Foundation directory
Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 20-5795124 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $20.3M
- Grants reported
- 78
- Median grant
- $10K
- Future commitments
- $29.6K
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | $19.5M |
| 2024 | 52 | $731.2K |
Where Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon College | Batesville, AR | To establish the Katharine Reese Shelter Medicine and Animal Welfare Program at the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine, funding faculty, academic programs, construction of facilities, and a mobile veterinary unit. | 2025 | $14.3M |
| Lyon College | Batesville, AR | To establish the Katharine Reese Shelter Medicine and Animal Welfare Program at the Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine, funding faculty, academic programs, construction of facilities, and a mobile veterinary unit. | 2025 | $2.8M |
| Renaissance Charitable Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | To establish a fund to support animal welfare and the furtherance of environmental stewardship after the Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation is dissolved. | 2025 | $2.1M |
| Needy Paws Animal Shelter | Clarksville, AR | Spay/Neuter Partner Program | 2024 | $57K |
| Friends of Kitties & Kanines | Fort Smith, AR | Spay Neuter Partner Program | 2024 | $41K |
| Peace at Home Family Shelter | Fayetteville, AR | General Fund | 2024 | $40K |
| Friends of Kitties & Kanines | Fort Smith, AR | Spay Neuter Partner Program | 2025 | $40K |
| Paws & Claws Humane Society | McGehee, AR | Spay Neuter Partner Program | 2024 | $40K |
| Paws & Claws Humane Society | McGehee, AR | General Fund | 2024 | $38K |
| Companions Spay and Neuter Clinic | Greenbrier, AR | General Fund | 2024 | $35K |
| CARE for Animals Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | Spay Neuter Partner Program | 2024 | $29K |
| Heber Springs Humane Society | Heber Springs, AR | Spay/Neuter Partner Program | 2024 | $29K |
| Ozark Humane Society | Harrison, AR | General Fund | 2024 | $25K |
| Companions Spay and Neuter Clinic | Greenbrier, AR | Spay Neuter Partner Program | 2025 | $25K |
| Paws & Claws Humane Society | McGehee, AR | Spay Neuter Partner Program | 2025 | $25K |
| Highway 7 Spay & Neuter | Harrison, AR | Spay/Neuter Partner Program Grant | 2025 | $25K |
| Arkansans Assisting Homeless Animals | Cabot, AR | Spay Neuter Partner Program | 2024 | $24K |
| Calhoun Animal Rescue Effort | Hampton, AR | General Fund | 2024 | $24K |
| Humane Society of Ouachita Count | Mena, AR | General Fund | 2024 | $20K |
| CARE for Animals Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | Spay Neuter Partner Program | 2025 | $20K |
| Spay Arkansas | Springdale, AR | General Fund | 2024 | $20K |
| Northeast Arkansas Humane Society | Jonesboro, AR | Spay/Neuter Partner Program | 2024 | $19K |
| Companions Spay and Neuter Clinic | Greenbrier, AR | Spay Neuter Partner Program | 2024 | $19K |
| Humane Society of Randolph County | Pocahontas, AR | Spay/Neuter Partner Program | 2024 | $19K |
| Arkansans Assisting Homeless Animals | Cabot, AR | Spay Neuter Partner Program | 2025 | $18K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.