Arkansas Great Southwest Recreational Assoc Inc
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What it says it does
Tourism Promotion for seven southwest Arkansas counties - Hempstead Howard Little River Nevada Miller Sevier and Lafayette advertising in newspapers radio tv internet billboards video and magazines and brochures.
- Income
- $333,241
- Spending
- $308,245
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 50
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (3)
- Provide funding to organizations to promote fairs and festivals in southwest Arkansas. Pecan Festival $640 SW Fair $2154 Miracle Farms $1179 Texarkana Christmas Parade $1447 OctoberFest $6907 Peach Festival $1172 Four States Fair $16,745 DeQueen Bass Tourn $2000 Nashville Stand Up $1747 Sevier County Fair $667 Hope Watermelon Festival $19,677 Hurrah Days $1000
- $269,566 spent. Pay advertising expenses directly for fairs festivals concerts videos and special events in Southwest Arkansas. Four States Fair & Rodeo Southwest Arkansas District Fair James Black Festival Hope Watermelon Festival Christmas & Candlelight Peach Festival Nashville Stand Up for America DeQueen Hurrah Days DeQueen Bass Tournament MainSt Texarkana Video
- $19,152 spent. Mail Arkansas Great Southwest Brochures
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1993.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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