How do I find funders for a food and agriculture nonprofit in Arkansas?

Start with the funders already giving to food and agriculture in Arkansas, currently Feeding America, Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas, Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation. Then look at who funds the food and agriculture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Arkansas from out of state.

How much grant money goes to food and agriculture in Arkansas?

$19M reached 35 food and agriculture organizations in Arkansas, from 134 funders. 36% 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 · Food and agriculture

Who funds food and agriculture in Arkansas

One funder dominates the giving, Feeding America, at 37% of the total.

$19M

granted

organizations

36%

from in-state

The short version

134 funders gave $19M to 35 food and agriculture organizations in Arkansas across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
36% of that came from funders also based in Arkansas; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of food and agriculture in Arkansas is Feeding America, at $7M.
The food and agriculture organization drawing the most is Arkansas Foodbank, at $7M.

Largest funders of food and agriculture in Arkansas

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

1Feeding America$7M 2Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas$3M 3Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation$906k 4Anderson Donor Advised Charitable Fund$758k 5Share Our Strength$523k 6Arkansas Community Foundation Inc$471k 7National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$399k 8Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$270k 9The Nature Conservancy$260k 10Winrock International Institute For$258k

Food and agriculture organizations in Arkansas that draw the most

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

Arkansas Foodbank$7M Sebastian Retired Citizens$3M Harvest Texarkana Regional Food Bank Inc$3M

25 other food and agriculture organizations$1M

The KKAC Organization$1M Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation$951k

How to find food and agriculture funders in Arkansas

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Start with the funders already active in Arkansas
The funders giving the most to food and agriculture in Arkansas are Feeding America, Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas, Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation. A funder already writing food and agriculture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the food and agriculture 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
64% of food and agriculture money in Arkansas comes from funders elsewhere, so national food and agriculture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Arkansas.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a food and agriculture nonprofit in Arkansas?: Start with the funders already giving to food and agriculture in Arkansas, currently Feeding America, Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas, Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation. Then look at who funds the food and agriculture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Arkansas from out of state.
Who is the largest food and agriculture funder in Arkansas?: Feeding America gives the most to food and agriculture organizations in Arkansas, $7M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to food and agriculture in Arkansas?: $19M reached 35 food and agriculture organizations in Arkansas, from 134 funders. 36% 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

The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

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.