Excellerate Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$10.8m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$7.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$10.8m
$3.3m liabilities
Net assets
$7.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
4.1 years on average
Staff
31
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Stephen Dacus
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Excellerate Foundation's network
10 people5 organisationsi10 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (10) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Dacus Chair | Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Curtiss Smith | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Julio Echegoyen | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kelly Sikorski | Vice Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Lucas Campbell | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Robin Eason | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ryan Faust | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Steven Lane | Acting Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Will Gladden | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Yvette Murphy-Erby | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
11 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| ALI Johnson | Marketing Director | since 2021 |
| Anita Scism | CEO | 2018 |
| Carol Morales | President/CEO Upskill | since 2022 |
| Christy Guiterrez | Director of Technology, Se | since 2023 |
| Jeff Webster | President/CEO | since 2019 |
| Josh Hall | VP/Exec Dir | since 2020 |
| Justin Fletcher | VP of Programs | since 2018 |
| Lisa McCullough | Cfoo | since 2018 |
| Sara Allbright | Director Programs | 2023 |
| Susan Upchurch | CFO | since 2020 |
| Timothy Black | Director of Analytics | 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Webster | President/CEO | 40 | $511k | $56k | |
| Susan Upchurch | CFO | 40 | $322k | $54k | |
| Carol Morales | President/CEO Upskill | 40 | $203k | $47k | |
| Justin Fletcher | VP of Programs | 40 | $195k | $45k | |
| Josh Hall | VP/Exec Dir | 40 | $167k | $22k | |
| Jamion Nash | Former VP of Housing | 40 | $138k | $2k | |
| Anthony Henson | Former Director of Analytics | 40 | $117k | $7k | |
| Ali Johnson | Marketing Director | 40 | $114k | $18k | |
| Christy Guiterrez | Director of Technology, Se | 40 | $100k | $29k | |
| Curtiss Smith | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Dacus | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Julio Echegoyen | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kelly Sikorski | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robin Eason | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Faust | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lucas Campbell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Will Gladden | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steven Lane | Acting Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Yvette Murphy-Erby | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Excellerate Foundation
- EIN
- 311682365
- Address
- 5111 Jb Hunt Dr Ste 120, Rogers, AR, 72758-5259
- State
- Arkansas
- Mission
- Excellerate foundation is committed to ensuring that all residents of northwest arkansas are mentally and physically health, safe, and economically and socially stable. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T31 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1999
- Principal officer
- Brad Sikorski (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2000
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsSteven Lane
≥6years on the filingsStephen Dacus
≥5years on the filingsKelly Sikorski
≥3years on the filingsCurtiss Smith
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $10.8m
- Total liabilities
- $3.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $7.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $10.6m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $3.2m
- Employees
- 31
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.8m | $7.2m | $3.6m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.