To further understanding of agricultural and rural issues, and to support the agriculture and rural community through financial support for education, research, litigation and disaster relief.
The Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation’s giving is closely tied to agriculture, rural communities, and the state’s farm youth pipeline. In the recent grants list, its largest award is $150,000 to the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service for education, followed by a series of five- and six-figure grants that support medical training, FFA, and hunger relief. That mix shows a funder that backs both agricultural knowledge and the institutions that serve rural Arkansas. Two grantees appear repeatedly in the recent data: Arkansas FFA Foundation and Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry. The Arkansas FFA Foundation received multiple awards across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including grants tied to the Department of Education MOU and separate donations. Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry also received matching-fund support in consecutive years. Beyond those recurring relationships, the foundation funds scholarships, classroom-based agricultural education, and infrastructure-linked projects such as lab space and a nursing and allied health center. Its stated mission is to further understanding of agricultural and rural issues through education, research, litigation, and disaster relief.
Agricultural education is one of the clearest throughlines in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $88,484 in 2025, $85,806 in 2024, and $83,402 in 2023 to Arkansas FFA Foundation for Department of Education MOU support for FFA, alongside separate donations of $10,000 in 2023, $10,000 in 2024, and $10,000 in 2025. Youth and student support also show up in scholarship and training grants. The foundation awarded $75,000 to ASU System Foundation Inc for the Center of Nursing & Allied Health and $75,000 to Atu Foundations for construction of lab space/donation. It also made smaller education-oriented gifts, including $8,100 to Gravette Ffa for an ag mechanics show and $8,000 to Dequeen School District for an education grant. Disaster and food-security work appears in both grants and matching support, including funding for Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry and disaster relief to Arkansas food banks.
Typical awards cluster around a relatively narrow range: the 25th percentile is $5,800, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is also $10,000. That pattern suggests many grants sit at a standard operating level, with a smaller number of larger awards pushing annual totals upward. The recent record also shows repeated support across multiple years for some organizations, especially Arkansas FFA Foundation and Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry. The foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit fundraising arm of Arkansas Farm Bureau, and it funds individuals as well as organizations. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including scholarships, teacher awards, community reimbursements, and mini-grants.
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Most grants fall between $6K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Grantmaking is overwhelmingly Arkansas-based: 96% of grants go to recipients in the state, and the foundation’s stated geographic scope is local. Recent awards are concentrated in Little Rock, Hot Springs, Russellville, State University, and other Arkansas cities. Outside Arkansas, the recent grants list includes a single $15,000 sponsorship to Moultrie, Georgia, and a $10,000 disaster-relief grant to Waco, Texas. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The foundation funds agricultural education, scholarships, research, litigation support, disaster relief, and hunger relief. Its active programs also include scholarships for children and grandchildren of Farm Bureau members, teacher recognition, county reimbursement programs, and garden mini-grants. It funds individuals as well as organizations.
Yes, several active programs do. The scholarship program for Farm Bureau members’ children and grandchildren, the Arkansas Ag in the Classroom Outstanding Teacher Award, Marvin Vines Scholarship, Community Cultivations Program, Romeo E. Short Scholarship, Young Farmers & Ranchers reimbursement program, and Outdoor Classroom Garden Mini-Grant all indicate unsolicited applications are accepted.
The recent grant distribution is centered at $10,000. The 25th percentile is $5,800, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is also $10,000, which shows many awards cluster at that level even though some grants are much larger.
It is highly local. The geographic scope is local, 96% of grants go to recipients in Arkansas, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Recent Arkansas cities include Little Rock, Hot Springs, Russellville, State University, Jonesboro, Hope, and Texarkana.
Arkansas FFA Foundation appears repeatedly across 2023, 2024, and 2025, with both MOU-related awards and separate donations. Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry also appears in consecutive years through donations plus matching funds. Those repeat awards show ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: The program is for counties participating in Arkansas Farm Bureau activities. Reimbursement requests require submission of a copy of the check or receipts.
Deadline: Reimbursement period runs annually from November 1 through October 31.
Who can apply: Organizations participating in Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry; donations to the ArFB Foundation on behalf of these organizations are matched (matching program).
