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June 24, 2022

Medical debt is a barrier for 37 percent of Arkansans. That is a disheartening statistic, but the future need not be bleak. National and local experts are tackling the problem strategically in hopes of creating a better tomorrow. “These aren’t mistakes those individuals made. This isn’t where an individual has taken out a loan,” said […]

June 24, 2022

In April, a new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “Medical Debt Burden in the United States” was issued, which elevates medical debt as a larger problem nationwide. Some findings from the report: • The Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus research shows $88 billion in medical debt on consumer credit records as of June 2021. […]

June 24, 2022

By Adena J. White If there is one thing Kevin Ryan wants people to take away from the conversation around medical debt, it is that there are no villains. “People seek out medical care because they need it. Providers are willing to provide medical care to save lives. Businesses have to generate an excess of […]

June 8, 2022

With the help of a scholarship from the Oaklawn Foundation, Demarius Grant plans to attend Arkansas Tech University this fall and play football as a walk-on. At 6-foot-1,310 pounds and benches around 400 pounds, he has pretty good chances. Demarius is a graduate of Fountain Lake High School. He plans to pursue a career in […]

May 20, 2022

Hatchlings Chicken Ranch is far more than chickens. Nestled on Prickly Pear Loop in Faulkner County, the nonprofit farm helps make sure that Arkansan’s most basic need is met, food. But you can’t buy any of the produce. Anyone can visit the farm and get local, organic, fresh produce for free through their Farm 2 Table project […]

May 10, 2022

Over the last few years, especially as social consciousness has increased, many of your clients have no doubt become more interested in how they can make a difference in both their local community and the world at large. Whether those activities include providing financial support to favorite charities or volunteer service, purchasing products that support […]

May 10, 2022

Qualified Charitable Distributions, or “QCDs,” have been in the news a lot lately, especially in light of proposed SECURE Act 2.0 legislation that passed the House of Representatives in March and is now pending in the Senate. Through a QCD, starting at age 70½, your client can instruct the administrator of an IRA to direct […]

March 25, 2022

Bentio Lubazibra is a local entrepreneur and the founder of ReMix ideas. He has been working closely with the Community Foundation through our Impact Investing initiative to support black entrepreneurs in central Arkansas. A native of Tanzania and graduate of the University of Central Arkansas, Lubazibwa now calls Little Rock home. We sat down with […]

March 8, 2022

Ranging from $175 million to a whopping $15 billion, the 10 largest gifts to charity in 2021 may have caught your clients’ attention. Not only do philanthropic gifts seem to keep getting bigger, but the future looks bright, too, with more than $84 trillion projected to be handed down in what may be one of […]

February 18, 2022

On February 18, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the re-establishment of the Women’s Commission, marking the 50th anniversary of the last established Women’s Commission in Arkansas in 1973. The Commission’s work will include the study and analysis of the participation of Arkansas women in the state’s labor force; barriers to entry into the labor force; and the participation […]