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2002 Grantees by Category

In 2002, Care Foundation approved grants totaling $3,675,448. This pie chart shows the distribution of funds among the foundation's areas of interest. For a list of the grants in each category, select from the buttons on the left.

2002 Grantees by Category

(Click on a funding category to see an alpha list of grantees for that category.)

 

 
       
        Grants funded in the Arts & Culture – 2002
Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, AR
General operating support for one year.
www.artscenteroftheozarks.org
$95,000
North Arkansas Symphony Society, Fayetteville, AR
To support the Classical Kids programs, including the youth orchestras, Adventures in Music Series, Symphony Saturdays, and The Symphony Goes to School program.
arkansasusa.com/nwa/symphony
$25,000
Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR
To conduct a strategic planning process and support education programs in local schools.
www.waltonartscenter.org
$147,428

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Grants funded in Education – 2002
Bentonville School District, Bentonville, AR
Integrating Technology-Spring Hill Middle School.
$38,246
Bentonville School District, Bentonville, AR
Project KIDZ Health.
$31,000
Fayetteville School District-West Campus Childcare Center, Fayetteville, AR
To fund scholarships and general operating costs of the Teen Parent program.
$48,150
Gravette High School, Gravette, AR
To purchase computers for the remediation program.
$36,000
Junior Achievement of Arkansas, Inc., Springdale, AR
To purchase program materials for volunteers to use in approximately 170 classrooms in Benton and Washington counties.
$25,000
Northwest Arkansas Academic Competition Association, Rogers, AR
General operating support for one year.
$19,025
Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC), Rogers, AR
To establish the Building the Future, a financial literacy program for Hispanic adults.
www.nwacc.cc.ar.us
$55,400
Northwest Arkansas for Nurses, Springdale, AR
Scholarships.
$40,000
Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Benton County, Bentonville, AR
Scholarships and the Counseling Program.
$35,000
Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Washington County, Springdale, AR
Scholarships and the Counseling Program.
$35,000
ACES (All Children Excel in School), Springdale, AR
Programs at Lee and Westwood Elementary Schools in Springdale, Decatur Elementary School, and Gravette Elementary School.
$1,486,650
Springdale School District-Springdale High School, Springdale, AR
To purchase communications equipment for school personnel.
www.uark.edu/ALADDIN/sprdhigh
$14,113
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
To initiate a pilot exercise program for older adults at local senior centers.
www.uark.edu/admin/rsspinfo
$32,111

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Grants funded in Health – 2002
Alzheimer's Association, Inc.-Bella Vista Branch, Bella Vista, AR
To expand respite care for families of Alzheimer's patients and conduct a needs assessment.
$81,958
American Lung Association of AR, Little Rock, AR
To expand Open Airways for Schools and Asthma In-Service programs in Benton and Washington counties, and conduct evaluation of the impact of the programs on children with asthma.
www.lungark.org
$11,153
Community Clinic - St. Francis House, Springdale, AR
To provide for medical and dental services for the working poor.
$150,000

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Grants funded in Human Services – 2002
Benton County Women's Shelter, Bentonville, AR
To fund art therapy programs for shelter residents.
$14,000
Community Development Corp of Bentonville/Bella Vista, Bentonville, AR
To fund art therapy programs.
$30,460
Community Development Corporation of Bentonville/Bella Vista, Bentonville, AR
Senior Resource Center.
$125,000
EOA - Children's House, Fayetteville, AR
General operating support for one year.
$50,000
First United Methodist Church of Springdale, Springdale, AR
Bread of Life Ministry: To implement a client-services tracking system.
$37,912
Jones Center for Families, Springdale, AR
General operating support for one year.
www.jonesnet.org/
$500,000
Legal Aid of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
To hire an attorney to represent victims of domestic violence.
$39,040
Northwest Arkansas Rape Crisis, Inc., Springdale, AR
To implement PEERS (Prevention, Education, Empowerment, Recovery, and Support), a program designed to educate high school seniors about sexual assault issues.
$50,000
OHC - Multicultural Center of NWA, Springdale, AR
General operating support for one year.
$50,000
Salvation Army-Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR
To provide kitchen renovations and furniture for the dorms in the Transitional Living Shelter.
$34,752
United Way of Washington County, Springdale, AR
Needs assessment.
$50,000

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Grants funded in the Public & Society Benefit – 2002
Bentonville Skate Park, Bentonville, AR
To complete Phase 3 of the Skate Park.
$35,494
NLS (Nonprofit Learning Series), Springdale, AR
Includes the Fast Forward Series of management classes for nonprofit organizations, the bi-monthly Executive Exchange luncheons for nonprofit managers, the All Aboard workshop for nonprofit board members, and the Empowerment Zone, a comprehensive strategic planning program for selected nonprofit agencies.
www.ccfound.org/nlspop.html
$153,500
Springdale Police Department, Springdale, AR
For expansion of the Juvenile Investigation Division.
$48,704
Washington County, Fayetteville, AR
Hometown Health Improvement Project 4-County Needs assessment.
$50,352

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