Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation: Program and Mission Related Investments

From Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

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.

Type of Support

Overview

Proposals for this grant must have a direct impact within the state of Arkansas and align with AR Equity 2025. The grant focuses on supporting ideas that contribute to economic, educational, social, ethnic, and racial equity across Arkansas, guided by a comprehensive approach to problem-solving that includes system and policy changes. The funder seeks to support initiatives that are in line with their strategic priorities of expanding power and access for marginalized communities, and all proposals are encouraged to demonstrate a clear understanding of these priorities and the foundation's approach to philanthropy.

Eligibility

Organization's Location
USA
Program Location
AR
Organization Type
Nonprofits
Government agencies
Schools
Colleges
Universities
Organizations with a fiscal sponsor
Other
  • Initiatives must directly or significantly impact the state of Arkansas
  • Primarily for organizations located in Arkansas
  • Must adhere to lobbying limits for 501(c)(3) organizations as established by the federal government

Ineligibility

Individuals
Groups seeking funds for capital expenditures (construction, major renovations, equipment, or supplies)
Entities looking for operating support to cover budget shortfalls
Organizations aiming to fundraise campaigns
Projects centered on basic scientific research
Initiatives seeking endowment support
Efforts not directly or significantly impacting the state of Arkansas
not specified

Submission

Review Criteria

The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (WRF) gives precedence to funding proposals that embody the following characteristics:

  1. Exhibit a clear dedication to advancing educational, economic, social, ethnic, and racial equity.
  2. Implement a deliberate approach to challenge and transform the prevailing system, aiming to tackle the underlying causes of inequality and eradicate policies and practices that uphold equity barriers.
  3. Value initiatives led by the community, emphasizing movement building, public policy, advocacy, innovation, and the alteration of systemic structures as methods for achieving change.
  4. Ensure the involvement and leadership of individuals directly affected by inequality in identifying its root causes and devising innovative solutions.
  5. Adopt a Two-Generation (2Gen) strategy that focuses on creating opportunities for and addressing the needs of both children and adults in their lives together, promoting whole-family approaches.
  6. Foster or enhance partnerships or coalitions, recognizing that achieving equity is beyond the capacity of any single organization or sector alone.
  7. Are pioneering, strategic, and forward-thinking, aiming to motivate and aid in innovative problem-solving that advances the well-being of all in Arkansas.
  8. Possess the capability to track, evaluate, and report on the effectiveness of the proposed changes, strategies deployed, and progress achieved.

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