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Mercy Work Foundation of Arkansas

Accepts applications Fort Smith, Arkansas · EIN 716164070

Mercy Work Foundation of Arkansas is a private foundation in Fort Smith, Arkansas. In tax year 2025 it gave $68,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $17,000 and the largest $17,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $62,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$60,0002$1.3 million
2024$62,0004$1.3 million
2025$68,0004$1.5 million

How to apply

ContactShevonne Coleman First National Ban
602 Garrison Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72902
Phone or email(479) 788-7343
What to submitLetter outlining specific projects and the funds requested
RestrictionsApplications limited to organizations for the welfare and benefit of small animals and are restricted to sebastian county, Arkansas and Oklahoma state university department of veterinary medicine.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mercy Work Foundation of Arkansas funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Arkansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Arkansas4$68,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Almost Home Shelter & Rescue
Van Buren, AR
Welfare and benefit of small animals$17,000
Charleston Dog Shelter
Charleston, AR
Welfare and benefit of small animalswelfare and benefit of small animals$17,000
Fort Smith Animal Haven
Fort Smith, AR
Welfare and benefit of small animals$17,000
Kitties and Kanines Shelter Inc
Fort Smith, AR
Welfare and benefit of small animals$17,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mercy Work Foundation of Arkansas accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Mercy Work Foundation of Arkansas give?

$68,000 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $17,000.

Who runs Mercy Work Foundation of Arkansas?

Its 2025 filing lists Shevonne Coleman (Trust Officer).

What does Mercy Work Foundation of Arkansas fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals and housing and homelessness.

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