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 4 of 4

80. Heartland Forward IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2023 · 5.8% of their giving
$75K
81. Be Pro Be Proud IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023 · 12.5% of their giving
$25K
82. Water FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $315K · through 2023
$315K
83. Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance IncRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $23K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$80K
84. Arkansas Children's HospitalRegrantor
13 grants to 7 organizations · largest $60K · through 2024
$364K
85. Acc Capital IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 5.2% of their giving
$35K
86. Hope Enterprise CorporationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $70K · through 2024 · 2.3% of their giving
$70K
87. Arkansas Center for Data SciencesRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$8K
88. Opportunity Finance NetworkRegrantor
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $125K · through 2021
$300K
89. MHM Support ServicesRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024
$75K
90. Local Initiatives Support CorporationRegrantor
15 grants to 5 organizations · largest $71K · through 2024
$570K
91. Communities Unlimited IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$25K
92. Common FutureRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2020
$45K
93. Windward FundRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $400K · through 2023
$400K
94. Climate Imperative FoundationRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $325K · through 2024
$400K
95. 100 Black Men of America IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $14K · through 2020
$26K
96. MadalaRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024
$50K
97. Community Reinvestment Fund IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2020
$35K
98. MAZON A Jewish Response to HungerRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024
$50K
99. Share Our StrengthRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2020
$200K
100. Baptist HealthRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023 · 1.0% of their giving
$10K
101. Center for Disaster Philanthropy IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2020
$100K
102. Foundation for the Mid South IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2021
$15K
103. The Aspen Institute IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $70K · through 2023
$80K
104. Ground Game FundRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2022
$16K

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.

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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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