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    Windgate Charitable Foundation

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    LITTLE ROCK, ARWebsite5018686330

    About Windgate Charitable Foundation

    The Windgate Charitable Foundation concentrates large, strategic gifts primarily in Arkansas, with a strong emphasis on higher education and arts/cultural vitality alongside investments in regional health education and community support services. Its giving favors major institutions (state universities, college health programs) and place-based cultural organizations, signaling a preference for capacity-building capital and program support that benefits Arkansas communities. Grants are typically large and transformative rather than numerous small awards.

    Focus Areas

    Public higher education in Arkansas (University of Arkansas system, state universities, liberal arts colleges)Arts infrastructure and cultural organizations in Arkansas (Artspace, regional arts funds, ABF Fund)Health professions education and regional health workforce developmentPlace-based community philanthropy through Arkansas Community FoundationServices for women and children impacted by domestic violence (regional direct-service support)

    Who They Fund

    students and youth (education beneficiaries)artists and cultural organizations

    About Windgate Charitable Foundation

    Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc’s recent giving is anchored by a $30.1 million grant to the University of Arkansas Foundation for art education improvement, followed by a $25.0 million gift to Arkansas State University for the same purpose. That scale places the foundation in the category of very large, institution-centered grantmakers, with most awards structured around higher education, arts, and related capacity-building work. In Arkansas, the pattern is especially clear: the foundation supports university systems, college foundations, and cultural intermediaries that can channel long-term resources into programs and infrastructure. The foundation’s arts and education priorities appear together in several sizable grants, including support for the University of Arkansas Foundation, University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation, and University of Central Arkansas. Outside the state, it has also backed arts organizations such as Artspace Projects, Metal Museum, Clay Studio, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Penland School of Craft, and the University of Iowa Center for the Book. A separate line of giving includes health education and domestic-violence services, showing that the portfolio extends beyond arts philanthropy while still favoring established institutions.

    What Windgate Charitable Foundation Funds

    Art education is a defining theme. Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc gave $30,127,066 to the University of Arkansas Foundation for art education improvement and $25,036,178 to Arkansas State University for the same purpose, with additional support for the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation. In broader arts and culture work, the foundation funded Arkansas Community Foundation several times for art and culture, including a $10,054,633 grant in 2023 and a $10,000,000 grant in 2023. It also supported Artspace Projects with $8,087,722 for art and culture. Health and wellness appears as a separate emphasis. The foundation gave $10,022,510 to Arkansas Colleges of Health Education and $2,639,208 and $2,245,519 to University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation for health and wellness. Community support is present as well, including $4,007,993 to Women & Children First the Center Against Family Violence for community support/improvement.

    How Windgate Charitable Foundation Gives

    Typical awards are large: the grant-size distribution is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $125,000 at the 75th percentile, even though the recent files also include many multi-million-dollar institutional gifts. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF or PRI vehicle, and it does not fund individuals. The recipient list shows repeated support to the same institutions across multiple years, especially Arkansas Community Foundation, University of Arkansas Foundation, and University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-off grants. Grants are made through institutional channels, including university foundations and community foundations.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $77M

    Total Assets

    $450M

    Total Revenue

    $22.6M

    Total Expenses

    $78.3M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $25K and $125K, with a median of $50K.

    25th Percentile

    $25K

    Median

    $50K

    75th Percentile

    $125K

    Geographic Reach

    Regional42 states funded

    About 40% of grants go to recipients in NY.

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    Giving Approach

    Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of repeat institutional grantees—particularly state universities, cultural organizations, and the Arkansas Community Foundation—aimed at long‑term capacity and program development rather than many small, one-off awards.

