The Walmart Foundation is seeking applications for its Northwest Arkansas Giving Program to support programs that enhance the quality of life for all members of the community.
Donor Name: Walmart Foundation
State: Arkansas
Counties: Benton County (AR), Washington County (AR), and Madison County (AR)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy):
- Art and Recreation: 03/28/2022
- Bridge Building and Allyship: 10/17/2022
- Increasing Access to Healthier Food for All: 06/06/2022
Grant Size: $10,000
Details:
Focus Areas
- Building a Culture of Belonging: They focus on strengthening organizations and their programming to better serve the diverse needs of their community. For example, they support research, training, and implementation of programming that furthers diversity, equity, and inclusion. Through their local philanthropy, they also seek to increase Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ representation in the public and nonprofit sectors by building a pipeline for inclusive leadership in Northwest Arkansas. They also seek to strengthen relationships between groups in their communities through access to arts and recreation, bridge-building, and allyship. They accept applications aligned with this focus area by invitation and through two open requests for proposals:
- ARTS & RECREATION: Organizations that provide access to arts and recreation programs may apply through the open request for proposals.
- BRIDGE BUILDING & ALLYSHIP: Organizations that engage community members in bridge building opportunities across lines of difference and/or foster allyship may apply through the open request for proposals.
- Increasing Access to Healthier Food for All: They support programs that work to systematically improve access and availability to healthier food for underserved communities, including improving access to federal nutrition programs and evolving food recovery models. They also support collaboration between local nonprofits to meet the area’s long-term needs.
Funding Information
- Minimum grant amount is $10,000.
- Organizations interested in grants of less than $10,000 should apply through the local community grant program.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations applying must meet one of following criteria:
- An organization holding a current tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), or (19) of the Internal Revenue Code, listed on the IRS Master File and conducting activities within Northwest Arkansas. 501(c)(3) organizations must be recognized as public charities other than Type II supporting organizations.
- A recognized government entity: state, county or city agency, including law enforcement or fire departments that are requesting funds exclusively for public purposes.
- A K-12 public or nonprofit private school, charter school, community/junior college, state/private college or university.
- A church or other faith-based organization with a proposed project that benefits the community at large, such as food pantries, soup kitchens and clothing closets.
Award Conditions
- Organizations that have already received a Northwest Arkansas grant, but have not completed an impact report may not be eligible to apply or receive a new grant.
- Grant request amount should not exceed 30% of the applicant’s total operating budget for the most recent fiscal year.
- Overhead/indirect costs (non-program-related expenses) may not exceed 15% of the total program budget.
- While the majority of Walmart.org grants are less than two years, organizations may propose initiatives with timeframes that extend up to three years. No-cost extensions may be requested for up to an additional 12 months, if necessary.
- Funding provided by the Walmart Foundation cannot be used to provide services, compensation, or preferential treatment to Walmart stores or Walmart affiliated businesses.
For more information, visit Walmart Foundation.
