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Arkansas Community Foundation promotes smart giving to improve communities.

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OUR MISSION
To engage people, connect resources, and inspire solutions
to build community.

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Grantmaking

Arkansas Community Foundation makes thousands of grants every year statewide. We have multiple grant programs to address a variety of needs facing Arkansans. Read below to find out the different grant opportunities we offer:

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Early Literacy

Only 32% of Arkansas third graders read proficiently according to 2023 school year data from ACT Aspire assessment. We are working to improve this.

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Community Funds

There’s strength in working together. Our Community Fund program offers a framework for people from a defined geographic area to come together to support common causes. Community members collectively raise a shared pool of funds for making grants within their local community. A local advisory board assesses needs and opportunities to determine award grants making […]

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Nonprofits

Though most Community Foundation grants are designated by donors, grants to nonprofits that go through a review process include statewide and local Giving Tree grants and special grant programs administered by the Foundation.

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Affiliates

Local people, local decisions, local impact. Arkansas Community Foundation is a statewide organization serving all 75 counties in Arkansas. We help Arkansans across the state give to the causes they care about, and we make grants to make life better for people in all four corners of the state.

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Apply for Grants

While the bulk of Community Foundation grants and charitable contributions are designated by our donors, we also provide grants to nonprofits through local Affiliate-based Giving Tree grant cycles and certain statewide grant programs with a targeted focus.  Click here for a list of affiliates accepting proposals. To apply for local Giving Tree Grants, click here.

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