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US nonprofit · EIN 710649286 · Heber Springs, ARiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 710649286) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Community School of Cleburne County's network

3 people1 organisationi3 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). 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

3 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 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 3 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Carol JohnsonBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Mike WoodBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Stephanie ThompsonBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Brett GrahamTreasurersince 2021
Debbie RobusVice Presidesince 2019
Howard Chapin IVPresidentsince 2019
Richard NordskogTreasurersince 2019
Sherry NiehausCompany secretarysince 2019
Steve ChoateVice Presidesince 2021

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Rebecca Dwyer-CoopExecutive Director40$109k
Dr Stephanie ThompsonPresident1$0
Steve ChoateVice President1$0
Sherry NiehausSecretary1$0
Brett GrahamTreasurer1$0
Mike WoodMember1$0
Dr Carol JohnsonMember1$0
Debbie RobusMember1$0

About

Legal name
Community School of Cleburne County
EIN
710649286
Address
74 Cleburne Park Rd, Heber Springs, AR, 72543-9106
State
Arkansas
Mission
Spark community foundation ensures long-term support, innovation and growth for children and adults with developmental and intellectual delays across north central arkansas. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B28Z Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1987
Principal officer
Dr Stephanie Thompson (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 1988
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

≥7years on the filingsCarol Johnson
≥7years on the filingsMike Wood
≥5years on the filingsStephanie Thompson

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$12m
Total liabilities
$397k
Net assets or fund balances
$11.6m
Contributions and grants received
$6k
Program service revenue
$5.6m
Employees
188
Volunteers
7

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$5.3m$4.9m$459k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.