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Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker Little Rock, AR EIN: 81-0817660 Website

We champion children by making them better today and healthier tomorrow.continued on schedule o.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.

Key facts about Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc

In short: Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc gave $11.1M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $11.1M), mostly in Arkansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
81-0817660
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$11,126,792
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$11,126,792
Median grant
$11,126,792
Total assets
$258,674,305
Primary geography
Arkansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$258.7M

+3.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$11.1M

+32.8% YoY

Grant Count

1

-66.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$11.1M

+298.3% YoY

How Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc gives

  • Giving grew 5133% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc

Based on IRS filings

Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in Little Rock, AR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $258.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $11.1M. Net investment income was $2.9M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

Little RockSpringdaleRogersHagerstown

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M1 grants20192 grants20202 grants20212 grants20222 grants20233 grants20241 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

Arkansas Children's Medical Group: $11.1MArkansas Children's MedicalGroup$11.1M

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M3$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S MEDICAL GROUP Little Rock, ARGENERAL SUPPORT$11,126,792

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50M$100M$150M$200M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$258,674,305$248,875,154$232,631,693
Revenue$143,919,403$128,829,755$128,704,242
Expenses$131,328,404$118,316,762$117,133,192
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$2,912,304$3,064,936$1,512,248
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc is led by Marcella Doderer, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 10 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marcella Doderer

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    0.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Noel White

    Chair of the Board

    Trustee & Director → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair of the Board, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Howard

    Director of Operations

    Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer → Vice President & Cno, 2023

    Vice President & Cno → Director of Operations, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    45 hrs/week

    $206K (2019) → $268K (2025)

  • Sarah Smith

    Ambulatory Services Director

    On filings since 2021

    45 hrs/week

    $130K (2021) → $175K (2025)

  • Jamalee Huntley

    Pharmacy Director

    On filings since 2023

    45 hrs/week

    $176K (2023) → $198K (2025)

  • Maria Wleklinski

    Director Patient Care Services

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $157K (2025)

  • Nicole Huddleston

    Director of Operations

    New on the 2025 filing

    45 hrs/week

    $142K (2025)

  • Barbara Tyson

    Trustee & Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Redfield

    Trustee & Director

    Trustee & Director → Vice Chair, 2021

    Vice Chair → Trustee & Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary George

    Trustee & Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Harry C. Erwin

    Trustee & Director

    Board Chair → Trustee & Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Pat McClelland

    Trustee & Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Clark

    Trustee & Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Marshall

    Trustee & Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Celia Swanson

    Trustee & Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Stafford

    Trustee & Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Spollen MD

    Trustee & Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Hobbs

    Trustee & Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Hinkle

    Trustee & Director-Chief of Med Staff

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Silvia Azrai Kawas

    Trustee & Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Williams

    Pharmacy Coordinator

    Staff Pharmacist → Pharmacy Coordinator, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    45 hrs/week

    $142K (2019) → $167K (2025)

  • Shannon Hendrix

    Former Acnw Chief Administrator

    Acnw Senior Vice President & Chief Administrator → Senior Vice President & Chief Administrator, 2024

    Senior Vice President & Chief Administrator → Former Acnw Chief Administrator, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    $12K (2021) → $266K (2025)

  • Daniel Price

    Staff Pharmacist

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $154K (2024) → $143K (2025)

  • Melissa Ballard

    Rn III

    New on the 2025 filing

    50 hrs/week

    $143K (2025)

  • Rustin Morse

    Senior Vice President & Acnw Chief Administrator

    New on the 2025 filing

    55 hrs/week

    $315K (2025)

  • Kc Tucker

    Vice Chair

    Trustee & Director → Board Treasurer, 2020

    Board Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cindy Hill

    Financial Services Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Gena Wingfield

    Executive Vice President & CFO

    On filings since 2020

    0 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frederick Barr

    Executive Vice President, Chief Clin & Acad Officer

    Executive Vice President, Chief Clinical & Academic Officer → Evp-Chief Clinical & Academic Officer, 2023

    Evp-Chief Clinical & Academic Officer → Executive Vice President, Chief Clin & Acad Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Wiggins

    Executive Vice President & COO

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Le'kita Brown

    Revenue Cycle Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Cindy Martin

    Vice President Practice Plan-Ar Children's

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Diana McDaniel (2019–2024) — Operations Vice President
  • Former: John Roberts (2019–2024) — Board Treasurer
  • Former: David Thiessen (2021–2024) — Director of Ops
  • Former: Micah Kight (2022–2024) — Director of Ops
  • Former: Kayleigh Thompson (2023–2024) — Informatics Pharmacist
  • Former: Robert Saylors MD (2023–2024) — Trustee & Director-Chief of Med Staff
  • Former: Jon Dyer (2019–2023) — Trustee & Director
  • Former: Keith Veit (2019–2023) — Patient Care Svc Director
  • Former: Marshall Saviers (2020–2023) — Trustee & Director
  • Former: John Nolen MD (2022–2023) — Trustee & Director
  • Former: Demetris Tatum (2023) — Rrt IV
  • Former: Jama Huntley (2019–2022) — Pharmacy Director
  • Former: Leslie Rylee (2019–2022) — Patient Care Svc Director
  • Former: Patricia Montague (2019–2022) — Former Executive Vice President & Coo-Retired
  • Former: Jennifer Aunspaugh MD (2021–2022) — Trustee & Director-Chief of Med Staff
  • Former: Kelvin Parks (2021–2022) — Trustee & Director
  • Former: Robin Cooke (2022) — Staff Pharmacist
  • Former: Stacy Leeds (2019–2021) — Trustee & Director
  • Former: Shannon Oliver (2021) — Staff Pharmacist
  • Former: Charles M. Bower MD (2019–2020) — Trustee & Director-Chief of Staff
  • Former: Emily Harris (2019–2020) — Staff Pharmacist
  • Former: Mark Saviers (2019–2020) — Trustee & 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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Rustin Morse — SVP/Acnw Chief Administrator: $315KRustin MorseSVP/Acnw Chief Administrator$315KMichael Howard — Director of Operations: $268KMichael HowardDirector of Operations$268KShannon Hendrix — Former Acnw Chief Admin: $266KShannon HendrixFormer Acnw Chief Admin$266KJamalee Huntley — Pharmacy Director: $198KJamalee HuntleyPharmacy Director$198KSarah Smith — Ambulatory Services Director: $175KSarah SmithAmbulatory Services Director$175KJeffrey Williams — Pharmacy Coordinator: $167KJeffrey WilliamsPharmacy Coordinator$167KMaria Wleklinski — Director Patient Care Services: $157KMaria WleklinskiDirector Patient Care Services$157KMelissa Ballard — RN III: $143KMelissa BallardRN III$143KDaniel Price — Staff Pharmacist: $143KDaniel PriceStaff Pharmacist$143KNicole Huddleston — Director of Operations: $142KNicole HuddlestonDirector of Operations$142K

Frequently asked questions about Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc

How much does Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc give each year?

Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc gave $11.1M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $8.4M across 3 grants.

How large is Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc?

Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc reported $258.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $143.9M.

What is Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc?

Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Health, based in Little Rock, AR. It holds $258.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc operate?

Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc has awarded grants in Arkansas, Maryland.

What is Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc's EIN?

Arkansas Children's Northwest Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0817660. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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