Foundation assets and gifts 

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.