Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation
The Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation is a private foundation based in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Its 2025 filing reports $209,800 in grants to 10 organizations, all in Arkansas, for education and charitable activities.
Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation gave $210K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Arkansas. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $209,800
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,980
- -37.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,500
- Total assets
- $4,716,392
- +1.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (2 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Arkansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 688, North Little Rock, AR 72115
Phone: (501) 758-6565
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Harding University ($60K). Together the top 10 received $210K.
Grant Size Distribution
45 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 34 grants of 45 (76%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Arkansas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 10 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $15K; repeat grants $22K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $13K repeat.
- 60% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 78% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $116K (2019) to $210K (2023). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $210K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Harding University Searcy, AR | Education | $60,000 |
| Central Arkansas Christian Schools North Little Rock, AR | Education | $56,800 |
| The One Inc (The Van) Little Rock, AR | Charitable Activities | $25,500 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Saline County Benton, AR | Education | $20,000 |
| Arkansas Prison Ministry Brotherhood Sherwood, AR | Charitable Activities | $15,000 |
| Children's Protection Center Little Rock, AR | Charitable Activities | $10,000 |
| Economics Arkansas Foundation Little Rock, AR | Education | $7,500 |
| Ozark Mission Project Little Rock, AR | Charitable Activities | $5,000 |
| River City Ministry of Pulaski County North Little Rock, AR | Charitable Activities | $5,000 |
| Friendly Chapel Church of the Nazarene North Little Rock, AR | Charitable Activities | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,716,392 | $296,034 | $246,332 | $209,800 | 10 | $210,075 | $250,476 | $268,221 |
| 2024 | $4,666,690 | $227,767 | $232,968 | $200,000 | 6 | $200,217 | $185,213 | $256,650 |
| 2023 | $4,671,891 | $667,887 | $241,280 | $210,000 | 10 | $210,212 | $121,598 | $211,921 |
| 2022 | $4,245,284 | $691,695 | $225,806 | $196,500 | 10 | $196,712 | $165,221 | $192,248 |
| 2021 | $3,779,395 | $952,385 | $197,109 | $171,500 | 9 | $171,700 | $188,482 | $177,811 |
| 2020 | $3,024,119 | $832,379 | $162,322 | $143,184 | 7 | — | $50,635 | $139,698 |
| 2019 | $2,354,062 | $508,377 | $134,308 | $116,400 | 5 | — | $91,369 | $117,105 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $268K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s filings do not state a mission. Its 2025 grants supported organizations whose work includes education and charitable activities. Harding University describes its mission as transforming learners for global impact through education and faith; Central Arkansas Christian Schools says it provides academic, spiritual, social, and physical education in a Christian environment. Other grantees describe work including child-abuse prevention and treatment, economic and financial education for students, services for low-income and homeless people, and repair projects for elderly and needy people.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave 10 grants totaling $209,800. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $60,000, with a median of $12,500.
The largest grants were $60,000 to Harding University, $56,800 to Central Arkansas Christian Schools, $25,500 to The One Inc (The Van), and $20,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Saline County. Other grants included $15,000 to Arkansas Prison Ministry Brotherhood and $10,000 to Children’s Protection Center.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sharon Arnold, Jonathan T Rogers, Rachel Rogers, Carole Smith, and WW Arnold Jr as directors. Jonathan T Rogers is listed as secretary/director, and WW Arnold Jr as president/director.
Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation is led by Ww Arnold Jr., President & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ww Arnold Jr.
President & Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Carole Smith
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jonathan T. Rogers
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Rachel Rogers
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Sharon Arnold
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation
How much does Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation give each year?
Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation gave $210K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $200K across 6 grants.
What is Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $12,500, and its average grant was $20,980, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation that year got $15K on average.
Where does Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation give grants?
Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation gives mostly in Arkansas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Little Rock, AR (4 grants) and North Little Rock, AR (3 grants).
Does Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Activities" (6 grants) and "Education" (4 grants).
Who are Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Harding University ($60,000), Central Arkansas Christian Schools ($56,800) and The One Inc (The Van) ($25,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation?
Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation reported $4.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $210K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $268K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation fund?
The foundation’s filings do not state a mission. Its 2025 grants supported organizations whose work includes education and charitable activities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation's EIN?
Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0902956. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Arnold Rogers & Smith Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
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