The mission of Clark County Community Foundation is to engage people, connect resources, and inspire solutions to better all of Clark County. They focus on creating endowment funds, building assets, and awarding grants to meet community needs.
The Arts in Arkansas Fund, a collaboration between the Arkansas Community Foundation and CACHE (Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange), offers financial support to small arts nonprofits across Arkansas. This program aims to distribute a total of $5,000, divided across two years ($2,500 each year), to assist with general operational costs. Grants are awarded based on the need for general operating support, including sustaining or expanding arts programming that is critical yet hard to access or limited for the organizations’ target audience. Additionally, geographic distribution throughout the state is considered to ensure a wide impact.
Funding will be preferentially allocated to entities that are directed by or focus their efforts on communities of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), as well as ensuring a diverse geographical distribution among the beneficiaries. BIPOC encompasses individuals of Black or African-American, Latinx or Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American backgrounds, or those of mixed racial or ethnic heritage.
Organizations recognized as BIPOC-centric may meet any of the following criteria: