Funding · Arkansas · Arts and culture
Who funds arts and culture in Arkansas
Funding is concentrated: Crystal Bridges-Museum of American Art Inc alone draws 48% of every arts and culture grant dollar in Arkansas.
The short version
- 436 funders gave $443M to 290 arts and culture organizations in Arkansas across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 59% of that came from funders also based in Arkansas; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of arts and culture in Arkansas is Walton Family Foundation Inc, at $95M.
- The arts and culture organization drawing the most is Crystal Bridges-Museum of American Art Inc, at $211M.
Largest funders of arts and culture in Arkansas
The funders giving the most to arts and culture organizations in Arkansas, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Arts and culture organizations in Arkansas that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find arts and culture funders in Arkansas
- 1Start with the funders already active in Arkansas
The funders giving the most to arts and culture in Arkansas are Walton Family Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Arkansas Community Foundation Inc. A funder already writing arts and culture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
41% of arts and culture money in Arkansas comes from funders elsewhere, so national arts and culture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Arkansas.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a arts and culture nonprofit in Arkansas?
- Start with the funders already giving to arts and culture in Arkansas, currently Walton Family Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Arkansas Community Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Arkansas from out of state.
- Who is the largest arts and culture funder in Arkansas?
- Walton Family Foundation Inc gives the most to arts and culture organizations in Arkansas, $95M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to arts and culture in Arkansas?
- $443M reached 290 arts and culture organizations in Arkansas, from 436 funders. 59% came from funders also based in Arkansas.
- How recent is this 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.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.