About Arkansas Children's Foundation
We're focused on improving child health through exceptional patient care, groundbreaking research, continuing education, and outreach and prevention.
Focus Areas
PediatricsClinical carePediatric researchCommunity healthFamily support services
Funding Style
unrestricted general operating supportcore/operational fundingflexible-use fundingorganizational sustainability support
Topics
general organizational support (non-program-specific)administrative and overhead coveragecapacity/staffing support
About Arkansas Children's Foundation
Arkansas Children’s Foundation centers its grantmaking on child health through support for patient care, pediatric research, education, and outreach. The largest recent awards all go to Arkansas Children’s Hospital and Arkansas Children’s Northwest for general support, with additional major grants to Arkansas Children’s Research Institute for research. That pattern shows a funder built around sustaining the institutions that deliver pediatric care and advance child-health knowledge in Arkansas. The foundation’s recent giving is heavily tied to core operations rather than narrow project funding. General support is the dominant grant purpose in the top awards, and the research institute receives repeated support across multiple years. Smaller grants in the recent list extend to professional and medical education partners, including the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Taken together, the grants point to a foundation that backs the full ecosystem around children’s health: hospitals, research, and related capacity-building organizations. Because the listed grants all go to Arkansas recipients, the foundation’s work appears tightly focused on in-state child health needs. Enid Olvey leads the organization, and the latest 990 year on file is 2025.
What Arkansas Children's Foundation Funds
General operating support is a central pattern. Arkansas Children’s Foundation gave $17,521,999 in 2025 to Arkansas Children’s Hospital for general support, and it gave $9,909,091 in 2025 to Arkansas Children’s Northwest for the same purpose. Those large awards suggest emphasis on sustaining day-to-day institutional capacity. Pediatric research is another visible area. The foundation awarded $1,159,367 in 2025 to Arkansas Children’s Research Institute for research, following a $1,647,849 grant in 2023 and a $1,003,843 grant in 2024 to the same recipient. That recurring support indicates an ongoing research commitment. The recent list also includes smaller grants tied to the broader health system, such as $7,500 in 2025 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for general support. These awards show attention to the professional and academic infrastructure connected to child health.
How Arkansas Children's Foundation Gives
The grant-size distribution is highly top-heavy: the 25th percentile is $755,070, the median is $4,663,015, and the 75th percentile is $12,710,562. Recent giving is dominated by very large institutional awards rather than many small grants. The recipient list also shows repeat support across years, especially for Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Arkansas Children’s Northwest, and Arkansas Children’s Research Institute. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The recent grant record does not indicate an application process.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$37.6M
Total Assets
$631.1M
Total Revenue
$99.2M
Total Expenses
$47.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $755K and $12.7M, with a median of $4.7M.
25th Percentile
$755K
Median
$4.7M
75th Percentile
$12.7M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ENID OLVEY
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