About Oaklawn Foundation
Utilize revenue generated from the Gaming Center to support programs and scholarships that benefit Garland County students and senior citizens.
Focus Areas
EducationSenior servicesHealth care
Who They Fund
students/learnersolder adults/seniors
Funding Style
program/project fundingrestricted supportdirect service funding
Topics
general education programsadult/continuing educationaging servicessenior social/support programs
About Oaklawn Foundation
Oaklawn Foundation directs gaming revenue into scholarships, aging services, and related community support for Garland County students and senior citizens. That operating model shapes the grantmaking: the foundation’s recent awards are built around education funding and aging-program support, with the largest listed grant reaching $1,344,203 to Arkansas Community Foundation for education in 2025. A second major strand goes to the Oaklawn Center on Aging in Hot Springs, where grants of $593,750 in 2024, $475,000 in 2023, $368,750 in 2025, and $250,000 in 2025 were all recorded for aging programs. The pattern shows a funder that uses both scholarship support and direct service funding to meet needs in Garland County, with education and senior services carrying the most visible weight in recent grant activity. Its stated focus also includes health care, and the community-grant program links that work to senior health care infrastructure and related programs.
What Oaklawn Foundation Funds
Education is a central line of support. Oaklawn Foundation gave $1,344,203 to Arkansas Community Foundation in 2025 for education, and also awarded $1,063,661 in 2023 and $998,728 in 2024 for the same purpose. For aging services, the foundation funded the Oaklawn Center on Aging with $593,750 in 2024 and $475,000 in 2023 for aging programs, showing repeated support for older adults. The grant program descriptions also connect this work to senior health care infrastructure and community support in Garland County. Scholarships are another clear use of funds: the foundation’s scholarship program is tied to Garland County students and is administered through the Arkansas Community Foundation. Across these areas, the beneficiaries named in the program descriptions are students, learners, and older adults.
How Oaklawn Foundation Gives
Oaklawn Foundation’s typical grant size is substantial, with a p25 of $448,438, a median of $622,274, and a p75 of $1,014,961. The recent record shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, especially Arkansas Community Foundation and the Oaklawn Center on Aging. That pattern points to ongoing program and project funding rather than isolated one-off awards. The foundation uses restricted support and direct service funding, and its scholarship activity is administered through the Arkansas Community Foundation for Garland County students. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.7M
Total Assets
$0
Total Revenue
$904K
Total Expenses
$904K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $448K and $1M, with a median of $622K.
25th Percentile
$448K
Median
$622K
75th Percentile
$1M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in AR.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SAM STATHAKIS
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