Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory
Restore vision by faciliting eye donations and providing corneal transplantation services.
Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory at a glance
- Total assets
- $685,685
- +8.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $27,561
- +5.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $18,811
- +58.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $18,560
- +18.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (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 2020 it made 3 grants totaling $52K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Uams Little Rock, AR | Specular Microscope | $29,995 |
| Uams Little Rock, AR | Microplate Elisa RDR | $12,317 |
| Uams Little Rock, AR | Teleretinol Scrning | $9,925 |
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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 | $685,685 | $27,561 | $18,560 | — | — | $18,811 |
| 2024 | $632,542 | $26,190 | $15,689 | — | — | $11,872 |
| 2023 | $584,694 | $24,544 | $10,755 | — | — | $10,280 |
| 2020 | $501,701 | $28,307 | $56,226 | $52,237 | 3 | $14,190 |
| 2019 | $521,521 | $29,645 | $2,398 | — | — | $13,260 |
About Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory
Based on IRS filings
Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory 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 $686K in total assets. Net investment income was $19K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory is led by Larry Bauer, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Larry Bauer
President
Member → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Glen Beedle
Secretary
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Susan Cunningham
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Ed Smith
Vice President
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Geoffrey C. Brown (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Adren Duncan (2023) — Member
- Former: Pat Snodgrass (2023) — Member
- Former: Rhonda Horton (2023) — Vice President
- Former: Art Ritter (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Bill Johnson (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Christian Hester (2019–2020) — Assistant Med. D
- Former: David Warner (2019–2020) — Medical Director
- Former: Julie Hixson-Wallace (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Phillip Taylor (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Richard McChain (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Paul Phillips (2020) — Medical Member
- Former: Christopher Westfall (2019) — Medical Member
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 Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory
How large is Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory?
Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory reported $686K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $28K.
What is Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory?
Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory is a public charity focused on Health, based in Little Rock, AR. It holds $686K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory operate?
Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory has awarded grants in Arkansas.
What is Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory's EIN?
Arkansas Lions Eye Bank & Laboratory's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 71-0634046. 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 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 16, 2026)
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