Open Foundations · Arkansas

Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

Little Rock, Arkansas · EIN 710285871. 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 $6.4M across 104 grants in 2024, a median of $30K each.

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$6.4M
paid in 2024
104
grants paid
$30K
median grant
40%
to first-time recipients
$151.5M
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
ONLINE AT WWWWRFOUNDATIONORG
Address
225 EAST MARKHAM STREET SUITE 200, LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72201
Phone
5013766854
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
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/
Submission deadline
SUBMISSIONS ARE ROLLING AND CAN BE RECEIVED ONLINE AT WWW.WRFOUNDATION.ORG/HOW-TO-APPLY/ AT ANY TIME
Restrictions on awards
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

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202503219349106375. 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 words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

build long-termpolicy changelandscape arkansasjournalism landscapemedia journalismlocal nonprofitnonprofit medialocal statewide

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 104 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Forward Arkansas - Little Rock ArAR$600,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2Arkansas Community Foundation (arcf) - Little Rock ArAR$500,000TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS 2024-25 WORK PLAN AND STRATEGIES
3Communities Unlimited - Fayetteville ArAR$200,000FLEXIBLE FUNDING FOR BROADBAND EXPANSION IN RURAL ARKANSAS
4Innovative Poverty Solutions - Fayetteville ArAR$200,000TO BUILD LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE AND PEOPLE-CENTERED CAPACITY FOR LOCAL AND STATEWIDE POLICY CHANGE IN ARKANSAS.
5Arkansas Public Policy Panel - Little Rock ArAR$150,000GOS TO SUPPORT THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC POLICY PANEL
6Delta Circles Inc - Helena-west Helena ArAR$150,000ENTERPRISE CAPITAL LITE RWJF PASSTHROUGH
7Neo Philanthropy Inc - New York New YorkAR$150,000ENTERPRISE CAPITAL LITE RWJF PASSTHROUGH
8Possibility Labs - San Francisco CaAR$150,000ENTERPRISE CAPITAL LITE RWJF PASSTHROUGH
9Texas Tech Foundation Inc- Lubbock TxAR$150,000TO SUPPORT THE REDESIGH OF TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS IN ARKANSAS
10The Liberty Initiative - Rogers ArAR$150,000TO BUILD LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE AND PEOPLE-CENTERED CAPACITY FOR LOCAL AND STATEWIDE POLICY CHANGE IN ARKANSAS.
11Winrock Solutions Llc - North Little Rock ArAR$150,000MULTICULTURAL BUSINESS XCELLERATOR PROGRAM
12Advocates for Community and Rural Education Dba Rural Community Alliance -AR$125,000TO INCREASE THE RURAL COMMUNITY ALLIANCE'S CAPACITY TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION IN PURSUIT OF EQUITY IN ARKANSAS.
13Arkansas Public Policy Panel - Little Rock ArAR$125,000TO SUPPORT THE ARKANSAS MOVEMENT COLLECTIVE'S MISSION FOR ARKANSAS BLACK/BROWN POWER COALITION (BBPC)
14Arkansas Values Institute - Little Rock ArAR$125,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
15Faith Matters Network - Nashville TnAR$125,000TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF TRAINED FAITH LEADERS AND CONTINUE GROWING THE FAITH NETWORK ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY AND MORAL LEADERSHIP TO ADVANCE THE NARRATIVE OF ECONOMIC EQUITY IN ARKANSAS.

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202053$4.0M
202163$3.4M
202274$4.4M
202383$5.2M
2024104$6.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Arkansas100%

Who decides

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

Alejandro Avils RodrguezVICE CHAIR · 2024
Andrea DobsonCOFO · 2024
Cedric WilliamsCHAIR · 2024
Detria Austin EversonDIRECTOR · 2024
Kathy SmithDIRECTOR · 2024
Latanyua T RobinsonDIRECTOR · 2024
Lisenne RockefellerDIRECTOR · 2024
Melissa BradleyDIRECTOR · 2024
Mike RamirezDIRECTOR · 2024
Naccaman WilliamsBOARD SECRETARY · 2024
Sharon ToomerDIRECTOR · 2024
Sherece West-scantleburyPRESIDENT & CEO · 2024
Terry MazanyDIRECTOR · 2024
Vicki SaviersDIRECTOR · 2024
Warwick SabinDIRECTOR · 2024

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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