2024-07-22T11:35:13-05:00 2023-12-31 710603587 ERWIN & COMPANY PA 6311 RANCH DRIVE LITTLE ROCK AR 72223 990 2023-01-01 852583244 FIVE OAKS AG RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER INC FIVE 8708301035 1869 HIGHWAY 152 HUMPHREY AR 72073 GEORGE H DUNKLIN JR PRESIDENT 8708301035 2024-07-19 1 GEORGE DUNKLIN JR 999009999 0 BRIAN C MARTIN P00290616 5018687486 2024-07-19 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z GEORGE H DUNKLIN JR 1869 HIGHWAY 152 HUMPHREY AR 72073 2176781 0 X FIVEOAKSREC.ORG X 2020 AR TO SUSTAIN AND INCREASE A VANISHING BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FOREST ECOSYSTEM. 3 3 0 0 0 0 1045775 2161706 0 0 94 594 0 10837 1045869 2173137 262954 193292 0 0 0 0 0 0 167094 1202651 1558316 1465605 1751608 -419736 421529 482962 405550 906482 407541 -423520 -1991 X SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE PRIMARY MISSION STATEMENT.THE MISSION OF FIVE OAKS AG RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER (FOAGREC) IS TO SUSTAIN AND INCREASE A VANISHING BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FOREST ECOSYSTEM USING THE LIFE HISTORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE MALLARD DUCK AS INDICATORS OF THE HEALTH OF THE ECOSYSTEM, AND DEVELOP SCIENTIFIC PROFESSIONALS AND GUIDE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FOREST MANAGEMENT TO INCREASE THIS CRITICAL WETLAND ECOSYSTEM COMPLEX. 0 0 1294614 193292 2172453 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAIL.DURING 2023, THE FIVE OAKS AG RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER (FOAGREC) CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (UA), THE UA DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE, AND THE UA AT MONTICELLO FOR SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. THIS PARTNERSHIP INCLUDES A GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM (GCP) AT UA AT MONTICELLO IN WATERFOWL HABITAT AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT, WHICH USES THE FIVE OAKS PROPERTY IN HUMPHREY AR AS ITS FIELD STATION AND LEARNING LAB.TO SUPPORT THE GCP ACTIVITIES AT FIVE OAKS, AN OLD HUNTING LODGE AT A WATERFOWL RESTING AREA ON THE FIVE OAKS PROPERTY KNOWN AS "LITTLE SIBERIA" WAS REFURBISHED AND MODIFIED INTO A DORMITORY/LAB/WORKSPACE FOR THE GCP STUDENTS AND FACULTY.DR. RYAN ASKREN WAS FORMALLY INTRODUCED AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FOAGREC IN EARLY 2023. HE WAS HIRED INTO THE POSITION DECEMBER IN 2022 AND HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH FOAGREC ON EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AS A POST DOC EMPLOYED BY THE UA AT MONTICELLO.STEWART AND HILLARY HORNOR OFFICIALLY JOINED THE STAFF OF FOAGREC IN 2023, WITH STEWART ASSUMING THE ROLE OF CHIEF OPERATION OFFICER AND HILLARY CONTINUING IN HER ROLE OF DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION. STEWART IS AN ATTORNEY BY TRAINING AND HILLARY IS A MASTERS-LEVEL TEACHER.THE SECOND COHORT OF GCP STUDENTS COMPLETED PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND WERE AWARDED CERTIFICATES DURING THE MAY 2023 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY AT UA AT MONTICELLO. THE THIRD COHORT OF GCP STUDENTS BEGAN THEIR ACADEMIC YEAR IN THE FALL OF 2023. FOAGREC WORKED WITH FACULTY AT UA AT MONTICELLO AND THE ARKANSAS 4-H ORGANIZATION TO HOST A YOUTH EDUCATION EVENT IN THE WINTER OF 2023. THE WONDERS OF WATERFOWL PROGRAM WAS HELD ON 02/11/2023 AT FIVE OAKS AND WAS ATTENDED BY 50 STUDENTS, WHO WERE ROTATED THROUGH A VARIETY OF LEARNING STATIONS DURING THE EVENT. HILLARY DUNKLIN HORNOR, IN HER ROLE AS EDUCATION DIRECTOR OF FOAGREC, CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF A YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM TARGETING 4TH GRADE CHILDREN AND FEATURING A CHARACTER CALLED "MIKE MALLARD" DURING 2023. THE PROGRAM OFFERS BOTH IN-PERSON LEARNING EVENTS AT FIVE OAKS AND AN AT-HOME VERSION THAT PARENTS CAN USE WITH THEIR KIDS. A VARIETY OF SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN ARKANSAS COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA PARTICIPATED IN THE "MIKE MALLARD" PROGRAMMING DURING 2023.FOAGREC BECAME THE BENEFITTED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OF THE FIVE OAKS DUCK HUNTING OPERATION DURING THE 2022/2023 SEASON. HOSTS OF HUNTING GROUPS WERE REQUIRED TO PAY A NEW RATE BEGINNING WITH THE 2022/2023 SEASON, WITH A PORTION OF THAT AMOUNT BEING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO FOAGREC. AS PART OF THE FIVE OAKS EXPERIENCE, HUNTING GROUPS RECEIVE CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND LEARN ABOUT FOAGREC AND ITS MISSION (MUCH OF THAT PROVIDED BY GCP STUDENTS).FOAGREC CONTINUED WORKING WITH FACULTY AT UA AT MONTICELLO AND OTHER COLLABORATORS WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI ALLUVIAL VALLEY IN 2023 ON A RESEARCH PROJECT FOCUSED ON ISSUES RELEVANT TO IMPROVING WATERFOWL HABITAT HEALTH AND BETTER UNDERSTANDING WATERFOWL MOVEMENT/BEHAVIOR PATTERNS.WITH ASSISTANCE FROM ALLEGIANCE CONSULTING, A COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING FIRM, FOAGREC COMPLETED ITS SECOND ANNUAL REPORT IN 2023, AND MADE IT AVAILABLE IN BOTH ELECTRONIC AND PRINTED FORMATS.FIVE OAKS PROPERTY ONCE LEASED TO A PRIVATE RESEARCHER WAS RECLAIMED IN 2023 AND WILL BE THE SITE OF A RESEARCH HEADQUARTERS FOR FOAGREC. FURTHER, AN OLD AIRSTRIP ON THE PROPERTY IS BEING CONVERTED INTO EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS FOR THE GCP STUDENTS TO CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS AND REFINE THEIR SKILLS WITH FARM AND HABITAT MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT.DURING 2023, FOAGREC AQUIRED A TRACTOR AND DRONE IN SUPPORT OF ITS RESEARCH AND GCP LAND MANAGEMENT TRAINING.IN 2023, FOAGREC CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH SITKA GEAR TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE GCP, AND BOSS SHOTSHELLS CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT OF FOAGREC'S MALLARD BACKPACK TRANSMITTER RESEARCH.FOAGREC HOSTED ANOTHER FIELD DAY IN JUNE 2023 RELATED TO A CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANT IT HAD RECEIVED PREVIOUSLY. THE EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY A VARIETY OF AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES AND DISCUSSED SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL PRACTICES AT FIVE OAKS.FOAGREC ESTABLISHED A MERCHANDISE STORE IN 2023 TO HELP SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION, AND PRODUCTS OFFERED (FEATURING THE FOAGREC LOGO) SOLD VERY WELL LEADING INTO THE HUNTING AND HOLIDAY SEASONS. THE STORE ACCOMMODATES BOTH IN-PERSON AND ONLINE TRANSACTIONS. 1294614 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 AR X THE ORGANIZATION 8708301035 1869 HIGHWAY 152 HUMPHREY AR 72073 X GEORGE H DUNKLIN JR PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 H DALE HALL VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EDWARD A DICKEY SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MEBFI HOLDINGS LLC 1869 HIGHWAY 152 HUMPHREY AR 72073 RENT, LODGING, MEALS, ADVERTISING, ACCT/ 1531458 ECOSYSTEMS PROTECTION SERVICES LLC 106 GOLD RUSH DRIVE SEARCY AR 72143 CONSULTING 115000 2 2161706 2161706 594 594 14481 3644 10837 10837 2173137 10837 0 594 X 193292 193292 635 635 46700 46700 316921 259384 54897 2640 371425 42517 164454 164454 2482 2482 4550 4550 1738 1738 3848 3848 20732 20732 DUCK PREPARATION 190506 190506 FUEL 120363 120363 RENT-LAND 107500 107500 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 105977 105977 264939 264939 1751608 1294614 289900 167094 465041 188609 93905 16175 92899 5285 8788 87614 10114 9133 9133 482962 405550 906482 407541 906482 407541 X 0 0 0 0 -423520 -1991 -423520 -1991 482962 405550 421529 0 X 0 0 0 X UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO MONTICELLO AR RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 85100 35627 3500 45973 0.00000 0.00000 1.00000 0 0 35500 394 35106 50113 3879 46234 7286 1012 6274 87614 PART V, LINE 4: THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT USED TO TRACK WATERFOWL MOVEMENTS. 0 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO 346 UNIVERSITY DR MONTICELLO AR 71656 716008509 501(C)(3) 193292 0 CASH AGRICULTURE RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP MEBFI HOLDINGS LLC ENTITY CONTROLLED BY A DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION 298076 LODGING AND MEALS 0 MEBFI HOLDINGS LLC ENTITY CONTROLLED BY A DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION 628135 RENTAL - REAL ESTATE 0 MEBFI HOLDINGS LLC ENTITY CONTROLLED BY A DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION 356052 ACCOUNTING, ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 0 MEBFI HOLDINGS LLC ENTITY CONTROLLED BY A DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION 249195 DUCK HUNTING EXPENSES 0 LITTLE SIBERIA LLC ENTITY CONTROLLED BY A DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION 75000 RENTAL - REAL ESTATE 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ANNUAL FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT THEN PROVIDES WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OF APPROVAL TO THE FORM 990 PREPARER BEFORE FORM 990 IS ELECTRONICALLY FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING FEES-ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 115,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 115,000. CONSULTING FEES-ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 13,200. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 10,560. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,640. TOTAL EXPENSES 26,400. CONSULTING FEES-MEBFI HOLDING COMPANY LLC: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 131,184. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 41,189. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 172,373. BANK FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,148. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,148. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E BRUSH CLEARING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 87,590. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 87,590. RENT-EQUIPMENT/LODGE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 73,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 73,500. DUCK BANDING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 46,137. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 46,137. DUCK TRACKING PACKS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 35,627. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 35,627. TIMBER CLEARING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 14,150. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 14,150. HUNTING EXPENSE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,183. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,183. SUPPLIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,752. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,752.