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Who can apply: Works directly with Title I schools or other qualifying programs in the state of Arkansas.
About Goodwill Industries of Arkansas
Changing lives through education, training and employment by providing job training programs, career services, and resources that help individuals build a better future in Arkansas.
Focus Areas
Job trainingAdult education (high school completion)Workforce developmentReentry supportSustainability / recyclingCommunity partnerships
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating supportcore operating fundingflexible operating funds
About Goodwill Industries of Arkansas
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas Inc. channels large general-support grants into its own Arkansas network, including a $10.5 million grant in 2025 to Goodwill of Arkansas Foundation Inc. in Little Rock and a $3.8 million grant the same year to Goodwill Arkansas Education Initiatives Inc., also in Little Rock. Those awards sit alongside the organization’s stated mission of education, training, and employment through job training, career services, and resources that help people build a better future in Arkansas. The grant record points to an institution funding its own mission infrastructure as much as outside partners, with flexible support appearing repeatedly in the recent grants list. The foundation’s program areas include job training, adult education and high school completion, workforce development, reentry support, sustainability and recycling, and community partnerships. Its active programs also show how that mission is carried into practice through books for children, medical-equipment lending, donation collection, and local fundraising events. In the recent-grants table, all five grants went to U.S. recipients, with Arkansas organizations dominating the list.
What Goodwill Industries of Arkansas Funds
Education and workforce preparation are central to the foundation’s giving. In 2025, it awarded $3,808,287 to Goodwill Arkansas Education Initiatives Inc. in Little Rock for general support, building on a $2,582,106 grant to the same organization in 2024. That pattern fits its stated focus on job training, adult education, and workforce development. The organization also supports reentry work, naming reentry support among its focus areas, alongside career services and community programs. Beyond those broad categories, its active programs point to specific public-facing services such as Books 4 Kids, which provides high-quality books to children in low-income families through Title I schools and other qualifying programs in Arkansas. Sustainability and recycling are part of the model as well, reflected in donation-based programs that connect collection activity to mission support.
How Goodwill Industries of Arkansas Gives
Typical grant size is in the multimillion-dollar range: the 25th percentile is $2,582,106, the median is $3,808,287, and the 75th percentile is $10,500,000. Recent awards also show repeated support to the same Arkansas-related entities across 2024 and 2025, which points to ongoing funding relationships rather than isolated one-time gifts. The organization’s philosophy tags emphasize unrestricted, general operating, and flexible core support. It also funds through internal programs and donation-linked channels, including options that accept unsolicited participation.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.1M
Total Assets
$89.9M
Total Revenue
$78.6M
Total Expenses
$67.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2.6M and $10.5M, with a median of $3.8M.
25th Percentile
$2.6M
Median
$3.8M
75th Percentile
$10.5M
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
Funding intensity
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