Arkansas · Nonprofit
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION INC
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION INC (Arkansas) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $388,000 to it, the largest being THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION ($150,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $172k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $388k
- Net assets
- $97k
What Northwest Arkansas African American Heritage Association Inc does
Mission
We're dedicated to addressing and correcting the inequalities Black communities face in Northwest Arkansas. We do this by preserving, documenting, and promoting the rich heritage and culture of Black communities in the region. We conduct research, document histories, and educate our community on the often overlooked and intentionally suppressed contributions and experiences of Black individuals in Northwest Arkansas.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
In 2023, NWA Black Heritage launched the Fayetteville Black Historic District project to preserve and celebrate the cultural heritage of Black communities in Northwest Arkansas. This initiative combats historical disenfranchisement, redlining, and eminent domain threats by protecting significant cultural sites, including churches and historic buildings. The project promotes economic growth through job creation and small business opportunities, while fostering community pride and identity. Future plans include developing an Afrofuturist Museum, affordable housing, and enhanced green spaces to ensure a vibrant and inclusive community for generations to come.
$194,999 spent99% of program spendingBlack Girl Excellence" is an impactful mentorship initiative sponsored by our organization at Fayetteville High School, led by teacher Ms. Breanna Taylor, benefiting approximately 40 students from grades 9-12. This innovative program holistically supports the students' academic achievements and personal growth, focusing on their mental, physical, and social well-being. NWABH enriches the program by introducing a secondary mentor, an accomplished MA graduate, Olympic pentathlete, and media personality, who brings inspiring encounters with successful Black professionals, thereby expanding the students' horizons and showing the vast array of success paths available to them. Through our involvement, including funding for unique and enriching activities, we directly contribute to shaping confident, well-rounded, and aspirational young Black women, poised to become influential leaders and trailblazers in their communities and beyond.
$365 spent0% of program spendingBlack Communities & Schools: Our organization spearheads a vital initiative to preserve and illuminate the African American heritage in Fayetteville, with a particular focus on historical educational disparities, as exemplified by Jefferson and Lincoln Schools. We delve into historical research, uncovering and bringing to light the systemic challenges and injustices faced by the African American community due to past city planning and educational policies. Our advocacy and educational outreach extend beyond mere awareness, as we actively engage in revising current city plans, including the 2008 Parks Master Plan, to honor and reflect the rich African American history. This crucial work not only corrects historical narratives but also empowers the Fayetteville community with a more inclusive and accurate understanding of its diverse heritage, fostering a sense of pride and belonging among African American residents and contributing to a more equitable society.
$970 spent0% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $196,334.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $99k to $133k (+34%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 0% · 2023 6% · 2024 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $3k → $175k.
1 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 32% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 39% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
32% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 57% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION INC draws 57% of its grant income from funders outside Arkansas, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $125k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION INC
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In Arkansas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
94% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION INC?
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION INC (Arkansas) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $388,000 to it, the largest being THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION ($150,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $388,000 in grants to NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION INC?
- THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $150,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Arkansas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2022–2024), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing