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Trinity Foundation

PINE BLUFF, AR EIN: 71-6050288 Website

Trinity Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Arkansas in 1952 and tax-exempt since December 1953. Based in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with a focus on education, youth services, and student scholarships.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$9.9M

+21.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.2M

+0.0% YoY

Grant Count

27

-6.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$46K

+7.4% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary giving focuses on:

  • Education
  • Youth services
  • Student scholarships
  • Early childhood education

Grantmaking

Trinity Foundation is an active grantmaker with recent grant activity in 2024. Recent grants include:

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in Arkansas, with a particular emphasis on the Pine Bluff area and statewide initiatives.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

FayettevilleFayetvilleGouldHot SpringsLittle RockMarionMurfreesboroPine BluffWhite HallWrightsville

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of Fiscal Year Ending September 2024:

  • Total Assets: $9,938,598
  • Total Revenues: $3,232,251
  • Total Expenses: $1,430,385
  • Total Liabilities: $11,900

Revenue Composition (FY 2024):

  • Investment income and dividends: $528,402
  • Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets: $2,703,849
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$889K$2M$3M$4M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$9,938,598$8,150,316$8,040,502
Revenue$3,232,251$1,485,790$1,373,121
Expenses$1,430,385$1,391,025$1,145,023
Qualifying Distributions$1,234,500$1,234,250$978,250
Net Investment Income$3,079,166$1,347,749$1,223,353
Distributable Amount$1,412,752$1,274,343$1,296,470

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$339K$678K$1M$1M1 grants20201 grants202113 grants202229 grants202327 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

SEARK COLLEGE$650KSCHOLARSHIPS - STUDENTS$119KSULTANA DISASTER MUSEUM$100KPINE BLUFF POSITIVE YOUT…$70KSCHOLARSHIPS - EMPLOYEE …$57KARKANSAS COMMITMENT$30KALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$25KBAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATION$25KNEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR$25KARKANSAS FOOD BANK$20K

Grant Size Distribution

71 grants across all recorded years

51<$50K8$50–100K7$100–250K2$250–500K2$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Board trustees include:

  • Scott McGeorge
  • Haskell Dickinson
  • Wallace P. McGeorge III

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SCOTT MCGEORGEPRESIDENT
HASKELL DICKINSONVICE-PRES.
WALLACE P MCGEORGE IIIVICE-PRES.

Recent News & Activity

Recent developments and announcements

2025

In August 2025, Trinity Foundation announced a transformative $4.2 million gift to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to strengthen early childhood education across Arkansas. The investment established the Trinity Foundation Early Childhood Education Endowed Professorship Fund, positioning UA Little Rock as a statewide leader in early learning innovation and educator preparation. The gift followed a study led by UA Little Rock with Education Partners and funded by the foundation that identified urgent needs in Arkansas's early childhood education landscape.

UA Little Rock Receives $4.2 Million Gift from Trinity Foundation to ...

Contact Information

  • Address: PO Box 7008, Pine Bluff, AR 71611-7008
  • Telephone: 870-534-7120

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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