2020 Grants

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families — $225,000

To support the continued development of Reimagine Arkansas

Arkansas Baptist College — $50,000

To support long-term sustainability of Arkansas Baptist College; this grant was awarded as part of a collaborative strategy to increase sustainability at Arkansas Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association, Inc. — $25,000

To provide direct assistance to ALICE families and workers during the current evictions crisis and build the long-term capacity of local organizations to advocate for more equitable tenant rights in Arkansas

Arkansas Community Foundation — $100,000

To leverage individual and philanthropic funds to support nonprofit organizations actively responding to Arkansans in need during the COVID-19 pandemic

Arkansas Community Foundatioon — $25,000

To support completion of an internal equity audit and related training

Arkansas Community Foundation - LGBTQ+ Collaboraative — $27,500

To support urgent funding needs of LGBTQ-led and -serving nonprofit organizations in Arkansas by providing stabilization grants in response to the impacts of COVID-19

Arkansas Community Institute — $50,000

To support ACI in the development of a rapid response fund to provide resources to frontline social justice organizations and empower movement leaders to be nimble and responsive to challenges that disproportionately impact ALICE families

Arkansas Community Institute — $50,000

To provide direct assistance to ALICE families and workers during the current evictions crisis and build the long-term capacity of local organizations to advocate for more equitable tenant rights in Arkansas

Arkansas Delivering on the Dream Fund — $150,000

To provide a match for a grant from the New York Community Trust to the Arkansas Delivering on the Dream (AR-DOTD) Fund at the Arkansas Community Foundatioin to continue the fund’s impact in immigrant communities in Arkansass

Arkansas Early Childhood Association — $30,000

To support the development of a strategic plan for the Arkansas Early Chldhood Association driven by engagement of its members that supports equity and innovation

Advocacy Innovation/CFE 2021 — $250,000

To provide funding to support pilot programs and other innovative models to develop and expand the digital advocacy infrastructure in Arkansas

Arkansas Justice Collective — $25,000

To provide direct assistance to ALICE families and workers during the current evictions crisis and build the long-term capacity of local organizations to advocate for more equitable tenant rights in Arkansas

Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub — $25,000

To support the Innovation Hub to pilot a digital Mobile Makerspace and assess community readiness for a resident-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem along the 12th Street Corridor in Little Rock, Arkansas

Arkansas United Community Coalition — $100,000

To provide general operating support for the Arkansas United Community Coalition

Arkansas United Community Coalition — $75,000

To create an Essential Workers Fund, for which Arkansas United will serve as an intermediary

Asset Funders Network — $200,000

To support the Arkansas Asset Funders Network’s development of a narrative change campaign for economic mobility in Arkansas

Center for Arkansas Legal Services — $50,000

To provide direct assistance to ALICE families and workers during the current evictions crisis and build the long-term capacity of local organizations to advocate for more equitable tenant rights in Arkansas

Communities Unlimited — $125,000

To support access to immediate, flexible, and affordable loans for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

Communities Unlimited - Delta Owned Fund — $235,000

To support the Delta Owned COVID-19 Recover and Rebuild Fund (Delta Owned), which will provide critical capital to small businesses in the Arkansas Delta affected by the COVID-19 crisis

DecARcerate — $80,000

To provide general operating support to decARcerate to improve economic equity and reimagine and redefine prison and restorative justice

Delta Circles — $85,000

To support the Delta Owned COVID-19 Recover and Rebuild Fund (Delta Owned)

Delta Community Development and Law Center — $60,000

To support a Recovery Navigator for the Delta Owned COVID-19 Recover and Rebuild Fund (Delta Owned)

Derek Lewis Foundation — $25,000

To establish the Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative (ABPC)

East Arkansas Enterprise Community, Inc. — $60,000

To support a Recovery Navigator for the Delta Owned COVID-19 Recover and Rebuild Fund (Delta Owned)

Endeavor Foundation — $25,000

To support Endeavor Foundation’s HARK social services infrastructure to provide Covid-19 relief assistance and general aid to families in Northwest Arkansas

Foundation for Social Impact — $300,000

Deepen the capacity of the Black/Brown Power Coalition infrastructure that centers community voice through leadership development and power building

Financing Ozarks Rural Growth and Economy (FORGE) — $100,000

To provide small businesses in Arkansas with access to immediate, flexible, and affordable loans

Hope Enterprise Corporation — $25,000

To provide direct assistance to ALICE families and workers during the current evictions crisis and build the long-term capacity of local organizations to advocate for more equitable tenant rights in Arkansas

Little Rock Public Education Foundatiion — $150,000

To support parent engagement as the City of Little Rock and its partners implement community schools within the Little Rock School District

People Trust— $150,000

To support People Trust’s capacity to strengthen access to capital for micro and small businesses, as well as consumer loans and financial services in low-wealth Arkansas communities

People Trust— $90,000

To provide small businesses in Arkansas with access to immediate, flexible, and affordable loans

Phoenix Youth and Family Services — $60,000

To support a Recovery Navigator for the Delta Owned COVID-19 Recover and Rebuild Fund (Delta Owned)

Philander Smith College — $50,000

To support long-term sustainability of Philander Smith College; this grant was awarded as part of a collaborative strategy to increase sustainability at Arkansas Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Potluck and Poison Ivy — $25,000

To support The Yarn Storytelling to build the long-term capacity of local organizations to advocate for more equitable tenant rights in Arkansas

Shorter College — $50,000

To support long-term sustainability of Shorter College; this grant was awarded as part of a collaborative strategy to increase sustainability at Arkansas Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Southern Bancorp Community Partners — $10,000

To provide administrative support to process grant payments as part of the Arkansas Department of Human Services CARES Act grant program for nonprofit organizations providing COVID relief services in low-wealth communities

Southern Bancorp Community Partners — $100,000

To strengthen the social justice leader pipeline in Arkansas through the Social Justice Institute

University of Arkansas Office of Research and Sponsored Programs — $30,000

To support KUAF to produce a five-part radio/podcast series and panel discussion titled "The Movement That Never Was: A People's Guide to Anti-Racism in the South and Arkansas"

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff — $50,000

To support long-term sustainability of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; this grant was awarded as part of a collaborative strategy to increase sustainability at Arkansas Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Winrock International — $100,000

To support Winrock International to provide tools and capacity to promote equitable development within the 85 Opportunity Zone areas in Arkansas

Women's Foundation of Arkansas — $25,000

To provide women-owned small businesses in Arkansas with access to immediate and flexible grants