Arkansas · Public charity
Heartland Forward Inc
A think and do tank dedicated to being a resource for states and communities - helping to advance the economic opportunity in the heartland.
- $772k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 15
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $710k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $300,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 7
- Total assets, FY2024
- $6.4M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 40% of the organizations Heartland Forward Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 50% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $175k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 15 | $710k | 87% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $351k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $236k | 75% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $77k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Action Inc | $425,000 | 2 | 100% |
| Benton Institute for Broadband & Society | $331,800 | 4 | 11% |
| Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development | $82,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Communities Unlimited Inc | $74,955 | 2 | 0% |
| American Library Association | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Arkansas - Division of Agriculture | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lulac Institute Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Domes by Joshua LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Verified News Network | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Abily LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Action Inc | $425,000 | 2 | 100% |
| Benton Institute for Broadband & Society | $331,800 | 4 | 11% |
| Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development | $82,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Communities Unlimited Inc | $74,955 | 2 | 0% |
| American Library Association | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Arkansas - Division of Agriculture | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lulac Institute Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Domes by Joshua LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Verified News Network | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Abily LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| SecondKeys Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| NovAI LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gnargo Bike LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Film Delta LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Staley House LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Whats Next Teacher LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Heiss Mug LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 1 Girl Revolution LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nehisi Ventures LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Heartland Forward Inc
- How much does Heartland Forward Inc give?
- Heartland Forward Inc reported 15 itemized grants totaling $710,000, out of $771,725 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does Heartland Forward Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Community Improvement (36%), Science & Tech (22%), Philanthropy (19%).
- Who are Heartland Forward Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Heartland Action Inc ($425k), Benton Institute for Broadband & Society ($332k), Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development ($82k).
- Does Heartland Forward Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Heartland Forward Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Heartland Forward Inc based?
- Heartland Forward Inc is based in AR.
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