To support Grit Studios, an entrepreneurial business support center in Bentonville, AR, that will focus on developing professionally trained, qualified and experienced business leader
2017
Home Region
$75,000
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To support grantee's initiative to partner with the House of Songs to create a pilot international song-writer residency and exchange program in Northwest Arkansas. NWAC will serve as the fiscal sponsor for this project.
2017
Home Region
$270,654
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
Support for grantee's initiative to partner with The House of Songs to launch The House of Songs Ozarks, a songwriter's residency program in Bentonville, Arkansas.
2017
Home Region
$298,140
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
2014
Home Region
$1,699,337
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
2015
Home Region
$1,785,300
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
2016
Home Region
$2,107,695
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To promote a series of convenings of live music community stakeholders from Northwest Arkansas to develop recommendations for growing and sustaining the live music ecosystem in the region.
2018
Home Region
$67,652
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
Support for the start-up of a new regional arts services organization and related programming
2018
Home Region
$220,000
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
Support for Grit Studios’ establishment of a co-working space in Bentonville, Arkansas
2018
Home Region
$751,064
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To implement the next phase of the Greater Northwest Arkansas Development Strategy
2018
Home Region
$1,551,600
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
Funding for an Angel Investment Landscape assessment in Northwest Arkansas
2019
Home Region
$66,750
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
Support for the establishment of a Grit Studios co-working space in Bentonville, Arkansas
2019
Home Region
$192,805
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
Support for the start-up of a new regional arts services organization and related programming
2019
Home Region
$250,000
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
Support to develop a regional supply chain and logistics accelerator program in Northwest Arkansas
2019
Home Region
$400,000
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
General operations support and implementation of organization's strategic plan
2019
Home Region
$1,701,665
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
Support for Grit Studios' establishment of a co-working space in Bentonville as the latter continues to provide mentorship and educational events to startups in Northwest Arkansas
2020
Home Region
$350,000
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
Support for educational programming on investing in startup companies
2020
Home Region
$405,250
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To develop a collaborative mechanism with the University of Arkansas to help strengthen its university-industry engagement. This industry liaison pilot will help the University of Arkansas and the region's industry engage each other and explore ways of collaboration which is mutually beneficial, spurring regional and statewide economic growth
2020
Home Region
$77,500
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To launch the Northwest Arkansas Arts resource desk in order to provide technical assistance and other support to local arts organizations during the COVID-19 crisis
2020
Home Region
$100,000
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation
To create and administer a bridge grants fund for small- to mid-sized nonprofit arts and culture organizations in Northwest Arkansas challenged by COVID-19