    Funding Style

    programmatic supportcapacity building for arts/education providerscommunity-based initiativescross-sector (arts + health/education) fundingpriority on arts education

    Notable grantees: University of Arkansas Foundation, Arkansas State University, Arkansas Community Foundation, Artspace Projects, Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

    Topics

    arts education improvementarts & culture programminghealth and wellness serviceseducation improvement (general)community support and neighborhood improvementenvironmental conservationanimal welfare

    Where Windgate Charitable Foundation Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is concentrated in Arkansas, where recipients include Fayetteville, State University, Little Rock, Fort Smith, Conway, and Clarksville. The HQ state accounts for 40% of grants, but the top state by grant count is New York, so the most frequent recipient location differs from the foundation’s Little Rock base. Outside Arkansas, grants also reached Minneapolis, Memphis, Philadelphia, Iowa City, Penland, Edgecomb, and Jackson. All recent grants in the file went to U.S. recipients.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Windgate Charitable Foundation

    What kinds of organizations does Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc fund most often?

    The foundation most often supports universities, college foundations, arts organizations, and community intermediaries. Recent grants include the University of Arkansas Foundation, Arkansas State University, Arkansas Community Foundation, Artspace Projects, and the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation, showing a strong institutional pattern.

    What are the typical grant sizes?

    The grant-size distribution is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $125,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include much larger multi-million-dollar grants, so the portfolio includes both standard institutional grants and very large commitments.

    Does the foundation make repeat grants to the same recipients?

    Yes. The recent grants list shows repeated support to several organizations across multiple years, including Arkansas Community Foundation, University of Arkansas Foundation, and University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation. That indicates ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards.

    What geographic areas receive the most grants?

    Arkansas receives a large share of giving, with 40% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Arkansas recipients include Fayetteville, Little Rock, Fort Smith, Conway, State University, and Clarksville. The top state by grant count is New York.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

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

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    Arkansas Community Grants (Education, Health, Community)

    Education (scholarships, teacher preparation)Health (nursing preparation, access to care)Community services (food/housing insecurity, arts support)

    Who can apply: Focused on Arkansas-based organizations. Windgate does not accept unsolicited inquiries; organizations that have received Windgate funding in the past 5 years may apply through the grantee portal.

    Deadline: Application deadlines for current grantees: March 1, July 1, October 1 (each year).

