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    Windgate Charitable Foundation

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    LITTLE ROCK, ARWebsite5018686330

    About Windgate Charitable Foundation

    The Windgate Charitable Foundation concentrates large, strategic gifts primarily in Arkansas, with a strong emphasis on higher education and arts/cultural vitality alongside investments in regional health education and community support services. Its giving favors major institutions (state universities, college health programs) and place-based cultural organizations, signaling a preference for capacity-building capital and program support that benefits Arkansas communities. Grants are typically large and transformative rather than numerous small awards.

    Focus Areas

    Public higher education in Arkansas (University of Arkansas system, state universities, liberal arts colleges)Arts infrastructure and cultural organizations in Arkansas (Artspace, regional arts funds, ABF Fund)Health professions education and regional health workforce developmentPlace-based community philanthropy through Arkansas Community FoundationServices for women and children impacted by domestic violence (regional direct-service support)

    Who They Fund

    students and youth (education beneficiaries)artists and cultural organizations

    About Windgate Charitable Foundation

    Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc’s recent giving is anchored by a $30.1 million grant to the University of Arkansas Foundation for art education improvement, followed by a $25.0 million gift to Arkansas State University for the same purpose. That scale places the foundation in the category of very large, institution-centered grantmakers, with most awards structured around higher education, arts, and related capacity-building work. In Arkansas, the pattern is especially clear: the foundation supports university systems, college foundations, and cultural intermediaries that can channel long-term resources into programs and infrastructure. The foundation’s arts and education priorities appear together in several sizable grants, including support for the University of Arkansas Foundation, University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation, and University of Central Arkansas. Outside the state, it has also backed arts organizations such as Artspace Projects, Metal Museum, Clay Studio, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Penland School of Craft, and the University of Iowa Center for the Book. A separate line of giving includes health education and domestic-violence services, showing that the portfolio extends beyond arts philanthropy while still favoring established institutions.

    What Windgate Charitable Foundation Funds

    Art education is a defining theme. Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc gave $30,127,066 to the University of Arkansas Foundation for art education improvement and $25,036,178 to Arkansas State University for the same purpose, with additional support for the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation. In broader arts and culture work, the foundation funded Arkansas Community Foundation several times for art and culture, including a $10,054,633 grant in 2023 and a $10,000,000 grant in 2023. It also supported Artspace Projects with $8,087,722 for art and culture. Health and wellness appears as a separate emphasis. The foundation gave $10,022,510 to Arkansas Colleges of Health Education and $2,639,208 and $2,245,519 to University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation for health and wellness. Community support is present as well, including $4,007,993 to Women & Children First the Center Against Family Violence for community support/improvement.

    How Windgate Charitable Foundation Gives

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $105.6M

    Total Assets

    $421M

    Total Revenue

    $29.3M

    Total Expenses

    $107.5M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $25K and $125K, with a median of $50K.

    25th Percentile

    $25K

    Median

    $50K

    75th Percentile

    $125K

    Geographic Reach

    Regional42 states funded
    Funding intensity
    Low
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    Headquarters

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    Giving Approach

    Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of repeat institutional grantees—particularly state universities, cultural organizations, and the Arkansas Community Foundation—aimed at long‑term capacity and program development rather than many small, one-off awards.

    Funding Style

    programmatic supportcapacity building for arts/education providerscommunity-based initiativescross-sector (arts + health/education) fundingpriority on arts education

    Notable grantees: University of Arkansas Foundation, Arkansas State University, Arkansas Community Foundation, Artspace Projects, Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

    Topics

    arts education improvementarts & culture programminghealth and wellness serviceseducation improvement (general)community support and neighborhood improvementenvironmental conservationanimal welfare

    Typical awards are large: the grant-size distribution is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $125,000 at the 75th percentile, even though the recent files also include many multi-million-dollar institutional gifts. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF or PRI vehicle, and it does not fund individuals. The recipient list shows repeated support to the same institutions across multiple years, especially Arkansas Community Foundation, University of Arkansas Foundation, and University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-off grants. Grants are made through institutional channels, including university foundations and community foundations.

    Where Windgate Charitable Foundation Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is concentrated in Arkansas, where recipients include Fayetteville, State University, Little Rock, Fort Smith, Conway, and Clarksville. The HQ state accounts for 40% of grants, but the top state by grant count is New York, so the most frequent recipient location differs from the foundation’s Little Rock base. Outside Arkansas, grants also reached Minneapolis, Memphis, Philadelphia, Iowa City, Penland, Edgecomb, and Jackson. All recent grants in the file went to U.S. recipients.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Windgate Charitable Foundation

    What kinds of organizations does Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc fund most often?

    The foundation most often supports universities, college foundations, arts organizations, and community intermediaries. Recent grants include the University of Arkansas Foundation, Arkansas State University, Arkansas Community Foundation, Artspace Projects, and the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation, showing a strong institutional pattern.

    What are the typical grant sizes?

    The grant-size distribution is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $125,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include much larger multi-million-dollar grants, so the portfolio includes both standard institutional grants and very large commitments.

    Does the foundation make repeat grants to the same recipients?

    Yes. The recent grants list shows repeated support to several organizations across multiple years, including Arkansas Community Foundation, University of Arkansas Foundation, and University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation. That indicates ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards.

    What geographic areas receive the most grants?

    Arkansas receives a large share of giving, with 40% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Arkansas recipients include Fayetteville, Little Rock, Fort Smith, Conway, State University, and Clarksville. The top state by grant count is New York.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2026

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.

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    Who can apply: Windgate Foundation does not accept or review unsolicited grant inquiries. Organizations that have received Windgate funding in the past five years may apply through the grantee portal. Funding priorities include contemporary craft and visual arts in the United States, plus education, health, and community initiatives for Arkansas-based organizations.

    Deadline: March 1, July 1, and October 1 for current grantees.

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    $5,022,098
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    EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

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    $5,022,081
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    EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

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    $4,021,350
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    $1,310,556
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    ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

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    $500,000
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    ART & CULTURE

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    $500,000
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    ART & CULTURE

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    ART & CULTURE

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    $400,000
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    ART & CULTURE

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    $400,000
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    ART & CULTURE

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    $368,050
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    ART & CULTURE

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    $350,000
    PINEY, AR2026

    EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

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    $350,000
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    COMMUNITY SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENT

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    $339,080
    FAYETTEVILLE, AR2026

    ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

    CONTEMPORARY CRAFT

    $305,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2026

    ART & CULTURE

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    $300,000
    NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR2026

    ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

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    $300,000
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2026

    ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION

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    $300,000
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2026

    COMMUNITY SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENT

    NORTH CAROLINA ARTS FOUNDATION

    $300,000
    RALEIGH, NC2026

    ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

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    $300,000
    JONESBORO, AR2026

    ART & CULTURE

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    $290,000
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2026

    COMMUNITY SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENT

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    $285,000
    ROCKVILLE, MD2026

    ART & CULTURE

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    $250,000
    BROCKTON, MA2026

    ART & CULTURE

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    $250,000
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2026

    COMMUNITY SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENT

    ARKANSAS FOODBANK

    $250,000
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2026

    COMMUNITY SUPPORT/IMPROVEMENT

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    $250,000
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    ART & CULTURE

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    $249,713
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2026

    HEALTH/WELLNESS

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    $240,000
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    EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

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    $225,000
    READING, PA2026

    ART & CULTURE

    ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

    $210,603
    LITTLE ROCK, AR2026

    ART EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

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    ART & CULTURE