Philanthropy

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Benjamin Joseph Altheimer Sr. (1878–1946)
Benjamin Joseph Altheimer Sr. was a lawyer and philanthropist who was known as a “real trailblazer” in pro...
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Arkansas Community Foundation
Arkansas Community Foundation is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to creating stronger, more vibra...
Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance
The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance is a nonprofit collaborative network of more than 400 hunger relief organi...
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Thomas Harry Barton (1881–1960)
Colonel Thomas H. Barton, a pioneer El Dorado (Union County) oilman and philanthropist, launched his small Lio...
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Brandon Burlsworth Foundation
The Brandon Burlsworth Foundation (BBF) is a Christian organization that works to support the physical and spi...
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Richard Colburn Butler Sr. (1910–1999)
Richard Colburn Butler Sr. was a lawyer, banker, real estate investor, philanthropist, and horticulturist who ...
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Faye Clarke (1931–)
Faye Clarke co-founded the Educate the Children Foundation, which was created to support rural and impoverishe...
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Chelsea Victoria Clinton (1980–)
Chelsea Clinton is the only child of former U.S. president Bill Clinton and his wife, former U.S. senator and ...
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Fred K. Darragh (1916–2003)
aka: Frederick Kramer Darragh Jr.
Frederick Kramer Darragh Jr. was a Little Rock (Pulaski County) bus...
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Verna Cook Garvan (1911–1993)
Verna Mary Cook Garvan was one of the first women in Arkansas to own a construction/manufacturing business and...
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Sybil Jordan Hampton (1944–)
Sybil Jordan Hampton has served as a higher education administrator, leader in philanthropy, and political adv...
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Heifer International
Headquartered in Little Rock (Pulaski County), Heifer International is a non-profit organization whose mission...
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Klan Haven Orphanage
The Klan Haven (or Klanhaven) Orphanage in Little Rock (Pulaski County) was operated by the Women of the Ku Kl...
Roy Franklin Kumpe (1910–1987)
Roy Franklin Kumpe founded World Services for the Blind. Visually impaired from trachoma—a viral infection t...
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Jay Noal Lawhon (1919–2003)
Jay Noal Lawhon of McCrory (Woodruff County) was a star Razorback football player. He was drafted by the Phila...
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Little Rock Garden Club
The Little Rock Garden Club (LRGC) held its first meeting in 1923 at the home of Mrs. J. N. Heiskell (Wilhelmi...
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Joseph Merrill (1810–1890)
Joseph Merrill was a successful philanthropist who made a difference for the lives of young people in Pine Blu...
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Sarah Elizabeth Latta Mitchell (1839–1920)
Sarah Elizabeth Latta Mitchell was an early and dedicated member of the Children’s Aid Society in Little Roc...
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Gus Ottenheimer (1897–1985)
Gus Ottenheimer, an industrialist, became known nationally through his successful efforts in manufacturing wom...
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Philanthropy
Nonprofit and volunteer organizations in Arkansas, from religious groups in the territorial period to the char...
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John Gails Ragsdale Jr. (1924–2020)
John Gails Ragsdale Jr. was an engineer, philanthropist, and author whose writing topics included Dutch oven c...
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Emma Camille Riley (1879–1968)
Emma C. Riley was an educator, public servant, and philanthropist who left her mark on Arkansas state governme...
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Jeannette Edris Rockefeller (1918–1997)
Jeannette Edris Rockefeller was a socialite, arts promoter, and civic activist. She was first lady of Arkansas...
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Jane Ross (1920–1999)
Jane Ross was a prominent businesswoman and philanthropist in Clark County. She served in the Women’s Army C...
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Rotary International
With a motto of “Service Above Self,” Rotary International is a non-political, non-religious civic organiz...
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Thea Foundation
Paul and Linda Leopoulos founded the Thea Foundation in 2001, six months after their seventeen-year-old daught...
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Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Family Services
Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Family Services was founded in Monticello (Drew County) in 1923. A century later, the...
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Alice Louise Walton (1949–)
Alice Louise Walton is the heir to the Walton family fortune; in April 2019, she was estimated by Forbes magaz...
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Helen Robson Walton (1919–2007)
Helen Robson Walton was a noted philanthropist. Her husband, Walmart Inc. founder Sam Walton, called her one o...
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John Lee Webb (1877–1946)
John Lee Webb was a well-known African-American contractor and philanthropist in Hot Springs (Garland County)....
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Winrock International
Winrock International, a nonprofit organization with headquarters in North Little Rock (Pulaski County), trace...
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Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Winthrop Rockefeller, who died in 1973, left most of his estate to the Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust. ...