Arkansas and West Texas Grants

The Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation supports community grants in Arkansas and West Texas, focusing on areas such as aging populations, arts and culture, children and youth, economically disadvantaged individuals, education, and nonprofit capacity building. Grants aim to enhance the quality of life, promote independence, and ensure access to essential services for vulnerable groups. Eligible applicants are local organizations that align with the foundation's mission and geographic focus.

Community Grants
Community Grants are awarded in Arkansas and West Texas in the following areas:

• Aging Population

Meeting the physical and emotional needs of the elderly, especially efforts to preserve and promote the independence, health, and quality of life of seniors; to improve the quality and availability of both nursing home care and alternatives to nursing home care; and to protect seniors from abuse or financial exploitation.
Arts, Culture, And History
Supporting artistic, historical, or cultural experiences that enhance learning in school-age children, or extend the benefit of the arts to children, the elderly, and others who might not otherwise have access.
Children And Youth
Meeting the physical and emotional needs of young people, especially efforts to prevent child abuse or neglect or mitigate their effects; to provide healthcare; and to promote and to develop sound character and values in young people.
Economically Disadvantaged
Moving low-income people toward economic independence; providing emergency shelter and assistance; providing healthcare; offering transitional housing and supportive services to individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness; and promoting the creation of affordable housing.
Education
Preparing young children for school; supporting the educational process broadly through means such as parental involvement and teacher training; promoting adult literacy; improving English-language skills in both children and adults; and supporting student-focused programs at the college level that advance other areas of the Foundation’s mission.
Nonprofit Capacity
Building the infrastructure of agencies working in aging, arts, children, economically disadvantaged, or education.

Eligibility

Eligible countiesArkansas: Arkansas + Ashley + Bradley + Calhoun + Chicot + Clay + Cleveland + Columbia + Craighead + Crittenden + Cross + Desha + Drew + Greene + Hempstead + Jackson + Jefferson + Lafayette + Lee + Lincoln + Little River + Miller + Mississippi + Monroe + Nevada + Ouachita + Phillips + Poinsett + Prairie + St. Francis + Union + WoodruffWest Texas:Andrews + Borden + Brewster + Cochran + Coke + Concho + Crane + Crockett + Dawson + Ector + Gaines + Glasscock + Howard + Irion + Jeff Davis + Kimble + Loving + Martin + Mason + McCulloch + Menard + Midland + Mitchell + Pecos + Presidio + Reagan + Reeves + Schleicher + Scurry + Sterling + Sutton + Terrell + Terry + Tom Green + Upton + Ward + Winkler + Yoakum

Ineligibility

The King Foundation does not award grants:

• To individuals

To organizations or programs that do not serve residents of our geographic focus areas in Arkansas or Texas.
To organizations that are not tax exempt or have not received their 501(c)(3) designation from the Internal Revenue Service. (The Foundation will consider grants to organizations in a fiscal sponsorship arrangement in some circumstances.)
For general operating support, annual fund drives, or funds to offset operating losses.
For debt retirement, including short-term loans taken as part of a capital campaign.
To create or add to endowments. To organizations that will “pass through” the King Foundation grant by re-award to other charitable organizations.

For galas, balls, luncheons, or similar events benefitting charitable organizations.
For efforts to treat or cure a single disease or condition.
To support medical research.
For church or seminary construction or religious programs.(The Foundation will consider grants to faith-based groups offering social service programs in some circumstances.The programs must be available to the general public and cannot require religious instruction or participation as a condition of receiving or continuing services.)
For professional conferences, symposia, academic or sports competitions, K-12 extracurricular competitions, or similar activities.For private schools and for-profit charter schools. (The Foundation will consider grants for charter schools that are nonprofit entities or in-district charters.)