The foundation concentrates its giving in a small number of sizable, unrestricted grants focused on human services—particularly a single private school and health organizations. Their support favors operational/general funds rather than restricted projects, and spans both pediatric care and neurological disease work. Giving appears directed at a few high-impact recipients rather than broad, diversified grantmaking.
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a very small set of organizations; grants are predominantly general operating support rather than program-specific. Few recipients overall, no evidence of many small or geographically dispersed awards.
Notable grantees: The Anthony School, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Michigan Parkinson Foundation
A $351,000 general-fund grant to The Anthony School in Little Rock is the clearest signal in the Smith Holloway Patton Foundation C/o Kay S Patton’s recent giving: it prefers large, unrestricted awards to a small set of recipients. The foundation’s 2024 and 2025 grants center on human services and health-related organizations, with support reaching a private school, a pediatric hospital, a mental-health provider for children, and Parkinson’s-related philanthropy. That mix points to a funder that backs operating capacity rather than tightly scoped projects. The foundation’s largest recent awards show this pattern at scale. Arkansas Children’s Hospital received $150,000 in general support, and Michigan Parkinson Foundation received $100,000, also as a general-fund grant. In 2025, the foundation continued with smaller general and operating awards, including support for Rainforest Rising and local organizations in Arkansas. Across the recent grants list, the distribution is narrow and deliberate: a few recipients account for most of the dollars, and unrestricted funding is the dominant approach. That makes the foundation especially relevant for researchers tracking private philanthropic support for core operations in education, pediatric care, mental health, and disease-focused services.
In education, the foundation gave $351,000 to The Anthony School in Little Rock for general fund support, showing a substantial commitment to an independent K–12 school. In pediatric health care, Arkansas Children’s Hospital received $150,000 for its general fund, indicating support for hospital operations rather than a named project. Its health-related giving also extends beyond children’s care. Michigan Parkinson Foundation received $100,000 as general-fund support, connecting the foundation to Parkinson’s disease services and research. Mental health appears in the recent record as well: Camber Children’s Mental Health in Kansas City received $50,000 for general fund support. The foundation’s recent grants also include community-based support to religious and civic organizations, such as First Presbyterian Church of Brownsville and Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, both funded with operating or general support.
Typical recent grants cluster in the five-figure range, with p25 at $25,125, a median of $50,000, and p75 at $125,000. The distribution is uneven, with one very large grant and several smaller follow-on awards. The recent record suggests a recurring relationship with some recipients across years: Rainforest Rising appears in both 2024 and 2025, with grants of $15,000 and $60,000. The foundation’s philosophy tags point to general operating support, unrestricted support, and core funding, and the grants themselves are mostly labeled general fund or operating support.
$782K
$435K
$11K
$70K
Most grants fall between $25K and $125K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$125K
About 14% of grants go to recipients in AR.
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The foundation gives nationally, and the recent grants are entirely U.S.-based. Arkansas appears most often, led by Little Rock recipients such as The Anthony School, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, and Arkansas Democrat Gazette Community Foundation. Other recipient cities include Kansas City, Platte City, Brownsville, Santa Rosa, and Bingham Farms. Kansas accounts for 14% of grants in the data, reflecting a meaningful but not exclusive presence in the HQ state.
Recent grants point to human services and health-related organizations, along with one independent private K–12 school. The named recipients include The Anthony School, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Michigan Parkinson Foundation, and Camber Children’s Mental Health, with most awards described as general fund or operating support.
The foundation’s recent grant sizes are concentrated in the five-figure range. The 25th percentile is $25,125, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $125,000. The recent list also includes one much larger grant of $351,000.
Yes. The recent grants are mostly labeled general fund, with two listed as operating support. Examples include Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Michigan Parkinson Foundation, Rainforest Rising, and Westover Hills Presbyterian Church, which all received support tied to core operations rather than restricted projects.
Yes. Rainforest Rising appears twice in the recent grants list, first at $15,000 in 2024 and again at $60,000 in 2025. That indicates at least one continuing funding relationship rather than all one-time awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAINFOREST RISING | SANTA ROSA, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| WESTOVER HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $5,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $1,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE ANTHONY SCHOOL | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $351,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $150,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| MICHIGAN PARKINSON FOUNDATION | BINGHAM FARMS, MI | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| CAMBER CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH | KANSAS CITY, KS | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE FARMER'S HOUSE | PLATTE CITY, MO | $25,250 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BROWNSVILLE | BROWNSVILLE, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| RAINFOREST RISING | SANTA ROSA, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
RAINFOREST RISING
$60,000GENERAL FUND
WESTOVER HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$5,000OPERATING SUPPORT
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1,000OPERATING SUPPORT
THE ANTHONY SCHOOL
$351,000GENERAL FUND
ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$150,000GENERAL FUND
MICHIGAN PARKINSON FOUNDATION
$100,000GENERAL FUND
CAMBER CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH
$50,000GENERAL FUND
THE FARMER'S HOUSE
$25,250GENERAL FUND
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BROWNSVILLE
$25,000GENERAL FUND
RAINFOREST RISING
$15,000GENERAL FUND