How do I find funders for a youth development nonprofit in Arkansas?

Start with the funders already giving to youth development in Arkansas, currently Alice L Walton Foundation, Walton Family Foundation Inc, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Group Return). Then look at who funds the youth development 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 youth development in Arkansas?

$147M reached 180 youth development organizations in Arkansas, from 395 funders. 71% 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 · Youth development

Who funds youth development in Arkansas

$147M reached 180 youth development organizations in Arkansas, from 395 funders, with no single one dominating.

$147M

granted

180

organizations

71%

from in-state

The short version

395 funders gave $147M to 180 youth development organizations in Arkansas across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
71% of that came from funders also based in Arkansas; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of youth development in Arkansas is Alice L Walton Foundation, at $44M.
The youth development organization drawing the most is Camp War Eagle Inc, at $57M.

Largest funders of youth development in Arkansas

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

1Alice L Walton Foundation$44M 2Walton Family Foundation Inc$18M 3Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Group Return)$10M 4PARK Foundation Inc$9M 5Boys & Girls Clubs of America$6M 6Stanley E Fulton Family Foundation$4M 7United Way of Fort Smith Area Inc$4M 8United Way of Union County Inc$3M 9Arkansas Community Foundation Inc$3M 10Wal-Mart Foundation$3M

Youth development organizations in Arkansas that draw the most

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

Camp War Eagle Inc$57M

170 other youth development organizations$46M

Immerse Arkansas$10M Positive Atmosphere Reaches Kids Inc$9M

How to find youth development funders in Arkansas

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Start with the funders already active in Arkansas
The funders giving the most to youth development in Arkansas are Alice L Walton Foundation, Walton Family Foundation Inc, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Group Return). A funder already writing youth development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the youth development 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
29% of youth development money in Arkansas comes from funders elsewhere, so national youth development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Arkansas.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a youth development nonprofit in Arkansas?: Start with the funders already giving to youth development in Arkansas, currently Alice L Walton Foundation, Walton Family Foundation Inc, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Group Return). Then look at who funds the youth development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Arkansas from out of state.
Who is the largest youth development funder in Arkansas?: Alice L Walton Foundation gives the most to youth development organizations in Arkansas, $44M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to youth development in Arkansas?: $147M reached 180 youth development organizations in Arkansas, from 395 funders. 71% 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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The unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

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

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.