William Thomas & May Pitman Hennessy Foundation

Historical Funder

Fort Smith, Arkansas · EIN 71-6058272 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$349K

Organizations funded34

Typical grant$3,500

Total assets$7M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $3,000 and $4,500.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	FIRST NATIONAL BANK TRUST DEPT
Address	SAMUEL TERRY, P O BOX 7, FORT SMITH AR 72902
Phone	4797822041
Form and materials	NO SPECIFIC FORMAT REQUIRED
Deadlines	DECEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR
Restrictions	NONE

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Arts & Culture4
Health3
Human Services3
Children & Youth2
Community Development1
Education1

Where it gives

2% of grants went outside Arkansas.

Arkansas33
Ohio1

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Mercy Health Foundation Fort Smith	Fort Smith, AR	General	$135,000
Good Samaritan Clinic	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$15,500
United Way of Fort Smith	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$15,500
Cancer Support Foundation	Fort Smith, AR	General	$10,500
Next Step Homeless Services	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$7,500
Community Dental Clinic	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$6,000
Community Rescue Mission	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$5,500
Ua Fort Smith Foundation	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$5,500
Children's Emergency Shelter	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$4,500
Girls Inc	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$4,500
Steps Family Resource Center	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$4,500
Gregory Kistler Treatment Center	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$4,000
Project Compassion Inc	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$4,000
Boys Shelter Inc	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$3,500
Casa of Sebastian County	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$3,500
Community School of the Arts	Fort Smith, AR	General	$3,500
Comprehensive Juvenile Services Inc	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$3,500
Crisis Intervention Center	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$3,500
Fort Smith Museum of History	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$3,500
Fort Smith Symphony	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$3,500
Girl Scouts Diamonds	Fort Smith, AR	General	$3,500
Girls Shelter of Fort Smith	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$3,500
The Salvation Army	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$3,500
Fort Smith Public Library	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$3,000
Kitties Kanines Veterinary Clinic	Fort Smith, AR	General	$3,000
National Inventors Hall of Fame	North Canton, OH	General	$3,000
US Marshals Museum	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$3,000
Bost Foundation Inc	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$2,500
Fort Smith Regional Art Museum	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$2,500
Literacy Council of Western Arkansa	Fort Smith, AR	General	$2,500
We Care Foundation	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$2,500
Fort Smith Little Theater	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$1,500
Fort Smith Sertoma Club	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$1,500
Arkansas Family Alliance	Fort Smith, AR	General operations	$1,000

The return also lists 16 grants to individuals ($65,500). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$349,000	50
2023	$321,500	49

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503179349102805
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 71-6058272
Profile updated Nov 4, 2026

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