The WW and Anne J Jones Charitable Trust concentrates its support on arts and cultural institutions in Little Rock and the broader Arkansas community, with additional backing for local Episcopal religious activities. Its grants are made to a small set of sizable recipients, often providing repeat or multi-year support to flagship cultural organizations. The foundation appears locally focused and prioritizes sustaining performing and visual arts infrastructure alongside its faith-based giving.
Concentrated giving: few, relatively large grants directed to a small number of local cultural and religious organizations, including repeat funding to flagship arts groups.
A 2026 grant of $27,500 to the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra shows the Ww and Anne Jones Charitable Trust’s pattern of backing a small group of Arkansas institutions with repeated support over time. The trust’s giving centers on Little Rock and nearby Arkansas communities, with cultural organizations, churches, and social welfare groups appearing again and again in the recent grant list. Among the clearest recipients are the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, both of which fit a broader interest in sustaining arts institutions that serve the local public. Religious support is also visible through grants to churches in Little Rock and Benton, alongside community-serving organizations such as the Arkansas Food Bank and the Saline County Boys and Girls Club. The trust’s recent records suggest a locally oriented funder that favors established organizations rather than a wide spread of one-time awards. Its grantmaking is concentrated in Arkansas, and the same recipients often reappear across multiple years, which points to ongoing relationship-based support. The result is a compact grantmaking profile shaped by arts, faith-based institutions, and community service needs within the state.
Arts and culture are a major part of the trust’s grantmaking. In 2023, it gave $25,000 to the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock, and the Arkansas Repertory Theater also appears in the recent grants list with $10,000 awards in 2024 and 2026. Performing arts support is reinforced by repeated funding for the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. The trust also supports religious institutions, including $22,500 to Christ Episcopal Church in 2025 and $20,000 in 2026, as well as grants to Pulaski Heights Umc and First United Methodist Church. Community-based social welfare appears through recurring grants to the Arkansas Food Bank and the Saline County Boys and Girls Club, which received awards in multiple years.
The typical grant size is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile, even though the recent list also includes larger awards such as $27,500 and $25,000. The trust’s recent pattern is relationship-based: several recipients reappear across multiple years, including the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Christ Episcopal Church, the Arkansas Food Bank, and several churches and community groups. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The trust appears to be a private charitable trust rather than a broad public application funder, and the record provided does not show an unsolicited application process.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Notable grantees: Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Christ Episcopal Church
Giving is highly concentrated in Arkansas, with 84% of grants going to recipients in the trust’s home state. Little Rock is the main recipient city in the recent list, joined by Benton for several community and church grants. The only non-Arkansas recipient in the data is Afs Usa in New York, New York, with a single grant. The overall footprint is local rather than national, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Its recent grants go to arts and cultural institutions, churches, food assistance, and youth-serving community groups. Examples in the data include the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Christ Episcopal Church, Arkansas Food Bank, and Saline County Boys and Girls Club.
The typical grant size is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also show larger grants, including $27,500 to the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and $25,000 to the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra in 2024, 2025, and 2026; the Arkansas Food Bank in 2023 through 2026; and Christ Episcopal Church in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026.
