Arkansas · Public charity
The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas
The mission of The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas is to establish and manage charitable funds to strengthen and expand Methodist ministries across Arkansas.
- $1.5M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 50
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 34
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 62%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $1.3M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $417,569
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 34
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $226M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 62% of the organizations The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas funded were first-time grantees, receiving 34% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $467k 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 | 50 | $1.3M | 62% |
| FY2023 | 34 | $1.4M | 62% |
| FY2022 | 32 | $1.5M | 63% |
| FY2021 | 26 | $1.4M | 58% |
| FY2020 | 15 | $1.5M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church | $2,753,100 | 5 | n/a |
| Philander Smith College | $487,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Methodist Family Health Foundation | $441,978 | 5 | 6% |
| Hendrix College | $357,300 | 4 | 0% |
| University of Arkansas Foundation Inc | $229,255 | 4 | 0% |
| Lydia Patterson Institute | $216,063 | 2 | 6% |
| Camp Aldersgate Inc | $166,350 | 4 | 3% |
| Ozark Mission Project Inc | $147,554 | 5 | 21% |
| Mount Eagle Foundation | $95,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Camp Tanako | $84,600 | 5 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church | $2,753,100 | 5 | n/a |
| Philander Smith College | $487,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Methodist Family Health Foundation | $441,978 | 5 | 6% |
| Hendrix College | $357,300 | 4 | 0% |
| University of Arkansas Foundation Inc | $229,255 | 4 | 0% |
| Lydia Patterson Institute | $216,063 | 2 | 6% |
| Camp Aldersgate Inc | $166,350 | 4 | 3% |
| Ozark Mission Project Inc | $147,554 | 5 | 21% |
| Mount Eagle Foundation | $95,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Camp Tanako | $84,600 | 5 | n/a |
| Micah 6 8 Initiative | $80,000 | 3 | 38% |
| Well Fed Community Development Corp | $63,800 | 3 | 14% |
| The Manna Center | $60,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Life Skills for Youth | $60,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Imagination Library | $55,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ar Kids Read | $53,400 | 3 | 7% |
| Children's Protection Center | $52,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Goshen UMC | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| First United Methodist Church Inc | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Centers for Youth and Families Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Arkansas Foodbank | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Immerse Arkansas | $50,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Parents Left Behind Inc | $41,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Food Bank of North Central Arkansas | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mission U | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity of Central Arkansas Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| United Methodist Higher Education Foundation | $37,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Canvas UMC | $33,350 | 2 | n/a |
| Samaritan House Community Center | $32,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families | $31,200 | 2 | 1% |
| The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tanzania Wesley Education Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Kairos Prison Ministry International Inc | $29,171 | 2 | n/a |
| Highland Valley United Methodist Church | $25,379 | 2 | n/a |
| Arkansas Imagination Library | $25,200 | 1 | 9% |
| Donaldson Foundaiton | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pulaski County Imagination Library | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oscar Washington Jr Educational Fund Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 22% |
| Lil Rock Wash and Roll | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Methodist Nursing Home of Fort Smith In | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Conway County Community Servce Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fort Smith Community Rescue Mission | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Rescue Mission Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Shepherds Hope Health Centers Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 18% |
| For The Love | $24,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church | $22,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter in Dba Everhope Arkansas Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Umcor | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Alzheimer's Arkansas Programs & Services | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Green Forest UMC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Caleb s Call | $19,850 | 1 | n/a |
| First United Methodist Church of Paragouldp O Box 667 Paragould Ar 724 | $19,060 | 2 | n/a |
| Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund | $18,450 | 2 | 1% |
| Trinity UMC | $18,338 | 1 | n/a |
| Pt Arkansas | $17,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Trinity UMC | $16,600 | 1 | n/a |
| The Teen Action & Support Center | $16,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Advanced Pastoral Leadership | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Churches Joint Council on Human Need | $15,751 | 2 | n/a |
| Sunshine School & Development Center | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bay Area EMS Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 20% |
| Southern Arkansas University Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Arkadelphia Wesley Foundation of United Methodist Church | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Faith United Methodist Church | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Arkansas PAUMCS | $13,662 | 1 | n/a |
| Lonoke FUMC | $13,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dover UMC | $11,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Grace United Methodist Church | $10,400 | 1 | n/a |
| West Memphis First United Methodist Church | $10,070 | 1 | n/a |
| Arkansas State University System Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Zacchaeus Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| General Board of Pension and Health Benefits of the United Methodist C | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Arkansas Tech University Wesley Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Circles NWA | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Project Neuro | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Academy for Spiritual Formation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oak Forest UMC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Arkansas Tech University Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Little Rock School District | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Breaking Bonds Ministries | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Arkansas | $9,950 | 1 | 2% |
| Mount Eagle Christian Center | $9,693 | 1 | n/a |
| First Methodist Church | $9,135 | 1 | n/a |
| River Valley Food Bank614 South Denver Avenue Russellville Ar 72801 | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council Inc | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Quapaw Quarter UMC | $8,610 | 1 | n/a |
| Farmington United Methodist Church | $8,602 | 1 | n/a |
| First United Methodist Church | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| First United Methodist Church of Be Lla Vista | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| FUMC DeQueen | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Asociacion de Mujeres de Arkansas | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alpena UMC | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Second Street Pantry Missions Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Soar After School Program | $5,971 | 1 | n/a |
| Conway First United Methodist Church | $5,940 | 1 | n/a |
| Our House Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bay UMC | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| White Memorial UMC | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Clinton UMC Food Ministry | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| L C & Daisy Bates Museum Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Storybook Project of Arkansas Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 23% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($184k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 45 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
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About The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas
- How much does The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas give?
- The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas reported 50 itemized grants totaling $1,321,078, out of $1,546,384 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 34 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (59%), Education (14%), Health (10%).
- Who are The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church ($2.8M), Philander Smith College ($488k), Methodist Family Health Foundation ($442k).
- Does The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 62% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Arkansas Community Foundation Inc, Arvest Foundation, Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas based?
- The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas is based in AR.
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