Arkansas Children's Inc
We champion children by making them better today and healthier tomorrow.Arkansas Children's will fundamentally transform healthcare delivery for the children of Arkansas and beyond. Arkansas Children's core values are the organizational principles that highlight our regard for each other and those we serve:safety: we are vigilant about creating an error-free environment for patients, families, and team members.teamwork: we demonstrate actionable care and concern for patients, families, and team members.compassion: we coordinate, communicate, cooperate, and collaborate to ensure the highest level of service for our patients, families, and team members.excellence: we achieve the highest of standards and serve with distinction in order to be the best.safety and excellence frame our work. Teamwork and compassion place people at the center of all we do.
Arkansas Children's Inc at a glance
In short: Arkansas Children's Inc gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Arkansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,000
- +113.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $15,000
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $9,707,567
- -0.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Arkansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Arkansas Children's Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation ($15K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $15K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Little Rock, AR | General Support | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,707,567 | $38,261,981 | $42,418,466 | $15,000 | 1 |
| 2024 | $9,739,594 | $35,207,789 | $38,986,737 | $7,034 | Total only |
| 2023 | $8,632,958 | $32,472,806 | $36,044,256 | $8,500 | 1 |
| 2022 | $6,071,348 | $27,323,927 | $30,293,843 | $2,000 | Total only |
| 2021 | $7,591,378 | $26,574,507 | $28,922,451 | $7,300 | Total only |
| 2020 | $6,770,190 | $23,662,010 | $25,675,491 | $5,000 | Total only |
| 2019 | $6,510,715 | $22,703,189 | $24,719,012 | $5,500 | Total only |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Arkansas Children's Inc
Based on IRS filings
Arkansas Children's Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Little Rock, AR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Arkansas Children's Inc is led by Marcella Doderer, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 22 of 37 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Marcella Doderer
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
55.4 hrs/week
$1.2M (2019) → $2.4M (2025)
Mark McCaslin
Board Chairman & Director
Vice Chair → Board Vice Chair & Director, 2024
Board Vice Chair & Director → Board Chairman & Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelly Cheatham
Accounting Director
On filings since 2023
55 hrs/week
$162K (2023) → $188K (2025)
Janis Williams
Director of Comptroller & Benefits
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$169K (2024) → $170K (2025)
Gary George
Trustee & Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Nolan
Trustee & Director
Chair → Board Chairman & Director, 2024
Board Chairman & Director → Trustee & Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Bale
Trustee & Director
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Saviers
Trustee & Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Schueck
Board Vice Chair & Director
Trustee & Director → Board Vice Chair & Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Hart
Trustee & Director
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ron Clark
Trustee & Director
Chair → Trustee & Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharilyn Gasaway
Board Treasurer & Director
Trustee & Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Board Treasurer & Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sonja Yates Hubbard
Trustee & Director
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Baxter
Trustee & Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charlie Whiteside
Trustee & Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Erwin
Trustee & Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Lafrance
Trustee & Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Skip Rutherford
Trustee & Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fred Scarborough
Executive Vice President & CDO
Fdn President, Executive Vice President, CCO & CDO → Executive Vice President, CCO & CDO, 2023
Executive Vice President, CCO & CDO → Executive Vice President & CDO, 2024
On filings since 2019
36.9 hrs/week
$561K (2019) → $787K (2025)
Gena Wingfield
Executive Vice President & CFO
On filings since 2019
48.3 hrs/week
$622K (2019) → $928K (2025)
Ryan Solomon
Senior Vice President Hospital Operations
Erm Director & Assistant Counsel → Vice President General Counsel, 2021
Vice President General Counsel → Senior Vice President Hospital Operations, 2024
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$152K (2019) → $418K (2025)
Ashlie Hilbun
Executive Vice President, Cso & CCO
Senior Vice President & Cso → Senior Vice President, Cso & CCO, 2024
Senior Vice President, Cso & CCO → Executive Vice President, Cso & CCO, 2025
