FOUNDATION ASSETS
Assets of the largest private, independent and community foundations in Arkansas, based on 2005 tax returns unless indicated:
OVER $1 BILLION
1. Walton Family Foundation Inc., Bentonville estimated at $1.2 billion*
OVER $100 MILLION
2. The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation $139,724,120
3. Winthrop Rockefeller Trust $121,073,672
4. Charles A. Frueauff Foundation Inc. $113,147,673
$10 MILLION TO $100 MILLION
5. The Ross Foundation, Arkadelphia $86,776,593
6. Arkansas Community Foundation Inc. $84,648,890
7. Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation, Bentonville estimated at $79 million*
8. Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc., Fayetteville $63,758,463
9. Murphy Foundation, El Dorado $57,925,340
10. Tyson Foundation Inc., Springdale $28,078,888
11. The Schmieding Foundation Inc., Springdale $23,233,438
12. Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation Inc. $21,108,268 (2004)
13. Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Inc., Fayetteville $20,222,875
14. Trinity Foundation, Pine Bluff $19,842,358
15. Stella B. Smith Charitable Trust $16,557,451 (2004)
16. Olds Foundation Inc., Amity $15,601,870
17. The Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable & Educational Trust $13,641,606
18. The Soderquist Family Foundation, Rogers $13,244,736
19. Glass Family Foundation, Bentonville $13,051,805 (2004)
$1 MILLION TO $10 MILLION
20. Union County Community Foundation Inc., El Dorado $7,929,261
21. Herbert H. McAdams II Foundation $7,841,747
22. Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation, Bentonville $7,803,777 (2004)
23. Tom J. and Edna Mae Carson Foundation, Fort Smith $7,600,922 (2004)
24. The Hussman Foundation $7,210,364
25. Robert D. & Barbara Nabholz Charitable Trust, Conway $6,716,004 (2004)
26. Ottenheimer Brothers Foundation $6,294,274
27. R.E. Lee Wilson Trust, Luxora $5,675,134
28. Bob White Memorial Foundation, Eudora $5,066,398 (2004)
29. The Harvey and Bernice Jones Charitable Trust, Springdale $4,875,084
30. The Wrape Family Charitable Trust $4,728,480
31. The Merkle Family Foundation, El Dorado $4,496,847
32. The Buck Foundation, Springdale $4,184,250
33. Fred Darragh Foundation $3,988,497
34. Bodenhamer Foundation $3,898,310
* These figures were provided to the Arkansas Times by a spokesman for the foundation, which will file its 2005 tax returns in mid-November.
PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS RANKED BY GIVING
GIFTS OVER $100 MILLION
1. Walton Family Foundation Inc., Bentonville $150 million estimated*
GIFTS OVER $10 MILLION
2. Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation, Fayetteville $20,404,063 05
3. Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc., Fayetteville $19,394,794
GIFTS OVER $1 MILLION
4. The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation $5,635,345
5. Charles A. Frueauff Foundation Inc. $5,367,500
6. Winthrop Rockefeller Trust $6,029,876
7. Bodenhamer Foundation $3,853,320
8. Arkansas Community Foundation Inc. $3,801,666
9. Walton Family Charitable Support Trust, Bentonville estimated at $2.8 million*
10. The Murphy Foundation, El Dorado $1,937,880
11. Robert D. and Barbara Nabholz Charitable Trust $1,686,666 (2004)
12. Glass Family Foundation 1,542,000 (2004)
13. Tyson Foundation Inc. $1,437,808
14. The Hussman Foundation $1,314,271
15. Trinity Foundation, Pine Bluff $1,155,850
16. The Schmieding Foundation Inc., Springdale $1,200,681
GIFTS OVER $500,000
17. Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation Inc. $970,000 (2004)
18. Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation $867,414 (2004)
19. The Harvey and Bernice Jones Charitable Trust, Fayetteville $858,000
20. Stella B. Smith Charitable Trust $771,782 (2004)
21. The Soderquist Family Foundation, Rogers $602,105
22. The Ross Foundation $540,832
23. Ben J. Altheimer Charitable Foundation Inc. $535,538
24. Union County Community Foundation Inc., El Dorado $522,127
GIFTS OVER $100,000
25. The Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educational Trust $460,192
26. Bradberry Family Foundation, Fayetteville $329,744
27. Olds Foundation Inc., Amity $312,716
28. Herbert H. McAdams II Foundation $297,000
29. Darragh Foundation $277,490
30. Ottenheimer Brothers Foundation $238,948
31. Carol and Witt Stephens Charitable Foundation $228,600
32. The Thomas and Natalie Garrison Foundation, Fayetteville $221,607 (2004)
33. The Wrape Family Charitable Trust $217,000
34. R.E. Lee Wilson Trust, Luxora $204,500
35. The Merkle Family Foundation, El Dorado $196,000
36. The Buck Foundation, Springdale $212,287
37. Bob White Memorial Foundation, Eudora $185,600 (2004)
* These figures were provided to the Arkansas Times by a spokesman for the foundation, which will file its 2005 tax returns in mid-November.
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