Walter O Caldwell Foundation

FORT SMITH, AR EIN: 71-6060080

The Walter O Caldwell Foundation is a private foundation based in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The foundation supports nonprofit organizations through grants focused on education, human services, and philanthropic activities.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.2M

+0.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$286K

-70.4% YoY

Grant Count

36

+5.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

-72.0% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding focus areas include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services

Grantmaking

Grant Range

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in Arkansas and Tennessee.

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

Fort SmithHuronLittle RockPigeon ForgeSpringdaleVan Buren

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

  • Total Assets: $1,204,323
  • Total Annual Giving: $286,200
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$272K$544K$817K$1M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,204,323$1,199,704$1,829,522
Revenue$316,229$285,717$643,703
Expenses$307,663$989,765$592,762
Qualifying Distributions$286,200$966,500$565,960
Net Investment Income$294,766$262,452$616,901
Distributable Amount$180,380$196,216$219,320

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$242K$483K$725K$967K46 grants202049 grants202147 grants202234 grants202336 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Mercy Health Foundation$25KUAFS Foundation$25KRonald McDonald House Ch…$20KRiver Valley Regional Fo…$17KCommunity Services Clear…$16KGood Samaritan Clinic$15KNext Step Homeless Servi…$15KArkansas Colleges of Hea…$10KChristmas Honors$10KCommunity School for the…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

212 grants across all recorded years

202<$50K6$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DONNA MILLERDIRECTOR1
NANCY SMITH ROBINSONDIRECTOR1
MARY JANE GOINSDIRECTOR1

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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