endowment

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville has received a $10 million commitment from the Alice L. Walton Foundation to develop “the next generation of arts leadership.” A museum press release issued Thursday described the gift as one of…

Hendrix College in Conway announced Wednesday that an endowment has been established in honor of politics professor emeritus Dr. Jay Barth.  The Dr. Jay Barth Odyssey Endowment will support student engaged learning experiences that highlight the values of public service…

The Windgate Foundation has provided a $6.4 million grant to Arkansas State University to support arts education. This grant is designed to give direct assistance to students through needs-based scholarships. The Windgate gift will create three endowments to support students.…

A new scholarship for music students has been established at Arkansas State University in honor of a longtime music faculty member. More than $25,000 has been committed to create the Dan Ross Memorial Scholarship, in honor of the late Dr.…

A new $150,000 gift has been earmarked for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the University of Arkansas’ Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design. U of A alumni Lanny and Becki McInoth have made the planned gift to the…

The Windgate Foundation has established a new multimillion dollar endowment – this time benefitting the Eureka Springs School of the Arts (ESSA). ESSA has been awarded a $10 million endowment that is expected to generate $400,000 in per year in…

A new scholarship has been established at the University of Arkansas to aid students from Pulaski and Jefferson counties. Cathy and Kevin Crass have contributed $50,000 to create an endowed scholarship that will benefit new, returning and transfer students to…

Lesyle Shellam is making a significant donation in honor of her late father, real estate icon L. Dickson Flake. Shellam has donated $100,000 to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to establish the L. Dickson Flake Endowed Scholarship. This…

Retired University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor Dr. Vincent Vinikas has donated approximately $100,000 as part of a trust to create two endowed funds at the university. The revocable trust will support both the UA Little Rock Center for…

Two University of Arkansas alumni are making a six-figure gift to create a new supply chain student organization and symposium at the university. David and Shelley Simpson have committed $175,000 toward the supply chain initiative with the specific goal of…