Submit Applications for Giving Tree Grants – Arkansas - fundsforNGOs

The Arkansas Community Foundation is excited to announce the Giving Tree Grants.

Donor Name: Arkansas Community Foundation

State: Arkansas

County: Selected Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 02/15/2025

Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

Types of Support

Capacity building – these are funds focused on improving the effectiveness of your organization. Examples are:
- Purchasing or upgrading equipment for staff use (computers, a financial database, security system)
- Upgrading your facility in ways that will allow you to serve more clients (buying a new refrigerator for a food pantry, replacing recalled cribs in an early childhood education facility)
- Providing training for staff, board or volunteers
- Hiring a consultant to help your organization develop a strategic plan or fundraising plan
- Communications/marketing consulting or start-up assistance, including help with branding, developing a social media presence, promotional materials, e-news campaign or other outreach strategy
- Developing an evaluation system to track the effectiveness of your program
- Organizing shared services with other nonprofit organizations, such as shared IT support, back-office admin support, financial services, etc.
Project/program support (NOTE: most grants fall into this category) – these are funds designated to help you carry out a specific project for the clients you serve. Examples are:
- Providing food to a larger number of food pantry clients
- Establishing a book mobile to bring library books to low-income neighborhoods
- Offering dental screenings through school-based health centers
- Creating a new exhibit at a museum
- Matching students with adult mentors
- Providing care and case management for victims of domestic violence
- Adding tutoring services to your after-school program.

Funding Information

Cleburne County
- Served: Cleburne
- Average Grant Size: $500 – $2500
- Special Areas of Focus: Any local charitable purpose including early literacy, food security, and childhood obesity
- Restrictions or Limitations: Does not award funding to organizations based outside of Cleburne County
Conway County
- Served: Conway
- Average Grant Size: $500 – $2500
- Special Areas of Focus: Any local charitable purpose that falls within the four ASPIRE pillars, early literacy, and food security
- Restrictions or Limitations: Gives primary consideration to nonprofits based in Conway County
Faulkner County
- Served: Faulkner
- Average Grant Size: $1,100
- Special Areas of Focus: Early literacy, food security, childhood obesity, and substance abuse treatment and prevention. Nonprofits must identify at least one Aspire data point for Faulkner County
- Restrictions or Limitations: Gives primary consideration to nonprofits based in Faulkner County
Fayetteville Area
- Served: Washington
- Average Grant Size: $500 – $1500
- Special Areas of Focus: Families living in poverty, individuals living with disabilities, programs supporting early childhood education, and initiatives to increase childhood physical activity levels
- Restrictions or Limitations: Gives primary consideration to nonprofits based in Washington County
Greene County
- Served: Greene
- Average Grant Size: $1000 – $3500
- Special Areas of Focus: Greene County 21st Century Women’s Endowment
- Restrictions or Limitations: Does not award funding to organizations based outside of Greene County
Johnson County
- Served: Johnson
- Average Grant Size: $500 – $2500
- Special Areas of Focus: Any local charitable purpose related to family, health, education, community, early literacy, food security
- Restrictions or Limitations: Gives primary consideration to nonprofits based in Johnson County
Lee County
- Served: Lee
- Average Grant Size: $100 – $1500
- Special Areas of Focus: Any local charitable purpose
- Restrictions or Limitations: Does not award funding to organizations based outside of Lee County
North Delta
- Served: Randolph, Clay, Lawrence
- Average Grant Size: $250 – $2000
- Special Areas of Focus: Any local charitable purpose, early literacy, and food security
- Restrictions or Limitations: Gives primary consideration to nonprofits based in Clay, Lawrence and Randolph counties
Phillips County
- Served: Phillips
- Average Grant Size: $2500 – $5000
- Special Areas of Focus: Any local charitable purpose
- Restrictions or Limitations: Gives priority consideration to nonprofits based in Phillips County
Pope County
- Served: Pope
- Average Grant Size: $500 – $2500
- Special Areas of Focus: Any local charitable purpose including child physical fitness
- Restrictions or Limitations: Gives priority consideration to nonprofits based in Pope County
Sharp County
- Served: Sharp
- Average Grant Size: $2,500
- Special Areas of Focus: Any local charitable purpose including early literacy, food security, and childhood obesity
- Restrictions or Limitations: Gives priority consideration to nonprofits based in Sharp County
SEAR
- Served: Ashley, Chicot
- Average Grant Size: $500 – $3500
- Special Areas of Focus: Any local charitable purpose
- Restrictions or Limitations: Does not award funding to organizations based outside of Ashley and Chicot counties
St. Francis County
- Served: St. Francis
- Average Grant Size: $500 – $1500
- Special Areas of Focus: Any local charitable purpose including early literacy and food security
- Restrictions or Limitations: Gives priority consideration to nonprofits based in St. Francis County
Twin Lakes Area
- Served: Marion, Baxter, Fulton, Izard
- Average Grant Size: $500 – $2000
- Special Areas of Focus: Any local charitable purpose
- Restrictions or Limitations: Gives primary consideration to nonprofits based in Marion, Baxter, Fulton and Izard counties
White County
- Served: White
- Average Grant Size: $500 – $2000
- Special Areas of Focus: Any local charitable purpose including early literacy, food security, and child physical fitness
- Restrictions or Limitations: Gives primary consideration to nonprofits based in White County.