Changing lives through education, training and employment by providing job training programs, career services, and resources that help individuals build a better future in Arkansas.
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas Inc. channels large general-support grants into its own Arkansas network, including a $10.5 million grant in 2025 to Goodwill of Arkansas Foundation Inc. in Little Rock and a $3.8 million grant the same year to Goodwill Arkansas Education Initiatives Inc., also in Little Rock. Those awards sit alongside the organization’s stated mission of education, training, and employment through job training, career services, and resources that help people build a better future in Arkansas. The grant record points to an institution funding its own mission infrastructure as much as outside partners, with flexible support appearing repeatedly in the recent grants list. The foundation’s program areas include job training, adult education and high school completion, workforce development, reentry support, sustainability and recycling, and community partnerships. Its active programs also show how that mission is carried into practice through books for children, medical-equipment lending, donation collection, and local fundraising events. In the recent-grants table, all five grants went to U.S. recipients, with Arkansas organizations dominating the list.
Education and workforce preparation are central to the foundation’s giving. In 2025, it awarded $3,808,287 to Goodwill Arkansas Education Initiatives Inc. in Little Rock for general support, building on a $2,582,106 grant to the same organization in 2024. That pattern fits its stated focus on job training, adult education, and workforce development. The organization also supports reentry work, naming reentry support among its focus areas, alongside career services and community programs. Beyond those broad categories, its active programs point to specific public-facing services such as Books 4 Kids, which provides high-quality books to children in low-income families through Title I schools and other qualifying programs in Arkansas. Sustainability and recycling are part of the model as well, reflected in donation-based programs that connect collection activity to mission support.
Typical grant size is in the multimillion-dollar range: the 25th percentile is $2,582,106, the median is $3,808,287, and the 75th percentile is $10,500,000. Recent awards also show repeated support to the same Arkansas-related entities across 2024 and 2025, which points to ongoing funding relationships rather than isolated one-time gifts. The organization’s philosophy tags emphasize unrestricted, general operating, and flexible core support. It also funds through internal programs and donation-linked channels, including options that accept unsolicited participation.
Current and upcoming funding from Goodwill Industries of Arkansas that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Local community groups such as schools, religious and civic organizations, homeowners associations, corporate and community teams; must sign up to host a short-term donation event and collect donations during the event.
Deadline: No specific deadlines listed; events are scheduled by arrangement (rolling/ongoing scheduling).
$4.1M
$89.9M
$78.6M
$67.6M
Most grants fall between $2.6M and $10.5M, with a median of $3.8M.
25th Percentile
$2.6M
Median
$3.8M
75th Percentile
$10.5M
About 80% of grants go to recipients in AR.
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Grantmaking is local, with 80% of grants going to recipients in Arkansas. The recent list is concentrated in Little Rock, which appears multiple times as the recipient city for major awards. The only non-Arkansas recipient in the top five recent grants is Florida Goodwill Association in Jacksonville, Florida, and the country distribution shows all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. The pattern is strongly in-state, but not exclusively limited to the headquarters city.
Its stated focus areas include job training, adult education and high school completion, workforce development, reentry support, sustainability and recycling, and community partnerships. The recent grants list shows general support to Goodwill of Arkansas Foundation Inc. and Goodwill Arkansas Education Initiatives Inc., both in Little Rock.
Yes. Its philosophy tags include unrestricted/general operating support, core operating funding, and flexible operating funds, and the recent grants table shows general support awards rather than project-restricted line items.
Very concentrated. Arkansas is the top state by grant count, and 80% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state of Arkansas. The recent grants table also shows all five grants going to U.S. recipients.
The middle of its grant-size distribution is in the millions: the 25th percentile is $2,582,106, the median is $3,808,287, and the 75th percentile is $10,500,000. That places most grants far above a small-grant range.
Yes. Several active programs accept unsolicited participation, including Gala for Good / Event Sponsorships and Awards, Books 4 Kids, the Goodwill Community Donation Fundraiser, Host a Year-Round Donation Collection Site, Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP), and Concierge Donation Pickup Program.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Who can apply: Works directly with Title I schools or qualifying programs in the state of Arkansas; intended to get books into the hands of children in low-income families.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOODWILL ARKANSAS EDUCATION INITIATIVES INC | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $4,114,845 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Goodwill of the Southern Rivers | Columbus, GA | $30,000 | 2026 | KERR COUNTY FLOOD RELIEF FUND |
| GOODWILL OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION INC | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $10,500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GOODWILL ARKANSAS EDUCATION INITIATIVES INC | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $3,808,287 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GOODWILL OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION INC | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $18,000,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GOODWILL ARKANSAS EDUCATION INITIATIVES INC | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $2,582,106 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FLORIDA GOODWILL ASSOCIATION | JACKSONVILLE, FM | $28,228 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
GOODWILL ARKANSAS EDUCATION INITIATIVES INC
$4,114,845GENERAL SUPPORT
Goodwill of the Southern Rivers
$30,000KERR COUNTY FLOOD RELIEF FUND
GOODWILL OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION INC
$10,500,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GOODWILL ARKANSAS EDUCATION INITIATIVES INC
$3,808,287GENERAL SUPPORT
GOODWILL OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION INC
$18,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GOODWILL ARKANSAS EDUCATION INITIATIVES INC
$2,582,106GENERAL SUPPORT
FLORIDA GOODWILL ASSOCIATION
$28,228GENERAL SUPPORT
