News Releases

November 2021

Little Rock, Ark. (November, 2021) –Wayland Holyfield, the singer and songwriter of “Arkansas, You Run Deep in Me,” one of the Arkansas State Songs, donated the rights to the song to Arkansas Community Foundation.   “I want my song to continue to inspire Arkansans for years to come. Gifting the rights to Arkansas Community Foundation ensures the songs legacy, and will hopefully inspire Arkansans to appreciate our […]

November 2021

Little Rock, Ark. (Nov. 11, 2020) – Jessica Szenher of Little Rock, Ark., is the latest recipient of the Lugean L. Chilcote Award, given by Arkansas Community Foundation Board of Directors to honor exceptional service to the organization. Szenher is the 23rd recipient of the award, which was established in 1985 with Lugean L. Chilcote […]

October 2021

Fayetteville, Ark. (Oct. 14, 2021) – Annetta Tirey of Bella Vista recently joined Arkansas Community Foundation as its Northwest Arkansas Program Officer. She leads grants and community leadership efforts and programs for the Foundation in the northwest region. “Annetta’s long tenure with Tyson Foods in their corporate giving program and her successful leadership at the […]

October 13, 2021

Fall is in the air. Weekends are filled up with craft fairs, corn mazes, and calling the HOGS! In addition to these traditions, autumn is also a season for philanthropy. Did you know that most nonprofits raise 50% or more of their annual revenue between Thanksgiving and December 31st? This support is critical, as many agencies offer […]

October 7, 2021

Jim and Elgenia Ross of Monticello take their family’s charitable giving seriously, like, Robert’s Rules of Order seriously. Every year, the Ross family comes together to determine where their charitable gifts will go. Daughters Kim and Molly, both of whom live out of state now, along with their children Kyler (12) and Sadie (17), join Jim and Elgenia to have an official meeting, this last year by Zoom. […]

September 10, 2021

Arkansas Community Foundation is honored to work with you and your clients to structure charitable giving plans and establish funds that achieve both your clients’ charitable objectives as well as address our region’s greatest needs. Our team at the Community Foundation intimately understands the issues facing our community and how grants from funds can be […]

September 10, 2021

With charitable bequests on the rise, and the possibility that more clients will be subject to Federal estate taxes in the future, many attorneys, accountants, and financial advisors are refreshing their recollections on the requirements of advising and administering taxable estates where one or more charitable organizations is a beneficiary. Advisors’ fiduciary responsibilities to charitable […]

August 27, 2021

A force in Arkansas farming and communication industries for decades, Ritter Arnold’s family has always chosen to be charitable in the communities where they do business. Arnold is a longtime fundholder with Arkansas Community Foundation, sits on multiple boards in Arkansas and comes from a long line of intentional philanthropists. “My grandparents sponsored three Polish […]

August 23, 2021

St. Francis Food Pantry founder, the late Catherine Freeman, would rather give food to someone who didn’t need it than miss anyone who did. Along with running the busy food pantry in Forrest City, current director LaTwon Whitby inherited Freeman’s desire to feed every person in St. Francis County who needs food. Though Whitby has […]

August 2021

Little Rock, Ark. (Aug. 10, 2021) – New Arkansas Community Foundation State Board members include Lisa John-Adams of Blytheville, Dr. Eduardo R. Ochoa of Little Rock and Dr. Jack Porter of Hot Springs. The Community Foundation engages people, connects resources and inspires solutions to build communities throughout Arkansas. “Lisa, Eddie and Jack are excellent additions […]