OVERVIEW: The Marion and Miriam Rose Fund supports human services causes in Little Rock, Arkansas.
IP TAKE: While this is a quiet and off the radar funder in Arkansas, it is an important source of funding for groups that support children in foster care. Focus your grant requests on underprivileged children’s needs in Little Rock for the best opportunities with this funder. The Fund will consider requests for general operating support only if the organization’s operating budget is less than $1 million. Most Rose Fund grants are for one-year periods.
PROFILE: The Marion and Miriam Rose Fund is a private foundation that is focused on the state of Arkansas. George B. Rose and Marion Rose created this fund in their wills. George B. Rose was an attorney who was born in Batesville, Arkansas and was a long-time resident of Little Rock, Arkansas. He was a member of the law firm, Rose, Loughborough, Dobyns & House. Miriam Rose was the daughter of George and Marion Rose. The foundation aims to “support childcare facilities serving dependent, neglected, indigent and emotionally disturbed children and children in foster care.” Managed by Bank of America’s Texas office, the foundation funds local human services efforts in Arkansas.
Grants for Human Services
The Marion and Miriam Rose Fund regularly supports a wide range of nonprofit efforts conducted by human services groups. Overall, the funder is laser-focused on groups that serve the needs of local children.
- However, the foundation does not typically consider requests for capital projects, endowment campaigns, or for individuals.
- Past local grantees include Our House, Easter Seals Arkansas, Audubon Arkansas, and Big Brother Big Sisters of Central Arkansas.
Important Grant Details:
Grants range between about $10,000 and $30,000. In a recent year, this funder gave about $1.3 million in grants.
- Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its Foundation Center grant history. Grantmaking focuses exclusively on Little Rock Arkansas.
- This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits.
- he annual application deadline is March 1, and applicants can expect to hear back with a funding decision within about three to four months after this date. Grant seekers must use the Bank of America online system to apply for a grant.
- Direct general questions to the staff at tx.philanthropic@ustrust.com.
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