Nonprofit · EIN 71-6059233
ARKANSAS GROCERS & RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION INC
Tax-exempt · LITTLE ROCK, AR 72221
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $232,025 | $216,744 | $15,281 | $144,664 | $0 | $144,664 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $195,797 | $195,622 | $175 | $129,383 | $0 | $129,383 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $197,275
- Membership dues
- $121,875
- Program service revenue
- $34,750
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,250
- Occupancy
- $10,190
- Travel
- $861
- Program services (functional)
- $3,259
- Management and general (functional)
- $213,485
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $129,383
- Total assets, end of year
- $144,664
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $144,664
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $144,664
- Gross receipts
- $232,025
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 16
- Year formed
- 1972
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL ROWTON GES INC/FOOD GIANT | CHAIRMAN OF Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID HENDRIX JR BIG RED 1STORES/FAMILY MARKETS | VICE CHAIRMA Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KEVAN FENDERSON BROOKSHIRE GROCERY COMPANY | SECRETARY Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RICK DAVIS NEW AGE DISTRIBUTING | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC HERGET HEIGHTS CORNER MARKET LLC | EXECUTIVE BD Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF WOOD TYSON | EXECUTIVE BD Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LINDSEY WALMART | EXECUTIVE BD Institutional trustee | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE GOODE | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KARIN HOLT BEST BUY | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK SCHMITT AWG | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID GANOUGN HARPS FOOD STORES | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| BESS ANDERSON TRACTOR SUPPLY | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE JOINER AMAZON | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| LISETTE TORRES | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER BROOKHOUSER TARGET | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CELINDA GONZALEZ | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID ROWE HILAND DAIRY | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL ROWTON GES INC/FOOD GIANT | CHAIRMAN OF Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID HENDRIX JR BIG RED 1STORES/FAMILY MARKETS | VICE CHAIRMA Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEVAN FENDERSON BROOKSHIRE GROCERY COMPANY | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICK DAVIS NEW AGE DISTRIBUTING | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC HERGET HEIGHTS CORNER MARKET LLC | EXECUTIVE BD Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| SALLY WEST WALGREENS | EXECUTIVE BD Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LINDSEY WALMART | EXECUTIVE BD Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE GOODE | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KARIN HOLT BEST BUY | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK SCHMITT AWG | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID GANOUGN HARPS FOOD STORES | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| MARK HILL SUPERVALU | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF WOOD TYSON | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE JOINER AMAZON | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| RICKY THOMAS THE FAMILY MSRKETS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DREW BAKER EXPRESSWAY PARKING | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| ALBA MENDENEZ-FRENCH KROGER DELTA DIVISION | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| DEAN ELLIOT DILLARDS | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER BROOKHOUSER TARGET | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| CELINDA GONZALEZ | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID ROWE HILAND DAIRY | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 21861, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72221-1861
- In care of
- % ERIC HERGET V CHAIRMAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAUL ROWTON GES INC/FOOD GIANT, PO BOX 447, HARRISBURG, AR 72432
- Signed the 990
- PAUL ROWTON, CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
- Phone
- (501) 664-8680
- Website
- AGRMA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ELLIS TUCKER & ALDRIDGE LLP
Mission
PROVIDES A MEANS TO BRING RETAILERS TOGETHER TO ADDRESS COMMON ISSUES
Program accomplishments
- CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND CONVENTIONS - BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS, ANNUAL CONVENTIONS AND VARIOUS RETAIL SEMINARS AND AD HOC COMMITTEES.
- LEGISLATIVE AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS - ATTEND SESSIONS OF THE ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE, LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES, VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSION MEETINGS AND ISSUE REPORTS TO MEMBERS ON RETAIL ISSUES.
- COMMUNICATIONS AND EDUCATION - WRITE AND DISTRIBUTE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES; SPECIAL REPORTS TO BOARD AND COMMITTEES; SPEECHES TO BUSINESS AND CIVIC GROUPS; NEWS CONFERENCES AND PRESS RELEASES.
- MEMBER SERVICES
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
- 71-6059233
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1956
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $144,664
- Income (IRS master file)
- $232,025
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $232,025 | $216,744 | $144,664 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $195,797 | $195,622 | $129,383 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $225,922 | $152,951 | $129,388 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 71-6059233).
Questions about ARKANSAS GROCERS & RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION INC
- What is the EIN of ARKANSAS GROCERS & RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARKANSAS GROCERS & RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION INC is 71-6059233.
- Is ARKANSAS GROCERS & RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1956.
- Are donations to ARKANSAS GROCERS & RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ARKANSAS GROCERS & RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION INC 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 GROCERS & RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION INC 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 GROCERS & RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION INC 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 GROCERS & RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PAUL ROWTON GES INC/FOOD GIANT.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARKANSAS GROCERS & RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 17 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ARKANSAS GROCERS & RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $232,025, expenses of $216,744 and total assets of $144,664 at year end.
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