Arkansas · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Community Improvement in Arkansas

Imperigo has identified 117 funders that made 455 grants totaling $81.1M to 80 community improvement organizations in Arkansas, with a median grant of $25K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Community Improvement Funding in Arkansas

Total granted $81.1M
Funders 117
Grants 455
Organizations funded 80

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Better Business Bureau of Arkansas Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2019 · 100.0% of their giving
$5K
27. Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $284K · through 2023
$771K
28. St Bernards Healthcare Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2021 · 5.7% of their giving
$15K
29. The Association of Junior Leagues International Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $21K · through 2020 · 3.8% of their giving
$21K
30. Building America's Future
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $115K · through 2023
$230K
31. Impactassetsinc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $298K · through 2024
$892K
32. The Pew Charitable Trusts
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $400K · through 2024
$714K
33. Beer and Hymns Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2024 · 6.5% of their giving
$6K
34. The Winston-Salem Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2020
$300K
35. George Kaiser Family Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $250K · through 2023
$299K
36. Delta Dental Plan of Arkansas Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024
$36K
37. Greater Houston Community Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2024
$450K
38. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $425K · through 2024
$425K
39. The Chicago Community Trust
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $500K · through 2023
$922K
40. Heart of Arkansas United Way
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2019
$15K
41. Charities Aid Foundation America
11 grants to 5 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024
$360K
42. Green Advocacy Project
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2019
$35K
43. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $102K · through 2022
$210K
44. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024
$500K
45. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2024
$78K
46. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $65K · through 2024
$108K
47. Elks National Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$27K
48. Communities Foundation of Texas Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50K · through 2022
$60K
49. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $55K · through 2021
$82K
50. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024
$32K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to community improvement work in Arkansas, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 11 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

Other Causes Funded in Arkansas

About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering community improvement work, with an address in Arkansas. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable community improvement funding in Arkansas, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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