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVIC | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $150,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| UAMS FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $100,000 | 2025 | MASH |
| ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION | HOT SPRINGS, AR | $88,484 | 2025 | DEPT OF ED MOU - FUNDS FOR FFA |
| ARKANSAS HUNTERS FEEDING THE HUNGRY | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $77,725 | 2025 | DONATIONS PLUS MATCHING FUNDS |
| ASU SYSTEM FOUNDATION INC | STATE UNIVERSITY, AR | $75,000 | 2025 | CENTER OF NURSING & ALLIED HEALTH |
| ATU FOUNDATIONS | RUSSELLVILLE, AR | $75,000 | 2025 | CONSTRUCTION OF LAB SPACE/DONATION |
| ANVIL METALS & FABRICATIONS | MOUNTAIN HOME, AR | $10,000 | 2025 | AG INNOVATION CHALLENGE |
| ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION | HOT SPRINGS, AR | $10,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION | WACO, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | DISASTER RELIEF-TEXAS PANHANDLE WILDFIRE RELIEF FUND |
| ARKANSAS 4-H FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $10,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| GRAVETTE FFA | GRAVETTE, AR | $8,100 | 2025 | AG MECHANICS SHOW |
| DEQUEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT | DEQUEEN, AR | $8,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION GRANT |
| ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION | HOT SPRINGS, AR | $7,600 | 2025 | DONATION-TRAP SHOOT PROCEEDS |
| ARKANSAS 4-H FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $7,600 | 2025 | DONATION-TRAP SHOOT PROCEEDS |
| BEAVER WATERSHED ALLIANCE (WAR EAGLE RCPP WATER INITIATIVE) | ELKINS, AR | $7,500 | 2025 | WAR EAGLE RCPP WATER INITIATIVE |
| HEMPSTEAD COUNTY FARM BUREAU | HOPE, AR | $7,500 | 2025 | EDUCATION GRANT |
| WATSON PRIMARY SCHOOL | HUNTSVILLE, AR | $6,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION GRANT |
| UAMS FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $100,000 | 2024 | MASH |
| ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION | HOT SPRINGS, AR | $85,806 | 2024 | DEPT OF ED MOU - FUNDS FOR FFA |
| ARKANSAS HUNTERS FEEDING THE HUNGRY | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $77,750 | 2024 | DONATIONS PLUS MATCHING FUNDS |
| LONOKE SCHOOL FOUNDATION | LONOKE, AR | $25,000 | 2024 | EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES IN AG AND AQUACULTURE AREAS. NAMING RIGHTS - AG MECH LAB |
| SUNBELT AG EXPO | MOULTRIE, GA | $15,000 | 2024 | 2023 SUNBELT AG EXPO SPONSORSHIP |
| GARRETT MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | HOPE, AR | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| FOOD BANK OF NE ARKANSAS | JONESBORO, AR | $10,000 | 2024 | DISASTER RELIEF |
| ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION | HOT SPRINGS, AR | $10,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| ARKANSAS 4-H FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $10,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| ARKANSAS FOODBANK | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $10,000 | 2024 | DISASTER RELIEF |
| ORGANIZATION FOR YOUTH EDUCATION IN AG | PRESCOTT, AR | $10,000 | 2024 | CONSTRUCTION OF AN EDUCATION HOG BARN |
| GATEWAY FARMERS' MARKET | TEXARKANA, AR | $8,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| BEAVER WATERSHED ALLIANCE (WAR EAGLE RCPP WATER INITIATIVE) | ELKINS, AR | $7,500 | 2024 | WAR EAGLE RCPP WATER INITIATIVE |
| VAN BUREN COUNTY FARM BUREAU | CLINTON, AR | $7,500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| ARKANSAS 4-H FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $6,000 | 2024 | 2023 DINNER AT THE VINES SPONSORSHIP |
| ARKANSAS 4-H FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $5,500 | 2024 | DONATION-TRAP SHOOT PROCEEDS |
| ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION | HOT SPRINGS, AR | $5,500 | 2024 | DONATION-TRAP SHOOT PROCEEDS |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVIC | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU | BATON ROUGE, LA | $5,000 | 2024 | HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS OF ARKANSAS | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $5,000 | 2024 | DISASTER RELIEF SERVICE/YOUTH PREPAREDNESS PROJECT |
| ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION | HOT SPRINGS, AR | $83,402 | 2023 | DEPT OF ED MOU - FUNDS FOR FFA |
| WAR EAGLE RCPP WATER INITIATIVE | ELKINS, AR | $37,500 | 2023 | WAR EAGLE RCPP WATER INITIATIVE |
| ARKANSAS 4-H FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $10,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION | HOT SPRINGS, AR | $10,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| LEACHVILLE DISASTER RELIEF FUND | LEACHVILLE, AR | $5,800 | 2023 | LEACHVILLE DISASTER RELIEF FUND |
| BUFFALO ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MONETTE, AR | $5,800 | 2023 | CITY OF MONETTE COMMUNITY RELIEF FUND |
| CITY OF AUGUSTA-WOODRUFF COUNTY | AUGUSTA, AR | $5,800 | 2023 | CITY OF AUGUSTA- WOODRUFF COUNTY DISASTER RELIEF FUND DEC 10 TORNADO |
| ARKANSAS 4-H FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $5,500 | 2023 | DONATION-TRAP SHOOT PROCEEDS |
| ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION | HOT SPRINGS, AR | $5,500 | 2023 | DONATION-TRAP SHOOT PROCEEDS |
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVIC
$150,000EDUCATION
ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION
$88,484DEPT OF ED MOU - FUNDS FOR FFA
ARKANSAS HUNTERS FEEDING THE HUNGRY
$77,725DONATIONS PLUS MATCHING FUNDS
ANVIL METALS & FABRICATIONS
$10,000AG INNOVATION CHALLENGE
ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION
$10,000DONATION
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$10,000DISASTER RELIEF-TEXAS PANHANDLE WILDFIRE RELIEF FUND
ARKANSAS 4-H FOUNDATION
$10,000DONATION
GRAVETTE FFA
$8,100AG MECHANICS SHOW
DEQUEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT
$8,000EDUCATION GRANT
ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION
$7,600DONATION-TRAP SHOOT PROCEEDS
ARKANSAS 4-H FOUNDATION
$7,600DONATION-TRAP SHOOT PROCEEDS
BEAVER WATERSHED ALLIANCE (WAR EAGLE RCPP WATER INITIATIVE)
$7,500WAR EAGLE RCPP WATER INITIATIVE
HEMPSTEAD COUNTY FARM BUREAU
$7,500EDUCATION GRANT
WATSON PRIMARY SCHOOL
$6,000EDUCATION GRANT
ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION
$85,806DEPT OF ED MOU - FUNDS FOR FFA
ARKANSAS HUNTERS FEEDING THE HUNGRY
$77,750DONATIONS PLUS MATCHING FUNDS
LONOKE SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$25,000EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES IN AG AND AQUACULTURE AREAS. NAMING RIGHTS - AG MECH LAB
SUNBELT AG EXPO
$15,0002023 SUNBELT AG EXPO SPONSORSHIP
GARRETT MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$10,000EDUCATION
ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION
$10,000DONATION
ARKANSAS 4-H FOUNDATION
$10,000DONATION
ORGANIZATION FOR YOUTH EDUCATION IN AG
$10,000CONSTRUCTION OF AN EDUCATION HOG BARN
GATEWAY FARMERS' MARKET
$8,000EDUCATION
BEAVER WATERSHED ALLIANCE (WAR EAGLE RCPP WATER INITIATIVE)
$7,500WAR EAGLE RCPP WATER INITIATIVE
VAN BUREN COUNTY FARM BUREAU
$7,500EDUCATION
ARKANSAS 4-H FOUNDATION
$6,0002023 DINNER AT THE VINES SPONSORSHIP
ARKANSAS 4-H FOUNDATION
$5,500DONATION-TRAP SHOOT PROCEEDS
ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION
$5,500DONATION-TRAP SHOOT PROCEEDS
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVIC
$5,000EDUCATION
LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU
$5,000HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF
DISASTER RELIEF SERVICE/YOUTH PREPAREDNESS PROJECT
ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION
$83,402DEPT OF ED MOU - FUNDS FOR FFA
WAR EAGLE RCPP WATER INITIATIVE
$37,500WAR EAGLE RCPP WATER INITIATIVE
ARKANSAS 4-H FOUNDATION
$10,000DONATION
ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION
$10,000DONATION
LEACHVILLE DISASTER RELIEF FUND
$5,800LEACHVILLE DISASTER RELIEF FUND
BUFFALO ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$5,800CITY OF MONETTE COMMUNITY RELIEF FUND
CITY OF AUGUSTA-WOODRUFF COUNTY
$5,800CITY OF AUGUSTA- WOODRUFF COUNTY DISASTER RELIEF FUND DEC 10 TORNADO
ARKANSAS 4-H FOUNDATION
$5,500DONATION-TRAP SHOOT PROCEEDS
ARKANSAS FFA FOUNDATION
$5,500DONATION-TRAP SHOOT PROCEEDS