Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc
Education & leadership training to improve patient care.
Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc at a glance
In short: Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc gave $201K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $101K), mostly in Arkansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $201,008
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $100,504
- Median grant
- $100,504
- Total assets
- $65,322
- -58.5% 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 Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Baptist Health Extended Care Hosp ($190K). Together the top 2 received $201K.
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+14%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $177K (2022) to $404K (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $201K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Extended Care Hosp Little Rock, AR | Chap Grant Assist. | $190,073 |
| Eureka Springs Hospital Eureka Springs, AR | Chap Grant | $10,935 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $65,322 | $372,701 | $464,705 | $201,008 | 2 |
| 2024 | $157,326 | $94,125 | $221,264 | — | — |
| 2023 | $284,465 | $62,350 | $348,122 | — | — |
| 2022 | $570,237 | $237,709 | $229,067 | $177,004 | 1 |
| 2021 | $561,595 | $5,208 | $224,978 | $222,293 | 2 |
| 2020 | $781,365 | $446,100 | $375,859 | $355,637 | 2 |
| 2019 | $711,124 | $669,019 | $471,907 | $403,860 | 4 |
About Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc
Based on IRS filings
Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc is a public charity focused on Academics, based in Little Rock, AR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $65K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $201K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc is led by Robert Bo Ryall, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 26 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Bo Ryall
President
On filings since 2019
$661K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Greg Crain
Chairman-Ele
Director → Chairman-Ele, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Larry Shackelford
Chairman
Director → Chairman-Ele, 2022
Chairman-Ele → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Brian Thomas
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
David Deaton
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Phillip Gilmore
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Ryan Gehrig
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Eric Pianalto
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Michael Givens
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Neta Sue Stamps
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Cody Walker
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Connie Castleberry
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Crystal Bohannan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Donald McCormick
Director of
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Matthew Troup
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Sammie Roberson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Tommy Hobbs
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Jodiane Tritt
Executive Vi
On filings since 2019
$273K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Pamela Brown
Vice President & Quality
On filings since 2019
$169K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Tina Creel
Vice President & Member Se
Vice President → Vice President & Member Se, 2021
On filings since 2019
$310K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Debra Love
CFO
Director Finance → CFO, 2021
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Ron Peterson
Past Chairman
Chairman-Ele → Chairman, 2022
Chairman → Past Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Lyndsey Dumas
Vice President Education
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Cynthia Crump
Quality Special
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Michelle Kraus
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Carmen Wallace
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (27)
- Former: Chris Barber (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Gary Paxson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Guy Patteson (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Bob Honeycutt (2024) — Director
- Former: Douglas Ross (2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Stewart (2024) — Director
- Former: Barry Davis (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Debra Wright (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Elisa White (2019–2023) — Vice President & General C
- Former: James Magee (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Peggy Abbott (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Judy Shaffer (2023) — Director
- Former: Robert Rupp (2023) — Director
- Former: Vincent Leist (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Johnny McJunkins (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Melanie Thomasson (2021–2022) — Vice President & Financial
- Former: Carol Evans (2022) — Director
- Former: Jay Quebedeaux (2022) — Director
- Former: Steven Webb (2022) — Director
- Former: Darren Caldwell (2019–2021) — Past Chairman
- Former: Mike McCoy (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kathy Gammill (2021) — Director
- Former: Marcy Doderer (2021) — Director
- Former: Rob Robinson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Douglas Weeks (2019) — Past Chairman
- Former: Suzanne Hackney (2019) — Director
- Former: W. Paul Cunningham (2019) — Former Executive
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 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $670K, to Robert Bo Ryall (President &). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc
How much does Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc give each year?
Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc gave $201K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc?
Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc reported $65K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $373K.
What is Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc?
Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc is a public charity focused on Academics, based in Little Rock, AR. It holds $65K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc operate?
Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc has awarded grants in Arkansas.
What is Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc's EIN?
Arkansas Hospital Education and Research Trust Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 71-0392458. 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
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 3, 2025)
- Updated 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 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)
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