Open Foundations · Arkansas

William Thomas & May Pitman Hennessy Foundation

Fort Smith, Arkansas · EIN 716058272. 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 $349K across 50 grants in 2024, a median of $4K each.

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$349K
paid in 2024
50
grants paid
$4K
median grant
5%
to first-time recipients
$6.7M
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
FIRST NATIONAL BANK TRUST DEPT
Address
SAMUEL TERRY, FORT SMITH, AR, 72902
Phone
4797822041
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
NO SPECIFIC FORMAT REQUIRED
Submission deadline
DECEMBER 1 OF EACH YEAR
Restrictions on awards
NONE

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202503179349102805. 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 2024

The 15 largest of the 50 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Mercy Health Foundation Fort SmithAR$135,000GENERAL
2Good Samaritan ClinicAR$15,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
3United Way of Fort SmithAR$15,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
4Arkansas True Vision Chldren HomesAR$10,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
5Cancer Support FoundationAR$10,500GENERAL
6Riverview Hope CampusAR$10,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
7Next Step Homeless ServicesAR$7,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
8Community Dental ClinicAR$6,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
9Community Rescue MissionAR$5,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
10Ua Fort Smith FoundationAR$5,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
11Abilities UnlimitedAR$4,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
12Antioch Youth and FamilyAR$4,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
13Arc River ValleyAR$4,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
14Arkansas Single Parent ScholarshipAR$4,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
15Children's Emergency ShelterAR$4,500GENERAL OPERATIONS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202045$297K
202149$328K
202251$342K
202349$322K
202450$349K

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Arkansas98%
Ohio2%

Who decides

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

No officers or trustees are listed on the filing we hold.

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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