Arkansas · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Recreation & Sports in Arkansas

Imperigo has identified 56 funders that made 209 grants totaling $51.3M to 50 recreation & sports organizations in Arkansas, with a median grant of $10K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Recreation & Sports Funding in Arkansas

Total granted $51.3M
Funders 56
Grants 209
Organizations funded 50

Top Funders — page 1 of 3

1. PARK Foundation Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$7.4M
2. Arkansas Community Foundation Inc
39 grants to 9 organizations · largest $4.1M · through 2024 · 4.6% of their giving
$10.4M
3. Camp Aldersgate Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $600K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$693K
4. Northeast Arkansas Clinic Charitable Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023 · 41.2% of their giving
$40K
5. Barley Hops & Water
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $10K · through 2025 · 26.8% of their giving
$40K
6. Arkansas Great Southwest Recreational Assoc Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $17K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$17K
7. Arkansas Cattlemens Association
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2019 · 62.3% of their giving
$8K
8. Beer and Hymns Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $6K · through 2024 · 12.2% of their giving
$12K
9. The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $38K · through 2023
$51K
10. Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $23K · through 2022 · 1.6% of their giving
$23K
11. Impactassetsinc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $616K · through 2019
$616K
12. Riggs Employee's Fund
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2025 · 1.6% of their giving
$14K
13. Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Partnership Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$12K
14. Heart of Arkansas United Way
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2021
$24K
15. Cabelas Outdoor Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2019
$15K
16. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $255K · through 2024
$973K
17. Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2020
$30K
18. Charities Aid Foundation America
11 grants to 7 organizations · largest $24K · through 2024
$106K
19. Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $14K · through 2024
$52K
20. Mightycause Charitable Foundation
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $17K · through 2024
$30K
21. Inspire Brands Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2023
$8K
22. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $24K · through 2024
$44K
23. The National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2022
$6K
24. Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2024
$6K
25. Spartanburg County Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2023
$5K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to recreation & sports 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. 9 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 recreation & sports 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 recreation & sports funding in Arkansas, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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