Not yet, but it’s on our radar. With enough time and support, we plan to become a B Corp.

What is a B Corp you ask? Learn more here: https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/

That is partly up to you and the rest of ARC’s patron community. Suffice it to say that at least 50% of all revenue goes to charitable and non-charitable (gift) causes. ARC’s values are centered around supporting economically marginalized communities, combatting systemic marginalization in its many forms, and promoting green energy. While we have some personal favorite non-profit organizations, we want the reallocation of revenue to be community-driven, and thus we solicit our community for preferences and recommendations. For additional information, please see our business model FAQ below.

We might be! There are a lot of quantitative methods out there — too many to list on our website. Please feel free to contact us if you need something specific that was not mentioned.

So the unhelpful answer goes, it depends. We have a lot of experience, so many quantitative analyses are relatively quick. A lot of research projects can finish in under 10 hours. However, for larger projects that include design, data collection, analysis, write-up, etc., more time will be required. Similarly, large scale industry projects or grant collaborations will require considerably more resources. There is also the factor of time spent on Zoom meetings and familiarizing ourselves with your data.

We are committed to being transparent about the amount of time expected and the amount of time we are spending on projects. As indicated in the services section, the first 30 minutes of every meeting are free and prorated if we enter into a consulting agreement. During this time, we will provide an honest estimate of the amount of time required for your project and of our own capacity to meet your needs. Moreover, we will update you in whatever intervals you request regarding how much time we are allocating.

Sure! Odds are that you will be working with Michael.

On a professional level, Michael’s background is in mathematics and statistics. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, his M.S. from Michigan State University, and has applied statistical methodology primarily to academic research since 2013. He was formerly the director of the Indiana Statistical Consulting Center in the Department of Statistics at Indiana University Bloomington. During this time he supported over 1000 unique research projects, worked on federally and state funded grants, taught statistics courses, led statistics workshops, and published in multiple scientific outlets. Since leaving Indiana University he has continued to provide private consulting. Michael is also a professor of Research, Measurement, and Statistics at an R1 university. His empirical research uses latent variable modeling to study on how racially privileged young adults develop, present, and enact critical consciousness to create equity-oriented social change. His theoretical work focuses on fusing critical theory and quantitative methods. In collaboration with his partner, who is also a professional statistician, he developed the Allied Research Collaborative (ARC) as a means of using their combined expertise to create change they want to see in the world.

On a personal level, Michael grew up in several small rural towns around central Arkansas. Despite his urban professional surroundings, he has a strong affinity for these low-income rural environments. He warmly recalls community-centric efforts of these small towns such as trading produce between farmers, picking up and recycling aluminum cans, and everyone pitching in what they can (which wasn’t much) when someone in the community needed help. For Michael, this serves as an inescapable reminder of what life is like for many people outside the suburbs or a college campus. As a first-generation college student — something that came about largely due to privilege and being surrounded by great people — Michael fell in love with philosophy and mathematics. Philosophy in particular resonated deeply. Over time and through his studies, Michael became increasingly aware of the vastness of different worldviews, diverse experiences, the philosophies and theories that articulate them, and the testimonials that corroborate them. It is the confluence of these personal and professional experiences that shape the consultant you will most likely be working with.

ARC revenue is allocated into one of four buckets: charitable donations, non-charitable donations, business expenses, and salary. Salary and business expenses are capped, and all overflow goes directly into charitable and non-charitable donations.

The precise number for salary will vary from year to year, but it is set near the median for the job title of the services rendered. For transparency, Michael’s titles are statistical consultant and professor rather than founder or CEO. As of 2025, the median salary for a private statistical consultant is around $125,000. No more than 50% of any revenue, including donations, is ever allocated to salary. The proportion starts around 35% and moves closer to 50% once business expenses are covered. If the salary cap is not met one year, Michael simply does not make the salary. If the salary cap is met, all additional revenue is reallocated to donations. There are no bonuses or hidden payments Michael receives beyond salary.

Business expenses cover the cost of recurring services (e.g., website management, software, etc.), hardware (e.g., computers), travel, research, stationary, and similar items. Business expenses are minimized to the best of our ability, and we are thoughtful about who we choose as vendors to ensure that, where possible, we are not funding vendors with goals that undermine our own. Roughly 15% of revenue is allocated for business expenses. Once capped, that 15% is reallocated toward salary until the salary cap is met.

Charitable donations make up the majority of where our revenue is reallocated. ARC’s values include, among others, supporting economically marginalized communities, fighting systemic oppression in its many forms, and in supporting green energy, and we have several non-profit organizations we feel embody these commitments. However, this is a community-run show, and we want that to reflect in our practices. At least 50% of all revenue generated by ARC is reallocated to non-profit organizations identified by you, our patrons, so long as those organizations hold a 501(c)(3) designation and align with our values. Once salary and business expense caps are met, this proportion climbs to 60%. We always want to support and learn about the organizations you love.

Non-charitable donations are similar to charitable donations in that we want them to be in service to particular causes and communities identified by you. This money is gift money and can support individuals, organizations, and/or causes that do not have a 501(c)(3) designation. This bucket is overflow and community-minded in the truest sense. Once business expenses and salary caps are met, 40% of revenue is reallocated for these donations.

Finally, ARC strives for transparency in all of its financial transactions. Year over year, we will strive to provide public copies of our income, allocation, and taxes not only so that you can feel confident that we are committed to the cause, but so that we can be the example we want to see.

In the grand scheme, we strive to be a part of a movement in which for-profit companies exist in service of people and their communities. We believe it is unethical for executives to lavishly thrive while working families and communities struggle to pay bills. We refuse to be complacent, and thus are doing what we can to be the change we want to see.

As an organization, we hope to build our capacity to enact this mission by broadening the expert services we can provide. We deliberately chose the words “allied” and “collaborative” in hopes that one day we may partner with like-minded individuals and organizations with diverse skillsets. While we don’t know what the future will look like, we love to imagine ARC as an organization in which artists, developers, engineers, scholars, and other professionals collaboratively render services to achieve our common goal of serving communities.

For the most part, it’s just Michael. So, one consultant. However, this picture is incomplete. Building ARC is the dream of both Michael and his partner, who is also a statistician by training. While Michael is in academia, his partner is in industry and has extensive experience with LLMs and AI tools found in major tech companies such as Microsoft. For projects requiring expertise different from Michael’s, his partner volunteers her time so that we might cooperatively build ARC together.

At present (2025), ARC specializes in quantitative research methods. However, we do have experience designing mixed methodological studies. It is a mid-term goal of ARC to eventually include qualitative expertise as part of our service offerings. Please continue to check in if this is something that would be useful. If the demand is there, it helps us prioritize our search for like-minded colleagues.

Contact us! You can use the contact form found on this website or send a direct email to michael@arcollab.org. I have an open communication policy and will do my best to respond swiftly to whatever questions you may have.