Nonprofit · EIN 71-0562360
ARKANSAS GAME & FISH FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · LITTLE ROCK, AR 72205
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,333,328 | $2,573,667 | $759,661 | $14,235,110 | $311,626 | $13,923,484 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $7,980,252 | $1,767,282 | $6,212,970 | $12,396,231 | $247,498 | $12,148,733 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,960,654
- Program service revenue
- $496,055
- Investment income
- $79,787
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$203,945
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $777
- Other revenue
- -$203,168
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $423,311
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $235,024
- Other salaries and wages
- $310,152
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $588,263
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $12,125
- Occupancy
- $19,114
- Travel
- $29,191
- Depreciation
- $26,647
- Program services (functional)
- $2,215,148
- Management and general (functional)
- $316,054
- Fundraising (functional)
- $42,465
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,396,231
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,235,110
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $311,626
- Net assets, end of year
- $13,923,484
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,800,287
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,554,037
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,369,447
- Gross receipts
- $3,692,637
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 65
- Year formed
- 1982
- State of legal domicile
- AR
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD WHITBECK | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $223,832 | $11,192 |
| DR HAYDEN FRANKS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS SHURGAR | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TJ LAWHON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JEFF WISENER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN RUTLEDGE JR | PAST CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL NEWTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT BIRCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYANT SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARTER CLARK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GOSNELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CORY DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID JOHNSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ROY BURRELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
36 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDDIE DRILLING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDDIE RODGERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAR LILE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY DAN FUTRELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HUNTER BALE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY MOSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE COOK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB GUNDERMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN TEETER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JORDAN JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAYLE BROWNING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNY GUNDERMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLE HAMILTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY BOWDEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIBBY DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARSHALL SAVIERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FAKOURI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY MILLIGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT FELTUS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RORY HERNDON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN HERINGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT TABOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAY SABREE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS WHITNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOMMY COUGHLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRACY FINN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WADE HILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WIL MAXWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WITT STEPHENS JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YVETTE PARKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JD LOWREY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KANE WHITT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEN PITCOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE CALLAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUSS SCHNITZER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN O'KEANE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 52 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD WHITBECK | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $183,730 | $9,188 |
| ANDY MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL NEWTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB COOPER JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT BENNETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT BIRCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYANT SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARTER CLARK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GOSNELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CORY DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID JOHNSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR HAYDEN FRANKS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JEFF WISENER | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ROY BURRELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR TOMMY WAGNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDDIE DRILLING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDDIE RODGERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANKLIN BASS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAR LILE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY DAN FUTRELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUNTER BALE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY MOSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE COOK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB GUNDERMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN RUTLEDGE JR | PAST CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN TEETER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON ROSS HENDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAYLE BROWNING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNY GUNDERMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE HAMILTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY BOWDEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIBBY DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARSHALL SAVIERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FAKOURI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY MILLIGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT FELTUS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RORY HERNDON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN HERINGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT TABOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAY SABREE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN SON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS SHURGAR | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS WHITNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TJ LAWHON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD ROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOMMY COUGHLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY FINN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WADE HILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WIL MAXWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WITT STEPHENS JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YVETTE PARKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2 NATURAL RESOURCES DR, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72205-1572
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RICHARD WHITBECK, 2 NATURAL RESOURCE DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72205
- Signed the 990
- RICHARD WHITBECK, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (501) 223-6468
- Website
- WWW.AGFF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LANDMARK PLC CPAS
Mission
THE FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED TO ACQUIRE AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PROPERTIES AND FACILITIES FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND LAND FOR GAME AND FISH MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- THE FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED TO ACQUIRE AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PROPERTIES AND FACILITIES FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND LAND FOR GAME AND FISH MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPS, PROMOTES AND PARTICIPATES IN CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATORS, STUDENTS AND ALL OTHER ARKANSANS. THE ORGANIZATION HELPS ASSURE THE FUTURE OF HIGH QUALITY HUNTING, FISHING, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES IN ARKANSAS AND SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF THE ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION.Expenses $2,215,148 · grants $423,311 · revenue $496,832
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 71-0562360
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D113)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,235,110
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,692,637
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,333,328 | $2,573,667 | $14,235,110 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $7,980,252 | $1,767,282 | $12,396,231 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,949,076 | $1,632,509 | $5,466,282 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 71-0562360).
Questions about ARKANSAS GAME & FISH FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of ARKANSAS GAME & FISH FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARKANSAS GAME & FISH FOUNDATION is 71-0562360.
- Is ARKANSAS GAME & FISH FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
- Are donations to ARKANSAS GAME & FISH FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ARKANSAS GAME & FISH FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ARKANSAS GAME & FISH FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ARKANSAS GAME & FISH FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ARKANSAS GAME & FISH FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names RICHARD WHITBECK.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARKANSAS GAME & FISH FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 51 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $223,832 (RICHARD WHITBECK, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does ARKANSAS GAME & FISH FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,333,328, expenses of $2,573,667 and total assets of $14,235,110 at year end.
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