ARKANSAS VOTERS FIRST INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
ARKANSAS VOTERS FIRST INC (EIN 84-4600189)
Tax period
2020-02-05 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-06-03
IRS object ID
202111549349301351
Schema version
2020v4.1
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-06-03T14:29:14-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN710817652PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FROST PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14375 N VANTAGE DRIVE SUITE 403AddressLine1Txt
CityFAYETTEVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationARStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP72703ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-02-05TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN844600189EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ARKANSAS VOTERS FIRST INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlARKABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4795301122PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 E CENTER ST NO 203AddressLine1Txt
CityFAYETTEVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationARStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP72703ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBONNIE MILLERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4795301122PhoneNum
Signature2021-06-02SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstBONNIEPersonFirstNm
Person LastMILLERPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJANET M PTACEKPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00226415PTIN
Phone4796954300PhoneNum
Preparation2021-06-02PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

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Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Principal OfficerBONNIE MILLERPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityFAYETTEVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationARStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP72701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2020FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateARLegalDomicileStateCd
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Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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IRP Document13IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4795301122PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityLITTLE ROCKCityNm
State AbbreviationARStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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TJ BOYLE
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BONNIE MILLER
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL YOUNG
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NELL MATTHEWS
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TERRI BERKSHIRE
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN KREBS
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MICHELLE RHODEN
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BRETT KINCAID
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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FIELDWORKS LLC
PO BOX 9897WASHINGTONDC20016STRATEGIST$210,076
COMPANY POLITICS
31 E CENTER ST SUITE 300FAYETTEVILLEAR72701CONSULTING$206,397
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$155,384TotalAmt
Program Services$155,384ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$54,287TotalAmt
Program Services$54,287ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$13,054TotalAmt
Program Services$13,054ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,560TotalAmt
Program Services$26,560ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,215TotalAmt
Program Services$1,215ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45TotalAmt
Program Services$45ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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SIGNATURE COLLECTION TO$2,847,043$2,847,043
OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVIC$69,944$69,944
BANK SERVICE CHARGE$1,214$1,214
SIGNATURE SERVICE CHARG$521$521

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Total$95TotalAmt
Program Services$95ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
1233 20TH STREET NW SUITE 500WASHINGTONDC20036530239013$21,000FMVDEVELOPING AND ADVOCATING FOR LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS AND GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE COMMONGOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF PEOPLE
AR ADVOCATES FOR CHIDLREN AND FAMILIES
1400 WEST MARKHAM SUITE 306LITTLE ROCKAR72201710492205$10,000FMVDEVELOPING AND ADVOCATING FOR LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS AND GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE COMMONGOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF PEOPLE

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE RETURN WAS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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