Communities Unlimited Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$17.4m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$15.7m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$46.3m
$23m liabilities
Net assets
$23.2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
5.4y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
11
named in Part VII
Communities Unlimited Inc's network
5 people1 organisationi5 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
5 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 5 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Gomez | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Donna Kay Yeargan | Board member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Justin Maxson | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Maximillan Sprinkle | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Salomon Torres | Board Member | 2020 | 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Hix | Vice Chair | since 2023 |
| Bryn Bagwell | Director of Loan Fund | since 2023 |
| Chris Page | Board President | 2023 |
| Cynthia Terry | Director of Entrepreneurship | 2024 |
| Deb Markley | Secretary Treasurer | 2024 |
| Deborah Warren | Board President | 2024 |
| Elaine Crutchfield | Director of Program Services | since 2023 |
| Ines Polonius | CEO | since 2020 |
| Kimberly Griffey | CFO | since 2020 |
| Martha Claire Bullen | Director of Community Sustainability | 2024 |
| Thomas Ricks | Director of Environmental Services | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ines Polonius | CEO | 30 | $158k | $24k | |
| Kimberly Griffey | CFO | 40 | $139k | $24k | |
| Elaine Crutchfield | Director of Program Services | 40 | $126k | $30k | |
| Michael Rivera | Director of Loan Fund | 40 | $119k | $13k | |
| Cynthia Terry | Director of Entrepreneurship | 40 | $118k | $23k | |
| Martha Claire Bullen | Director of Community Sustainability | 40 | $107k | $26k | |
| Karen Conrad | Director of Community Infrastructure | 40 | $106k | $15k | |
| Donna Kay Yeargan | Board member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Salomon Torres | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maximillan Sprinkle | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dominique Gomez | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Justin Maxson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Deborah Warren | Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Billy Hix | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Deb Markley | Secretary Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Communities Unlimited Inc
- EIN
- 710464321
- Address
- 3 E Colt Square Dr, Fayetteville, AR, 72703-2884
- State
- Arkansas
- Mission
- Communities Unlimited connects rural Americans to solutions that sustain healthy businesses, healthy communities and healthy lives through programs focused on community sustainability, entrepreneurship, charitable lending, healthy food and water initiatives. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S200 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1975
- Principal officer
- Ines Polonius (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1977
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsDonna Kay Yeargan
≥6years on the filingsMaximillan Sprinkle
≥6years on the filingsSalomon Torres
≥5years on the filingsDominique Gomez
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $46.3m
- Total liabilities
- $23m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $23.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $15.2m
- Program service revenue
- $1.6m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.2m
- Employees
- 0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $15.4m | $14.7m | $708k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
18 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar State College | Rapid Access funds - crane, tuition assistance, equipment for CDL program, tractor trailer rig. | $259k |
| WE Center | WORTH grant activities - completion of modular home. | $100k |
| City of Crockett | Grant application matching funds for tornado sirens. | $54k |
| Mississippi State University | Resource Rural - Support project to complete First Impressions community assessments. | $26k |
| Forge | Matching funds for SBA TA grant. | $25k |
| Mississippi Heritage Trust | Resource Rural grant - build capacity for historic preservation. | $25k |
| SouthWay Foundation | Resource Rural - build organization capacity to support grant writing. | $25k |
| City of Zavalla | Rapid Access funds- auditor fees. | $25k |
| Weakley County School Distrist | Farm to School Healthy Food Program purchase of two immersion blenders, two melon peelers, and a food processor. | $23k |
| Belzoni Humphreys County Industrial Development Foundation Inc | Organizational development and community development grant activities. | $17k |
| Pineland City | Rapid Access funds - archaeological survey and match for valve replacement | $12k |
| Trenton Special School District | Farm to School Healthy Food program purchase of immersion blender, melon peeler, and food processor. | $12k |
| Milan Public School District | Farm to School Healthy Food Program purchase of immersion blender, melon peeler, and food processor. | $12k |
| Noxubee County Historical Society | Quick Win Project = Murals in Noxubee County and flyers to support businesses. | $12k |
| City of Vilonia Volunteer Fire Department | Quick Win Project - fire safety training trailer | $10k |
| Safe Haven Baby Box | Quick Win Project - Texarkana community match for baby box. | $8k |
| Rusk Education Foundation | Quick Win Project - to provide support to innovating teaching programs and the backpack program at Rusk ISD | $8k |
| Healthy Flavors | Farm To School Healthy Food Program Activities | $6k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Communities Unlimited, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 16 September 1991
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.