Funding by state · AR
Grantmaking in Arkansas
656 grantmakers are based in Arkansas. Together they granted $3.5B across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 30th most of any state, and kept 37% of it in Arkansas. Roughly half stays, half leaves.
The short version
- 656 grantmakers are based in Arkansas, granting $3.5B across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 30th most of any state.
- 37% of grants made by Arkansas funders stayed in Arkansas; the rest went to organizations in other states.
- Arkansas is a net exporter of grant money, sending $1.3B more out of state than its organizations draw in from outside funders.
- Arkansas funds community development more heavily than the country, at 2.05× the national rate.
Largest funders based in Arkansas
Grantmakers headquartered in Arkansas, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.
Organizations in Arkansas that draw the most
The nonprofits in Arkansas that received the most grant money.
Biggest funders reaching into Arkansas from elsewhere
Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in Arkansas.
What Arkansas funds, against the country
Each cause by how much of Arkansas's grant money it draws relative to the national rate. To the right of the line is overweight, to the left underweight. Arkansas is most overweight on community development, at 2.05× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share of the state.
Where the money goes by org size
Grant dollars to organizations in Arkansas, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Arkansas sends a larger share to $1M to $10M organizations than the country as a whole, and less to $100M and up.
Find funders by cause in Arkansas
Who funds each cause in Arkansas, with the largest funders and how to reach them.
Questions and answers
- What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?
- It is the share of grants made by funders based in Arkansas that reached organizations also located in Arkansas, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
- Is Arkansas a major grantmaking state?
- Arkansas ranks 30th of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.
- How can a nonprofit find funders in Arkansas?
- Start with the largest grantmakers based in Arkansas, currently Walton Family Foundation Inc and Wal-Mart Foundation. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Art Bridges Inc. Arkansas funds community development above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
- How recent is this Arkansas grant data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.
More from the funding graph
Read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. A funder is placed by the state on its most recent filing. In-state share counts grant dollars whose recipient is also in Arkansas, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.