Food Assistance grants for nonprofits in Arkansas
76 private foundations reported 121 food assistance grants to organizations in Arkansas on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $1.9M in all. 25 of them are based in Arkansas.
Foundations that fund food assistance in Arkansas
20 of the 76: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of food assistance 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- Feed Arkansas Kids, Little Rock - General support$640
- Foodbank of North Central Arkansas Norfork Community Care Program Inc, Mountain Home - General support$349
- Gods Feeding Hands, Mena - General support$312
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Project Hope Food Bank Inc, Hot Springs - Food, agriculture and nutrition$250
- Arkansas Foodbank, Little Rock - Food, agriculture and nutrition$100
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Town Branch Foundation
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Arkansas Public School Resource Center Inc, Little Rock - to establish a central kitchen for charter schools to provide cost-effective meal options to students$702,500
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Alice L Walton Foundation
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- The University of Arkansas Foundation Inc, Little Rock - to support deploying the UAMS Comprehensive School Nutrition Enrichment Program to NWA public school districts$225,334
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Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc
Little Rock, AR · latest return: tax year 2025- Potluck Inc, North Little Rock - Community support/improvement$60,000
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Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc
Delray Beach, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- Project Hope Food Bank, Hot Springs - Food bank$60,000
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Gave $112.2M in 2024
Wal-Mart Foundation
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Seeds That Feed, Fayetteville - Northwest arkansas$59,400
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The Rockefeller Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Winrock Solutions LLC, North Little Rock - In support of strengthening usda's federal grant programs to purchase healthy food with a focus on local and…$50,000
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Arkansas Children's Research Institute, Little Rock - Understanding how universal school meals impact the affordability of foods purchased for consumption at home…$40,000
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Gave $4.8M in 2024
The Kroger Co Foundation
Cincinnati, OH · latest return: tax year 2024- Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, Little Rock - Organization's charitable purpose$10,000
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Gave $3.4M in 2024
International Paper Company Foundation
Memphis, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- The Arc for River Valley, Fort Smith - Food insecurity in fort smith ar$3,400
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Arvest Foundation
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter Inc, Bentonville - For the Emergency Shelter/Residential Program $3,500 and the Nutrition Program $17,500.$21,000
- Cobblestone Project, Fayetteville - To fund hunger relief efforts in NWA.$20,000
- Fort Smith Boys and Girls Club, Fort Smith - To install a commercial kitchen to be used for their student feeding program.$20,000
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First Community Foundation Inc
Killeen, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Arkansas Food Bank, Little Rock - Support the charity purpose of arkansas food bank$2,019
- Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas, Jonesboro - Support the charity purpose of food bank of northeast arkansas$2,019
- Harvest Regional Food Bank, Texarkana - Support the charity purpose of harvest regional food bank$2,019
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William H Bowen Family Foundation Trust
Little Rock, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, Little Rock - General purposes$24,000
- Potluck Inc, North Little Rock - General purpose$5,000
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Gave $571K in 2024
Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable & Educational Trust
Arkadelphia, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Helping Hand of Greater Little Rock, Little Rock - Food bank operations$10,000
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Gave $167K in 2024
The Montana Cahill Foundation Inc
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Heifer International, Little Rock - Contribution to organization's nutrition enhancement project.$65,000
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The Counihan Family Foundation
Villanova, PA · latest return: tax year 2025- Heifer International, Little Rock - To support efforts to end hunger and poverty in a sustainable way$50,000
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Gave $1.9M in 2025
Whitaker Family Foundation
Fayetteville, AR · latest return: tax year 2025- Home for Dinner, Rogers - Home for dinner scholarships & food pantry services to veterans/military$36,421
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The Cindy and Chip Murphy Foundation
Little Rock, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Arkansas Hunger Relief Assistance, Little Rock - To provide financial support to the organization's mission in keeping food on the table of fellow arkansans…$25,000
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Chapman Family Foundation
Little Falls, NJ · latest return: tax year 2025- Heifer International, Little Rock - Provide financial support to eradicate hunger and poverty.$20,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Arkansas organizations that received food assistance grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Project Hope Food Bank Inc Hot Springs | 4 | $80,347 |
| Heifer International Little Rock | 3 | $135,000 |
| Potluck Inc North Little Rock | 3 | $65,053 |
| Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance Inc Little Rock | 3 | $34,261 |
| Seeds That Feed Fayetteville | 2 | $59,485 |
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 food assistance, 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 76 foundations, 26 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.