ur mission is to enrich the quality of life in Northwest Arkansas by maximizing and effectively using Care Foundation’s assets. Over the past 10 years, Care Foundation has invested more than $50 million in the community, deliberately connecting winning strategies, strong partners, and grantmaking dollars to yield favorable outcomes. Care does not accept unsolicited grant proposals, but instead selects a few needs/concerns in which it can make substantial differences and enters into multi-year partnerships with grantees. Potential grantees and Care meet and plan for as long as 18 months to two years to co-design programs and measurable outcomes before awards are considered.

We do this through strategic grantmaking, which deliberately connects winning strategies, strong
partners, and grantmaking dollars to yield favorable
outcomes. Grants are focused in the areas of:

• Education
• Health
• Immigration
• Capacity building for nonprofits

In addition, Care Foundation serves to increase philanthropy in Northwest Arkansas through support of Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation.