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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $4,505,738 | $2,283,150 | $2,034,677 | $20,270,592 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 25% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA CHILDRENS SHELTERBENTONVILLE, AR | EMERGENCY CARE/CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM | $25,000 | 2019 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Ortega | SECRETARY TREAS | 2.00 | $0 |
| Alicia Wantz | CFO | 10.00 | $41,287 |
| Larry Whitaker | CHAIRMAN | 0.00 | $0 |
| Amy Whitaker | VICE PRESIDENT |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $20,270,592 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $5,953,471 | $1,796,572 | $1,676,339 | $18,438,039 | $18,048,004 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $2,154,402 | $987,784 | $906,392 | $13,891,121 | $13,891,105 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,487,870 | $844,679 | $715,637 | $12,724,487 | $12,724,487 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $1,890,834 | $1,010,431 | $903,853 | $12,081,296 | $12,081,296 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $1,702,809 | $840,067 | $727,533 | $11,211,988 | $11,200,893 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $1,828,060 | $922,584 | $823,193 | $10,338,151 | $10,338,151 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $1,609,794 | $668,490 | $575,737 | $9,438,262 | $9,432,675 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $814,729 | $468,137 | $387,379 | $8,588,362 | $8,435,258 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $1,794,355 | $398,062 | $362,746 | $7,975,442 | $7,954,432 |
| SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS |
| $25,000 |
| 2022 |
| RIVER VALLEY FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETESFORT SMITH, AR | 2023 PRESENTING SPONSORSHIP | $25,000 | 2023 |
| SAFE HAVEN MINISTRIES INCCLARKSVILLE, AR | ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT CONTINUING OPERATIONS | $25,000 | 2025 |
| MAYO CLINICROCHESTER, MN | ASSISTANCE IN PEDIATRIC RESEARCH | $25,000 | 2016 |
| POTTER'S HOUSEFAYETTEVILLE, AR | ASSISTANCE WITH CHANGING LIVES OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES IN FAYETTEVILLE | $24,000 | 2016 |
| RIVER VALLEY FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAFORT SMITH, AR | 2022 SPONSOR | $20,000 | 2022 |
| ARKANSAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATLITTLE ROCK, AR | ASSISTANCE WITH PROVIDING COVERAGE FOR BROAD-BASED OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $20,000 | 2017 |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OFSPRINGDALE, AR | NEW RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE FOR FORT SMITH | $15,000 | 2021 |
| HORSES FOR HEALINGBENTONVILLE, AR | ASSISTANCE WITH FUNDING OF THERAPEUTIC RIDING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN | $15,000 | 2020 |
| HORSES FOR HEALINGBENTONVILLE, AR | ASSISTANCE WITH FUNDING OF THERAPEUTIC RIDING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN | $11,000 | 2017 |
| DDX3X FOUNDATIONWILMINGTON, DE | 2025 DDX3X FAMILY FUN WEEKEND AT CHASTAIN FARMS AND 5K RACE | $10,000 | 2025 |
| ARKANSAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATLITTLE ROCK, AR | MILLER MCNEIL WOODRUFF FUND | $10,000 | 2017 |
| ARKANSAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATLITTLE ROCK, AR | MILLER MCNEIL WOODRUFF FUND | $10,000 | 2018 |
| DDX3X FOUNDATIONWILMINGTON, DE | FAMILY WEEKEND EVENT IN ROGERS, ARKANSAS JUNE 10TH-12TH. TO BRING FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH DDX3X TOGETHER | $10,000 | 2022 |
| MILLER MCNEIL WOODRUFF FOUNDATIONROGERS, AR | ASSISTANCE WITH RESEARCH AND SUPPORT OF FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH SMA | $10,000 | 2016 |
| FISHING FOR THE FIGHTPINEDALE, WY | 2025 FUND A NEED | $10,000 | 2025 |
| ARKANSAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATLITTLE ROCK, AR | MILLER MCNEIL WOODRUFF FUND | $10,000 | 2019 |
| FS CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY SHELTERFORT SMITH, AR | ASSISTANCE FOR SHELTER AND CARE OF CHILDREN | $9,220 | 2016 |
| SINGLE PARENT SCHOLARSHIP FUNDFAYETTEVILLE, AR | ASSISTANCE WITH SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT PROGRAMS | $8,300 | 2018 |
| SINGLE PARENT SCHOLARSHIP FUNDFAYETTEVILLE, AR | ASSISTANCE WITH SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT PROGRAMS | $8,300 | 2016 |
| SINGLE PARENT SCHOLARSHIP FUNDFAYETTEVILLE, AR | ASSISTANCE WITH SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT PROGRAMS | $8,300 | 2017 |
| BRANDON BURLSWORTH FOUNDATIONHARRISON, AR | 2024 EYES OF A CHAMPION PROGRAM | $5,000 | 2024 |
| GIRL SCOUNTS OF AMERICAROGERS, AR | ASSISTANCE WITH BUILDING GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PALCE | $5,000 | 2017 |
| DDX3X FOUNDATIONWILMINGTON, DE | FAMILY WEEKEND EVENT IN ROGERS, ARKANSAS JULY 25-JULY 28. TO BRING FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH DDX3X TOGETHER | $5,000 | 2021 |
| 0.00 |
| $0 |
| Emily Ortega | VICE PRESIDENT | 0.00 | $0 |
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202540739349100119
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202401729349100110
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202311329349102671
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202211229349101506
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202142779349100709
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202011499349100601
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201901589349100420
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201801249349101110
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201741359349100424
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.