The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Accepts applications
The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation is a private foundation in Little Rock, Arkansas. In tax year 2024 it gave $5.1 million in 106 grants; the typical grant was $30,000 and the largest $600,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$5.1 million
- Number of grants106
- Typical grant$30,000
- Largest grant$600,000
- Assets$152 million
- New grantees65%
Giving in 2024 was up from $4.3 million the year before.
65% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4.3 million | 86 | $152 million |
| 2024 | $5.1 million | 106 | $152 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Online at Wwwwrfoundationorg 225 East Markham Street Suite 200, Little Rock, AR 72201 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (501) 376-6854 |
| What to submit | 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/ |
| Deadlines | Submissions are rolling and can be received online at www.wrfoundation.org/how-to-apply/ at any time |
| Restrictions | 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 |
What The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation funds
Where it gives
All of its grants went to recipients in Arkansas.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 106 | $6.5 million |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Forward Arkansas - Little Rock Ar | General operating support | $600,000 |
| Arkansas Community Foundation (Arcf) - Little Rock Ar | To support operations and implementation of its 2024-25 work plan and strategies | $500,000 |
| Communities Unlimited - Fayetteville Ar | Flexible funding for broadband expansion in rural arkansas | $200,000 |
| Innovative Poverty Solutions - Fayetteville Ar | To build long-term infrastructure and people-centered capacity for local and statewide policy change in arkansas. | $200,000 |
| Possibility Labs - San Francisco Ca | Enterprise capital lite rwjf passthrough | $150,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc - New York New York | Enterprise capital lite rwjf passthrough | $150,000 |
| Delta Circles Inc - Helena-West Helena Ar | Enterprise capital lite rwjf passthrough | $150,000 |
| Arkansas Public Policy Panel - Little Rock Ar | Gos to support the arkansas public policy panel | $150,000 |
| Winrock Solutions LLC - North Little Rock Ar | Multicultural business xcellerator program | $150,000 |
| The Liberty Initiative - Rogers Ar | To build long-term infrastructure and people-centered capacity for local and statewide policy change in arkansas. | $150,000 |
| Texas Tech Foundation Inc- Lubbock TX | To support the redesigh of teacher preparation programs in arkansas | $150,000 |
| Arkansas Values Institute - Little Rock Ar | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Just Communities of Arkansas - North Little Rock Ar | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Faith Matters Network - Nashville TN | To 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. | $125,000 |
| Advocates for Community and Rural Education DBA Rural Community Alliance - | To increase the rural community alliance's capacity to carry out its mission in pursuit of equity in arkansas. | $125,000 |
| Arkansas Public Policy Panel - Little Rock Ar | To support the arkansas movement collective's mission for arkansas black/brown power coalition (bbpc) | $125,000 |
| Phoenix Youth and Family Services - Crossett Ar | Build long-term infrastructure and support place-based and people-centered capacity for local and statewide policy change | $100,000 |
| The Village Place - Little Rock Ar | Build long-term infrastructure and support place-based and people-centered capacity for local and statewide policy change | $100,000 |
| Delta Community Development and Law Center - Little Rock Ar | Enterprise capital lite rwjf passthrough | $100,000 |
| Advancing Black Entrepreneurship Inc DBA Remix Ideas - Little Rock Ar | General operating support for remix ideas through abe | $100,000 |
| The Contingent - Portland or | Provide technical assistance to the arkansas department of health and human services and partner with the department to support arkansas families negatively impacted by the foster care system | $100,000 |
| Arkansas Black Mayors Association - Altheimer Ar | To support the arkansas black mayors association (abma) to reimagine its role & strategic direction | $100,000 |
| Oxford American Literary Project - Little Rock Ar | To support the journalism econsystem to amplify narrative change for equity and better represent alice stories in arkansas media. | $100,000 |
| The Urban League of the State of Arkansas - Little Rock Ar | Build long-term infrastructure and support place-based and people-centered capacity for local and statewide policy change | $75,000 |
| University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service - Little Rock Ar | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Arkansas Justice Collective DBA Ar Immigrant Defense - Springdale Ar | Gos to arkansas justice collective dba arkansas immigrant defense | $75,000 |
| Arkansas Appleseed Legal Justice Center - Little Rock Ar | Gos to support economic equity in arkansas. | $75,000 |
| Arkansas Community Foundation (Arcf) - Little Rock Ar | Model pilot for ar's small business access to capital | $75,000 |
| Arkansas Rural Health Partnership - Lake Village Ar | Strengthen community capacity through strategic partnerships and place-based investment for policy change | $75,000 |
| Conexion de Negocios Latinos - Springdale Ar | Strengthen the entrepreneurial support ecosystem for hispanic and latinx business owners in arkansas | $75,000 |
| Delta Circles Inc - Helena-West Helena Ar | To build long-term infrastructure and support for local and statewide policy change | $75,000 |
| Arkansas Community Foundation (Arcf) - Little Rock Ar | To increase media representation of stories that center alice, the opportunities for policy change that will positively impact alice and investigative reporting on policy changes that negatively impact alice | $75,000 |
| Women's Foundation of Arkansas - Little Rock Ar | To support organizational development, advocacy, research, and programming to advance economic equity for women in arkansas. | $75,000 |
| University of Central Arkansas - Conway Ar | To support uca deep to expand dbie training to school districts across the state and fully integrate deep framework in partner schools. | $75,000 |
| Arkansas Community Foundation (Arcf) - Little Rock Ar | To provide general operating support to arkansas impact philanthropy as it identifies and takes on additional collaborative philanthropic strategies to advance equity | $65,000 |
| Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families - Little Rock Ar | To support arkansas advocates for children and families capacity to perform their mission. | $65,000 |
| Unrestricted Grants Under 5000 | Unrestricted grants under $5,000 | $50,100 |
| Asset Funders Network - Chicago Il | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Arkansas Broadcasting Foundation - Little Rock Ar | Gos to fortify the local nonprofit media and journalism landscape in arkansas | $50,000 |
| The Voice of Arkansas Minority Advocacy Council - Jonesboro Ar | Gos to fortify the local nonprofit media and journalism landscape in arkansas. | $50,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Sherece West-Scantlebury
- Andrea Dobson
- Cedric Williams
- Alejandro Avils Rodrguez
- Naccaman Williams
- Melissa Bradley
- Detria Austin Everson
- Terry Mazany
- Mike Ramirez
- Latanyua T Robinson
- Lisenne Rockefeller
- Sharon Toomer
- Warwick Sabin
- Vicki Saviers
- Kathy Smith
Questions people ask
Does The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Submissions are rolling and can be received online at www.wrfoundation.org/how-to-apply/ at any time.
How much does The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation give?
$5.1 million in tax year 2024, across 106 grants, with a typical grant of $30,000.
Who runs The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Sherece West-Scantlebury (President & Ceo), Andrea Dobson (Cofo), Cedric Williams (Chair) and Alejandro Avils Rodrguez (Vice Chair) among 15 officers and trustees.
What does The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly community development, human services and education.