Riggs Benevolent Fund
Private foundation · Little Rock, AR · EIN 71-6050130 · reported 2023–2025
237grants reported
$2,500median award
$2,125lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$2.1Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 14 of its 237 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $154K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 1399
Little Rock, AR 72203-1399
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kiwanis Activities Inc OTHER CHARITABLE | Little Rock, AR | $202,500 |
| Arkansas Construction Education Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $100,000 |
| Arkansas Construction Education Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $100,000 |
| Heart of Arkansas United Way | Little Rock, AR | $40,000 |
| Heart of Arkansas United Way OTHER CHARITABLE | Little Rock, AR | $40,000 |
| Heart of Arkansas United Way | Little Rock, AR | $40,000 |
| Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation OTHER CHARITABLE | Little Rock, AR | $30,000 |
| Immerse Arkansas OTHER CHARITABLE | Little Rock, AR | $30,000 |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | $29,700 |
| Ualr Foundation CHARITABLE - EDUCATION | Little Rock, AR | $29,500 |
| Uams Foundation OTHER CHARITABLE | Little Rock, AR | $29,500 |
| Our House | Little Rock, AR | $27,500 |
| Arkansas Hospice Foundation OTHER CHARITABLE | North Little Rock, AR | $27,500 |
| Our House Inc OTHER CHARITABLE | Little Rock, AR | $27,500 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas & North Louisiana | Little Rock, AR | $27,000 |
| Arkansas Symphony Orchestra OTHER CHARITABLE | Little Rock, AR | $27,000 |
| University of Arkansas Foundation OTHER CHARITABLE | Fayetteville, AR | $27,000 |
| Carti Foundation OTHER CHARITABLE | Little Rock, AR | $26,500 |
| Mission Clinical Services | Hot Springs National P, AR | $25,000 |
| Team Red White and Blue | Floyds Knobs, IN | $25,000 |
| Women and Children First | Little Rock, AR | $25,000 |
| Arkansas Sheriffs' Youth Ranches OTHER CHARITABLE | Batesville, AR | $25,000 |
| Baptist Health Foundation OTHER CHARITABLE | Little Rock, AR | $25,000 |
| Eastern Congo Initiative OTHER CHARITABLE | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 |
| Arkansas Hospice Foundation | North Little Rock, AR | $25,000 |
| Mission Clinical Services | Hot Springs National P, AR | $25,000 |
| Arkansas Sheriffs Association Inc | Little Rock, AR | $25,000 |
| University of Arkansas Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | $25,000 |
| Baptist Health Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $25,000 |
| Carti Cancer Center | Little Rock, AR | $20,000 |
| Christ Community Church | Fayetteville, AR | $20,000 |
| Goodness Village | Little Rock, AR | $20,000 |
| Christ Community Church OTHER CHARITABLE | Little Rock, AR | $20,000 |
| Scott Family Amazeum | Bentonville, AR | $20,000 |
| Arkansas Children's Northwest Hospital | Springdale, AR | $20,000 |
| Christ Community Church | Fayetteville, AR | $20,000 |
| Quapaw Area Council | Little Rock, AR | $17,000 |
| Youth Home Inc | Little Rock, AR | $17,000 |
| Cals Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $15,000 |
| Quapaw Area Council | Little Rock, AR | $15,000 |
| Immerse Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $12,500 |
| Museum of Discovery | Little Rock, AR | $12,500 |
| AR Economic Development | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 |
| Arkansas Children's Northwest Hospital | Springdale, AR | $10,000 |
| Arkansas Ducks Unlimited | North Little Rock, AR | $10,000 |
| Delta Duck Hunters | Brickeys, AR | $10,000 |
| James 127 Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 |
| Philander Smith University | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 |
| Positive Atmosphere Reaches Kids | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 |
| The Irvin and Mary Graham Foundation | Stockton, CA | $10,000 |
| Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Family Services | Monticello, AR | $10,000 |
| World Services for the Blind | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 |
| Arkansas Children's Foundation Inc OTHER CHARITABLE | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 |
| Delta Waterfowl OTHER CHARITABLE | Bismark, ND | $10,000 |
| Ducks Unlimited OTHER CHARITABLE | Adona, AR | $10,000 |
| World Services for the Blind OTHER CHARITABLE | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas & North Louisiana | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 |
| Nea Baptst Charitable Foundation | Jonesboro, AR | $10,000 |
| James 127 Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 |
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