Afmc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237237381
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Fort Smith, AR, USA
Phone
4795737616
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Professional Societies, Associations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$41,318,658
Expenses
$42,278,322
Assets
$43,508,243
Liabilities
$5,236,674

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

Leadership & pay

32 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN SELIG (CEO/PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOHN SELIG (CEO/PRESIDENT): $456,881 total reported compensation
  • KRISTY COWHERD (SERVICES): $383,297 total reported compensation
  • MARILYN STRICKLAND (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $307,427 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To improve healthcare quality for Arkansans.

What it reported doing in 2024

Mcaid beneficiary relations & net administration contract / call center servicesthrough this contract, we have four state agencies that avail themselves of afmc's services for their clients: division of medical services (dms); division of county operations (dco); division of aging, adult & behavioral health services (daabhs); division of provider services & quality assurance. Through the deliverables of this contract, we perform two primary functions: (1) serve to liaise between the state provider network and the state agencies, and (2) serve the clients of the respective state agencies. Our mission is to provide valuable customer service for all individuals who are eligible for services through Arkansas's social services systems, primarily the medicaid program. We perform outreach to educate and seek feedback from the providers of Arkansas to ensure sufficient access to health care and medical resources. We offer services to clients receiving benefits through the state's medicaid program as well as clients seeking mental health, substance use, and opioid use disorder assistance. We serve our internal and external clients with customized, efficient, and effective services to ensure access to needed resources and services to promote the highest probability of success in their daily lives. We accomplish this through purposeful growth and sustainable profitability with experienced cutting-edge systems, processes, and standards as well as a staff dedicated to serving people with excellence. Our outreach, education, communication, and contact service center activities demonstrate our mission as we educate those with whom we interact, resolve their inquiries, and ensure access to necessary services. This contract continues to grow while meeting all deliverables.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 81% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.

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 and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.3%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 93.2%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: -2.3%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.03; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.5%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 96.3% of revenue deployed · 93.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $39.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $457K · 32 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $2.3M reported
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 29 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.