Arkansas Cancer Coalition
Arkansas Cancer Coalition is a public charity based in Little Rock, Arkansas. It works through partnerships to advance the Arkansas Cancer Plan and awards grants to organizations implementing cancer-control strategies in Arkansas communities.
Arkansas Cancer Coalition at a glance
In short: Arkansas Cancer Coalition gave $733K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $49K), mostly in Arkansas. 47% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $732,916
- +82.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +87.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $48,861
- -2.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $36,000
- Total assets
- $638,477
- +91.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 47% first-time grantees (7 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Arkansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Arkansas Cancer Coalition
- How to Apply
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The competitive-grant instructions require organizations to become ACC members, view the grant training webinar and complete its post-test, then submit an application. The mini-grant instructions also require ACC partnership and describe a review process, an executed memorandum of agreement, monthly expense reporting, and reimbursement for eligible costs.
- Review Cycle
- The FY2027 competitive-grant deadline was January 31, 2026.
- Deadline
- The FY2027 competitive-grant deadline was January 31, 2026.
- Contact
Mailing address: 10825 Financial Centre Parkway, Little Rock, AR 72211
Phone: (501) 404-2363
Website: https://arcancercoalition.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
4 open opportunities from Arkansas Cancer Coalition
ACC Competitive Grant
Arkansas Cancer Coalition
Amount
$35,000 - $55,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
ACC Mini Grants - Cancer Prevention
Arkansas Cancer Coalition
Amount
$3,500 - $5,500
Deadline
Deadline not published
ACP Cancer Transportation Grants
Arkansas Cancer Coalition
Amount
$3,500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Arkansas Cancer Coalition funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Carti-Lung ($146K). Together the top 10 received $623K.
Grant Size Distribution
45 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 22 grants of 45 (49%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for filing year 2025 went to recipients in Arkansas. The coalition’s competitive-grant page gives special consideration to organizations working in the 37 counties listed in the Arkansas Department of Health’s 2023 red county report.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Arkansas Cancer Coalition open to new grantees?
47%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 15 grantees (47%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $39K; repeat grants $58K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $49K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $307K (2020) to $733K (2025). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $733K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Carti-Lung Little Rock, AR | — | $145,625 |
| East Ar Enterprise Community Small Forrest City, AR | — | $124,608 |
| Arkansas Immunization Action Coalit Little Rock, AR | — | $55,000 |
| Mainline Health System Inc Dermott, AR | — | $55,000 |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Pine Bluff, AR | — | $49,190 |
| Donald W Reynolds Cancer Support H Fort Smith, AR | — | $49,138 |
| Goodness Village Little Rock, AR | — | $44,600 |
| Home for Healing Little Rock, AR | — | $36,000 |
| Carti Foundation Little Rock, AR | — | $32,532 |
| Uams Little Rock, AR | — | $31,223 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $638,477 | $1,984,857 | $1,962,673 | $732,916 | 15 | $-1,103 |
| 2024 | $334,206 | $1,271,921 | $1,204,044 | $402,097 | 8 | — |
| 2023 | $182,403 | $1,080,566 | $1,091,473 | $398,198 | 8 | — |
| 2022 | $188,451 | $1,065,225 | $1,061,806 | $336,378 | 7 | — |
| 2021 | $177,484 | $1,094,640 | $1,074,320 | $349,414 | 7 | — |
| 2020 | $171,902 | $1,171,313 | $1,205,168 | $307,299 | 7 | — |
| 2019 | $175,925 | $1,280,372 | $1,183,809 | $324,839 | 8 | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The coalition’s stated mission is to facilitate and provide partnerships to reduce the human suffering and economic burden of cancer for Arkansas residents. Its 2024 filing describes work to assess cancer control in Arkansas, maintain a plan of goals and strategies to reduce cancer’s burden, and improve quality of life for people affected by cancer by strengthening the cancer-control partnership support network.
The coalition says its grants support ACC Partners implementing evidence-based and promising cancer-control practices that advance goals and strategies in the Arkansas Cancer Plan. Examples of grantees’ stated missions include providing public education in support of immunizations, as stated by the Arkansas Immunization Action Coalition, and improving access to comprehensive health care, as stated by Mainline Health Systems. Goodness Village describes its work as providing affordable furnished apartments and support for patients and families traveling to Little Rock for medical care.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the coalition reported 15 grants totaling $732,916. Grant amounts ranged from $15,000 to $145,625, with a median of $36,000. Its largest reported grants included $145,625 to CARTI-LUNG, $124,608 to East AR Enterprise Community Small, and $55,000 each to the Arkansas Immunization Action Coalition and Mainline Health System.
