LITTLE SCHOLARS OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: LITTLE SCHOLARS OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION (EIN 06-1665076)
Tax period: 2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed: 2023-07-31
IRS object ID: 202302129349300845
Schema version: 2021v4.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule K
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-07-31T15:09:44-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	710650689	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HCJ CPAS & ADVISORS PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	11025 ANDERSON DRIVE SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	LITTLE ROCK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	722122472	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	061665076	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LITTLE SCHOLARS OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LITT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5012274942	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21 CORPORATE HILL DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	LITTLE ROCK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	72205	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CYNTHIA DAWSON	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5012274942	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-07-31	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	CYNTHIA	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	DAWSON	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	NICOLE HOBBS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01236758	PTIN
Phone	5012211000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-07-31	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LISA ACADEMY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CYNTHIA DAWSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21 CORPORATE HILL DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	LITTLE ROCK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	72205	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$43,229,077	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.LISAACADEMY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2003	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	AR	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MISSION OF LISA ACADEMY IS TO PROVIDE AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY, AND GUIDE ALL STUDENTS IN GAINING KNOWLDEGE, SKILLS, AND THE ATTITUDE NECESSARY TO DIRECT THEIR LIVES, IMPROVE A DIVERSE SOCIETY, AND EXCEL IN A CHANGING WORLD BY PROVIDING DYNAMIC, RESOURCE-RICH LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	558	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	5	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$34,001,071	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$40,971,878	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$662,004	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,886,977	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$4,879	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$154,155	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$365,498	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$361,278	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$35,033,452	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$43,065,978	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$20,779,339	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$26,998,830	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$11,307,581	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$12,266,546	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$32,086,920	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$39,265,376	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,946,532	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,800,602	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$55,916,312	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$78,733,824	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$38,169,039	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$57,185,949	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$17,747,273	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$21,547,875	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF LISA ACADEMY IS TO PROVIDE AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY, AND GUIDE ALL STUDENTS IN GAINING KNOWLDEGE, SKILLS, AND THE ATTITUDE NECESSARY TO DIRECT THEIR LIVES, IMPROVE A DIVERSE SOCIETY, AND EXCEL IN A CHANGING WORLD BY PROVIDING DYNAMIC, RESOURCE-RICH LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$31,116,265	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,886,977	RevenueAmt
Desc	DURING THE YEAR, THE ACADEMY PROVIDED AN ACEDEMICALLY RIGOROUS COLLEGE PREPATORY PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES K THROUGH 12 SEEKING TO EXPLORE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS FUTURE PROFESSIONALS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$31,116,265	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (1)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	31	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	558	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	0	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	0	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MEHMET ADALAR	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5019169450	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10825 FINANCIAL CENTRE PARKWAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	LITTLE ROCK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	72211	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CYNTHIA DAWSON
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR EMIR TAS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR EMRE CELEBI
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIC HIGGINS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR ERHAN ARARAT
VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FATIH BOGREK
SUPERINTENDENT	40.00		Yes (X)	$114,850	$0	$19,442
NECATI SAHIN
CFO	40.00		Yes (X)	$89,950	$0	$15,697

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$204,800	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$35,139	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
BALDWIN & SHELL CONSTRUCTION
PO BOX 1750	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72203	CONSTRUCTION	$1,982,550
J&F FOOD SERVICE
7324 GLENN HILLS DRIVE	SHERWOOD	AR	72120	FOOD SERVICE	$824,177
CDW GOVERNMENT INC
75 REMITTANCE DR STE 1515	CHICAGO	IL	606751515	TECHNOLOGY	$487,114
PEDIATRIC THERAPY SERVICES
2 INNWOOD CIRCLE STE A	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72211	THERAPY	$443,203
SECURITY BANKCARD CENTER
75 NORTH EAST STREET	FAYETTEVILLE	AR	72701	CREDIT CARD SERVICE	$423,213

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$38,855,254	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,116,624	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$40,971,878	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONSOLIDATION/ANNEXATION	611600	$1,025,965	$1,025,965
MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT	611600	$520,950	$520,950
ACTIVITY REVENUES	611600	$314,001	$314,001
MISCELLANEOUS	611600	$26,047	$26,047
MEAL SALES	611600	$14	$14

