Open Foundations · Arkansas

Riggs Benevolent Fund

Little Rock, Arkansas · EIN 716050130. 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 $724K across 86 grants in 2025, a median of $5K each.

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$724K
paid in 2025
86
grants paid
$5K
median grant
17%
to first-time recipients
$15.3M
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
EDWIN KEITH RIGGS
Address
P O BOX 1399, LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72203
Phone
8003577094
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
NO PARTICULAR FORM
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
N/A

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202611189349100736. 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 86 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Arkansas Construction Education FoundationAR$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
2Heart of Arkansas United WayAR$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
3University of Arkansas at Little RockAR$29,700GENERAL SUPPORT
4Our HouseAR$27,500GENERAL SUPPORT
5Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Arkansas & North LouisianaAR$27,000GENERAL SUPPORT
6Mission Clinical ServicesAR$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
7Team Red White and BlueIN$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
8Women and Children FirstAR$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
9Carti Cancer CenterAR$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
10Christ Community ChurchAR$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
11Goodness VillageAR$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
12Quapaw Area CouncilAR$17,000GENERAL SUPPORT
13Youth Home IncAR$17,000GENERAL SUPPORT
14Cals FoundationAR$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
15Immerse ArkansasAR$12,500GENERAL SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20201$397K
20211$468K
202265$647K
202359$749K
202490$655K
2025 (partial year)86$724K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Arkansas91%
Maryland2%
Indiana1%
California1%
Missouri1%

Who decides

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

Edwin Keith RiggsTRUSTEE · 2025
George a CressTRUSTEE · 2025
John Arthur Riggs VTRUSTEE · 2025

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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