How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Arkansas?

Start with the funders already giving to education in Arkansas, currently Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation Inc, Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc, Arkansas Community Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Arkansas from out of state.

Who is the largest education funder in Arkansas?

Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation Inc gives the most to education organizations in Arkansas, $170M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to education in Arkansas?

$522M reached 242 education organizations in Arkansas, from 510 funders. 81% 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.

Funding · Arkansas · Education

Who funds education in Arkansas

Funding is concentrated: University of Arkansas Foundation Inc alone draws 42% of every education grant dollar in Arkansas. It is overwhelmingly local money: 81% comes from funders based in Arkansas.

$522M

granted

242

organizations

81%

from in-state

The short version

510 funders gave $522M to 242 education organizations in Arkansas across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
81% of that came from funders also based in Arkansas; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of education in Arkansas is Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation Inc, at $170M.
The education organization drawing the most is University of Arkansas Foundation Inc, at $219M.

Largest funders of education in Arkansas

The funders giving the most to education organizations in Arkansas, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation Inc$170M 2Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc$87M 3Arkansas Community Foundation Inc$45M 4Harriet and Warren Stephens Family$26M 5Walton Family Foundation Inc$22M 6Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$21M 7Episcopal Collegiate School Foundation$14M 8Our House Inc$8M 9Je and le Mabee Foundation Inc$8M 10Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$7M

Education organizations in Arkansas that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

University of Arkansas Foundation Inc$219M

232 other education organizations$121M

John Brown University$27M Thaden School$27M University of Ar Ft Smith Foundationinc$21M Hendrix College$18M

How to find education funders in Arkansas

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Start with the funders already active in Arkansas
The funders giving the most to education in Arkansas are Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation Inc, Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc, Arkansas Community Foundation Inc. A funder already writing education checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the education 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
19% of education money in Arkansas comes from funders elsewhere, so national education funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Arkansas.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Arkansas?: Start with the funders already giving to education in Arkansas, currently Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation Inc, Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc, Arkansas Community Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Arkansas from out of state.
Who is the largest education funder in Arkansas?: Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation Inc gives the most to education organizations in Arkansas, $170M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to education in Arkansas?: $522M reached 242 education organizations in Arkansas, from 510 funders. 81% 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.

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Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.