Open Foundations · Arkansas

Hussman Family Foundation

Little Rock, Arkansas · EIN 271167511. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $1.4M across 28 grants in 2025, a median of $2K each.

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$1.4M
paid in 2025
28
grants paid
$2K
median grant
1%
to first-time recipients
$6.6M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
WALTER HUSSMAN
Address
PO BOX 2221, LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72203
Phone
5013783402
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
PROVIDE A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF PURPOSE AND ACTIVITES OF ORGANIZATION AND PROPOSED USE OF FUNDS.
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
PREFERENCE IS GIVEN TO EDUCATION PURPOSES AND ORGANIZATIONS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202601339349101035. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

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

The 15 largest of the 28 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Unc School of JournalismNC$1,329,028Charitable
2Gladney CupAR$20,000Charitable
3Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts FoundationAR$12,500Charitable
4Hillsdale CollegeMI$10,000Charitable
5Prager UniversityCA$10,000Charitable
6The Truth Matters TrustAR$10,000Charitable
7Grigot ArtsMS$6,000Charitable
8Bruce Livingston Rowan Oak EndowmentMS$5,000Charitable
9Center for Executive LeadershipAL$5,000Charitable
10Pathway to FreedomAR$5,000Charitable
11Arkansas SymphonyannualAR$2,500Charitable
12But God MinistriesMS$2,500Charitable
13Community Hospital Developmentmontage HealthCA$2,500Charitable
14Pulaski AcademyAR$2,500Charitable
15Uams Foundationchancellor's CirAR$2,000Charitable

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202029$76K
202132$150K
202229$1.4M
202328$1.4M
202430$1.5M
2025 (partial year)28$1.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Arkansas43%
Mississippi14%
California11%
Virginia7%
Texas7%

Who decides

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

Ben HussmanVICE PRESIDENT · 2022
Eliza GainesVICE PRESIDENT · 2022
Olivia RamseyVICE PRESIDENT · 2022
Palmer HussmanVICE PRESIDENT · 2022
Walter E Hussman JrPRESIDENT · 2022

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; 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 collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

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

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