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,886,977	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,944	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,944	ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$163,099	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$163,099	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$163,099	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$163,099	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	IRS REBATE - TAX EXEMPT BONDS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$361,278	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$361,278	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$361,278	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$43,065,978	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,248,255	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$154,155	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$245,043	TotalAmt
Management And General	$245,043	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,773,498	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,767,519	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,005,979	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,087,933	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,465,066	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$622,867	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,344,969	TotalAmt
Program Services	$715,247	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$629,722	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,547,387	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,234,423	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$312,964	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$158,786	TotalAmt
Management And General	$158,786	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$30,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$311,999	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,380	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$278,619	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$318,464	TotalAmt
Management And General	$318,464	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,777	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,452	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,325	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$956,666	TotalAmt
Program Services	$788,492	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$168,174	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,249,478	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,249,478	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,453	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,398	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$44,055	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,870,594	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,870,594	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,714,068	TotalAmt
Program Services	$630,506	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,083,562	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$647,630	TotalAmt
Program Services	$608,247	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,383	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FOOD	$1,244,125	$1,244,125
SUPPLIES	$1,175,716	$1,078,098	$97,618
MEDICAL	$888,677	$888,677
BOOKS & AIDS	$127,060	$127,060

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$463,053	TotalAmt
Program Services	$377,503	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$85,550	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,265,376	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,116,265	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,149,111	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,324,282	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,808,773	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,220,992	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,057,893	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,655,604	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,718,983	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$57,033,433	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$7,639,831	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,885,064	BOYAmt
EOY	$49,393,602	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$561,149	BOYAmt
EOY	$735,243	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,269,221	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,019,330	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,916,312	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,733,824	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,932,801	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,250,044	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,606	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,166	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,850,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,110,000	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,362,280	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,287,610	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,968,352	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,499,129	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,169,039	BOYAmt
EOY	$57,185,949	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,191,806	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,634,494	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$555,467	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,913,381	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,747,273	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,547,875	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,916,312	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,733,824	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$3,800,602	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,962,906	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,962,906	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$46,278,780	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,060,676	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$42,218,104	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,512,593	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,022,047	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,490,546	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,279,154	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,557,108	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,722,046	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$49,393,602	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
CONTRUCTION IN PROGRESS	$358,993
RIGHT OF USE ASSET	$9,660,337

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$10,019,330	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CURRENT OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	$503,526
LONG-TERM OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	$9,156,811
INTERCO ACCOUNTS	$1,838,792

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$11,499,129	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$43,065,978	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$43,065,978	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$43,065,978	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$39,265,376	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$39,265,376	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$39,265,376	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (1)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (1)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	0	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	0	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	0	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (1)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (1)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	THIS POLICY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED ON VARYING SCHOOL WEBSITES. GENERAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.LISAACADEMY.ORG AND WWW.LISANORTH.ORG
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4	RE #4B SCHOOLS DO NOT PROVIDE ANY SCHOLARSHIPS OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	LISA ACADEMY RECEIVES FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING FOR THEIR PROGRAMS.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	CUSIPCUSIPNum	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
ARKANSAS DEV FINANCE AUTHORITY
A	710503641	NONEAVAIL	2010-12-15	$5,500,000	QUALIFIED SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BONDS	0	0	0
ARKANSAS DEV FINANCE AUTHORITY
B	710503641	NONEAVAIL	2010-12-15	$1,245,000	QUALIFIED SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BONDS	0	0	0
ARKANSAS DEV FINANCE AUTHORITY
C	710503641	04109KGB7	2018-06-27	$20,820,000	CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS	0	0	0

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	In Reserve FundInReserveFundAmt	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd	RetiredRetiredAmt
A	$5,503,650	$117,620	$410,562	$4,975,460	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
B	$1,245,850	$106,167	$92,936	$1,046,747	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
C	$20,893,352	$13,906,039	$371,549	$6,449,762	0	Yes (1)	$740,000

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsInd	Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsInd	Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd	Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd	Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A	Yes (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0
B	Yes (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0
C	Yes (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetInd	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebateInd	No Rebate DueNoRebateDueInd	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueInd	Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
A	0
B	0
C	0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE BOARD COUNCILS ACCOUNTING PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION THAT IS SUPPLIED TO PREPARERS OF FORM 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	APPROVED BY COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOUCMENTS AND POLICIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT 21 CORPORATE HILL DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72205 AND ALSO 5410 LANDERS ROAD, SHERWOOD, AR 72117.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LITTLE SCHOLARS OF ARKANSAS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21 CORPORATE HILL DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	LITTLE ROCK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	AR	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	72205	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	300655153	EIN
Primary Activities	INVESTMENT	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	AR	LegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income	$194,417	TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets	$48,328,890	EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt