5076 2538 0 0 522123 524856 20 1247 20 1247 X 0 0 0 0 522103 523609 522103 523609 522123 524856 1506 0 X 0 0 0 X 334670 1756305 1592259 2651469 2823201 9157904 334670 1756305 1592259 2651469 2823201 9157904 583518 8574386 2656 1233 866 948 1870 7573 9165477 0.93550 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7614 5076 2538 2538 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 1247 1247 X PART X, LINE 2: ARKANSAS CENTER FOR DATA SCIENCES IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE THE ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET) IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO AUDIT BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WILLAM R YODER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 200000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6140 0 206140 0 0 0 LONNIE EMARD DIRECTOR OF APPRENTICESHIP 199001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5691 0 204692 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B RETURN WAS PROVIDED TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICER IS AWARE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND MONITORS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTOR FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 145,884. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 145,884. TRAINING PARTNERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 669,382. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 669,382. PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,260. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,260.