The United Way of Southeast Arkansas lost its tax-exempt status in 2024 and several of its partner agencies have more recently experienced cuts in funding from the organization.
A search on the Internal Revenue Service website revealed the local United Way had its 501(c)(3) status revoked May 15, 2024. It was replaced on the auto-revocation list, where, according to the database, organizations that did not file a Form 990-series return or notice for three consecutive years are listed. The revocation was posted Feb. 11, 2025.
The cut in funding for at least three of the local United Way’s partner agencies prompted a search of its tax-exempt status. The local United Way remains a nonprofit corporation in good standing, according to the Arkansas secretary of state’s database…