OVERVIEW: The Union County Community Foundation supports education, arts, health, social services, economic development, and civic affairs in Union County, Arkansas.
IP TAKE: The best opportunities with this funder are the Union County Public Trust community grants and mini-grants, which are modest but more accessible than UCCF donor-advised funds. While transparency can be limited in some ways (it doesn’t post copies of recent financial statements on its website, for instance), this is an accessible funder that provides clear guidelines and application procedures for discretionary fund grantmaking. Contact information is provided below.
PROFILE: The Union County Community Foundation (UCCF) is a community foundation based in El Dorado, Arkansas. This foundation is a collection of charitable funds that are permanently endowed and that makes grants to address the needs of the local nonprofit community. These grants come from the Union County Public Trust Fund to address changing and emerging needs. UCCF funds local efforts in the fields of education, arts, health, social services, economic development, and civic affairs.
Grants for Community Development
The Union County Community Foundation awards most of its grants from funds that were created for specific charitable purposes. The distribution of these funds is specified by the corresponding donors. UCCF has one discretionary fund that awards community grants.
- Union County Public Trust Community Grants regularly support creative programs, public policy issues, new ideas, and efforts that directly benefit Union County residents.
- Past local grantees include the Agape House Children’s Home, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, El Dorado Pride, and El Dorado Public Schools.
- Union County Public Trust Mini-Grants are for up to $2,500 for “significant, well-documented needs in the community.”
Important Grant Details
Grants from Union County Public Trust range between about $500 and $2,000, and mini-grants are $2,500 or less. Collectively, the foundation awarded over $950,000 in grants in a recent year and held more than $29.6 million in assets.
- Grantmaking focuses on southern Arkansas communities in Union County and the city of El Dorado, Arkansas.
- This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits.
- The application process is conducted online, and the annual deadline is in mid-February. Then, UCCF awards the annual grants in April.
- Direct general questions to foundation staff at 870.862.8223 or via the contact form.
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