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    Town Branch Foundation

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    BENTONVILLE, AR4794641570
    EIN (Tax ID): 82-3575662

    About Town Branch Foundation

    Town Branch Foundation directs a small number of very large grants, primarily supporting regional economic development and place-based initiatives in Northwest Arkansas and the broader U.S. Midwest. The foundation favors unrestricted/general operating support and partners with other foundations and intermediary organizations to advance land conservation/land-bank acquisitions and community economic research. Its giving is concentrated among a few institutional grantees rather than many small awards.

    Focus Areas

    Regional economic competitiveness and research (e.g., Heartland Forward)Land preservation and local land-bank acquisitions in Northwest ArkansasCapacity building and general operating support for partner foundations and intermediariesPlace-based community improvement initiatives in the U.S. Heartland

    Who They Fund

    public charter schoolsK-12 students in local metros (e.g., Kansas City) and rural districts (e.g., Phelps County)first‑generation and Pell Grant‑eligible college students from the Arkansas Delta

    About Town Branch Foundation

    Town Branch Foundation makes a small number of very large grants, with several of the biggest awards tied to land-bank acquisitions, regional economic research, and place-based community work in Northwest Arkansas. The foundation’s recent grants show repeated multi-million-dollar support for Heartland Forward Inc., which received $5,910,255 in 2024 and $5,405,023 in 2023 for general operating support. Another major thread is land preservation: Walton Family Foundation Inc. received $7,772,027 in 2023 to support costs associated with the NWA Land Bank Fund acquisitions, followed by additional large awards for the same purpose. The portfolio also includes large unrestricted grants to local intermediaries and civic organizations, such as The Peel Compton Foundation, which received $3,854,715 in 2025 for general operations and $2,572,229 in 2025 for the Compton House expansion. Across the recent grant list, the foundation consistently backs institutional partners rather than many small awards, and its grant purposes often combine operating support with infrastructure, acquisition, or capacity-building costs.

    What Town Branch Foundation Funds

    Town Branch Foundation’s education-related giving appears through charter-school and school-improvement intermediaries. Oklahoma Public School Resource Center Inc. received $2,505,410 in 2024 for operational support and another $2,237,050 in 2024 for general operations, plus $1,908,658 in 2024 for the next phase of work to foster new leaders, expand education data, and strengthen school quality. In Arkansas, Arkansas Public School Resource Center Inc. received $849,000 in 2025 and the same amount in 2024 to provide literacy specialists and coaches for charter schools. Higher-education completion is another theme: University of Arkansas Foundation Inc. received $833,334 in 2024 and $833,333 in 2025 for the Accelerate Student Achievement Program, aimed at first-generation and Pell Grant-eligible students. Workforce and school-seat expansion also appear through Tulsa Community Foundation’s $1,440,000 2025 grant for the 918 Fund.

    How Town Branch Foundation Gives

    Town Branch Foundation’s typical grant size is large: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $60,000, and the 75th percentile is $569,600. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Heartland Forward Inc., The Peel Compton Foundation, Walton Family Foundation Inc., Oklahoma Public School Resource Center Inc., Arkansas Public School Resource Center Inc., and University of Arkansas Foundation Inc. That pattern points to sustained partnership funding rather than one-off philanthropy. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, makes program-related investments, and does not fund individuals. Many awards are unrestricted or general operating support, alongside capital and acquisition funding.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $30M

    Total Assets

    $500M

    Total Revenue

    $66.6M

    Total Expenses

    $37.1M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $10K and $570K, with a median of $60K.

    25th Percentile

    $10K

    Median

    $60K

    75th Percentile

    $570K

    Geographic Reach

    Regional9 states funded

    About 54% of grants go to recipients in AR.

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    teachers and literacy coaches
    local communities using parks, trails, and recreation centers (e.g., Siloam Springs, Bentonville)
    employers and learners in registered apprenticeship programs

    Giving Approach

    Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a very small set of institutional grantees; emphasis on multi-grant relationships and unrestricted operating support rather than many small awards.

