Education Grants in Arkansas

399 foundations fund education programs in Arkansas. See who they are, what they give, and how to reach them.

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These foundations have a track record of funding education work in Arkansas, based on IRS 990 grant data. Use the list below to find funders aligned with your mission, then sign up free to see how well your nonprofit fits each one.

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Adult Learn-to-Swim Grants

From Usa Swimming Foundation

Adult learn-to-swim programsWater safetyDrowning prevention+1 more

Who can apply: Open to swim instructors, facilities, and programs seeking to help adults become safer around water. Grant recipients must register as a U.S. Masters Swimming club or workout group when accepting the award.

Open nowCloses in 3 days (Nov 15, 2026)

Adult Learn-to-Swim Grants

From Usa Swimming

Adult learn-to-swimWater safetyDrowning prevention+1 more

Who can apply: Open to swim instructors, facilities, and programs seeking to help adults improve swimming skills and reduce adult drowning risk. Grant recipients must register as a U.S. Masters Swimming club or workout group when accepting the award.

Open nowCloses in 3 days (Nov 15, 2026)

Plastics & Polymer Education Grants

From Society of Plastics Engineers

Plastics educationPolymer scienceSTEM education+1 more

Who can apply: Supports programs and projects at educational institutions. The grants program generally does not support individuals, for-profit entities, general operating expenses, capital or building campaigns, debt reduction, endowments, fundraising events, loans, or meals and refreshments.

Open nowCloses in 19 days (Dec 1, 2026)Award: $5K – $75K

Center for Racial and Social Justice—Racial Justice in Education Grant

From National Education Association of the United States

Racial justiceSocial justiceLeadership development+2 more

Who can apply: NEA state and local affiliates may apply. Proposals must include detailed planning, supporting documents, narrative and budget information. Grantees must submit scheduled progress and final reports.

Open nowCloses in 19 days (Dec 1, 2026)Award: $25K – $300K

Cornerstone: Learning for Living

From Teagle Foundation

Humanities educationGeneral education reformTransformative texts+2 more

Who can apply: Available to regionally accredited private not-for-profit and public institutions of higher education. Projects should be faculty-led and faculty-owned, include a common intellectual experience anchored in transformative texts for incoming students, create coherent pathways through general education, reach a significant share of undergraduates, and include sustainability, assessment, and dissemination plans. Teagle's general guidelines require U.S.-based tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations and domestic grant-related activities.

Open nowCloses Jan 20, 2027Award: $0 – $30K

NLN Nursing Education Research Grants (NLN Research in Nursing Education Grants)

From Nln Foundation for Nursing Education

Nursing education researchTeaching and learningFaculty workforce capacity+1 more

Who can apply: Applicants must be NLN individual members or faculty at NLN member schools. Studies must focus on nursing education, address NLN Research Priorities in Nursing Education, demonstrate methodological rigor, and have potential to contribute to the science of nursing education.

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Largest Education in Arkansas Foundations

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

BALTIMORE, MD

Annual Giving

$594.1M

Total Assets

$25.3B

Median Grant

$120K

B430National
THE ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY

Annual Giving

$475.8M

Total Assets

$7.8B

Median Grant

$500K

B82National
President and Fellows of Harvard College

CAMBRIDGE, MA

Annual Giving

$273.3M

Total Assets

$79.9B

Median Grant

$86K

B500National
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

LOS ANGELES, CA

Annual Giving

$249.4M

Total Assets

$17B

Median Grant

$22K

B430National
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK

NEW YORK, NY

Annual Giving

$208.3M

Total Assets

$26B

Median Grant

$69K

B430National
US COMMITTEE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS INC

ARLINGTON, VA

Annual Giving

$195.9M

Total Assets

$136.5M

Median Grant

$150K

B99National
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

TEMPE, AZ

Annual Giving

$192.8M

Total Assets

$2.3B

Median Grant

$20K

B110Regional
Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Annual Giving

$183.7M

Total Assets

$24.9B

Median Grant

$75K

B430National
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK

New York, NY

Annual Giving

$180.9M

Total Assets

$4.8B

Median Grant

$188K

B124National
Yale University

New Haven, CT

Annual Giving

$168.2M

Total Assets

$58.9B

Median Grant

$110K

B430National
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

PITTSBURGH, PA

Annual Giving

$149.1M

Total Assets

$10.9B

Median Grant

$84K

B99National
Ascendium Education Solutions Inc

MADISON, WI

Annual Giving

$145.2M

Total Assets

$213.3M

Median Grant

$89K

B82ZNational
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION INC

FAYETTEVILLE, AR

Annual Giving

$135M

Total Assets

$2.3B

Median Grant

$1.3M

B110Local
Cornell University

ITHACA, NY

Annual Giving

$126.7M

Total Assets

$19.8B

Median Grant

$88K

B430National
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

SAINT LOUIS, MO

Annual Giving

$120.7M

Total Assets

$22.3B

Median Grant

$54K

B430National
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY

REDWOOD CITY, CA

Annual Giving

$112.1M

Total Assets

$68.7B

Median Grant

$50K

B430National
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY

BOSTON, MA

Annual Giving

$109.8M

Total Assets

$9.3B

Median Grant

$110K

B43National
EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION

KANSAS CITY, MO

Annual Giving

$95M

Total Assets

$2.5B

Median Grant

$82K

B82Regional
Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Annual Giving

$91.2M

Total Assets

$14.8B

Median Grant

$53K

B43National
University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Annual Giving

$90.9M

Total Assets

$15.8B

Median Grant

$142K

B430National
University of Notre Dame du Lac

Notre Dame, IN

Annual Giving

$84.8M

Total Assets

$29.6B

Median Grant

$35K

B430National
University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Annual Giving

$67.6M

Total Assets

$8.9B

Median Grant

$66K

B430National
THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN INC

Milwaukee, WI

Annual Giving

$65M

Total Assets

$3.5B

Median Grant

$85K

B430Regional
Charles Koch Foundation

Arlington, VA

Annual Giving

$62.2M

Total Assets

$758.9M

Median Grant

$82K

B82National
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC

WASHINGTON, DC

Annual Giving

$59.6M

Total Assets

$892.4M

Median Grant

$1.2M

B820National

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