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITYSTATE UNIVERSITY, AR$25,036,1782025ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
    ARTSPACE PROJECTSMINNEAPOLIS, MN$8,087,7222025ART & CULTURE
    WOMEN & CHILDREN FIRST THE CENTER AGAINST FAMILY VIOLENCELITTLE ROCK, AR$4,007,9932025COMMUNITY SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENT
    METAL MUSEUMMEMPHIS, TN$3,008,0432025ART & CULTURE
    UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FORT SMITH FOUNDATIONFORT SMITH, AR$2,639,2082025HEALTH/WELLNESS
    CLAY STUDIOPHILADELPHIA, PA$2,511,2832025ART & CULTURE
    ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONLITTLE ROCK, AR$2,005,5042025ART & CULTURE
    OUR HOUSELITTLE ROCK, AR$1,501,7592025COMMUNITY SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENT
    BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTERASHEVILLE, NC$1,011,2662025ART & CULTURE
    UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATIONFAYETTEVILLE, AR$750,0002025ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
    ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONLITTLE ROCK, AR$600,0002025ART & CULTURE
    ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONLITTLE ROCK, AR$562,5002025HEALTH/WELLNESS
    COMPREHENSIVE JUVENILE SERVICES INCFORT SMITH, AR$544,4262025COMMUNITY SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENT
    CCCD FOUNDATIONASHEVILLE, NC$500,0002025ART & CULTURE
    BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTERASHEVILLE, NC$500,0002025ART & CULTURE
    CRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDBRATTLEBORO, VT$500,0002025ART & CULTURE
    ARKANSAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETYLITTLE ROCK, AR$500,0002025ART & CULTURE
    NORTH CAROLINA POTTERY CENTERSEAGROVE, NC$490,0002025ART & CULTURE
    LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONBATON ROUGE, LA$470,0002025ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
    THEA FOUNDATIONNORTH, AR$450,0002025ART & CULTURE
    CALICO ROCK COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCALICO ROCK, AR$450,0002025ART & CULTURE
    ARKANSAS FOOD BANKLITTLE ROCK, AR$420,0002025COMMUNITY SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENT
    MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCEKANSAS CITY, MO$412,1062025ART & CULTURE
    UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATIONFAYETTEVILLE, AR$405,5112025ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
    UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATIONFAYETTEVILLE, AR$400,0002025ART & CULTURE
    ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONLITTLE ROCK, AR$400,0002025ART & CULTURE
    HENDRIX COLLEGECONWAY, AR$400,0002025EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
    CENTER FOR CRAFTASHEVILLE, NC$390,4252025ART & CULTURE
    AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCILMINNEAPOLIS, MN$350,0002025ART & CULTURE
    UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATIONFAYETTEVILLE, AR$300,0002025HEALTH/WELLNESS
    BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTERASHEVILLE, NC$300,0002025ART & CULTURE
    EUREKA SPRINGS SCHOOL OF THE ARTSEUREKA SPRINGS, AR$300,0002025ART & CULTURE
    MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION NORTHWEST ARKANSASFORT SMITH, AR$296,8502025HEALTH/WELLNESS
    CRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDBRATTLEBORO, VT$250,0002025ART & CULTURE
    MUSEUM OF CRAFT AND DESIGNSAN FRANCISCO, CA$250,0002025ART & CULTURE
    MUSEUM OF CRAFT AND DESIGNSAN FRANCISCO, CA$250,0002025ART & CULTURE
    FULLER CRAFT MUSEUMBROCKTON, MA$250,0002025ART & CULTURE
    CENTRAL ARKANSAS LIBRARY SYSTEM FOUNDATIONLITTLE ROCK, AR$247,0002025COMMUNITY SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENT
    CHILDREN'S DYSLEXIA CENTER OF NORTHWEST ILLINOISFREEPORT, IL$230,0002025COMMUNITY SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENT
    UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATIONFAYETTEVILLE, AR$224,7312025EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
    UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMAEDMOND, OK$205,0002025ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
    UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATIONFAYETTEVILLE, AR$200,7002025ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
    SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITYMAGNOLIA, AR$200,0002025EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
    UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMAEDMOND, OK$200,0002025ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
    STARWORKSSTAR, NC$197,0002025ART & CULTURE
    POCOSIN ARTS SCHOOL OF FINE CRAFTCOLUMBIA, NC$177,5402025ART & CULTURE
    MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCEKANSAS CITY, MO$175,0002025ART & CULTURE
    UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS-COEHPFAYETTEVILLE, AR$158,4552025EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
    ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTERASPEN, CO$152,0002025ART & CULTURE
    ARKANSAS ARTS COUNCILLITTLE ROCK, AR$150,0002025ART & CULTURE

    ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

    $25,036,178
    STATE UNIVERSITY, AR2025

    ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

    ARTSPACE PROJECTS

    $8,087,722
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    ART & CULTURE

