Arts & Culture grants for nonprofits in Arkansas
142 private foundations reported 485 arts & culture grants to organizations in Arkansas on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $88.7M in all. 69 of them are based in Arkansas.
Foundations that fund arts & culture in Arkansas
20 of the 142: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of arts & culture grants to Arkansas organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Arkansas Educational Telecommunications Network Fdn, Conway - General support$702
- The Power Band Organization, Hot Springs National P - General support$383
- Klipsch Heritage Museum Association Inc, Hope - General support$375
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Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc
Little Rock, AR · latest return: tax year 2025- Arkansas Community Foundation, Little Rock - Art education improvement$7,519,139
- Arkansas Community Foundation, Little Rock - Art & culture$6,254,403
- Arkansas Community Foundation, Little Rock - Art & culture$6,012,105
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Walton Family Foundation Inc
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Opera in the Ozarks Inc, Eureka Springs - To support the construction of a new opera theater building and faculty housing units and supporting…$11,257,418
- Arkansas Department of Parks Heritage and Tourism, Little Rock - to support the completion of The Delta Heritage Trail.$9,844,587
- Walton Arts Center Council Inc, Fayetteville - To support programming and operations at the Walton Arts Center.$2,600,000
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Gave $112.2M in 2024
Wal-Mart Foundation
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Walton Arts Center Council Inc, Fayetteville - Northwest arkansas$350,000
- Theatre Squared Inc, Fayetteville - Northwest arkansas$100,000
- Interform, Springdale - Northwest arkansas$80,000
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Alice L Walton Foundation
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation, Little Rock - to provide support for community engagement and education programs$367,457
- University of Arkansas Foundation Inc, Fayetteville - to support Black Music Institute$198,090
- Arkansas Childrens Foundation, Little Rock - To support arts in wellness programming at Arkansas Children's Northwest$144,400
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Art Bridges Inc
Fort Worth, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville - To support the purchase price and related costs for grantee's acquisition of a sculpture$8,100,000
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville - To support evaluation activities to better understand audiences, measure program impact, and inform…$566,155
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville - To support fellows and internship programs$69,521
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Gave $42M in 2024
The Shubert Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Theatre Squared Inc, Fayetteville - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$100,000
- Arkansas Repertory Theatre Company, Little Rock - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$35,000
- Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation, Little Rock - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$20,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Keaton Township Project, Humphrey - Arts, culture and humanities$500
- Greene County Museum Inc, Paragould - Arts, culture and humanities$400
- Little Rock Wind Symphony Inc, Little Rock - Arts, culture and humanities$250
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Gave $15.4M in 2024
Terra Foundation for American Art
Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Inc, Bentonville - Arts education$50,000
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville - Arts education$25,000
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Gave $8.2M in 2025
Union Pacific Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2025- Museum of Discovery, Little Rock - Education (K-12)$10,000
- Downtown Partnership, Little Rock - Culture & arts$5,000
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Gave $38M in 2024
The Allstate Foundation
Northbrook, IL · latest return: tax year 2024- Supporters of Bentonville Orchestras, Bentonville - Agent - individual hh$1,000
- Celebrate Maya Project, Little Rock - Employee helping hands$500
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Gave $555M in 2024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Northwest Arkansas African American Heritage Association Inc, Fayetteville - To support a historical research report on the fayetteville black heritage district and complementary…$150,000
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville - Core support for the remuseum project, which aims to help american museums fully embrace their missions$100,000
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Gave $8.9M in 2025
Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation
Paducah, KY · latest return: tax year 2025- Quachita Baptist University, Arkdelphia - To support local cultural activities$50,000
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The Argosy Foundation
Milwaukee, WI · latest return: tax year 2024- Museum of Discovery, Little Rock - General support$25,000
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Dalio Foundation Inc
Westport, CT · latest return: tax year 2024- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Inc, Bentonville - Restricted to support the momentary's artist in residency program$15,000
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The Jonathan M Tisch Family Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, Little Rock - To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$12,500
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Gave $40.5M in 2025
Koret Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2025- Center for Integrity in News Reporting, Little Rock - General operating support$12,500
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American Electric Power Foundation
Wilmington, DE · latest return: tax year 2025- Life Styles Inc, Fayetteville - Empowerment Through Arts and Athletics: Enhancing lives at life styles, inc.$10,000
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The Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville - General support$10,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Arkansas organizations that received arts & culture grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Inc Bentonville | 7 | $11,710,705 |
| Walton Arts Center Council Inc Fayetteville | 3 | $2,955,050 |
| Interform Springdale | 3 | $1,172,305 |
| Symphony Orchestra of Northwest Arkansas Fayetteville | 3 | $155,016 |
| Museum of Discovery Little Rock | 3 | $35,188 |
| University of Arkansas Foundation Fayetteville | 2 | $789,457 |
| Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Little Rock | 2 | $387,457 |
| Arkansas Craft School Mountain View | 2 | $219,976 |
| Downtown Bentonville Inc Bentonville | 2 | $219,025 |
| Theatre Squared Inc Fayetteville | 2 | $200,000 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Arkansas that we classify as arts & culture, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 142 foundations, 58 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.