    Funding Style

    general operating / unrestricted supportcapital construction and infrastructure fundingprogram implementation and pilot fundingcapacity building / staffing support

    Notable grantees: Heartland Forward Inc, Walton Family Foundation Inc, The Peel Compton Foundation

    Topics

    K-12 school quality and charter school supportearly literacy and teacher coachinghigher education completion for first‑generation / Pell‑eligible studentsworkforce development / registered apprenticeship programsrecreation and trail infrastructure (parks, greenways)land acquisition, preservation, and land bank fundingschool meal infrastructure (central kitchen / nutrition services)

    Where Town Branch Foundation Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 54% of grants to recipients in the HQ state, but the foundation also funds nearby Midwest cities. Bentonville appears frequently, including grants to Heartland Forward Inc., The Peel Compton Foundation, the City of Bentonville, and Bentonville Bella Vista Trailblazer's Association Inc. Other repeated recipient cities include Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Kansas City, Little Rock, and Fayetteville. All recent grants in the provided sample went to U.S. recipients.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Town Branch Foundation

    What kinds of organizations does Town Branch Foundation support most often?

    The recent grants list is centered on institutional partners: foundations, public school resource centers, universities, civic groups, and public entities. Examples include Heartland Forward Inc., The Peel Compton Foundation, Oklahoma Public School Resource Center Inc., and University of Arkansas Foundation Inc. The foundation also funds intermediary organizations for land acquisitions and community projects.

    How large are Town Branch Foundation grants typically?

    The grant-size distribution is skewed toward large awards. The 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $60,000, and the 75th percentile is $569,600. Recent grants also include several multi-million-dollar awards, showing that the foundation often operates at a much larger scale than the median suggests.

    Does Town Branch Foundation make recurring grants?

    Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Heartland Forward Inc. in 2023, 2024, and 2025; The Peel Compton Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Walton Family Foundation Inc. in 2023 and 2024; and Oklahoma Public School Resource Center Inc. in 2024 and 2025. That pattern indicates sustained relationships with a small set of partners.

    What are Town Branch Foundation’s main focus areas?

    The recent grants point to regional economic competitiveness, land preservation and land-bank acquisitions, school quality and charter-school support, literacy coaching, and higher education completion for first-generation and Pell-eligible students. The foundation also funds recreation and trail infrastructure, including trail construction and a Bentonville adult recreation center.

    Does Town Branch Foundation fund only Arkansas organizations?