Most of the trust’s grants go to Arkansas recipients, and 84% of grants are in the headquarters state. Recent recipient cities include Little Rock and Benton, with one listed grant to Afs Usa in New York, New York.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARKANSAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $27,500 | 2026 | CULTURAL |
| CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $20,000 | 2026 | RELIGOUS |
| ARKANSAS FOOD BANK | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $15,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| SALINE COUNTY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | BENTON, AR | $10,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| CJ COHN | BENTON, AR | $10,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | BENTON, AR | $10,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS |
| PULASKI HEIGHTS UMC | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $10,000 | 2026 | RELIGOUS |
| ARKANSAS REPERTORY THEATER | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $10,000 | 2026 | CULTURAL |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY-SALINE CO | BENTON, AR | $7,500 | 2026 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| SALINE COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING | BENTON, AR | $7,500 | 2026 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| UNIV OF ARK FOUNDATION | FAYETTEVILLE, AR | $6,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL |
| ARKANSAS HUNGER RELIEF ALLIANCE | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $5,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| ARKANSAS VALUES INSTITUTE | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $5,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| CIVITAN SERVICE CENTER | BENTON, AR | $5,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| ROYAL PLAYERS | BENTON, AR | $5,000 | 2026 | CULTURAL |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREAT PLAINS | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $5,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| METHODIST FAMILY HEALTH FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $5,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| HENDRIX COLLEGE | CONWAY, AR | $5,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| CAMP ALDERSGATE | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $5,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| AFS USA | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| UAMS FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $2,500 | 2026 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| JOSEPH PFEIFER KIWANIS CAMP | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $2,500 | 2026 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| ARKANSAS UNITED COMMUNITY COALITION | FAYETTEVILLE, AR | $2,500 | 2026 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| CARE FOR ANIMALS | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $1,000 | 2026 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| POTLUCK FOOD RESCUE | NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR | $500 | 2026 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| ARKANSAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $27,500 | 2025 | CULTURAL |
| CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $22,500 | 2025 | RELIGOUS |
| ARKANSAS FOOD BANK | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $15,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| CJ COHN | BENTON, AR | $10,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| PULASKI HEIGHTS UMC | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $10,000 | 2025 | RELIGOUS |
| FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | BENTON, AR | $10,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| ARKANSAS REPERTORY THEATER | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $10,000 | 2025 | CULTURAL |
| ROYAL PLAYERS | BENTON, AR | $10,000 | 2025 | CULTURAL |
| SALINE COUNTY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | BENTON, AR | $10,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| METHODIST FAMILY HEALTH FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $7,500 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| SALINE COUNTY SENIORS | BENTON, AR | $7,500 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY-SALINE CO | BENTON, AR | $7,500 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| HENDRIX COLLEGE | CONWAY, AR | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| ARKANSAS HUNGER RELIEF ALLIANCE | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $5,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| ARKANSAS VALUES INSTITUTE | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $5,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| UNIV OF ARK FOUNDATION | FAYETTEVILLE, AR | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| CIVITAN SERVICE CENTER | BENTON, AR | $5,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREAT PLAINS | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $5,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| CAMP ALDERSGATE | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $5,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| AFS USA | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| LAMBDA LEGAL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $3,000 | 2025 | CULTURAL |
| ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FNDTN | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $2,500 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| UAMS FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $2,500 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| SANTA FE ANIMAL SHELTER | SANTA FE, NM | $2,500 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$20,000RELIGOUS
SALINE COUNTY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
$10,000SOCIAL WELFARE
CJ COHN
$10,000SOCIAL WELFARE
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$10,000RELIGIOUS
PULASKI HEIGHTS UMC
$10,000RELIGOUS
ARKANSAS REPERTORY THEATER
$10,000CULTURAL
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY-SALINE CO
$7,500SOCIAL WELFARE
SALINE COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING
$7,500SOCIAL WELFARE
CIVITAN SERVICE CENTER
$5,000SOCIAL WELFARE
ROYAL PLAYERS
$5,000CULTURAL
METHODIST FAMILY HEALTH FOUNDATION
$5,000SOCIAL WELFARE
UAMS FOUNDATION
$2,500SOCIAL WELFARE
JOSEPH PFEIFER KIWANIS CAMP
$2,500SOCIAL WELFARE
ARKANSAS UNITED COMMUNITY COALITION
$2,500SOCIAL WELFARE
CARE FOR ANIMALS
$1,000SOCIAL WELFARE
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$22,500RELIGOUS
ARKANSAS FOOD BANK
$15,000SOCIAL WELFARE
CJ COHN
$10,000SOCIAL WELFARE
PULASKI HEIGHTS UMC
$10,000RELIGOUS
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$10,000RELIGIOUS
ARKANSAS REPERTORY THEATER
$10,000CULTURAL
ROYAL PLAYERS
$10,000CULTURAL
SALINE COUNTY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
$10,000SOCIAL WELFARE
METHODIST FAMILY HEALTH FOUNDATION
$7,500SOCIAL WELFARE
SALINE COUNTY SENIORS
$7,500SOCIAL WELFARE
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY-SALINE CO
$7,500SOCIAL WELFARE
CIVITAN SERVICE CENTER
$5,000SOCIAL WELFARE
OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS
$3,000CULTURAL
ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FNDTN
$2,500SOCIAL WELFARE