COMMUNITY GRANTS
The King Foundation awards two different types of grants each year to organizations from Arkansas, North Texas, and West Texas: Community Grants and Initiative Grants.
You will find information regarding Community Grants on this page. For information about Initiative Grants, go the to the Initiative Grants page.
Please contact the Foundation here about your request before each Letter of Inquiry.
COMMUNITY GRANTS OVERVIEW
01. APPLICATION FORMAT – Online Portal Only
02. FALL 2023 CYCLE
+ May 1, 2023: Portal opens
+ June 15, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. CT: Letter of Inquiry (LOI) deadline
+ August 1, 2023: Applicants notified if LOIs advance to full proposal
+ August 31, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. CT: Deadline for invited full proposals
+ September-October: Site visits for invited full proposals
+ December 8, 2023: Announcement of grant awards
+ January-March: Payment via ACH to grantee (date may vary)
+ January 2024-December 2024: Grant implementation
+ January 2025-June 2025: Grant report period
03. SPRING 2024 CYCLE
+ November 1, 2023: Portal opens
+ December 15, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. CT: Letter of Inquiry (LOI) deadline
+ February 1, 2024: Applicants notified if LOIs advance to full proposal
+ February 29, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. CT: Deadline for invited full proposals
+ March-April: Site visits for invited full proposals
+ June 7, 2024: Announcement of grant awards
+ June-September: Payment via ACH to grantee (date may vary)
+ June 2024-May 2025: Grant implementation
+ June 2025-December 2025: Grant report period
04. FALL 2024 CYCLE
+ March 18, 2024: Applicants who have read the guidelines may email amandafinney at kingfoundation dot com to automatically receive information about scheduling a recommended pre-LOI call.
+ May 1, 2024: Portal opens
+ June 14, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. CT: Letter of Inquiry (LOI) deadline
+ August 1, 2024: Applicants notified if LOIs advance to full proposals
+ August 30, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. CT: Deadline for invited full proposals
+ September-October: Site visits for invited full proposals
+ December 13, 2024: Announcement of grant awards
+ January-March 2025: Payment via ACH to grantee (date may vary)
+ January 2025-December 2025: Grant implementation
+ January 2026-June 2026: Grant report period
05. SPRING 2025 CYCLE
+ September 16, 2024: Applicants who have read the guidelines may email amandafinney at kingfoundation dot com to automatically receive information about scheduling a recommended pre-LOI call.
+ November 1, 2024: Portal opens
+ December 16, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. CT: Letter of Inquiry (LOI) deadline
+ February 3, 2025: Applicants notified if LOIs advance to full proposals
+ February 28, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. CT: Deadline for invited full proposals
+ March-April 2025: Site visits for invited full proposals
+ June 6, 2025: Announcement of grant awards
+ June-September 2025: Payment via ACH to grantee (date may vary)
+ June 2025-May 2026: Grant implementation
+ June 2026-December 2026: Grant report period
06. TYPES OF GRANTS AVAILABLE
Program
Capital (very rare in North Texas)
Nonprofit capacity (Arkansas and West Texas only)
07. WAITING PERIOD
Agencies may submit a new LOI 18 months after a previous grant award. In other words, once the grant report deadline has passed, agencies may submit a new LOI.
08. GRANT AVERAGE & RANGE
Range: $15,000 to $75,000
Average: $30,000
09. PRE-PROPOSAL CALLS
Yes, we strongly recommend calling or emailing our Program Officer to set up a pre-proposal call to discuss your LOI ideas. Please review the website in full before scheduling the call.
10. MEETINGS
Yes, staff performs as many as possible in-person site visits with Applicants invited to submit full proposals.
GRANT EXCLUSIONS
The Foundation does not award grants:
01. To individuals
02. To organizations or programs that do not serve residents of our geographic focus areas in Arkansas or Texas.
03. To organizations that are not tax exempt or have not received their 501(c)(3) designation from the Internal Revenue Service. (The Foundation will consider grants to organizations in a fiscal sponsorship arrangement in some circumstances.)
04. For general operating support, annual fund drives, or funds to offset operating losses.
05. For debt retirement, including short-term loans taken as part of a capital campaign.
06. To create or add to endowments.
07. To organizations that will “pass through” the King Foundation grant by re-award to other charitable organizations.
08. For galas, balls, luncheons, or similar events benefitting charitable organizations.
09. For efforts to treat or cure a single disease or condition.
10. To support medical research.
11. For church or seminary construction or religious programs. (The Foundation will consider grants to faith-based groups offering social service programs in some circumstances. The programs must be available to the general public and cannot require religious instruction or participation as a condition of receiving or continuing services.)
12. For professional conferences, symposia, academic or sports competitions, K-12 extracurricular competitions, or similar activities.
13. For private schools and for-profit charter schools. (The Foundation will consider grants for charter schools that are nonprofit entities or in-district charters.)
ARKANSAS
ELIGIBLE COUNTIES
Arkansas + Ashley + Bradley + Calhoun + Chicot + Clay + Cleveland + Columbia + Craighead + Crittenden + Cross + Desha + Drew + Greene + Hempstead + Jackson + Jefferson + Lafayette +
Lee + Lincoln + Little River + Miller + Mississippi + Monroe + Nevada + Ouachita + Phillips + Poinsett + Prairie + St. Francis + Union + Woodruff
Community Grants are awarded in Arkansas in the following areas:
01. AGING POPULATION / Meeting the physical and emotional needs of the elderly, especially efforts to preserve and promote the independence, health, and quality of life of seniors; to improve the quality and availability of both nursing home care and alternatives to nursing home care; and to protect seniors from abuse or financial exploitation.
02. ARTS, CULTURE, AND HISTORY / Supporting artistic, historical, or cultural experiences that enhance learning in school-age children, or extend the benefit of the arts to children, the elderly, and others who might not otherwise have access.
03. CHILDREN AND YOUTH / Meeting the physical and emotional needs of young people, especially efforts to prevent child abuse or neglect or mitigate their effects; to provide healthcare; and to promote and to develop sound character and values in young people.
04. ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED / Moving low-income people toward economic independence; providing emergency shelter and assistance; providing healthcare; offering transitional housing and supportive services to individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness; and promoting the creation of affordable housing.
05. EDUCATION / Preparing young children for school; supporting the educational process broadly through means such as parental involvement and teacher training; promoting adult literacy; improving English-language skills in both children and adults; and supporting student-focused programs at the college level that advance other areas of the Foundation’s mission.
06. NONPROFIT CAPACITY / Building the infrastructure of agencies working in aging, arts, children, economically disadvantaged, or education.
NORTH TEXAS
ELIGIBLE COUNTIES
Collin + Dallas + Denton + Rockwall + Tarrant
01. AGING POPULATION / Helping seniors protect or improve their financial independence, through efforts such as employment services, money management programs, financial literacy education, benefits counseling, debt management assistance, food and nutrition security, mental health counseling and case management, transportation, and home improvement or repair; and protecting seniors from physical or financial abuse.
02. ARTS, CULTURE, AND HISTORY / Providing artistic, historical, or cultural experiences that enhance learning in school-age children, or extend the benefit of the arts to children, the elderly, and others who might not otherwise have access; helping the cultural sector build future audiences and generate sustained operational funding.
03. CHILDREN AND YOUTH / Assisting young people who are aging out of the foster care system in preparing for independent adulthood, including case management, education, employment, housing, and mental health services; and supporting youth who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
04. ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED / Addressing the wealth gap by improving the financial stability and economic security of individuals and families through an integrated approach of improving financial health, income supports, and employment, offered either by a single agency or a group of agencies working in concert.
05. EDUCATION / Supporting the educational and social-emotional development of children ages birth to five, including pre-K programs, kindergarten readiness efforts, and quality improvement initiatives.
WEST TEXAS
ELIGIBLE COUNTIES
Andrews + Borden + Brewster + Cochran + Coke + Concho + Crane + Crockett + Dawson + Ector + Gaines + Glasscock + Howard + Irion + Jeff Davis + Kimble + Loving + Martin + Mason + McCulloch + Menard + Midland + Mitchell + Pecos + Presidio + Reagan + Reeves + Schleicher + Scurry + Sterling + Sutton + Terrell + Terry + Tom Green + Upton + Ward + Winkler + Yoakum
Community Grants are awarded in West Texas in the following areas:
01. AGING POPULATION / Meeting the physical and emotional needs of the elderly, especially efforts to preserve and promote the independence, health, and quality of life of seniors; to improve the quality and availability of both nursing home care and alternatives to nursing home care; and to protect seniors from abuse or financial exploitation.
02. ARTS, CULTURE, AND HISTORY / Supporting artistic, historical, or cultural experiences that enhance learning in school-age children, or extend the benefit of the arts to children, the elderly, and others who might not otherwise have access.
03. CHILDREN AND YOUTH / Meeting the physical and emotional needs of young people, especially efforts to prevent child abuse or neglect or mitigate their effects; to provide healthcare; and to promote and to develop sound character and values in young people.
04. ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED / Moving low-income people toward economic independence; providing emergency shelter and assistance; providing healthcare; offering transitional housing and supportive services to individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness; and promoting the creation of affordable housing.
05. EDUCATION / Preparing young children for school; supporting the educational process broadly through means such as parental involvement and teacher training; promoting adult literacy; improving English-language skills in both children and adults; and supporting student-focused programs at the college level that advance other areas of the Foundation’s mission.
06. NONPROFIT CAPACITY / Building the infrastructure of agencies working in aging, arts, children, economically disadvantaged, or education.