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Truman & Anita Arnold Foundation

Accepts applications Texarkana, Texas · EIN 710811364

Truman & Anita Arnold Foundation is a private foundation in Texarkana, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.5 million in 9 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $1.0 million. 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 $1.3 million the year before.

71% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$623,8767$12.2 million
2024$1.3 million4$15.2 million
2025$1.5 million9$18.4 million

How to apply

ContactTruman Anita Arnold
2900 St Michael Drive 5th Floor, Texarkana, TX 75503
Phone or email(903) 794-3835
What to submitNo Prescribed Form

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Truman & Anita Arnold Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas9$1.5 million

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
TX
Cox School Renovation and Expansion Fund.$1.0 million
Phoenix House
Dallas, TX
Dallas Youth Outings$200,000
National Medal of Honor Museum
Arlington, TX
Preserve and present the extraordinary stories of our National Medal of Honor recipients.$200,000
Individual
TX
$75,000
The Sweetheart Ball
Dallas, TX
Cardiology programs at UT Southwestern Medical Center$25,000
Smu- John G Tower Center Medal
Dallas, TX
John g tower center medal contribution$25,000
All Stars Project of Dallas
Dallas, TX
All stars project of dallas contribution$10,000
SMU Meadows Museum
Dallas, TX
Endowment$5,000
The Crystal Charity Ball
Dallas, TX
Underwriting contract$1,350

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Truman & Anita Arnold Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Truman & Anita Arnold Foundation give?

$1.5 million in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Truman & Anita Arnold Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Truman Arnold (Trustee) and Anita Arnold (Trustee).

What does Truman & Anita Arnold Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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