Arkansas · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Food, Agriculture & Nutrition in Arkansas

Imperigo has identified 91 funders that made 467 grants totaling $48.4M to 43 food, agriculture & nutrition organizations in Arkansas, with a median grant of $12K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Food, Agriculture & Nutrition Funding in Arkansas

Total granted $48.4M
Funders 91
Grants 467
Organizations funded 43

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $980K · through 2024 · 36.6% of their giving
$4.9M
2. Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $385K · through 2023 · 88.5% of their giving
$1.3M
3. Riggs Employee's Fund
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $88K · through 2025 · 44.6% of their giving
$385K
4. Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $2.5M · through 2022 · 1.1% of their giving
$2.5M
5. United Way of Greater Texarkana Inc
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $29K · through 2025 · 5.0% of their giving
$175K
6. Arkansas Foundation for Agriculture Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $35K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$35K
7. The Hat Club
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $34K · through 2023 · 23.2% of their giving
$34K
8. United Way of Northeast Arkansas
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $21K · through 2024 · 6.4% of their giving
$88K
9. United Way of Fort Smith Area Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$186K
10. Arkansas Community Foundation Inc
154 grants to 17 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$1.0M
11. The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$152K
12. Drew County Farm Bureau
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2021 · 100.0% of their giving
$15K
13. Arkansas Children's Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2022 · 36.2% of their giving
$8K
14. Heart of Arkansas United Way
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $42K · through 2022 · 2.1% of their giving
$72K
15. The Chicago Community Trust
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $3.0M · through 2020
$3.0M
16. The National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $230K · through 2023
$237K
17. Arkansas Champions Trust
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $9K · through 2024 · 4.9% of their giving
$9K
18. National Association of Conservation Districts
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $112K · through 2023
$142K
19. Forvis Mazars Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $23K · through 2024
$45K
20. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $229K · through 2023
$494K
21. The Kroger Co Zero Hunger Zero Waste Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $70K · through 2022
$81K
22. United Way of Columbia County Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2019
$6K
23. Give Back Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $24K · through 2025
$118K
24. Greater Good Charities
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2020
$20K
25. The American Legion Post 100
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $500 · through 2025 · 4.4% of their giving
$500

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to food, agriculture & nutrition 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. 10 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 food, agriculture & nutrition 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 food, agriculture & nutrition funding in Arkansas, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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