    No. Arkansas is the top state by grant count, but the recent grants also include organizations in Oklahoma, Missouri, New York, and Texas. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the provided data.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    The Peel Compton FoundationBentonville, AR$3,854,7152025To support general operations
    The Peel Compton FoundationBentonville, AR$2,572,2292025to support the construction costs associated with the Compton House expansion
    City of BentonvilleBentonville, AR$2,000,0002025to support the construction of the Bentonville Adult Recreation Center and for the Center Manager's salary
    Heartland Forward IncBentonville, AR$1,661,8802025To support general operations
    Tulsa Community FoundationTulsa, OK$1,440,0002025to support the 918 Fund, a program focusing on the creation of 15,000 quality school seats in the next 10 years
    TNTP IncNew York, NY$1,320,1482025to support improved teacher practice and early literacy through high-touch teacher coaching in Phelps County, Missouri, as a pilot program for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to consider for expansion in other districts
    Oklahoma Public School Resource Center IncOklahoma City, OK$1,000,0302025to support Fuel OKC
    Arkansas Public School Resource Center IncLittle Rock, AR$849,0002025To provide literacy specialists and coaches to implement literacy support for charter schools and serve as a self-sustaining unit for school interventions
    University of Arkansas Foundation IncFayetteville, AR$833,3332025to support Grantee's Accelerate Student Achievement Program designed to support academic achievement, college completion, and post-graduation success among first-generation and Pell Grant-eligible students from the Arkansas Delta region
    The Peel Compton FoundationBentonville, AR$750,0002025to support the costs associated with trail and property clean-up recovery efforts
    Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR$733,0122025TO SUPPORT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NWA LAND BANK FUND ACQUISITIONS.
    Arkansas Public School Resource Center IncLittle Rock, AR$702,5002025to establish a central kitchen for charter schools to provide cost-effective meal options to students
    Phalen Leadership Academies Indiana IncQuincy, MA$695,0002025to provide financial support to Hogan Preparatory Academy to hire up to eight academic support staff to be deployed at all three campuses in Kansas City
    University of Arkansas Foundation IncFayetteville, AR$623,3242025to support the implementation and evaluation of the BehaviorHelp program
    Oklahoma Public School Resource Center IncOklahoma City, OK$620,5002025to provide support to launch a statewide Registered Apprenticeship Program
    Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR$616,2742025TO SUPPORT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NWA LAND BANK FUND ACQUISITIONS.
    Dove SchoolsOklahoma City, OK$600,0002025Dove Schools of Tulsa Expansion
    Bentonville Bella Vista Trailblazer's Association IncBentonville, AR$586,2972025To support construction costs of a concrete trail connecting WOKA Whitewater Park to Siloam Springs
    City of BentonvilleBentonville, AR$570,1202025to complete design work for a new Adult Recreation Center for the City of Bentonville
    Dove SchoolsOklahoma City, OK$550,0002025Dove Schools North OKC Expansion
    Dove SchoolsOklahoma City, OK$550,0002025Dove Schools South OKC Expansion
    Arkansas Public School Resource Center IncLittle Rock, AR$518,0712025to create a Charter Impact Team that will provide targeted support to struggling charter schools
    Bentonville Bella Vista Trailblazer's Association IncBentonville, AR$500,0002025to support construction costs of soft surface trails located in Northwest Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma near the WOKA whitewater park located on the Illinois River
    Arkansas Public School Resource Center IncLittle Rock, AR$500,0002025To support general operations
    Proud To Partner Leadership Academy IncOklahoma City, OK$500,0002025Proud To Partner Leadership Academy - Startup
    Show Me KC SchoolsKansas City, MO$488,2002025To design, support, and implement a common application system for [charter] schools in the St. Louis City boundaries
    The Peel Compton FoundationBentonville, AR$442,7362025to support costs associated with Coler Mountain Bike Park trail improvements
    Harding Independence Charter District IncOklahoma City, OK$397,5002025Harding Independence Charter District Elementary Expansion
    The Peel Compton FoundationBentonville, AR$330,0002025to support costs associated with the completion of the construction design services
    Advance Rural Education FoundationSeminole, OK$330,0002025The Academy of Okmulgee expansion
    University of Arkansas Foundation IncFayetteville, AR$252,4772025to support the implementation and evaluation of the Fostering Informed and Responsive Systems for Trauma: Early Care and Education program
    RISE STEAM AcademyOklahoma City, OK$250,0002025RISE STEAM Academy Start-up
    Oklahoma Montessori InitiativeOklahoma City, OK$250,0002025Oklahoma Montessori Initiative Start-up
    Under the Canopy IncTulsa, OK$250,0002025Under the Canopy School Start-up
    Arkansas State University System Foundation IncState University, AR$197,0852025to support the implementation and evaluation of the BehaviorHelp program
    The Peel Compton FoundationBentonville, AR$190,0002025to support the costs associated with property clean-up recovery efforts for the Compton Gardens property
    Oklahoma Public School Resource Center IncOklahoma City, OK$172,0002025to support the Grantee's Growing Strong Leaders Cohort
    Arkansas State University System Foundation IncState University, AR$161,0402025to support the implementation and evaluation of the Fostering Informed and Responsive Systems for Trauma: Early Care and Education program
    American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy ResearchWashington, DC$150,0002025To support general operations
    Oklahoma Public School Resource Center IncOklahoma City, OK$140,0002025to implement a two-year pilot program that will assist teachers in developing and enhancing high-quality lesson plans through the introduction of Khanmingo
    Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR$134,0282025TO SUPPORT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NWA LAND BANK FUND ACQUISITIONS.
    Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs IncCalabasas, CA$116,7202025To serve as fiscal sponsor for Opportunities Exchange to pilot a business coaching program with early childhood providers aimed at streamlining costs to improve the quality and accessibility of early childhood education in Arkansas
    Northwest Arkansas Community College Foundation IncBentonville, AR$98,3652025to pilot a new pathway for high school students interested in becoming early childhood educators
    Bentonville Bella Vista Trailblazer's Association IncBentonville, AR$88,0002025to support the tunnel straightening and new parking lot on NW A Street for Slaughter Pen
    Watershed Conservation Resource CenterFayetteville, AR$77,1212025to construct stream flow improvements and riparian restoration in the vicinity of the NW A Street low-water crossing
    State of Oklahoma Office of Educational Quality and AccountabilityOklahoma City, OK$49,5002025to support the costs associated with the Harvard Strategic Data Fellow
    Bentonville Bella Vista Trailblazer's Association IncBentonville, AR$46,3662025to support the engineering design costs of the tunnel to reroute the Greenway trail under Hwy 102 near P Street
    Institute for Humane StudiesArlington, VA$40,0002025To support general operations
    Cookson Hills Christian School IncKansas, OK$40,0002025To support general operations
    Bentonville Bella Vista Trailblazer's Association IncBentonville, AR$35,0002025to provide support to maintain the Oklahoma paved trails, the property, and the house located near the WOKA trail

