Arkansas Community Foundation is a nonprofit organization that promotes smart giving to improve communities. The Community Foundation offers tools to help Arkansans protect, grow and direct their charitable dollars as they learn more about community needs. By making grants and sharing knowledge, the Community Foundation supports charitable programs that work for Arkansas and partners with others to create new initiatives that address the gaps.
Each year, the Community Foundation makes focused, donor-driven grants that vary in amount, geography and cause. Though most Community Foundation grants are designated by donors, grants to nonprofits that go through a review process include statewide and local Giving Tree grants and special grant programs administered by the Foundation. More information on each program can be found on the program page.
Since 1976, the foundation has provided more than $120 million in grants and partnered with thousands of Arkansans to help them improve neighborhoods, towns and the entire state. Recent grants can be seen at https://www.arcf.org/category/news-releases/
The following types of requests generally are not considered:
Any 501c3 public charity, hospital or government agency in the counties where grants are being made is eligible to apply.
Deadlines vary by program area. Contact your affiliate office, found here: https://www.arcf.org/affiliates/ for more information on grant programs.
The foundation annually grants over $4,400,000 for all program areas. Multiple awards are expected. To learn about funding ranges by area, contact your local affiliate office.