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ARKANSAS ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $61K · expenses $56K · assets $72K

EIN
71-0648100
Address
PO BOX 13382, MAUMELLE, AR 72113-0382
Website
ARKANSASDEFENSECOUNSEL.NET
NTEE code
I03
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2025
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Mission

THE AADC STRIVES TO BRING TOGETHER ARKANSAS LAWYERS WHO DEVOTE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL TIME TO THE HANDLING OF LITIGATED CASES AND WHOSE REPRESENTATION IN SUCH CASES IS PRIMARILY FOR THE DEFENSE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Thomas Wyatt PRESIDENT2024 1 $0 reported 1
Stuart Miller PRESIDENT-ELECT2024 1 $0 reported 1
Michelle Ator SECRETARY2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jay Sayes TREASURER2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS WYATT PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
STUART MILLER PRESIDENT-ELECT1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHELLE ATOR SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JAY SAYES TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,255$56,013 $72,434$72,434 $30,975$30,280 $004

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $56,013 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $41,300
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Conferences, conventions and meetings $41,300$41,300-- 73.7%
Fees: other services $7,887$7,887-- 14.1%
Office expenses $1,965$1,965-- 3.5%
Travel $1,841$1,841-- 3.3%
Other (as described)BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, R $1,587$1,587-- 2.8%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE $1,433$1,433-- 2.6%
Total$56,013100%

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