    The Peel Compton Foundation

    $3,854,715
    Bentonville, AR2025

    To support general operations

    The Peel Compton Foundation

    $2,572,229
    Bentonville, AR2025

    to support the construction costs associated with the Compton House expansion

    City of Bentonville

    $2,000,000
    Bentonville, AR2025

    to support the construction of the Bentonville Adult Recreation Center and for the Center Manager's salary

    Heartland Forward Inc

    $1,661,880
    Bentonville, AR2025

    To support general operations

    Tulsa Community Foundation

    $1,440,000
    Tulsa, OK2025

    to support the 918 Fund, a program focusing on the creation of 15,000 quality school seats in the next 10 years

    TNTP Inc

    $1,320,148
    New York, NY2025

    to support improved teacher practice and early literacy through high-touch teacher coaching in Phelps County, Missouri, as a pilot program for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to consider for expansion in other districts

    Oklahoma Public School Resource Center Inc

    $1,000,030
    Oklahoma City, OK2025

    to support Fuel OKC

    Arkansas Public School Resource Center Inc

    $849,000
    Little Rock, AR2025

    To provide literacy specialists and coaches to implement literacy support for charter schools and serve as a self-sustaining unit for school interventions

    University of Arkansas Foundation Inc

    $833,333
    Fayetteville, AR2025

    to support Grantee's Accelerate Student Achievement Program designed to support academic achievement, college completion, and post-graduation success among first-generation and Pell Grant-eligible students from the Arkansas Delta region

    The Peel Compton Foundation

    $750,000
    Bentonville, AR2025

    to support the costs associated with trail and property clean-up recovery efforts

    Walton Family Foundation Inc

    $733,012
    Bentonville, AR2025

    TO SUPPORT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NWA LAND BANK FUND ACQUISITIONS.

    Arkansas Public School Resource Center Inc

    $702,500
    Little Rock, AR2025

    to establish a central kitchen for charter schools to provide cost-effective meal options to students

    Phalen Leadership Academies Indiana Inc

    $695,000
    Quincy, MA2025

    to provide financial support to Hogan Preparatory Academy to hire up to eight academic support staff to be deployed at all three campuses in Kansas City

    University of Arkansas Foundation Inc

    $623,324
    Fayetteville, AR2025

    to support the implementation and evaluation of the BehaviorHelp program

    Oklahoma Public School Resource Center Inc

    $620,500
    Oklahoma City, OK2025

    to provide support to launch a statewide Registered Apprenticeship Program

    Walton Family Foundation Inc

    $616,274
    Bentonville, AR2025

    TO SUPPORT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NWA LAND BANK FUND ACQUISITIONS.

    Dove Schools

    $600,000
    Oklahoma City, OK2025

    Dove Schools of Tulsa Expansion

    Bentonville Bella Vista Trailblazer's Association Inc

    $586,297
    Bentonville, AR2025

    To support construction costs of a concrete trail connecting WOKA Whitewater Park to Siloam Springs

    City of Bentonville

    $570,120
    Bentonville, AR2025

    to complete design work for a new Adult Recreation Center for the City of Bentonville

    Dove Schools

    $550,000
    Oklahoma City, OK2025

    Dove Schools North OKC Expansion

    Dove Schools

    $550,000
    Oklahoma City, OK2025

    Dove Schools South OKC Expansion

    Arkansas Public School Resource Center Inc

    $518,071
    Little Rock, AR2025

    to create a Charter Impact Team that will provide targeted support to struggling charter schools

    Bentonville Bella Vista Trailblazer's Association Inc

    $500,000
    Bentonville, AR2025

    to support construction costs of soft surface trails located in Northwest Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma near the WOKA whitewater park located on the Illinois River

