Early Literacy Grants
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Geographic Scope: Arkansas (statewide)
Purpose: Special grant program administered by Arkansas Community Foundation focused on early literacy initiatives.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits
Contact Information
- Phone: 501-372-1116
- Email: Contact through State Office
- State Office: 5 Allied Drive, Suite 51110, Building 5, 11th Floor, Little Rock, AR 72202
How to Apply
Application Process
Apply through the grant portal at https://arcf.org/apply
For more information about deadlines and application requirements, contact the State Office at 501-372-1116
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Arkansas Community Foundation Inc's IRS filings)
Ar Kids Read - Po Box 27701 Little Rock Ar 72221
Little Rock, AR · 2025
$8,000
Mid-America Science Museum - 500 Mid-America Blvd Hot Springs Ar 71913
Hot Springs, AR · 2025
$6,000
2 grants in Arkansas Community Foundation Inc's 2025 filings reference “Early Literacy Grants” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Arkansas Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 827
- Total given
- $58.66M
- Median grant
- $17K
- Range
- $5,035–$5.8M
- By dollars: Arkansas 90%, North Carolina 1%, Tennessee 1%. Top recipient cities: Little Rock, AR; Fayetteville, AR; Springdale, AR.
- 36% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 38% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Thaden School - 800 Se C Street Bentonville Ar 72712 · Bentonville, AR
General operating support
$5.8M
Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colonyopera in the Ozarks - Po Box 127 Eurek · Eureka Springs, AR
To support the construction of a new opera theater building and faculty housing units…
$4M
Bentonville Bella Vista Trailblazers Association Inc - Po Box 2821 Ben · Bentonville, AR
To support the construction costs associated with the 14th street tunnel project at…
$3.46M
Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund - 2102 Riverfront Drive Suite 102 L · Little Rock, AR
To provide general operating support to the arkansas single parent scholarship fund
$1.81M
Heartland Forward Inc - Po Box 2030 Bentonville Ar 72712 · Bentonville, AR
To support the general operations of heartland forward in 2025
$1.4M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Literacy
- Nonprofits
Categories
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