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Ozark Guidance Center Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Springdale, AR EIN: 71-0416869 Website

Saving and changing lives by providing compassionate, quality mental health services.

Ozark Guidance Center Inc at a glance

Total assets
$14,769,176
-8.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$10,763,692
-40.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$-516,160
-118.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$11,403,150
-41.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Ozark Guidance Center Inc

Who Ozark Guidance Center Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Springdale

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $3.5M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Arisa Health Inc Springdale, ARGeneral Support$3,500,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$14,769,176$10,763,692$11,403,150——$-516,160
2024$16,103,407$18,017,572$19,373,212——$2,766,308
2023$37,480,620$32,180,644$35,812,213——$282,318
2022$18,994,782$29,100,540$34,976,227$3,500,0001$159,727
2021$18,377,799$34,553,313$32,774,961——$169,315
2020$16,432,914$34,807,047$34,665,031——$97,883
2019$16,033,701$29,378,577$29,685,649——$54,861

About Ozark Guidance Center Inc

Based on IRS filings

Ozark Guidance Center Inc is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Springdale, AR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.8M in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ozark Guidance Center Inc is led by Laura H Tyler, CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 67 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Laura H Tyler

    CEO

    Chief Executive Officer → CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $231K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Frank Johnson

    Chairman

    Director → Chairman, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maribel C Rogers

    Chairman Starting

    Director → Vice Chairman, 2023

    Vice Chairman → Chairman Starting, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connie Gardner

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donnie Davis

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Farris DeBoard

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Hatfield

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Morgenthaler

    Director

    Chairperson → Chairman, 2020

    Chairman → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca A. Jones

    Director

    Director → Vice Chairman, 2023

    Vice Chairman → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David McBee

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn Galloway Russell

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Kelley

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alice Hines

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cedric Williams

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlie Cross

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher R Thornton

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clyde E Noel

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dewayne Phelan

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Head

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hayward Finks Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Herb Washington

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jackie Brashears

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanie B Hill

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerri Skaggs

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julia Frost

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenny Wyatt

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Molder

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leigh Ann Wright

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Ross

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lucilla Garrett

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcia Harding

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marsha Jones

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paige Catt

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Dielmann

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Regina Burkett

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rhonda Hodges

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Young

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ruth Provost

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Spurlin

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Candra Brasel

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Pierce

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Harness

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vixen James

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Lynch

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Joshlin

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Becky Hartsfield

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah King

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fredric Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacob Kersey

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Lou Ann Harvey

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharron Stallings

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tara Allen

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Thomas

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Sullivan

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Raynor

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna T Rocha

    Psysch

    Psychiatrist → Psysch, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $213K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • John Ryan

    COO

    Director of Operations → COO, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $141K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Travis w Jenkins

    Psysch

    Psychiatrist → Psysch, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $144K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Whitney Reed

    Aprn

    Apn → Aprn, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $166K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Brian W Davis

    Chief Clinical Officer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ruth Allison Dover

    Chief Legal Officer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Faught

    CFO

    Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kyle E Johnson

    Chief Medical Officer

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy W Hudson

    Chief Philanthropy Officer

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alma Hernandez Morris

    Aprn

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul T Partridge

    Aprn

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (39)
  • Former: Christopher Debernard (2020–2023) — Chief Medical Officer
  • Former: William M. Scheerer (2020–2023) — CFO
  • Former: Jessica Withrow (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Tim Hudson (2021–2023) — Chief Philanthropy & Marketing
  • Former: Abbey Eddy (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: David West (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Harold Pyle (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Henry Torres (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jeannie Tindall (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jerrod Sandefur (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Marvin Steele (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mike Newman (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Rose Jones (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Teresa L. Vaughan (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Becky Hall (2023) — Director
  • Former: Jan Ziegler (2023) — Director
  • Former: Rebecca Hartsfield (2023) — Director
  • Former: Clark Hall (2022) — Director
  • Former: Diane Shaw (2022) — Director
  • Former: Graycen Bigger (2022) — Director
  • Former: Janette Williams-Smith (2022) — Director
  • Former: Mark Herbst (2022) — Director
  • Former: Ritchie Howell (2022) — Director
  • Former: Chris Thornton (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Debbie Shinn (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Laura Bazyk (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Nancy Kahanak (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Woodrow Acord (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Nancy Cartwright (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Sarah Hirsch (2021) — Chief Strategy Officer
  • Former: Chris Bockelman (2019–2020) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Dawn Allen (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Ester A. Salvador (2019–2020) — Psychiatrist
  • Former: Jarrod Adkisson (2019–2020) — Psychiatrist
  • Former: Roger Collins (2019–2020) — Vice Chairman
  • Former: Rick Parsons (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jennifer Penne (2019) — Apn
  • Former: Justin Hunt (2019) — Chief Medical Officer
  • Former: Tamara Lamer (2019) — Apn

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 2021 IRS filing

Laura Tyler — Chief Executive Officer: $71KLaura TylerChief Executive Officer$71KChristopher Debernard — Chief Medical Officer: $66KChristopher DebernardChief Medical Officer$66KJohn Ryan — COO: $34KJohn RyanCOO$34KSarah Hirsch — Chief Strategy Officer: $26KSarah HirschChief Strategy Officer$26K

The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $71K, to Laura Tyler (Chief Executive Officer). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Ozark Guidance Center Inc

How large is Ozark Guidance Center Inc?

Ozark Guidance Center Inc reported $14.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.8M.

What is Ozark Guidance Center Inc?

Ozark Guidance Center Inc is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Springdale, AR. It holds $14.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Ozark Guidance Center Inc operate?

Ozark Guidance Center Inc has awarded grants in Arkansas.

What is Ozark Guidance Center Inc's EIN?

Ozark Guidance Center Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 71-0416869. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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