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$55K (2020) → $555K (2025)
Brent Thompson
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & Administrator Officer
Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer → Executive Vice President & Clo, 2022
Executive Vice President & Clo → Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & Administrator Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
48.6 hrs/week
$479K (2020) → $763K (2025)
Cheryl Maccormack
Vice President Financial Operations
Financial Operations Vice President → Vice President Financial Operations, 2024
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$301K (2021) → $389K (2025)
Erin Parker
Executive Vice President & CIO
Senior Vice President & CIO → Executive Vice President & CIO, 2025
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$235K (2021) → $563K (2025)
Marisha Dicarlo
Vice President Community Engagement & Advocacy
Com. Engagement, Advocacy & Health Vice President → Community Engagement & Advocacy Vice President, 2022
Community Engagement & Advocacy Vice President → Vice President Community Engagement & Advocacy, 2025
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$203K (2021) → $311K (2025)
Andrew Dick
Vice President Information Systems
Vice President It Applications → Vice President Information Systems, 2025
On filings since 2022
45 hrs/week
$146K (2022) → $274K (2025)
Crystal Kohanke
Executive Vice President & Cpo
Senior Vice President & Cpo → Executive Vice President & Cpo, 2025
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$346K (2022) → $526K (2025)
Frederick Barr
Evp-Chief Clin & Acad Officer
Evp-Chief Clinical & Academic Officer → Evp-Chief Clin & Acad Officer, 2025
On filings since 2022
24 hrs/week
$806K (2022) → $810K (2025)
Jamie Wiggins
Executive Vice President & COO
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$282K (2022) → $872K (2025)
Cheryl Donegan
Internal Audit Vice President
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$257K (2023) → $248K (2025)
Cindy Martin
Vice President Practice Plan
Practice Plan Vice President → Vice President Practice Plan, 2025
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
$287K (2023) → $308K (2025)
Elisa White
Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer
Vice President & System Compliance Officer → Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
55 hrs/week
$248K (2023) → $267K (2025)
Cindy Hill
Vice President Financial Services
New on the 2025 filing
55 hrs/week
$369K (2025)
Holly Johnson
Vice President Human Resources
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$257K (2025)
Le'kita Brown
Vice President Revenue Cycle
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$401K (2025)
Roderick Smith
Vice President It Operations
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$292K (2025)
Former officers (20)
- Former: Charles Whiteside (2019–2024) — Trustee & Director
- Former: Harry Chuck Erwin (2019–2024) — Trustee & Director
- Former: James L. Skip Rutherford (2019–2024) — Trustee & Director
- Former: Rod Smith (2021–2024) — It Operations Vice President
- Former: Amy Fallon (2023–2024) — Operations Senior Vice President
- Former: Amy Hurley (2021–2023) — Total Rewards Vice President
- Former: Rosi Smith (2020–2022) — Gov't Relations Vice President
- Former: Val Segalla (2020–2022) — Corporate Secretary & Board Relations
- Former: Trisha Montague (2021–2022) — Former Executive Vice President & Coo-Retired
- Former: Chanda Chacon (2019–2021) — Executive Vice President & COO
- Former: Jonathan Goldberg (2019–2021) — Senior Vice President & CIO
- Former: Jimmy Duncan (2020–2021) — Senior Vice President & Cpo
- Former: Mike Hart (2021) — It Apps Vice President
- Former: Cheryl Edwards (2019–2020) — Financial Operations Vice President
- Former: Michael Hart (2019–2020) — Vice President It Applications
- Former: Robert Steele (2019–2020) — Senior Vice President & Cso
- Former: Amy Koresdoski (2020) — Total Rewards Vice President
- Former: Andree Trosclair (2019) — Senior Vice President Human Resources
- Former: Greg Kearns (2019) — Senior Vice President & Chief Research Officer
- Former: Rhonda McKinnis (2019) — Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2.4M, to Marcella Doderer (President/CEO). 22 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Arkansas Children's Inc
How much does Arkansas Children's Inc give each year?
Arkansas Children's Inc gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $7K in grants paid.
How large is Arkansas Children's Inc?
Arkansas Children's Inc reported $9.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $38.3M.
What is Arkansas Children's Inc?
Arkansas Children's Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Little Rock, AR. It holds $9.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Arkansas Children's Inc operate?
Arkansas Children's Inc has awarded grants in Arkansas.
What is Arkansas Children's Inc's EIN?
Arkansas Children's Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0801296. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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