    Arkansas Public School Resource Center Inc

    $500,000
    Little Rock, AR2025

    To support general operations

    Proud To Partner Leadership Academy Inc

    $500,000
    Oklahoma City, OK2025

    Proud To Partner Leadership Academy - Startup

    Show Me KC Schools

    $488,200
    Kansas City, MO2025

    To design, support, and implement a common application system for [charter] schools in the St. Louis City boundaries

    The Peel Compton Foundation

    $442,736
    Bentonville, AR2025

    to support costs associated with Coler Mountain Bike Park trail improvements

    Harding Independence Charter District Inc

    $397,500
    Oklahoma City, OK2025

    Harding Independence Charter District Elementary Expansion

    The Peel Compton Foundation

    $330,000
    Bentonville, AR2025

    to support costs associated with the completion of the construction design services

    Advance Rural Education Foundation

    $330,000
    Seminole, OK2025

    The Academy of Okmulgee expansion

    University of Arkansas Foundation Inc

    $252,477
    Fayetteville, AR2025

    to support the implementation and evaluation of the Fostering Informed and Responsive Systems for Trauma: Early Care and Education program

    RISE STEAM Academy

    $250,000
    Oklahoma City, OK2025

    RISE STEAM Academy Start-up

    Oklahoma Montessori Initiative

    $250,000
    Oklahoma City, OK2025

    Oklahoma Montessori Initiative Start-up

    Under the Canopy Inc

    $250,000
    Tulsa, OK2025

    Under the Canopy School Start-up

    Arkansas State University System Foundation Inc

    $197,085
    State University, AR2025

    to support the implementation and evaluation of the BehaviorHelp program

    The Peel Compton Foundation

    $190,000
    Bentonville, AR2025

    to support the costs associated with property clean-up recovery efforts for the Compton Gardens property

    Oklahoma Public School Resource Center Inc

    $172,000
    Oklahoma City, OK2025

    to support the Grantee's Growing Strong Leaders Cohort

    Arkansas State University System Foundation Inc

    $161,040
    State University, AR2025

    to support the implementation and evaluation of the Fostering Informed and Responsive Systems for Trauma: Early Care and Education program

    American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

    $150,000
    Washington, DC2025

    To support general operations

    Oklahoma Public School Resource Center Inc

    $140,000
    Oklahoma City, OK2025

    to implement a two-year pilot program that will assist teachers in developing and enhancing high-quality lesson plans through the introduction of Khanmingo

    Walton Family Foundation Inc

    $134,028
    Bentonville, AR2025

    TO SUPPORT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NWA LAND BANK FUND ACQUISITIONS.

    Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc

    $116,720
    Calabasas, CA2025

    To serve as fiscal sponsor for Opportunities Exchange to pilot a business coaching program with early childhood providers aimed at streamlining costs to improve the quality and accessibility of early childhood education in Arkansas

    Northwest Arkansas Community College Foundation Inc

    $98,365
    Bentonville, AR2025

    to pilot a new pathway for high school students interested in becoming early childhood educators

    Bentonville Bella Vista Trailblazer's Association Inc

    $88,000
    Bentonville, AR2025

    to support the tunnel straightening and new parking lot on NW A Street for Slaughter Pen

    Watershed Conservation Resource Center

    $77,121
    Fayetteville, AR2025

    to construct stream flow improvements and riparian restoration in the vicinity of the NW A Street low-water crossing

    State of Oklahoma Office of Educational Quality and Accountability

    $49,500
    Oklahoma City, OK2025

    to support the costs associated with the Harvard Strategic Data Fellow

    Bentonville Bella Vista Trailblazer's Association Inc

    $46,366
    Bentonville, AR2025

    to support the engineering design costs of the tunnel to reroute the Greenway trail under Hwy 102 near P Street

    Institute for Humane Studies

    $40,000
    Arlington, VA2025

    To support general operations

    Cookson Hills Christian School Inc

    $40,000
    Kansas, OK2025

    To support general operations

    Bentonville Bella Vista Trailblazer's Association Inc

    $35,000
    Bentonville, AR2025

    to provide support to maintain the Oklahoma paved trails, the property, and the house located near the WOKA trail