Arkansas Families

Legal name: Arkansas Baptist Children's Home & Family Ministries

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
710296619
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Little Rock, AR, United States
Phone
501-737-4320
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Residential Care & Adult Day Programs
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,464,654
Expenses
$13,488,196
Assets
$36,387,970
Liabilities
$607,901

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR DEREK BROWN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • DANIEL MORRIS (PRESIDENT)
  • RICK TANNENBERGER (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR DEREK BROWN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $158,182 total reported compensation
  • STEVEN MCCARLEY (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE): $128,871 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

ABCFM exists to build, strengthen, and restore Arkansas families. PROVIDING A COMMUNITY OF FOSTER HOMES AND SUPPORT FOR FOSTER FAMILIES TO WELCOME LARGE SIBLING GROUPS At ABCFM, we believe siblings should never face the added loss of being separated when placed in foster care. However, most foster homes lack the space or resources to care for multiple children, leaving siblings at risk of being split up into different homes, often in separate communities. To meet this need, ABCFM provides sibling foster care across five locations: Arkansas Baptist Ranch, ABCFM Monticello, Calvary Baptist Association in Judsonia, West Fork, and The Church at Rock Creek in Little Rock. Our campuses offer foster homes and a strong support system, allowing families to welcome.

What it reported doing in 2024

Family foster care and specialized campus foster care: provided family-based care for 491 children from vulnerable situations, offering safety, security and the opportunity to grow physically, emotionally, and academically. 209 of these children were reunified or adopted during the year. Specialized campus locations include monticello, harrison, little rock, judsonia, and west fork. Family foster care locations include locations throughout the state.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.2%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 91.5%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $43.33 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.8%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.7; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.1%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.9% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 86.2% of revenue deployed · 91.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $12.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $158K · 20 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.