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Rebsamen Fund at a glance

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Rebsamen Fund

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$282k
Granted FY2025still arriving
40
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0184% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$555kArts & Culture$278kHealth$184kHuman Services$143kCivil Rights$48kAnimals$47kPublic Benefit$25kRecreation & Sports$21kOther$0
02FY2025 · 40 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k27 grants · $110k
  • $10k–50k13 grants · $172k
$5,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$2.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$20,000
ARKANSAS REPERATORY THEATRE$20,000
Individual grant recipient$20,000
ARKANSAS SINGLE PARENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND$15,000
ARKANSAS HOSPICE INC$13,000
AR KIDS READ$12,000
THEA FOUNDATION$12,000
APPLE SEEDS$10,000
UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS$10,000
PHILANDER SMITH COLLEGE$10,000
LITERACY ACTION OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS$10,000
ACLU OF ARKANSAS$10,000
CENTRAL ARKANSAS LIBRARY SYSTEM FOUNDATION$10,000
YOUTH ADVOCACY RESOURSE NETWORK$8,000
Individual grant recipient$6,667
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $132k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%THEA FOUNDATION: $18k → 17%THEA FOUNDATION: $15k → 17%THEA FOUNDATION: $12k → 17%THEA FOUNDATION: $10k → 17%THEA FOUNDATION: $10k → 17%THEA FOUNDATION: $10k → 17%THEA FOUNDATION: $10k → 17%THEA FOUNDATION: $5k → 17%THEA FOUNDATION: $5k → 17%CARELINK: $5k → 17%ARKANSAS UNITED: $5k → 17%ARKANSAS HOSPICE INC: $13k → 17%ARKANSAS HOSPICE INC: $10k → 17%ARKANSAS HOSPICE INC: $5k → 17%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
CA
MO
AR
TN
DC
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 53 repeat orgs$222k to everyone else

53 repeat relationships: 34 still active in FY2025, 19 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

53
47

Total granted

$1.5M
$190k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+13%
+35%

Still filing today

42%
49%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $31k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationArts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentAnimalsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • AK
    AR KIDS READ
    7× · 2018–2025 · $69k · revenue +18%
  • PS
    Philander Smith College
    9× · 2017–2025 · $63k · revenue +13%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS
    6× · 2020–2025 · $60k · revenue +60%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
  • NP
    NO POLITICO NO RELIGION CO BE STRONG RE ENTRY
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Arkansans for Education Reform Foundation
Education
2
Arkansas Education Association

Advocate for educational professionals and unite our members and the state to fulfill the promise of public education to prepare every student to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world.

Education
3
Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care Inc

To promote excellence in health care through evaluation and education

Health
4
Arkansas Repertory Theatre

To produce a diverse body of theatrical work of the highest artistic standards. with a focus on dramatic storytelling that illuminates the human journey, the theatre entertains, engages and challenges local and regional audiences of all…

Arts & Culture
5
Arkansas Nonprofit News Network

Producing journalism that matters to Arkansans.

Arts & Culture
6
Arkansas Construction Education Foundation

Provide educational programs for construction industries.

Education
7
Foundation of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame

To honor the legacy of Arkansas sports history

Arts & Culture
8
Arkansas Bankers Association Foundation
Philanthropy
9
Arkansas Hospice Foundation Inc

Arkansas hospice foundation is a non-profit, charitable 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to raise public awareness and financial support for arkansas hospice and related organization's programs and services, and to help donors meet…

Health
10
Arkansas Humanities Council

The purpose of the arkansas humanities council is to promote understanding, appreciation, and use of the humanities in arkansas. to achieve its purpose, the council awards grants through a competitive application process to nonprofit…

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11
Arkansas Pharmacy Foundation

Promote profession of pharmacy in the state of arkansas.

Health
12
Opportunity Arkansas Foundation

Renewing the land of opportunity by simplifying government and solving generational problems for the next generation.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Arkansas Ffa Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Gospel Music Trust Fund. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

49 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 49 of the 107 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
15
Early backer (in before they grew)
47/49
Grantees still filing
32/49
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $198,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientARKANSAS REPERATORY THEATRE: $150,000 · OtherARKANSAS REPERATORY THEATREPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $120,000 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOODSINGLE PARENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $86,000 · OtherSINGLE PARENT SCHOLARSHIP FUNDACCESS SCHOOLS: $47,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $40,000 · Other+72 more: $552,298 · Other+72 morePhilander Smith College: $63,000 · EducationPhilander Smith…UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS: $60,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF T…LITERACY ACTION OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS INC: $45,000 · EducationLITERACY ACTION…Central Arkansas Library System Foundation: $40,300 · EducationCentral Arkansa…Teach for America Inc: $15,000 · EducationTeach for Ameri…ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD FOUNDATION INC: $12,500 · Education+3 more: $11,000 · EducationTHEA FOUNDATION: $94,500 · Human ServicesARKANSAS HOSPICE INC: $28,000 · Human ServicesArkansas United: $5,000 · Human ServicesCENTRAL ARKANSAS AREA AGENCY ON AGING INC: $4,600 · Human ServicesAR KIDS READ: $69,000 · Youth DevelopmentAPPLE SEEDS INC: $15,000 · Youth Development+1 more: $2,500 · Youth DevelopmentMUSEUM OF DISCOVERY: $22,600 · Arts & CultureARKANSAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Arts & CultureBrandon House Cultural and Performing Arts Center: $7,500 · Arts & CultureSCULPTURE AT THE RIVER MARKET INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureGOSPEL MUSIC ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureARKANSAS CINEMA SOCIETY INC: $4,500 · Arts & CultureMETHODIST FAMILY HEALTH FOUNDATION: $8,050 · HealthALZHEIMER'S ARKANSAS PROGRAMS & SERVICES: $6,000 · HealthTHE CHANDLER PROJECT INC: $5,000 · HealthMETHODIST FAMILY HEALTH INC: $3,360 · HealthWOLFE STREET FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 · HealthMEDICAL CAMPS OF ARKANSAS INC: $11,800 · Recreation & SportsCAMP ALDERSGATE INC: $8,400 · Recreation & Sports
Other$1,194,298Education$246,800Human Services$132,100Youth Development$86,500Arts & Culture$54,600Health$23,910Recreation & Sports$20,200

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHEA FOUNDATION: $94,500 over 9y, 1.8% of budgetAR KIDS READ: $69,000 over 7y, 3.5% of budgetPhilander Smith College: $63,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLITERACY ACTION OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS INC: $45,000 over 5y, 5.6% of budgetCentral Arkansas Library System Foundation: $40,300 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetARKANSAS SINGLE PARENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $30,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetARKANSAS HOSPICE INC: $28,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEUM OF DISCOVERY: $22,600 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetAPPLE SEEDS INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $15,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD FOUNDATION INC: $12,500 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetCITY YEAR INC: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEDICAL CAMPS OF ARKANSAS INC: $11,800 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetOPERA IN THE ROCK INC: $10,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetWOMENS FOUNDATION OF ARKANSAS: $10,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetARKANSAS PAWS IN PRISON FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetARKANSAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP ALDERSGATE INC: $8,400 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMETHODIST FAMILY HEALTH FOUNDATION: $8,050 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHENDRIX COLLEGE: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBrandon House Cultural and Performing Arts Center: $7,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF PULASKI COUNTY: $7,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren International: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S ARKANSAS PROGRAMS & SERVICES: $6,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetARKANSAS ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGET LOUD ARKANSAS: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTHE CHANDLER PROJECT INC: $5,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetARKANSAS VALUES INSTITUTE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetArkansas United: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSCULPTURE AT THE RIVER MARKET INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetPAWLICIOUS POOCHIE PET RESCUE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetCENTRAL ARKANSAS RESCUE EFFORT FOR ANIMALS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetGOSPEL MUSIC ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetGOSPEL MUSIC TRUST FUND: $5,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetCENTRAL ARKANSAS AREA AGENCY ON AGING INC: $4,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARKANSAS CINEMA SOCIETY INC: $4,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetChristian Herald Association Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetVILLAGE PLACE: $2,500 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetINTO THE LIGHT INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWOLFE STREET FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetARKANSAS IMAGINATION LIBRARY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJUNIOR DEPUTY BABE RUTH BASEBALL BOOSTER CLUB INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS - DIAMONDS OF ARKANSAS OKLAHOMA & TEXAS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetACC CAPITAL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds THEA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds AR KIDS READ ↗
  • Who funds Philander Smith College ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS ↗
  • Who funds LITERACY ACTION OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS INC ↗
  • Who funds Central Arkansas Library System Foundation ↗
  • Who funds ARKANSAS SINGLE PARENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND ↗
  • Who funds ARKANSAS HOSPICE INC ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY ↗
  • Who funds APPLE SEEDS INC ↗
  • Who funds Teach for America Inc ↗
  • Who funds ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CITY YEAR INC ↗
  • Who funds MEDICAL CAMPS OF ARKANSAS INC ↗
  • Who funds OPERA IN THE ROCK INC ↗
  • Who funds WOMENS FOUNDATION OF ARKANSAS ↗

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.

Arkansas Community Fo…Roy and Christine Stu…Windgate Charitable F…Arvest FoundationHeart of Arkansas Uni…The Hussman FoundationC Louis and Mary C Ca…Riggs Benevolent FundThe Methodist Foundat…Union Pacific Foundat…Brown FoundationArkansas Humanities C…
Arkansas Community Foundation IncAR54.2× affinity27 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arkansas Community Foundation Inc · Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable And · Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc · Arvest Foundation · Heart of Arkansas United Way · The Hussman Foundation · C Louis and Mary C Cabe Foundation · Riggs Benevolent Fund · The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas · Union Pacific Foundation · Brown Foundation · Arkansas Humanities Council

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Rebsamen Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Rebsamen Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • City Year Inc: 11% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
15report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 107 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home