Nonprofit · EIN 71-0494563
ARKANSAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · LONOKE, AR 72086
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $8,068,570 | $3,707,991 | $4,360,579 | $11,270,035 | $407,604 | $10,862,431 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,092,308 | $3,073,442 | $18,866 | $6,398,578 | $171,756 | $6,226,822 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,262,692 | $2,963,182 | $299,510 | $6,268,053 | $128,989 | $6,139,064 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,174,230
- of which government grants
- $6,136,290
- Program service revenue
- $1,316,349
- Investment income
- $84,581
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$13,520
- Other revenue
- $493,410
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,771,538
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,771,538
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $26,926
- Depreciation
- $436,717
- Program services (functional)
- $2,127,191
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,580,800
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,398,578
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,270,035
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $407,604
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,862,431
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,859,055
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,183,492
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $10,862,431
- Gross receipts
- $8,082,090
- Employees
- 23
- Year formed
- 1977
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZACH BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUTCH BARTHOLOMEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOBBY BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN CHOATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF FORD | 2ND VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY HOUSE | 1ST VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JACKIE WILLIAM HINCHEY JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JESSE MCCHRISTIAN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID LILES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSE MCKINNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TENAY SELLERS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN SMITH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JACK WELLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG HOOTEN | DIRECTOR Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENNIS STERNBERG | EXECUTIVE DI Key employee | 40 | $175,991 |
| ZACH BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUTCH BARTHOLOMEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOBBY BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN CHOATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG CROSS | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF FORD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BENJY HILDEBRAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG HOOTEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TATE HOUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY HOUSE | 2ND VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JACKIE WILLIAM HINCHEY JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSE MCCHRISTIAN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID LILES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSE MCKINNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TENAY SELLERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN SMITH | 1ST VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZACH BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUTCH BARTHOLOMEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOBBY BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN CHOATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG CROSS | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF FORD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BENJY HILDEBRAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG HOOTEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TATE HOUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY HOUSE | 2ND VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JACKIE WILLIAM HINCHEY JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSE MCCHRISTIAN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID LILES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSE MCKINNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TENAY REEP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN SMITH | 1ST VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 860, LONOKE, AR 72086-0860
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CHRIS HARRIS, 12 RIDGE DRIVE, GREENBRIER, AR 72058
- Signed the 990
- CHRIS HARRIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (501) 676-2255
- Website
- WWW.ARKANSASRURALWATER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PRZ CPAS & ADVISORS
Mission
TO PROVIDE ARKANSAS' RURAL WATER UTILITIES THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF TRAINING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES IN ORDER TO OBTAIN QUALITY WATER AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDE ARKANSAS' RURAL WATER UTILITIES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES.Expenses $2,127,191 · revenue $1,316,349
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 | 990 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
- 71-0494563
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1978
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $11,270,035
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,082,090
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $8,068,570 | $3,707,991 | $11,270,035 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,092,308 | $3,073,442 | $6,398,578 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,262,692 | $2,963,182 | $6,268,053 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,994,869 | $2,819,096 | $5,765,424 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | 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 71-0494563).
Questions about ARKANSAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of ARKANSAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARKANSAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION is 71-0494563.
- Is ARKANSAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1978.
- Are donations to ARKANSAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ARKANSAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION 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 RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ARKANSAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ARKANSAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CHRIS HARRIS.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARKANSAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ARKANSAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,068,570, expenses of $3,707,991 and total assets of $11,270,035 at year end.
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