Arkansas Council on Economic Education
To equip prek-12 schools with standard-based resources and professional development to teach economics, personal finance and the free enterprise system using practical, innovative and inspirational methods.
Arkansas Council on Economic Education at a glance
- Total assets
- $463,791
- -37.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $865,362
- -25.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $6,549
- -52.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,186,386
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Arkansas Council on Economic Education funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $350K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Economics Arkansas Foundation Little Rock, AR | Endowment Funds | $350,000 |
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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 | $463,791 | $865,362 | $1,186,386 | — | — | $6,549 |
| 2024 | $745,392 | $1,156,046 | $1,133,314 | — | — | $13,679 |
| 2023 | $678,557 | $834,013 | $1,024,995 | — | — | $8,265 |
| 2022 | $851,253 | $993,502 | $1,255,002 | $350,000 | 1 | $6,889 |
| 2021 | $1,165,639 | $923,839 | $739,863 | — | — | $10,530 |
| 2019 | $996,614 | $947,398 | $859,935 | — | — | $10,320 |
About Arkansas Council on Economic Education
Based on IRS filings
Arkansas Council on Economic Education is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Little Rock, AR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $464K in total assets. Net investment income was $7K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Arkansas Council on Economic Education is led by Kathleen Lawson, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 58 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kathleen Lawson
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$106K (2019) → $139K (2025)
Karen Walters
President
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Jones
Chairman
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison Richardson
Director
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bob Hamilton
Director
Immediate Past Chairman → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ce Ned Hendrix III
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Humphrey
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Rankin
Honorary Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Donald R. Bobbitt
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane English
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerrod Williams
Director
President → Immediate Past President, 2022
Immediate Past President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Wooten
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Skipper Ward
Director
Immediate Past President → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Johnny Key
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lindsay Carter
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lou Graham
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Poore
Director
President → Immediate Past President, 2023
Immediate Past President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Perry Wilson
Director
Chairman → Immediate Past Chairman, 2021
Immediate Past Chairman → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Polly M. Jackson
Honorary Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Randy Lawson
Director
Chairman → Immediate Past Chairman, 2023
Immediate Past Chairman → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randy Zook
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rob Bell
Director
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Lewis
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Nail
Director
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Devin Bates
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Meador
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Andrews
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Wooten
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Wilson
Director
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Munson
Director
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leann Helms
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nakesha Cunningham
Director
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brent D. Williams
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jared Cleveland
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Chacko
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matuschka Lindo Briggs
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Miles Goggans
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick McAlpine
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Celya Taylor
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Holly Lenderman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Oliva
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremiah Wood
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Smith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susannah Marshall
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tiffany Bone
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Benny Gooden
Lifetime Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Walt
Lifetime Board Member
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jim D. Rollins
Lifetime Board Member
Director → Lifetime Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jim Walton
Lifetime Board Member
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Robyn Breshears
Immediate Past Chairman
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2023
Chairman → Immediate Past Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Watson
Lifetime Board Member
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Lorrie Trogden
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meredith Moll
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rogers Ford
Lifetime Board Member
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
William B. Fisher
Lifetime Board Member
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Randi Chambers
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Wahl
Vice Treasurer
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phillip Carlock
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: A. Wyckliff Nisbet Jr. (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Charles Welch (2019–2024) — Honorary Director
- Former: Curtis Jeffries (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jim Tucker (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Matthew Vick (2024) — Director
- Former: Bruce Munro (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: John Erck Sr. (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Heather Albright (2021–2023) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Lisa Byrum (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Margaret Ellibee (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Melinda Faubel (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Ray Hobbs (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Robert Hopkins (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Ruthie Walls (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Bruce Maloch (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Chuck Spohn (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Fred Love (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Gwen Adams (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jane Wayland (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kieth Williams (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Wesley B. Kemp (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: David George (2021) — Director
- Former: Andy Guffey (2019) — Director
- Former: Ann McDougal (2019) — Director
- Former: Bill Reed (2019) — Director
- Former: Donald J Cook (2019) — Director
- Former: Glendell Jones Jr. (2019) — Honorary Director
- Former: James C Fourmy Jr. (2019) — Director
- Former: Kimberly Williams (2019) — Director
- Former: Laura Bednar (2019) — Director
- Former: Lisa Toms (2019) — Director
- Former: Magen Olive (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $139K, to Kathleen Lawson (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Arkansas Council on Economic Education
How large is Arkansas Council on Economic Education?
Arkansas Council on Economic Education reported $464K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $865K.
What is Arkansas Council on Economic Education?
Arkansas Council on Economic Education is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Little Rock, AR. It holds $464K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Arkansas Council on Economic Education operate?
Arkansas Council on Economic Education has awarded grants in Arkansas.
What is Arkansas Council on Economic Education's EIN?
Arkansas Council on Economic Education's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 71-6058254. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 30, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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