Multi-year, unrestricted program/project grants

Multi-year, unrestricted program/project grants is sponsored by Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation pursues economic, educational, social, ethnic, and racial equity for all Arkansans. They prefer multi-year, unrestricted grants to support bold ideas and community leadership, focusing on improving opportunities for ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) families.

Their priority areas include Narrative Change, Movement Building, and Policy & Advocacy. Projects that enhance life skills for ALICE families would align with their mission.

APPLY FOR A GRANT | Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation WRF invests in bold ideas and community leadership that expand opportunity and build power for ALICE families across Arkansas. We fund strategies that shift narratives, influence public policy, and grow grassroots movements to create systems rooted in fairness and belonging.

WRF builds long-term partnerships primarily through multi-year, unrestricted grants —so our grantee partners can lead with vision, adapt with confidence, and spend more time advancing their mission. STEP 1: KNOW OUR STRATEGY We invest in systemic change. Read AR Equity: Refreshed and Recommitted to understand how we fund strategies that build power for ALICE Arkansans.

STEP 2: CONNECT WITH OUR TEAM We believe in relationships, not transactions. If your goals align with our strategic direction, please submit a Funding Request Form , or attend a WRF convening to start the conversation.

STEP 3: ENGAGE IN A CONVERSATION If there is alignment, a team member will reach out to explore: The systems you're helping to transform How your leadership builds power and expands opportunity Potential pathways for partnership and funding STEP 4: INVITATION TO APPLY We won’t waste your time. If there’s a strong fit, we’ll co-create a proposal together. You’ll get a clear timeline—and we’ll stick to it.

No unnecessary hoops. No burdensome applications. Just a process that respects your time, leadership, and purpose.

Click here to Apply Our partners positively shift public perception through storytelling, media, and initiatives that advance the potential for an Arkansas where hard work, works for everyone. Our partners organize their communities to build collective power, and strengthen local leadership rooted in lived experience.

Our partners advance public policy that reshapes systems and expand access to opportunity—especially for ALICE families across Arkansas.