OVERVIEW: The Foundation for the Mid South advances racial, social and economic equity through investments in education, health and wellness, and economic development in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. IP TAKE: The Foundation for the Mid … [Read more...] about Foundation for the Mid South
Arkansas Grants
Alice L. Walton Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Alice L. Walton Foundation (ALWF) is the private foundation of Walmart heir and philanthropist Alice Walton. Founded in 2017 and based in Bentonville, Arkansas, the foundation supports arts and culture, education, community, and health … [Read more...] about Alice L. Walton Foundation
Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation (WFCSF) is a highly restricted supporting organization that primarily backs colleges and universities in Arkansas, along with community foundations in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and … [Read more...] about Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation
Entergy Charitable Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Entergy Charitable Foundation supports education and workforce development, economic mobility and poverty solutions, and environmental programs, with a strong geographic focus on communities served by Entergy in Arkansas, Louisiana, … [Read more...] about Entergy Charitable Foundation
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
OVERVIEW: Founded by the late Arkansas governor, this funder prioritizes economic, educational, social, ethnic and racial equity across the state. IP TAKE: According to the Arkansas Times Readers’ Poll in 2025, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation was … [Read more...] about Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Tyson Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Tyson Family Foundation supports education, arts and culture, and placemaking and community building, with a strong concentration of grantmaking in Northwest Arkansas. The foundation also runs a scholarship program for Tyson Foods team … [Read more...] about Tyson Family Foundation
Bank of Oklahoma / BOKF Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Tulsa-based BOKF Foundation and BOK Financial support nonprofits in communities across nine states. Their giving focuses on basic needs, education, economic development and United Way organizations in markets served by BOK Financial’s … [Read more...] about Bank of Oklahoma / BOKF Foundation
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation supports democracy and civic engagement initiatives in the U.S. South. IP TAKE: The Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation is a major Southern funder with a progressive, highly relational approach. It … [Read more...] about Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
Walton Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Walton Family Foundation is a major funder of K–12 education, river and ocean conservation, and place-based work in Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta. Its education funding operates nationally, while its … [Read more...] about Walton Family Foundation
Walmart.org
OVERVIEW: Walmart.org supports workforce advancement, environmental sustainability, food access, disaster resilience and community connection. It also operates accessible local-giving programs and makes significant investments in Northwest Arkansas. … [Read more...] about Walmart.org
Mid-America Arts Alliance
OVERVIEW: The Mid-America Alliance makes grants to individual artists and arts organizations in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. IP TAKE: This accessible arts funder’s grantmaking focuses on nurturing local artists and arts … [Read more...] about Mid-America Arts Alliance
Windgate Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Windgate Charitable Foundation focuses its arts giving on contemporary craft and arts education. It also makes grants for health, education and human services in Arkansas. IP TAKE: Museums, schools and arts organizations involved in … [Read more...] about Windgate Foundation
The Kerr Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Kerr Foundation is a Tulsa-based funder that supports education, health, human services, and arts and culture. It prioritizes nonprofits in Oklahoma but also supports groups in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico and … [Read more...] about The Kerr Foundation
OGE Energy Corp. Foundation
OVERVIEW: The OGE Energy Corp. Foundation is a corporate funder that supports early childhood education programs in the state of Oklahoma. It also funds human services, arts and community causes in the communities that the energy company serves in … [Read more...] about OGE Energy Corp. Foundation
Women’s Foundation of Arkansas
OVERVIEW: The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas supports women and girls, education, and human services in Arkansas. IP TAKE: This is a well-established women’s philanthropy group in Arkansas that has many different funding interests as part of its … [Read more...] about Women’s Foundation of Arkansas
Tyson Foods Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Tyson Foods Foundation supports hunger relief, food supply, and human services in Arkansas and other places where the Tyson company does business. IP TAKE: This is an accessible corporate funder that has nationwide interests but also … [Read more...] about Tyson Foods Foundation
Union County Community Foundation
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 … [Read more...] about Union County Community Foundation
Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation supports education, research, litigation and disaster relief in Arkansas. IP TAKE: This funder has supported agriculture and rural communities in Arkansas for a decade. While it has a few different … [Read more...] about Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation
Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust
OVERVIEW: This funder primarily supports nonprofits in Arkansas but some funding supports the Dallas, Texas, area. Funding priorities include arts, culture, humanities, education, health, and human services. IP TAKE: This is one of quite a few … [Read more...] about Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust
Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation
OVERVIEW: This funder supports healthcare and education in Arkansas. To a lesser extent, it supports nonprofits in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri as well. It accepts unsolicited grant applications during two time periods each year. IP TAKE: This … [Read more...] about Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation
Arkansas Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: This funder supports a broad range of issues in a majority of the counties in Arkansas. Most of these grants come from donor-directed funds, but the foundation itself also awards grants to local education, arts, and well-being … [Read more...] about Arkansas Community Foundation
Charles A. Frueauff Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Little Rock, Arkansas-based Charles A. Frueauff Foundation supports education, human services, health, and hospitals. First-time grant seekers need to submit a survey form to start. IP TAKE: Arkansas is just one of quite a few places … [Read more...] about Charles A. Frueauff Foundation
The Ross Foundation
OVERVIEW: This funder accepts pre-proposals throughout the year from groups in Clark County, Arkansas, in the following areas: education, arts and cultural enrichment, community beautification and improvement, historical preservation, mental health … [Read more...] about The Ross Foundation
Blue & You Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Blue & You Foundation supports health causes in Arkansas with an emphasis on regional and statewide efforts for healthcare delivery, policy, and economics. IP TAKE: This Arkansas funder is one that IP has called “one of the most … [Read more...] about Blue & You Foundation
Marion and Miriam Rose Fund
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 … [Read more...] about Marion and Miriam Rose Fund
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
OVERVIEW: The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis is one of the largest funders in the region, awarding grants in western Tennessee, eastern Arkansas, and northern Mississippi. Funding priorities include education, youth development, public … [Read more...] about Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
