The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation aims to achieve economic, educational, social, ethnic, and racial equity for all Arkansans. By changing systems and policies, the foundation focuses on long-term solutions and expanding access and power for marginalized communities. It supports this mission through grantmaking, capacity building, strategic communications, strategic partnerships, convenings, and program- and mission-related investments, working across public, private, and nonprofit sectors to foster leadership, policies, movements, and cultural shifts towards a thriving, prosperous Arkansas.
Proposals for this grant must have a direct impact within the state of Arkansas and align with AR Equity 2025. The grant focuses on supporting ideas that contribute to economic, educational, social, ethnic, and racial equity across Arkansas, guided by a comprehensive approach to problem-solving that includes system and policy changes. The funder seeks to support initiatives that are in line with their strategic priorities of expanding power and access for marginalized communities, and all proposals are encouraged to demonstrate a clear understanding of these priorities and the foundation's approach to philanthropy.