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About This Profile
Across the United States, the charitable sector generates incredible impact on both communities and economies. This profile is a snapshot of major statistics about Arkansas’s charitable community. It’s designed to give you a broad sense of the scale and diversity of nonprofits, foundations, and charities across the state. A downloadable PDF version is available above.
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Number of Arkansas Nonprofit Organizations
- All nonprofit organizations: 12,083
- 501(c)(3) Public Charities (includes some religious organizations): 8,174
- 501(c)(3) Private and Public Foundations: 422
- Other 501(c) Nonprofit Organizations*: 3,487
* includes civic leagues, chamber of commerce, veterans organizations, etc
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Economic Impact of the Arkansas Nonprofit Sector
- Employs 91,175 – 9.2% of the state’s workforce
- Generates over $17 billion in annual revenues
- Holds assets of $24.4 billion
- Arkansas foundations annually give almost $721 million
- Arkansans give over $1.5 billion to charity each year, representing 4.14 percent of household income
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Public Charities and Foundations Benefit Arkansas Communities
Deliver vital community services
Headquartered in Bentonville, the Walmart Foundation partners with organizations nationwide to deliver educational programs about nutrition and healthy lifestyles, reaching nearly 30,000 people. In 2019, Walmart donated more than 640 million pounds of food, over 55% of which was fruits, vegetables and meats. By working in partnership with local organizations, the Foundation helped improve equitable access to communities experiencing food insecurity.
Lift up public service and civic engagement
The Center on Community Philanthropy at the Clinton School of Public Service, University of Arkansas, promotes giving as a core aspect of public service. The center is a leading voice for issues of racial equity within philanthropy.
Contribute to vibrant communities
The Arkansas Art Center, a member of the Association of Art Museum Directors, combines the wealth of visual arts in their galleries with unique, interactive programs in spoken word poetry, dance, and theater. For over 50 years, the museum’s Artmobile has brought pieces from the permanent collection to communities throughout the state as part of its year-round arts educational outreach.
Advance solutions for challenges facing society
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas devotes 90% of its sales from donated goods to programs for adults with developmental disabilities and other barriers to employment. In 2018, the network of 34 stores secured 7,598 jobs and helped serve 18,635 individuals find meaningful careers in the community.
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Sources
Note: The “nonprofit sector” encompasses organizations that are defined as tax-exempt under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. This includes both public charities and private foundations [501(c)(3)] and other nonprofits such as civic league organizations [501(c)(4)]. Exceptions are noted when relevant.
Employment Information
Best estimate based on available data from the following sources:
The 2019 nonprofit employment report, Lester M. Salamon and Chelsea L. Newhouse, S. Wojciech Sokolowski, Nonprofit Employment Bulletin #47, Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies, 2019 {Data is 2016, page 3}
http://ccss.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2019/01/2019-NP-Employment-Report_FINAL_1.8.2019.pdf
Number of Nonprofits
Urban Institute, National Center for Charitable Statistics, State Summary reports http://www.nccs.urban.org/statistics/profiles.cfm {Data are 2013}
Asset and Revenues
Urban Institute, National Center for Charitable Statistics, “Registered Nonprofit Organizations by State (BMF 12/2015)” http://nccsweb.urban.org/tablewiz/bmf.php {Data are 2015}
Foundation Giving
The Foundation Center, FC Stats: “Foundation Stats: Total Giving” {Data are 2015}
http://data.foundationcenter.org/#/foundations/all/state:AR/total/list/2015
Individual Giving
How America Gives, 2014. The Chronicle of Philanthropy. {Data are 2012}. https://philanthropy.com/interactives/how-america-gives#search
Nonprofit Examples:
Walmart Foundation: http://foundation.walmart.com/our-focus/hunger/
Center on Community Philanthropy: https://clintonschool.uasys.edu/community/ccp/about
Arkansas Arts Center: http://www.arkarts.com/programs-extra
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas: http://www.goodwillar.org/mission/progress.html
As of July 2019
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