Open Foundations · Arkansas

Schmieding Foundation Term

Springdale, Arkansas · EIN 237262279. It paid $2.4M across 108 grants in 2025, a median of $10K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$2.4M
paid in 2025
108
grants paid
$10K
median grant
11%
to first-time recipients
$12.0M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
LANCE TAYLOR
Address
PO BOX 1943, SPRINGDALE, AR, 72765
Phone
4797256129
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
PREPRINTED APPLICATION FORM DESCRIBING OPERATION AND NEEDS
Submission deadline
MARCH 1ST AND SEPTEMBER 1ST
Restrictions on awards
AWARDS ARE LIMITED TO ORGANIZATIONS BENEFITTING CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY.

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202642379349100609. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2025

These are the 15 largest of the 108 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Uams Foundation FundAR$603,500VARIOUS
2Arkansas Children's FoundationAR$250,500VARIOUS
3John Brown UniversityAR$171,500VARIOUS
4Baldwin Community and Economic Development FoundationAL$150,000VARIOUS
5Children's Safety CenterAR$75,000VARIOUS
6University of ArkansasAR$75,000VARIOUS
7Springdale Senior CenterAR$50,000VARIOUS
8Compassion Center of Nwa IncAR$39,000VARIOUS
9Fitting FuturesNE$32,000VARIOUS
10Providence AcademyAR$32,000VARIOUS
11The Jones CenterAR$30,000VARIOUS
12Springdale Public SchoolsAR$27,000VARIOUS
13Salem Lutheran ChurchAR$26,800VARIOUS
14Ability TreeAR$26,000VARIOUS
15University of Nebraska FoundationNE$25,247VARIOUS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202015$1.8M
202194$2.1M
2022100$3.1M
2023106$3.1M
2024109$2.6M
2025 (partial year)108$2.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Arkansas75%
Nebraska11%
Alabama8%
Georgia1%
Texas1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Ben MayeuxDIRECTOR · 2025
Darin MontgomeryDIRECTOR · 2025
Gilda UnderwoodVP/SEC/TREAS/DIRECTOR · 2025
Lance TaylorPRESIDENT · 2025
Patricia WilliamsDIRECTOR · 2025

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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