Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE O FOR COMPLETE DESCRIPTION - THE MISSION OF THE ARKANSAS COLLEGES OF HEALTH EDUCATION (ACHE) IS TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN A DIVERSE GROUP OF HIGHLY COMPETENT AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; TO CREATE HEALTH AND RESEARCH SUPPORT FACILITIES; AND TO PROVIDE HEALTHY LIVING ENVIRONMENTS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OTHERS.
- Income
- $52.6 million
- Spending
- $50.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 61%
- Reserves
- -9.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 77%
- Employees
- 319
- Volunteers
- 125
- Highest pay
- $1.3 million, ceo/president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 40% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1561% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 27 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $30.6 million spent. ACCREDITATION:ARKANSAS COLLEGES OF HEALTH EDUCATION HAS BEEN GRANTED CERTIFICATION TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING DEGREE PROGRAMS BY THE ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD: DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICINE, DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY, DOCTOR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, AND MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH.ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD CERTIFICATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ENDORSEMENT OF ANY INSTITUTION OR PROGRAM. SUCH CERTIFICATION MERELY INDICATES THAT CERTAIN CRITERIA HAVE BEEN MET AS REQUIRED UNDER THE RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM CERTIFICATION AS DEFINED IN A.C.A. 6-61-301.THE ARKANSAS COLLEGES OF HEALTH EDUCATION IS ACCREDITED BY THE HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION, AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. EARLY INITIAL ACCREDITATION WAS GRANTED ON JUNE 24, 2021 FOR TEN YEARS. THIS ACCREDITATION WAS REAFFIRMED ON MARCH 21, 2025 FOLLOWING A MID-CYCLE REVIEW. EACH OF THE AFOREMENTIONED DEGREES HAS BEEN APPROVED BY HLC OR ARE ENGAGED IN THE APPROVAL PROCESS. THE AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION (AOA) AND THE COMMISSION ON OSTEOPATHIC COLLEGE ACCREDITATION (COCA) PROVIDE ACCREDITING STANDARDS FOR THE OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (ARCOM) WAS GRANTED TEN-YEAR ACCREDITATION WITH EXCEPTIONAL OUTCOMES ON APRIL 23, 2025. THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION IN PHYSICAL THERAPY EDUCATION (CAPTE) PROVIDES ACCREDITING STANDARDS FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM RECEIVED ACCREDITATION FROM CAPTE ON APRIL 30, 2024. THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EDUCATION (ACOTE) PROVIDES ACCREDITING STANDARDS FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE DOCTOR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM RECEIVED ACCREDITATION FROM ACOTE ON DECEMBER 9, 2024. INSTITUTION AND PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS: AS A YOUNG POST-GRADUATE INSTITUTION, ACHE CONTINUED INTO ITS ELEVENTH YEAR FOCUSED ON MISSION DRIVEN GOALS, AS ESTABLISHED IN THE INSTITUTION'S STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH WAS UPDATED DURING THE YEAR AND COVERS FROM 2025 TO 2030. THE FIFTH ACHE GRADUATION WAS HELD IN MAY 2025. ARCOM GRADUATES RECEIVED THEIR DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE DEGREE. 100% OF THE ARCOM GRADUATES WERE PLACED IN RESIDENCIES THROUGH THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME) MATCH PROGRAM, WITH THE MAJORITY OF THEM PLACED IN ACHE'S SERVICE AREA. THE DEGREES FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICINE, DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND DOCTOR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAMS WERE ALSO CONFERRED AT THE ACHE GRADUATION IN MAY 2025. THIS WAS THE INAUGURAL GRADUATING CLASS FOR THE SCHOOL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.THE NEW MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM MATRICULATED ITS FIRST COHORT DURING THE FISCAL YEAR AND EXPECTS TO GRADUATE ITS FIRST COHORT IN 2026. ACHE CONTINUED TO DEEPEN ITS INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ACCREDITED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND AGREEMENTS WERE SIGNED WITH SEVERAL REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO HELP STREAMLINE THEIR STUDENTS' ADMISSIONS INTO ACHE PROGRAMS. PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES HELP TO RETAIN STUDENTS, CREATING ADDITIONAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND STATE. IN MAY 2021 ACHE RECEIVED A $32.3 MILLION GRANT TO BEGIN THE REPURPOSING OF THE BUILDING ACQUIRED TO HOUSE THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER. THE GRANT INCLUDED $5 MILLION TO ENDOW PROGRAMS, BASED IN RESEARCH, THAT WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THE COMMUNITY AND STATE. AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INCLUDING THE CENTER FOR REHABILIATION RESEARCH AND THE VIVARIUM LAB, WAS COMPLETED AND OPERATIONAL. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, ACHE RECEIVED A $3 MILLION GRANT FROM THE STATE OF ARKANSAS TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN THE RESEARCH AREA AS WELL AS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ARKANSAS TECH'S SONOGRAPHY PROGRAM WHICH IS HOUSED IN THE ACHE RESEARCH INSTITUTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER. ACHE IS WORKING ON POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AS WELL AS CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAMPUS. ACHE'S COMMITMENT TO THE OVERALL FIELDS OF HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND RESEARCH WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE THE ACHE MISSION AT AN ACCELERATED PACE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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