    WOMEN & CHILDREN FIRST THE CENTER AGAINST FAMILY VIOLENCE

    $4,007,993
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2025

    COMMUNITY SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENT

    METAL MUSEUM

    $3,008,043
    MEMPHIS, TN2025

    ART & CULTURE

    UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FORT SMITH FOUNDATION

    $2,639,208
    FORT SMITH, AR2025

    HEALTH/WELLNESS

    CLAY STUDIO

    $2,511,283
    PHILADELPHIA, PA2025

    ART & CULTURE

    ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

    $2,005,504
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2025

    ART & CULTURE

    OUR HOUSE

    $1,501,759
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2025

    COMMUNITY SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENT

    BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER

    $1,011,266
    ASHEVILLE, NC2025

    ART & CULTURE

    UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION

    $750,000
    FAYETTEVILLE, AR2025

    ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

    ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

    $600,000
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2025

    ART & CULTURE

    ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION

    $562,500
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2025

    HEALTH/WELLNESS

    COMPREHENSIVE JUVENILE SERVICES INC

    $544,426
    FORT SMITH, AR2025

    COMMUNITY SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENT

    CCCD FOUNDATION

    $500,000
    ASHEVILLE, NC2025

    ART & CULTURE

    BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER

    $500,000
    ASHEVILLE, NC2025

    ART & CULTURE

    CRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

    $500,000
    BRATTLEBORO, VT2025

    ART & CULTURE

    ARKANSAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY

    $500,000
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2025

    ART & CULTURE

    NORTH CAROLINA POTTERY CENTER

    $490,000
    SEAGROVE, NC2025

    ART & CULTURE

    LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

    $470,000
    BATON ROUGE, LA2025

    ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

    THEA FOUNDATION

    $450,000
    NORTH, AR2025

    ART & CULTURE

    CALICO ROCK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

    $450,000
    CALICO ROCK, AR2025

    ART & CULTURE

    ARKANSAS FOOD BANK

    $420,000
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2025

    COMMUNITY SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENT

    MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE

    $412,106
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    ART & CULTURE

    UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION

    $405,511
    FAYETTEVILLE, AR2025

    ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

    UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION

    $400,000
    FAYETTEVILLE, AR2025

    ART & CULTURE

    ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

    $400,000
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2025

    ART & CULTURE

    HENDRIX COLLEGE

    $400,000
    CONWAY, AR2025

    EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

    CENTER FOR CRAFT

    $390,425
    ASHEVILLE, NC2025

    ART & CULTURE

    AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL

    $350,000
    MINNEAPOLIS, MN2025

    ART & CULTURE

    UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION

    $300,000
    FAYETTEVILLE, AR2025

    HEALTH/WELLNESS

    BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER

    $300,000
    ASHEVILLE, NC2025

    ART & CULTURE

    EUREKA SPRINGS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

    $300,000
    EUREKA SPRINGS, AR2025

    ART & CULTURE

    MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

    $296,850
    FORT SMITH, AR2025

    HEALTH/WELLNESS

    CRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

    $250,000
    BRATTLEBORO, VT2025

    ART & CULTURE

    MUSEUM OF CRAFT AND DESIGN

    $250,000
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA2025

    ART & CULTURE

    MUSEUM OF CRAFT AND DESIGN

    $250,000
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA2025

    ART & CULTURE

    FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM

    $250,000
    BROCKTON, MA2025

    ART & CULTURE

    CENTRAL ARKANSAS LIBRARY SYSTEM FOUNDATION

    $247,000
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2025

    COMMUNITY SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENT

    CHILDREN'S DYSLEXIA CENTER OF NORTHWEST ILLINOIS

    $230,000
    FREEPORT, IL2025

    COMMUNITY SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENT

    UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION

    $224,731
    FAYETTEVILLE, AR2025

    EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

    UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

    $205,000
    EDMOND, OK2025

    ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

    UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION

    $200,700
    FAYETTEVILLE, AR2025

    ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

    SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY

    $200,000
    MAGNOLIA, AR2025

    EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

    UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

    $200,000
    EDMOND, OK2025

    ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

    STARWORKS

    $197,000
    STAR, NC2025

    ART & CULTURE

    POCOSIN ARTS SCHOOL OF FINE CRAFT

    $177,540
    COLUMBIA, NC2025

    ART & CULTURE

    MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCE

    $175,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    ART & CULTURE

    UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS-COEHP

    $158,455
    FAYETTEVILLE, AR2025

    EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

    ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER

    $152,000
    ASPEN, CO2025

    ART & CULTURE

    ARKANSAS ARTS COUNCIL

    $150,000
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2025

    ART & CULTURE