The Community Foundation is a statewide nonprofit organization that offers tools to help Arkansans protect, grow, and direct charitable dollars while learning more about community needs. Arkansas Community Foundation engages people, connects resources, and inspires solutions to build community. You understand your clients’ charitable goals. We understand smart giving. Partnering with the Community Foundation, you stay in control […]
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October 26, 2020
The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism (ADPHT), the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) received approval to proceed with a grant program utilizing $50 million in CARES Act funds for Arkansas businesses in industries significantly impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency. Last week […]
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October 8, 2020
At Arkansas Community Foundation, our tagline is “Smart Giving to Improve Communities.” In 2020, you have a unique opportunity to practice smart giving with a gift that is sure to improve communities. While the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) provided significant funding for businesses, hospitals and schools, Congress also wanted to […]
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October 2020
Heber Springs, Ark. (Oct. 6, 2020) – Susan R. Vowels of Heber Springs has been named executive director of Cleburne County Community Foundation, an affiliate of Arkansas Community Foundation. Founded in 2004, Cleburne County Community Foundation makes grants to improve the quality of life in Cleburne County and partners with individuals, families and companies to […]
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September 17, 2020
By Paul Wellenberger Paul Wellenberger is the former mayor of Fairfield Bay. The Fairfield Bay community was awarded the first Arkansas Rural Connect (ARC) broadband grant. Fairfield Bay is a resort community on Greers Ferry Lake where people often relocate (you won’t find many third generation residents in our city.) It became obvious to our […]
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September 17, 2020
Curt Stamp is Vice President of the Arkansas market for Cox Communications. Cox is the largest private telecom company in America, serving six million homes and businesses across 18 states. The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated many important needs – some new, some ongoing – for Arkansans to remain safe, productive and engaged while learning and […]
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August 2020
Little Rock, Ark. (Aug. 20, 2020) – A new study from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, Arkansas Community Foundation, and UA Little Rock School of Public Affairs shows that Arkansas nonprofits have experienced significant financial distress and service disruptions due to the impacts of COVID-19. You can read the full report […]
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August 2020
Little Rock, Ark. (Aug. 3, 2020) – Holly Dunsworth of Clarksville, Walter “Vance” Smiley III of Little Rock, Scott Van Horn of Russellville and Sharon E. Wilson of Forrest City have been named to the board of directors for Arkansas Community Foundation, a statewide nonprofit organization that fosters smart giving to improve communities. “We are […]
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July 28, 2020
2020 was to be a year of dramatic growth for Reaching for Life, Inc. of Star City, a nonprofit training facility that provides sewing classes, meeting rooms and exhibition space for local arts and crafts. The organization planned to have a record number of programs and fundraisers so they could move from all-volunteers to a paid, full-time […]
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July 21, 2020
Now is the perfect moment to call on our community to place young children and their families center stage where they belong. At the Community Foundation, we work with some of the best donors and partners in the state. Every now and then, new donors show up to remind us why we do our work […]
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