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Foundations that fund nonprofits in Arkansas
In the IRS filings in CivicVane's data (tax years 2021–2025), 2,242 grantmakers listed 14,934 grants totaling $1.6 billion to 5,434 organizations in Arkansas. 2,015 of them are private foundations reporting on Form 990-PF and 227 are grantmaking public charities, such as community foundations, reporting on Form 990 Schedule I. 314 are based in Arkansas; the rest give in from other states.
The median grant to a Arkansas organization was $7,800. Pulaski County received the most grants (4,714, from 1,080 funders), followed by Washington County (1,602) and Benton County (1,426). Matching grant purposes and recipient names to cause areas, the most common were education & literacy (2,193 grants), children & youth (1,314 grants) and food & hunger (1,097 grants).
Arkansas Community Foundation Inc (Little Rock, AR) funded the most different Arkansas organizations: 399, through 674 grants with a typical size of $15,000.
The 15 grantmakers that funded the most Arkansas organizations
Ranked by the number of different Arkansas organizations each funded in its filings for tax years 2021–2025. Typical grant = median of those grants. Donor-advised fund sponsors, workplace-giving and matching-gift programs are left out.
| # | Funder | Grants to AR organizations | Organizations funded | Typical grant | Most recent tax year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas Community Foundation Inc Little Rock, AR · EIN 52-1055743 | 674 | 399 | $15,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 2 | Arvest Foundation Bentonville, AR · EIN 82-3700845 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 466 | 340 | $5,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 3 | The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas Jonesboro, AR · EIN 71-0810999 | 415 | 230 | $24,180 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 4 | Walton Family Foundation Inc Bentonville, AR · EIN 13-3441466 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 588 | 212 | $100,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 5 | Riggs Benevolent Fund Little Rock, AR · EIN 71-6050130 | 225 | 122 | $2,500 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 6 | The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation Little Rock, AR · EIN 71-0285871 | 192 | 121 | $40,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 7 | The Schmieding Foundation Springdale, AR · EIN 23-7262279 | 249 | 118 | $10,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 8 | Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc Little Rock, AR · EIN 71-0723781 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 358 | 105 | $56,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 9 | Brown Foundation Little Rock, AR · EIN 71-6050537 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 179 | 79 | $1,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 10 | Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Dallas, TX · EIN 75-6331832 | 83 | 79 | $20,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 11 | Harvest Texarkana Regional Food Bank Inc Texarkana, AR · EIN 75-2671647 | 128 | 68 | $48,277 | 2025 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 12 | Wal-Mart Foundation Bentonville, AR · EIN 20-5639919 | 86 | 66 | $88,578 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 13 | Nabholz Charitable Foundation Conway, AR · EIN 58-1748037 | 93 | 61 | $5,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 14 | Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation Inc Sherwood, AR · EIN 26-1569324 | 76 | 60 | $28,205 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 15 | Simmons First Foundation Inc Pine Bluff, AR · EIN 46-4607601 | 66 | 60 | $10,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
Counties with the most grants
| County | Grants | Funders | Total listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County | 4,714 | 1,080 | $275.7 million | Top 5 funders |
| Washington County | 1,602 | 390 | $210.6 million | Top 5 funders |
| Benton County | 1,426 | 318 | $672.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Sebastian County | 614 | 78 | $31.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Faulkner County | 394 | 153 | $28.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Craighead County | 358 | 73 | $46.1 million | Top 5 funders |
| Garland County | 289 | 84 | $4.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Jefferson County | 223 | 56 | $5.9 million | Top 5 funders |
| Clark County | 218 | 63 | $5.8 million | Top 5 funders |
| Arkansas County | 190 | 26 | $20.0 million | Top 5 funders |
County = where the recipient's ZIP code is.
Cause areas
Grants whose purpose or recipient name, as filed, contains keywords for each cause area. A grant can match more than one, and many grants (such as "general support") match none.
| Cause area | Grants matched | |
|---|---|---|
| Education & literacy | 2,193 | Top 5 funders |
| Children & youth | 1,314 | Top 5 funders |
| Food & hunger | 1,097 | Top 5 funders |
| Health & mental health | 917 | Top 5 funders |
| Arts & culture | 902 | Top 5 funders |
| Animal welfare | 404 | Top 5 funders |
| Housing & homelessness | 364 | Top 5 funders |
| Environment & conservation | 354 | Top 5 funders |
| Basic needs & anti-poverty | 282 | Top 5 funders |
| Older adults | 194 | Top 5 funders |
| Disability | 92 | Top 5 funders |
| Jobs & workforce | 66 | Top 5 funders |
| Immigrants & refugees | 23 | Top 5 funders |
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Order a Prospect Report for Arkansas ($149) See a full sampleSource: grant lists on IRS Form 990-PF (private foundations) and Form 990 Schedule I (grantmaking public charities) from the IRS e-file releases of 2024 to 2026, tax years 2021–2025, one filing per funder and tax year. Filings are often one to two years old, and a past grant doesn't mean a funder will accept your application or fund you. CivicVane is not affiliated with any funder listed.