Other 2025 grants included $49,190 to Jefferson Regional Medical Center, $44,600 to Goodness Village, and $36,000 to Home for Healing. The Arkansas Immunization Action Coalition’s stated mission is to provide public education in support of immunizations; Mainline Health Systems says it seeks to improve quality of life through accessible comprehensive health care; and Goodness Village says it provides housing and support for patients and families traveling to Little Rock for medical care.
The coalition’s website describes competitive grants of $35,000 to $55,000 and mini-grants. A mini-grant page describes awards of $2,000 to $4,000 for cancer-control projects and transportation assistance, but its stated application cycle ran from August 2023 to May 2024 and is past. The competitive-grant page describes a FY2027 cycle for ACC Partners, with reimbursement over one year. Its application deadline of January 31, 2026, is past.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Chris Collier as chair. Directors listed are Katherine Donald, Connie H. Hill, Stacey George, Ruthie Johnson, Daniela A. Ochoa, Gwendolyn Bryant-Smith, Yara V. Robertson, Valandra L. German, and Cecil McDonald.
Arkansas Cancer Coalition is led by Chris Collier, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chris Collier
Chair
Director → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gwendolyn Bryant-Smith MD
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniela A. Ochoa MD
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yara V. Robertson MD
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cecil McDonald
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Connie H. Hill Dnp Mba Fache
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Montgomery
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Donald
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Valandra L. German Drph MPH
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Steliga
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rochelle Thompson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ruthie Johnson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shalanda Wilson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacey George
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Krista Kirksey Thomas
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Sharp Mallak MD MPH (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Abby Holt Mph Mlis (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Kenya Eddings Mpa Cwws Crs (2023–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Marian Evan Drph MPH (2023–2024) — Chair
- Former: Louise Scott Lsw (2023) — Director
- Former: Abby Holt (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kenya Eddings (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Louise Scott (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Marian S. Lothery (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Tina Gill Maioc (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Gay Prescott (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Sarah Faitak (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Connie H. Hill (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Valandra L. German (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Issam Makhoul MD (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Lisa Vanhoose (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ronda Henry-Tillman MD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Treg Long Od (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Alicia Storey (2020) — Director
- Former: Alicia Storey Rt (2019) — Director
- Former: Bev Eckert Lcsw (2019) — Director
- Former: Olivia Wyatt Lsw Osw-C (2019) — Director
- Former: Sara Eichmann Mph Ches (2019) — Director
- Former: Travis Montgomery (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Arkansas Cancer Coalition
How much does Arkansas Cancer Coalition give each year?
Arkansas Cancer Coalition gave $733K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $402K across 8 grants.
What is Arkansas Cancer Coalition's typical grant size?
Arkansas Cancer Coalition's median grant in 2025 was $36,000, and its average grant was $48,861, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Arkansas Cancer Coalition that year got $39K on average.
Where does Arkansas Cancer Coalition give grants?
Arkansas Cancer Coalition gives mostly in Arkansas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Little Rock, AR (8 grants) and Forrest City, AR (3 grants).
Who are Arkansas Cancer Coalition's largest grantees?
Arkansas Cancer Coalition's largest 2025 grantees include Carti-Lung ($145,625), East Ar Enterprise Community Small ($124,608) and Arkansas Immunization Action Coalit ($55,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 44% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Arkansas Cancer Coalition?
Arkansas Cancer Coalition reported $638K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.
What does Arkansas Cancer Coalition fund?
The coalition’s stated mission is to facilitate and provide partnerships to reduce the human suffering and economic burden of cancer for Arkansas residents. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Arkansas Cancer Coalition?
The competitive-grant instructions require organizations to become ACC members, view the grant training webinar and complete its post-test, then submit an application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Arkansas Cancer Coalition's EIN?
Arkansas Cancer Coalition's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5154377. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 3, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Arkansas Cancer Coalition funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 7, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/arkansas-cancer-coalition-morg_d7d8670c239245298409b4b8729403bb
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