About Arkansas Stem Coalition
The Arkansas Stem Coalition’s recent giving is marked by a statewide solar-eclipse education effort, with the largest listed grants going to Arkansas school districts to help students observe the eclipse. In 2025, Springdale School District received $27,825, and Little Rock School District received $27,475 for that purpose. That pattern sits alongside a broader STEM strategy centered on Arkansas public schools, especially K-6 and middle grades, plus student scholarships and classroom support.
The foundation’s work is place-based and education-focused rather than general philanthropy. Its grants reach public schools, a university, and STEM-oriented education organizations across Arkansas cities such as Bentonville, Rogers, Fort Smith, Conway, Fayetteville, Cabot, and North Little Rock. The recent record also shows support for direct STEM learning experiences, including a scholarship grant to the Arkansas Academy of Computing and program support to institutions serving students in Arkansas.
Its stated purpose is to cultivate high-quality STEM education and build pathways to STEM careers in Arkansas by convening business, education, government, and community partners. The grant record reflects that mission through support for science engagement, curriculum, robotics, and school-based STEM programming.
What Arkansas Stem Coalition Funds
In science engagement, the foundation backed eclipse observation across Arkansas schools, including $23,400 to Bentonville School District and $19,800 to Rogers School District for that purpose. That same theme appears in other school-based awards for observing the solar eclipse, showing an emphasis on public STEM experiences that can be delivered through classrooms.
Teacher and classroom support also show up in the grant record. The foundation gave $10,042 to Wilson Intermediate School for support STEM education, $9,914 to Lakeside Elementary School for the same purpose, and $9,637 to Lead Hill Elementary School for support STEM education.
For STEM pathways, the foundation awarded $12,056 to Arkansas Academy of Computing for student scholarships. It also provided $18,552 to the Univ of Central Arkansas for support STEM in Arkansas, linking higher education to the coalition’s broader workforce and learning goals.
How Arkansas Stem Coalition Gives
Typical grants cluster tightly around the $10,000 level: the 25th percentile is $9,290, the median is $9,803, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The recent record also includes several larger awards tied to specific projects, especially eclipse-related school grants.
The pattern suggests recurring support to Arkansas schools and education partners across multiple years. Some recipients appear more than once, including Augusta Elementary, Beebe School District, and Fayetteville Public Schools. The foundation is not a family foundation or donor-advised fund in the provided data; it is led by Hannah Vogler. It also does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Several listed opportunities are open to unsolicited applications.
