Through the signature Giving Tree Grant Program, the Community Foundation supports a broad range of projects with the potential for statewide impact and programs serving immediate local needs.
Donor Name: Arkansas Community Foundation
State: Arkansas and Texas
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $250-$12,000
Details:
The Foundation is Looking for
- 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 – 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
- The following factors are considered, although not exclusively, in reviewing proposals:
- Likelihood of the project to make a significant difference in the community
- Likelihood of the grant to make a significant difference for the organization (in other words, is the size of the grant a good fit for the size and scope of the request?)
- Evidence of a plan to measure or evaluate the success of the proposed request
- Organization’s ability to carry out the proposed request successfully
- Clarity and thoroughness of responses to application questions
- Impact on the county/ies served by the affiliate to which you’re applying.
Focus Areas
- Carroll County: Interested in any general charitable purpose
- Clark County: Interested in any local charitable purpose
- Columbia County: Interested in any local charitable purpose, and emphasizing food security
- Craighead County: Interested in any local charitable purpose
- Cross County: Interested in any local charitable purpose
- Delta Area: Interested in requests related to community development, education (early literacy) and poverty (food security)
- Greene County: Interested in any local charitable purpose
- Hot Springs Area: Interested in any local charitable purpose
- Hot Springs Village: Interested in any local charitable purpose; prioritizing early literacy and food security
- Mississippi County: Interested in any local charitable purpose
- Monroe County: Interested in any local charitable purpose
- Ouachita Valley: Interested in any local charitable purpose, but emphasizing early literacy and food security
- Pine Bluff Area: Interested in any local charitable purpose, but emphasizing educational opportunities and health issues
- Texarkana Area: Interested in any local charitable purpose
- Western AR: Interested in any local charitable purpose.
Funding Information
Average grant size or range:
- Carroll County: $500 – $5000
- Clark County: $250 – $1500
- Columbia County: $500 – $2500
- Craighead County: $2500 – $12,000
- Cross County: $500 – $1500
- Delta Area: $500 – $2000
- Greene County: $1000 – $3500
- Hot Springs Area: $1000 – $8,000
- Hot Springs Village: $500 – $2000
- Mississippi County: $500 – $2500
- Monroe County: $500 – $5000
- Ouachita Valley: $500 – $1500
- Pine Bluff Area: $1000 – $4000
- Texarkana Area: $1500 – $2500
- Western AR: $1000 – $3000
Eligibility Criteria
- Giving Tree grants are place-based, meaning that your organization must serve one of the areas where the Foundation is currently making grants
- Any 501c3 public charity, school, hospital or government agency serving the counties where the Foundation is making grants is eligible to apply.
For more information, visit ACF.
