Accepts applications
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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $3,027,920 | $2,189,513 | $2,110,587 | $19,392,832 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 42% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Active ArkansasLittle Rock, AR | Community Grant | $50,000 | 2019 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Joseph W Thompson | CHAIRMAN | 3.00 | $0 |
| Blake Woolsey | VICE CHAIRMAN | 2.00 | $0 |
| Billy Tarpley | TREASURER/SECRETARY | 2.00 | $0 |
| Kristin Merlo | PRESIDENT |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $18,375,473 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $3,986,770 | $1,229,156 | $1,204,151 | $15,946,517 | $15,629,379 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $3,756,311 | $770,637 | $718,506 | $12,851,841 | $12,465,519 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $4,637,343 | $1,760,622 | $1,743,530 | $9,909,475 | $9,479,845 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $1,460,451 | $1,208,537 | $1,201,054 | $7,159,641 | $6,603,124 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $2,286,331 | $1,396,154 | $1,357,411 | $7,494,721 | $6,351,210 |
| Community Grant |
| $50,000 |
| 2021 |
| VariousVarious, AR | Various | $46,877 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY AR WINTHROP ROCKEFELLER INSTITUTEMORRILTON, AR | STRATEGIC | $46,200 | 2023 |
| CRAWFORD - SEBASTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INCFORT SMITH, AR | COMMUNITY GRANT | $40,000 | 2024 |
| COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINICFORT SMITH, AR | COMMUNITY GRANT | $40,000 | 2023 |
| RIVER CITY MINISTRY OF PULASKI COUNTY INCNORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR | COMMUNITY GRANT | $40,000 | 2024 |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIESSPRINGDALE, AR | COMMUNITY GRANT | $40,000 | 2023 |
| SHIRLEY SCHOOL DISTRICTSHIRLEY, AR | COMMUNITY GRANT | $40,000 | 2024 |
| CARTI FOUNDATIONLITTLE ROCK, AR | EDUCATION GRANT | $40,000 | 2023 |
| RIVER CITY MINISTRYNORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR | EDUCATION GRANT | $40,000 | 2023 |
| HISPANIC COMMUNITY SERVICES INCJONESBORO, AR | COMMUNITY GRANT | $40,000 | 2023 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATIONLITTLE ROCK, AR | COMMUNITY GRANT | $40,000 | 2023 |
| Crawford-Sebastian Community DevelopmentFort Smith, AR | Community Grant | $37,500 | 2019 |
| UALR CHILDREN INTERNATIONALLITTLE ROCK, AR | COMMUNITY GRANT | $35,000 | 2024 |
| CONWAY REGIONAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INCCONWAY, AR | COMMUNITY GRANT | $35,000 | 2024 |
| Foodbank North Central AR NorforkMountain Home, AR | COVID | $35,000 | 2020 |
| HARMONY HEALTH CLINICMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.LITTLE ROCK, AR | COMMUNITY GRANT | $35,000 | 2024 |
| Natural TeethHot Springs, AR | Community Grant | $34,400 | 2019 |
| AR Chapter Am Academy of Pediatrics IncLittle Rock, AR | Strategic | $33,650 | 2021 |
| Carter's CrewMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.North Little Rock, AR | Community Grant | $31,102 | 2022 |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BENTON COUNTY INCBENTONVILLE, AR | COMMUNITY GRANT | $30,250 | 2024 |
| Crawford-Sebastian Community DevelopmentFort Smith, AR | Community Grant | $30,000 | 2021 |
| UALR Children InternationalLittle Rock, AR | Education Grant | $30,000 | 2021 |
| UALR Children InternationalLittle Rock, AR | Community Grant | $30,000 | 2020 |
| 2.00 |
| $0 |
| Susan Smith | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Dr Jim Phillips | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Dr Cara Jones | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Wayne Callahan | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Sarah Clark | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Tamika Edwards | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202443199349103229
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202333189349105193
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202203199349102075
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202103159349104200
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202033029349100318
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.