The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation aims to achieve economic, educational, social, ethnic, and racial equity for all Arkansans. By changing systems and policies, the foundation focuses on long-term solutions and expanding access and power for marginalized communities. It supports this mission through grantmaking, capacity building, strategic communications, strategic partnerships, convenings, and program- and mission-related investments, working across public, private, and nonprofit sectors to foster leadership, policies, movements, and cultural shifts towards a thriving, prosperous Arkansas.
Summary
Based on IRS 2022 990PF Filing
Revenue
$6.6M
Number of grants
74
Assets
$145.5M
Median grant size
$30k
Total giving
$4.4M
Average grant size
$59.6k
Contact
EIN
710285871
Address
225 EAST MARKHAM STREET 200, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201
WRF PROVIDES GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, PROJECT SUPPORT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND PROGRAM RELATED INVESTMENTS TO ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC EQUITY, EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND/OR SOCIAL, ETHNIC, AND RACIAL EQUITY WITHIN ARKANSAS. DETAILED GUIDELINES ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.WRFOUNDATION.ORG/WHAT-WE-FUND/#HOW. OUR APPROACH BEGINS WITH AN IDEA SUBMITTED TO OUR ONLINE PORTAL, WWW.WRFOUNDATION.ORG/HOW-TO-APPLY/
Deadline
SUBMISSIONS ARE ROLLING AND CAN BE RECEIVED ONLINE AT WWW.WRFOUNDATION.ORG/HOW-TO-APPLY/ AT ANY TIME
Restrictions
WRF GRANTS AND PROGRAM-RELATED INVESTMENTS ARE LIMITED TO INITIATIVES THAT DIRECTLY OR SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, AND ARE PRIMARILY PROVIDED TO ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN ARKANSAS. IF YOUR INITIATIVE IS NOT LED BY A NONPROFIT, GOVERNMENT AGENCY, SCHOOL, COLLEGE, OR UNIVERSITY, WRF WILL REQUIRE A FISCAL SPONSOR. A FISCAL SPONSOR ACTS AS A GUARDIAN OF GRANT FUNDS, RETAINS DISCRETION AND CONTROL OVER THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS, AND ENSURES THAT THE FUNDS ARE USED FOR 501(C)(3) PURPOSES. THE FISCAL SPONSOR AND ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONS SHOULD BE IN ALIGNMENT. WRF WILL GENERALLY NOT: FUND INDIVIDUALS SUPPORT CAPITAL EXPENDITURES (CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR RENOVATIONS, EQUIPMENT, OR SUPPLIES) PROVIDE OPERATING SUPPORT TO COVER BUDGET SHORTFALLS SUPPORT FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS SUPPORT BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SUPPORT ENDOWMENTS SUPPORT INITIATIVES THAT DO NOT DIRECTLY OR SIGNIFICANTLY HAVE AN IMPACT WITHIN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS
Submission contact
Contact name: ONLINE AT WWWWRFOUNDATIONORG
Address: 225 EAST MARKHAM STREET SUITE 200, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201