Nonprofit · EIN 71-0592505
ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FDN
Also known as DBA ARKANSAS PBS FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · CONWAY, AR 72034
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,275,738 | $4,141,943 | $133,795 | $12,323,523 | $279,322 | $12,044,201 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,945,952 | $3,789,254 | $1,156,698 | $11,820,306 | $254,683 | $11,565,623 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,027,076
- Membership dues
- $3,490,895
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $248,662
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,010
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $142,416
- Other salaries and wages
- $614,865
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $979,525
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $218,498
- Occupancy
- $58,225
- Travel
- $15,581
- Depreciation
- $4,023
- Program services (functional)
- $2,524,703
- Management and general (functional)
- $237,722
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,379,518
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $11,820,306
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,323,523
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $279,322
- Net assets, end of year
- $12,044,201
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,486
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,760,869
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,283,332
- Gross receipts
- $4,415,522
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 166
- Year formed
- 1984
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET BETLEY | CEO Officer | 40 | $142,416 | $31,278 |
| EDWIN MCCLURE | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW SPURGERS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEANNE BURCH | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CORA BOWIE DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY BRANTLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAYLE CORLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT GORDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNETTE HERRINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CHERISSE JONES-BRANCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONI LINDSEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ZUNICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNER PLEDGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHERISSE JONES-BRANCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TONI LINDSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CORA BOWIE DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| VICTOR GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SCOTT PACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY PLEDGER | ARPBS EDCEO Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| AMY BRANTLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ANNETTE HERRINGTON | COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DREW SPURGERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| EDWIN MCCLURE | SECTREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| GAYLE CORLEY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN RHODES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 350 S DONAGHEY AVE, CONWAY, AR 72034-6828
- In care of
- % ANGELA COOK
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARGE BETLEY, 350 S DONAGHEY, CONWAY, AR 72034
- Signed the 990
- MARGE BETLEY, CEO
- Phone
- (501) 682-2386
- Return prepared by
- EGP PLLC
Mission
THE ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FOUNDATION (DBA ARKANSAS PBS FOUNDATION) SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF ARKANSAS PBS TO EDUCATE, INFORM, ENGAGE, AND INSPIRE LIFELONG LEARNERS ACROSS THE STATE. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, AND FOUNDATIONS SUPPORT NATIONAL/LOCAL PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- PROGRAMMING ACQUISITIONS FOR BROADCAST ON ARKANSAS PBS'S MAIN CHANNEL AND ITS SUBCHANNELS (ARKANSAS PBS KIDS, ARKANSAS PBS WORLD, AND ARKANSAS PBS CREATE). INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, CORPORATE SPONSORS, AND FOUNDATION GRANTS HELP SUPPORT THE COSTS OF KEEPING HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC MEDIA PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE FOR BROADCAST ON AIR AND ACROSS A VARIETY OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS.Expenses $1,590,674
- PRODUCTION AND PROMOTION COSTS FOR LOCAL PROGRAMS TO BE BROADCAST ON ARKANSAS PBS AND ITS VARIOUS DIGITAL PLATFORMS. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAMMING PURCHASES FROM PBS AND OTHER NATIONAL PUBLIC MEDIA DISTRIBUTORS, ARKANSAS PBS CREATES LOCAL PRODUCTIONS HIGHLIGHTING THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND RELEVANT PUBLIC AFFAIRS OF ARKANSAS AND ITS RESIDENTS. ARKANSAS PBS FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE CREATION OF LOCAL PRODUCTION THROUGH GRANTS, BUSINESS SPONSORSHIPS/UNDERWRITING, AND MAJOR GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS.Expenses $728,641
- PRINTING AND PUBLICATION OF MONTHLY PROGRAM GUIDES FOR DISTRIBUTION TO CONTRIBUTORS. MORE THAN 24,000 MEMBERS SPAN ACROSS THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, AS WELL AS MO, OK, TN, AND LA, WHO RECEIVE A MONTHLY PROGRAM GUIDE AS A BENEFIT OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP. THE PROGRAM GUIDE PROVIDES BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY ARKANSAS PBS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL ITS VIEWERS.Expenses $205,388
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 71-0592505
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A32Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,323,523
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,415,522
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,275,738 | $4,141,943 | $12,323,523 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,945,952 | $3,789,254 | $11,820,306 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,687,816 | $4,307,592 | $10,717,708 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 71-0592505).
Questions about ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FDN
- What is the EIN of ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FDN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FDN is 71-0592505.
- Is ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FDN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FDN tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FDN 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 EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FDN due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FDN last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FDN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MARGE BETLEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FDN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $142,416 (MARGARET BETLEY, CEO).
- How much revenue does ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FDN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,275,738, expenses of $4,141,943 and total assets of $12,323,523 at year end.
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