This foundation is highly focused on supporting Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) and, by extension, community college–based higher education in the Bentonville region. All recorded giving is directed to a single local institution, suggesting a mission to strengthen local postsecondary access, programs, and institutional capacity. Their grants appear intended to provide major institutional support rather than a broad portfolio of beneficiaries.
Concentrated, large-dollar gifts to a single repeat grantee; few grants overall with a focus on substantial institutional support rather than diversified or small-scale giving.
Northwest Arkansas Community College Foundation Inc’s recorded giving is built around one institution: NWACC in Bentonville. The largest recent grant on file was $4,965,034 in 2025, followed by $1,767,090 in 2024 and $1,650,977 in 2023, all directed to NWACC for support of education. That pattern points to sustained institutional backing rather than a broad roster of beneficiaries. The foundation’s grants align with community college access and capacity, with support tied to education, student opportunity, and the college’s role in Northwest Arkansas. Its active grant programs also show two student-facing channels: scholarships administered through the NWACC Foundation and CCAMPIS childcare assistance delivered through the Helen R. Walton Children’s Enrichment Center for eligible NWACC students. Across the grants listed here, the foundation gives locally and consistently to the same college, indicating a mission centered on strengthening NWACC’s academic and support infrastructure. For researchers, the clearest picture is a single-campus funder whose grantmaking is concentrated on education at the community college level.
Student access is a clear theme. The NWACC Foundation Scholarships program provides scholarship funding for eligible NWACC students, with scholarship information and application instructions posted through the foundation’s scholarship pages. A second student-support channel is the CCAMPIS Childcare Assistance Grant, which offers tuition assistance in partnership with the Helen R. Walton Children’s Enrichment Center for full-time and part-time NWACC students. The foundation also supports broader institutional education needs. Its recent grants to NWACC are described as support of education, showing that the funding is not limited to one narrow program area. The grant record and active programs together connect the foundation to general education support, student academic support, and school-based programming within the college setting.
The typical grant size is large and clustered: the 25th percentile is $1,709,034, the median is $1,767,090, and the 75th percentile is $3,366,062. That spread suggests substantial institutional awards rather than many small gifts. The pattern is also highly repetitive. The same recipient, NWACC, appears across the recent grant record in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation funds locally, gives in Arkansas, and does not fund individuals. It also makes no program-related investments, reinforcing a straightforward grantmaking model centered on institutional support.
$8.4M
$43.2M
$8.1M
$6.8M
Most grants fall between $1.7M and $3.4M, with a median of $1.8M.
25th Percentile
$1.7M
Median
$1.8M
75th Percentile
$3.4M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in AR.
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Notable grantees: Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC)
All recorded grants in the dataset go to recipients in the United States, with 100% of grants in Arkansas. The grant record centers on Bentonville, where NWACC appears repeatedly as the recipient city. The active scholarship and childcare programs also operate within Northwest Arkansas, including the Bentonville partner site for CCAMPIS childcare assistance.
Its recorded grants all go to NWACC in Bentonville for support of education. The active programs also center on NWACC students through scholarships and childcare assistance, showing a strong focus on community college access and student support.
The grant sizes are substantial. The 25th percentile is $1,709,034, the median is $1,767,090, and the 75th percentile is $3,366,062, based on the grant size distribution provided.
In the data provided, the recent grant record shows one recipient pattern: NWACC in Bentonville appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation’s giving is therefore concentrated on a single local institution.
Two active programs are listed: NWACC Foundation Scholarships, which provide scholarship funding for eligible NWACC students, and the CCAMPIS Childcare Assistance Grant, which offers tuition assistance through the Helen R. Walton Children’s Enrichment Center for full-time and part-time NWACC students.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWACC | Bentonville, AR | $4,965,034 | 2025 | Support of education |
| NWACC | Bentonville, AR | $1,767,090 | 2024 | Support of Education |
| NWACC | Bentonville, AR | $1,650,977 | 2023 | Support of Edcuation |
NWACC
$4,965,034Support of education
NWACC
$1,767,090Support of Education
NWACC
$1,650,977Support of Edcuation