Riggs Benevolent Fund
Little Rock, AR · EIN 71-6050130. Reported 302 grants totalling $2,780,325 to 141 recipients across tax years 2022-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Riggs Benevolent Fund did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,750. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $202,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiwanis Activities Inc | Little Rock, AR | $207,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arkansas Construction Education Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Heart of Arkansas United Way | Little Rock, AR | $165,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Immerse Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $100,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Arkansas Foundation Inc | Fayetteville, AR | $85,250 | 7 | 4 | 2025 |
| Our House Inc | Little Rock, AR | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Arkansas Hospice Foundation | North Little Rock, AR | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| World Services for the Blind | Little Rock, AR | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Baptist Health Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Christ Community Church | Little Rock, AR | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mission Clinical Services | Hot Springs National P, AR | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Uams Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $59,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arkansas Symphony Orchestra | Little Rock, AR | $58,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ualr Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $57,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Carti Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $53,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eastern Congo Initiative | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Arkansas & North Louisiana | Little Rock, AR | $42,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Family Services | Little Rock, AR | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Quapaw Area Council | Little Rock, AR | $36,500 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Museum of Discovery | Little Rock, AR | $35,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | $34,200 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Arkansas Children's Northwest Hospital | Springdale, AR | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Arkansas Sheriffs Association Inc | Little Rock, AR | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Arkansas Sheriffs' Youth Ranches | Batesville, AR | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sultana Historical Preservation Society Inc | Marion, AR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Team Red White and Blue | Floyds Knobs, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Women and Children First | Little Rock, AR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $23,000 | 4 | 2 | 2025 |
| Goodness Village | Little Rock, AR | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Carti Cancer Center | Little Rock, AR | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Youth Home Inc | Little Rock, AR | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hendrix College | Conway, AR | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Heart Association | Little Rock, AR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ar Kids Read | Little Rock, AR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Arkansas Children's Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arkansas Ducks Unlimited | North Little Rock, AR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts | Little Rock, AR | $20,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cals Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Delta Duck Hunters | Brickeys, AR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ducks Unlimited | Adona, AR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| James 127 Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Philander Smith University | Little Rock, AR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Scott Family Amazeum | Bentonville, AR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Mayfly Project | Benton, AR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Positive Atmosphere Reaches Kids | Little Rock, AR | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Call | Little Rock, AR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas | North Little Rock, AR | $14,500 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Centers for Youth and Families | Little Rock, AR | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| P a R K | Little Rock, AR | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camp Aldersgate | Little Rock, AR | $13,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Carelink | North Little Rock, AR | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Home for Healing | Little Rock, AR | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Oscar Washington JR Educational Fund | Little Rock, AR | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Goodwill Industries of Ar | Little Rock, AR | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ar Economic Development | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Brandon Burlsworth Foundation | Harrison, AR | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Centers for Youth & Families | Monticello, AR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Delta Waterfowl | Bismark, ND | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kiwanis Activities of Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Sherwood, AR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Nea Baptst Charitable Foundation | Jonesboro, AR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Razorback Foundation | Fayetteville, AR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saving Grace Nwa at Grace Farms | Bentonville, AR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Irvin and Mary Graham Foundation | Stockton, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance | Little Rock, AR | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Audubon Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Holy Angels Residential Facility | Shreveport, LA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Little Rock, AR | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College | North Little Rock, AR | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity Restore | Little Rock, AR | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Junior Deputy Baseball Park | Little Rock, AR | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Little Rock School District | Little Rock, AR | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uams Foundation University of Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Harmony Health Clinic | Little Rock, AR | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| America's Watershed Initiative | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arkansas Community Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arkansas Independent Colleges | North Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Associated Industries of Arkansas Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children and Family Services | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Construction Angels | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Girl Scouts-Diamonds | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Just Communities of Arkansas | North Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Life Skills for Youth Inc | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Little Rock Christian Academy | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Micah's House Nwa | Rogers, AR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shared Beginnings | Fayetteville, AR | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Springdale Public School District #50 | Springdale, AR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Hat Club Little Rock | North Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Wolfe Street Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Wynne Baptist Church | Wynne, AR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arkansas Autism Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Jdrf Arkansas Chapter | Little Rock, AR | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lifequest of Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Real Images Inc | Alexander, AR | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Hat Club | Little Rock, AR | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The United Methodist Foundation for Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Children's Tumor Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Advantage of Se Arkansas | Monticello, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arkansas Foodbank | Little Rock, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arkansas Hospital Association | Little Rock, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough T1D | Hagerstown, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| First Tee Central Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Goodwill of Arkansas Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity Restore - Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holiday Hope Tree | Sherwood, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hope Cancer Resources | Springdale, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Illuminate the Rock | Little Rock, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nwa Center for Sexual Assault | Springdale, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pine Bluff Positive Youth Development | Pine Bluff, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Russellville First United Methodist Church | Russellville, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Arkansas Autism Resource & Outreach Center | Little Rock, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Call in Miller County | Little Rock, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Call in Mississippi County | Little Rock, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Call in Union and Calhoun Counties | El Dorado, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Call of Pulaski County | Little Rock, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Toy Troopers Toy Drive | Bryant, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uaptc Foundation | North Little Rock, AR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Life Foundation | Richmond, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Big Dam Bridge Foundation | North Little Rock, AR | $2,125 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arkansas Repertory Theatre | Little Rock, AR | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arkansas State Police | Little Rock, AR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Big Dam Bridge | North Little Rock, AR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harmony Health | Little Rock, AR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Centers Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The First Tee of Central Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Dam Bridge 100 | Fayetteville, AR | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics Arkansas | North Little Rock, AR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arkansas Waterfowl Association | Lonoke, AR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hot Springs Village Symphony Guild | Hot Springs Village, AR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
82 of 141 (58%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 75%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 157 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 65 | $647,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 59 | $749,250 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 92 | $660,250 | $2,500 |
| 2025 | 86 | $723,825 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
96% of its giving went to organizations in Arkansas. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,750. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Arkansas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Riggs Benevolent Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1399, Little Rock, AR, 72203. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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