ARKANSAS ADVANCED ENERGY ASSOCIATION INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $202K · expenses $182K · assets $118K

Also known as
ASSOCIATION INC
EIN
45-3724039
Address
411 S VICTORY SUITE 207, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201-2933
Website
HTTPS://ARKANSASADVANCEDENERGY.COM
NTEE code
O50 Youth Development Programs (Youth Development) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(6): business league or chamber of commerce (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2012 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
No
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Mission

STREGTHEN THE ADVANCED ENERGY BUSINESS CLUSTER IN ARKANSAS BY CONDUCTING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYER FORUMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE; SPONSORING AND IDENTIFYING PROGRAMS THAT LINK INNOVATORS TO MARKETS; DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO REMOVE MARKET BARRIERS TO ADVANCED ENERGY SERVICES AND PRODUCTS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Lauren Waldrip EXECUTIVE DI2023-2024 $90,606$182,320 2
Katie Niebaum BOARD MEMBER2020-2024 $0$32,840 2
Stephanie Osborne (former) EXECUTIVE DI2020 $26,483$26,483 2

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

24 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Elisabeth Bates BOARD MEMBER2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Sue Emry BOARD MEMBER2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Caleb Gorden BOARD MEMBER2020-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Kyle Lockhause BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Clark Medlock BOARD MEMBER2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Gary Moody BOARD MEMBER2024 Not reported $0 reported 2
Michael Parker BOARD MEMBER2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Lisa Perry BOARD MEMBER2020-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Alex Ray BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Pete Richardson BOARD MEMBER2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Sam Selig BOARD MEMBER2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
David Stitt BOARD MEMBER2020-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Chris Thomason BOARD MEMBER2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Will Black (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Ethan Branscum (former) BOARD MEMBER2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Michael Hester (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Heather Nelson (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Paul Osborn (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Collin Riggin (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Amy Morris (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Mark Killingsworth (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Matt Bell (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Kim Coker (former) DIRECTOR2020 2 $0 reported 1
Alexander Ray (former) DIRECTOR2020 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 15 people listed · 1 paid, $91K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAUREN WALDRIP EXECUTIVE DI20 $90,606$0$0 $90,6062
ELISABETH BATES BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
SUE EMRY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
CALEB GORDEN BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
KYLE LOCKHAUSE BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
CLARK MEDLOCK BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
GARY MOODY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $02
KATIE NIEBAUM BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $02
MICHAEL PARKER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
LISA PERRY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
ALEX RAY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
PETE RICHARDSON BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
SAM SELIG BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
DAVID STITT BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS THOMASON BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 13 people listed · 1 paid, $92K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAUREN WALDRIP EXECUTIVE DI20 $88,058$0$3,656 $91,7142
WILL BLACK BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ETHAN BRANSCUM BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
CALEB GORDEN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL HESTER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KYLE LOCKHAUSE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER NELSON BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KATIE NIEBAUM BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $02
PAUL OSBORN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
LISA PERRY BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ALEX RAY BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
COLLIN RIGGIN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID STITT BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMY MORRIS BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
WILL BLACK BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
CALEB GORDEN BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL HESTER BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
HEATHER NELSON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
PAUL OSBORN BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
LISA PERRY BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
ALEX RAY BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
COLLIN RIGGIN BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
DAVID STITT BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
ETHAN BRANSCUM BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
KATIE NIEBAUM BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $02
2021 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARK KILLINGSWORTH BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
AMY MORRIS BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
WILL BLACK BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
CALEB GORDEN BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL HESTER BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
HEATHER NELSON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
PAUL OSBORN BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
LISA PERRY BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
ALEX RAY BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
COLLIN RIGGIN BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
DAVID STITT BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
MATT BELL BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 15 people listed · 2 paid, $59K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATIE NIEBAUM EXECUTIVE DI20 $31,157-$1,683 $32,8402
STEPHANIE OSBORNE EXECUTIVE DI20 $26,483-- $26,4832
MATT BELL DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
WILL BLACK DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
KIM COKER DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
CALEB GORDEN DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
MICHAEL HESTER DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
MARK KILLINGSWORTH DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
AMY MORRIS DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
HEATHER NELSON DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
PAUL OSBORN DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
LISA PERRY DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
ALEXANDER RAY DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
COLLIN RIGGIN DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
DAVID STITT DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$202,462$181,529 $117,660$117,660 $27,935$174,527 $90,6060-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$359,396$311,381 $96,727$96,727 $164,810$193,902 $88,0580-
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$159,207$145,287 $48,712$48,712 $29,148- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$142,928$110,184 $54,042$34,792 $38,385- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,492$86,215 $2,048$2,048 $7,500$1,100 ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $305,000 in all, tax years 2012 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $250,0002 $125,0002013 2012-2013 DAF sponsor Exact
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SIERRA CLUB $28,0001 $28,0002025 2025 Public charity Exact
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ADVANCED ENERGY UNITED INC $27,0003 $7,0002017 2015-2017 Public charity Exact
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $181,529 spent · pay $137,204 · grants $0 · events $6,849
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $137,204$137,204-- 75.6%
Other (as described)OFFICE EXPENSES $12,660$12,660-- 7.0%
Fees: accounting $8,120$8,120-- 4.5%
Other (as described)TRAVEL $7,484$7,484-- 4.1%
Other (as described) EventEVENT EXPENSE $6,849$6,849-- 3.8%
Advertising and promotion $3,888$3,888-- 2.1%
Occupancy $2,257$2,257-- 1.2%
Other (as described)FEES $1,285$1,285-- 0.7%
Fees: other services $698$698-- 0.4%
Depreciation and depletion $584$584-- 0.3%
Fees: legal $500$500-- 0.3%
Total$181,529100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $311,381 spent · pay $123,882 · grants $0 · events $14,779
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $153,607--- 49.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $88,058--- 28.3%
Other salaries and wages $35,824--- 11.5%
Other (as described) EventEVENT EXPENSE $14,779--- 4.7%
Other (as described)OFFICE EXPENSES $6,103--- 2.0%
Other (as described)TRAVEL $4,499--- 1.4%
Occupancy $2,607--- 0.8%
Other (as described)FEES $2,470--- 0.8%
All other expenses $2,462--- 0.8%
Depreciation and depletion $972--- 0.3%
Total$311,381100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $145,287 spent · pay $91,160 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $91,160 62.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35,157 24.2%
Fees to independent contractors $15,755 10.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,215 2.2%
Total$145,287100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $110,184 spent · pay $45,118 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $45,118 40.9%
Fees to independent contractors $35,016 31.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $29,944 27.2%
Printing, publications, postage $106 0.1%
Total$110,184100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $86,215 spent · pay $64,154 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $64,154 74.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,600 19.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,908 3.4%
Fees to independent contractors $2,553 3.0%
Total$86,215100%

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