Parker Gill Foundation
Parker Gill Foundation is a private foundation based in Little Rock, Arkansas. Created in 2019 after Parker Gill died of an opioid-related overdose at age 20, it supports prevention and recovery efforts aimed at saving lives from overdose, with an emphasis on Arkansas.
Parker Gill Foundation at a glance
In short: Parker Gill Foundation gave $28K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Arkansas. 46% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $28,319
- +10.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +18.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,178
- -6.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $800
- Total assets
- $2,943
- -83.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 46% first-time grantees (6 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Arkansas (96% 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 Parker Gill Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 4319 Garrison Road, Little Rock, AR 72223
Phone: (501) 231-6564
Website: https://www.parkergillfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Parker Gill Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Natural State Recovery Center ($10K). Together the top 10 received $28K.
Grant Size Distribution
59 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 59 grants of 59 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s website describes its goal of ending opioid-related overdose deaths in Arkansas. In 2025, 96% of grant dollars went to recipients in Arkansas, 4% to Florida, and less than 1% to Mississippi.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Parker Gill Foundation open to new grantees?
46%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 13 grantees (46%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $555; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $315 first-time, $3K repeat.
- 54% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+20%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $28K (2025). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $28K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Natural State Recovery Center North Little Rock, AR | Gap Treatment, Housing, Food | $9,615 |
| Wolfe Street Center Little Rock, AR | Recovery Housing | $7,925 |
| Magnolia Recovery Community Little Rock, AR | Recovery Housing | $3,700 |
| Next Step Recovery Housing Jacksonville, AR | Recovery Organization Support | $2,500 |
| Oasis Renewal Center Little Rock, AR | Treatment Grant | $1,500 |
| Archway Institute Punta Gorda, FL | Recovery organizational support | $1,000 |
| Recovery Centers of Arkansas Little Rock, AR | Recovery Housing Grant | $800 |
| Sunlight Sober Living Little Rock, AR | Recovery Housing | $354 |
| New Hope House Sherwood, AR | Recovery Housing | $300 |
| Freedom Seekers Rogers, AR | Recovery Housing | $275 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,943 | $26,439 | $41,108 | $28,319 | 13 | $41,108 | $310 |
| 2024 | $17,612 | $54,285 | $41,231 | $25,641 | 11 | $41,231 | $464 |
| 2023 | $4,558 | $31,465 | $35,989 | $19,521 | 12 | $35,989 | $294 |
| 2022 | $9,082 | $45,665 | $46,423 | $23,643 | 14 | $46,423 | $284 |
| 2021 | $9,840 | $43,642 | $37,777 | $25,094 | 9 | $37,777 | $373 |
| 2020 | $3,975 | $14,649 | $10,674 | $6,091 | 11 | — | $96 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Parker Gill Foundation reported a distributable amount of $310 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 stated goal is to help end overdose deaths in Arkansas through prevention and recovery. Its website describes prevention work that may include education in churches, community and health care settings, and youth and collegiate prevention coalitions. Recovery efforts include support for recovery housing and treatment scholarships for individuals seeking recovery who lack the financial means to access treatment.
Its 2025 grants included recovery housing, treatment, and recovery organization support. Among its grantees, Next Step Recovery Housing describes its mission as providing assistance for individuals coming out of drug and alcohol addiction. Recovery Centers of Arkansas describes its mission as providing residential and outpatient alcohol and drug rehabilitation services.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 13 grants totaling $28,319. Grant amounts ranged from $100 to $9,615, with a median grant of $800. Notable awards included $9,615 to Natural State Recovery Center for gap treatment, housing, and food; $7,925 to Wolfe Street Center for recovery housing; $3,700 to Magnolia Recovery Community for recovery housing; and $2,500 to Next Step Recovery Housing for recovery organization support. Other listed awards included $1,500 to Oasis Renewal Center for a treatment grant and $1,000 to Archway Institute for recovery organizational support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Paula Cunningham as Executive Director; Suzanne Waters, Pam Cummins, Lynda Ovaert PHD, and Casey Copeland as board members; and Lacy Jahner as Project Manager. The foundation’s website identifies Paula Cunningham, RN, as Executive Director.
Parker Gill Foundation is led by Paula Cunningham, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Paula Cunningham
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lacy Jahner
Project Manager
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$2K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Casey Copeland
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynda Ovaert PhD
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pam Cummins
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Waters
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.
Frequently asked questions about Parker Gill Foundation
How much does Parker Gill Foundation give each year?
Parker Gill Foundation gave $28K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $26K across 11 grants.
What is Parker Gill Foundation's typical grant size?
Parker Gill Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $800, and its average grant was $2,178, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Parker Gill Foundation that year got $555 on average.
Where does Parker Gill Foundation give grants?
Parker Gill Foundation gives mostly in Arkansas: 96% 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 (6 grants).
Does Parker Gill Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Parker Gill Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Recovery Housing" (6 grants).
Who are Parker Gill Foundation's largest grantees?
Parker Gill Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Natural State Recovery Center ($9,615), Wolfe Street Center ($7,925) and Magnolia Recovery Community ($3,700), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 75% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Parker Gill Foundation?
Parker Gill Foundation reported $3K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $41K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $310 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Parker Gill Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated goal is to help end overdose deaths in Arkansas through prevention and recovery. Its website describes prevention work that may include education in churches, community and health care settings, and youth and collegiate prevention coalitions. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Parker Gill Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Parker Gill Foundation's EIN?
Parker Gill Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3788838. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Parker Gill 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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