Arkansas · Private foundation
William C and Theodosia Murphy Nolan Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $330k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 11
- Grants FY2026
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 18%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $60,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 11
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 2
- Total assets, FY2026
- $4.3M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 18% of the organizations William C and Theodosia Murphy Nolan Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 53% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 47% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $260k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 11 | $330k | 9% |
| FY2025 | 11 | $491k | 18% |
| FY2024 | 11 | $433k | 45% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $269k | 60% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $186k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $211k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $216k | 20% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $208k | 40% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2026.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Plantation Foundation | $1,406,053 | 8 | 98% |
| South Arkansas Arts Center | $146,000 | 10 | 2% |
| Share Foundation | $110,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Boys and Girls Club of El Dorado Inc | $85,000 | 3 | 1% |
| United Way of Union County Inc | $85,000 | 8 | 0% |
| The Louisiana Museum Foundation | $70,000 | 4 | 1% |
| South Arkansas Symphony | $40,000 | 2 | 13% |
| Arkansas Children's Foundation | $27,500 | 2 | 0% |
| South Arkansas College Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lupus Foundation of America Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Plantation Foundation | $1,406,053 | 8 | 98% |
| South Arkansas Arts Center | $146,000 | 10 | 2% |
| Share Foundation | $110,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Boys and Girls Club of El Dorado Inc | $85,000 | 3 | 1% |
| United Way of Union County Inc | $85,000 | 8 | 0% |
| The Louisiana Museum Foundation | $70,000 | 4 | 1% |
| South Arkansas Symphony | $40,000 | 2 | 13% |
| Arkansas Children's Foundation | $27,500 | 2 | 0% |
| South Arkansas College Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lupus Foundation of America Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Arkansas Children's Hospital Auxiliary | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Hope Landing Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Turning Point of South Arkansas Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Camp Aldersgate Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($732k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
William C and Theodosia Murphy Nolan Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 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.
Open a dossier: Alderson Family Foundation · The Murphy Foundation · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Cadence Bank Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare William C and Theodosia Murphy Nolan Foundation with peer funders
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About William C and Theodosia Murphy Nolan Foundation
- How much does William C and Theodosia Murphy Nolan Foundation give?
- William C and Theodosia Murphy Nolan Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $330,000 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 11 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does William C and Theodosia Murphy Nolan Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (62%), Religion (11%), Community Improvement (9%).
- Who are William C and Theodosia Murphy Nolan Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Cherokee Plantation Foundation ($1.4M), South Arkansas Arts Center ($146k), Share Foundation ($110k).
- Does William C and Theodosia Murphy Nolan Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does William C and Theodosia Murphy Nolan Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as William C and Theodosia Murphy Nolan Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Alderson Family Foundation, The Murphy Foundation, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc.
- Where is William C and Theodosia Murphy Nolan Foundation based?
- William C and Theodosia Murphy Nolan Foundation is based in AR.
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