William Thomas & May Pitman Hennessy Foundation

Elizabeth H & Stanley E Evans Charitable Foundation

Fort Smith, AR

The foundation’s 2024 grants supported Arkansas nonprofits working in areas including healthcare, food and shelter, youth services, disability assistance, pregnancy support, violence prevention, and local history. It awarded 43 grants totaling $160,000, with grants ranging from $200 to $15,000 and a median of $3,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Arvest Foundation

Bentonville, AR

Arvest Foundation funds economic development, community programs, arts, nonprofit capacity, scholarships, and construction projects, primarily in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $75,000, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Alline B & Chloe C Davis Charitable Foundation

Fort Smith, AR

The Alline B & Chloe C Davis Charitable Foundation funds charitable work including social services, health care, youth services, food assistance, and local history, with awards restricted to Fort Smith, Arkansas, and charities for children. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $5,000, with a median of $2,000. It accepts requests beyond preselected organizations; the filing lists a request form, financial statements, and a budget as application materials, with no deadline stated.

Walter O Caldwell Foundation

Fort Smith, AR

The Walter O Caldwell Foundation supports organizations in areas including arts, education, health care, emergency assistance, food support, and local history, with awards restricted to the Fort Smith, Arkansas area. In 2025, grants ranged from $1,500 to $160,000, with a median of $10,000. It accepts requests by letter with proof of exempt status, financials, and the request’s purpose; the filing does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.

United Way of Fort Smith Area Inc

Fort Smith, AR

United Way of Fort Smith Area funds community programs focused on early learning, hunger, education, childcare, shelter, and food across six counties in Arkansas and Oklahoma, with most grants going to Arkansas. In 2024, grants ranged from $10,000 to $194,000, with a median of $30,250; it distributes funding through an annual process for partner agencies, and the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Griffin Charitable Organization

Fort Smith, AR

Abb Foundation

Cary, NC

ABB Foundation supports charitable organizations working in areas including food access, youth development, education and innovation, and community services, with grants across multiple states; in 2025, awards ranged from $113 to $50,000, with a median of $4,404. It contributes only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Maurras Family Charitable Trust

Fort Smith, AR

The Maurras Family Charitable Trust supports a range of Arkansas organizations, including youth, education, religious, social-service, senior-living, health, and library groups. In 2025, it made 11 grants of $250–$7,500, with a median grant of $2,500. It gives only to preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Doss T Sutton Charitable Foundation

Fort Smith, AR

The foundation funds Arkansas charitable organizations working in areas including older adults, arts education, child welfare, local history, and food and shelter assistance. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,800 to $25,000, with a median of $8,000; it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Walton Family Foundation Inc

Bentonville, AR

The Walton Family Foundation funds K–12 education, river and ocean conservation, and quality-of-life initiatives in Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta; its grants also support organizations and projects elsewhere in the U.S. Its 2024 grants had a median of $200,000, with awards ranging from $1,000 to $35.6 million. It does not accept unsolicited requests except from eligible public charter school developers applying to its startup grant program; other organizations must first submit a letter of inquiry and await an invitation.

Arkansas Community Foundation Inc

Little Rock, AR

Arkansas Community Foundation funds nonprofits in education, arts, health, human services, food security, and community development, primarily across Arkansas through statewide and local grant programs. Its 2025 grants had a median award of $17,000, though amounts varied widely; some specific programs offer fixed awards of $5,000 or $15,000. It accepts applications through competitive grant cycles, including Giving Tree grants.

Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc

Little Rock, AR

Windgate Charitable Foundation funds contemporary craft and visual arts education across the United States, plus education, health, and community initiatives for Arkansas organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $7.52 million, with a median of about $54,700. It does not accept unsolicited requests; organizations funded in the past five years may apply through its grantee portal.