FOUR1 Foundation
FOUR1 Foundation is a private foundation based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It makes grants to charitable organizations; its 2025 filing says it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
FOUR1 Foundation at a glance
In short: FOUR1 Foundation gave $798K across 39 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), top state Arkansas. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $798,000
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 39
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,462
- +5.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $13,157,484
- -0.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 10% first-time grantees (4 of 39, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Arkansas (46% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to FOUR1 Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 189, Siloam Springs, AR 72761-0189
Phone: (479) 549-7124
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who FOUR1 Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was New Life Ranch ($262K). Together the top 10 received $532K.
Grant Size Distribution
169 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 158 grants of 169 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars went to recipients in Arkansas (46%) and Oklahoma (33%). Other reported shares were Colorado (7%), Texas (3%), and Wisconsin (3%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 39 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is FOUR1 Foundation open to new grantees?
10%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 39 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $23K; repeat grants $20K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 90% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+10%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 109% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $492K (2020) to $798K (2025). In 2025 it made 39 grants totaling $798K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New Life Ranch Concord, OK | Charitable | $262,000 |
| Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas Rogers, AR | Charitable | $70,000 |
| Teen Action & Support Center Rogers, AR | Charitable | $50,000 |
| Single Parent Scholarship Fund Bentonville, AR | Charitable | $30,000 |
| Ability Tree Siloam Springs, AR | Charitable | $20,000 |
| Children' & Family Advocacy Center of Benton County Rogers, AR | Charitable | $20,000 |
| Choices Pregnancy Services Siloam Springs, AR | Charitable | $20,000 |
| Lake Geneva Foundation Lake Geneva, WI | Charitable | $20,000 |
| Samaritan Community Center Rogers, AR | Charitable | $20,000 |
| Saving Grace Rogers, AR | Charitable | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,157,484 | $795,350 | $918,214 | $798,000 | 39 | $798,000 | $684,843 | $733,721 |
| 2024 | $13,262,646 | $624,659 | $882,451 | $760,000 | 39 | $760,000 | $509,478 | $718,319 |
| 2023 | $13,518,556 | $440,225 | $863,810 | $717,000 | 32 | $717,000 | $367,663 | $688,363 |
| 2022 | $13,943,732 | $686,196 | $882,596 | $727,000 | 33 | $727,000 | $538,079 | $715,054 |
| 2021 | $14,177,447 | $980,275 | $668,423 | $502,000 | 26 | $502,000 | $814,461 | $759,583 |
| 2020 | $13,865,941 | $2,550,326 | $623,009 | $492,000 | 25 | — | $245,466 | $611,213 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, FOUR1 Foundation reported a distributable amount of $734K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s filing describes its charitable activity as grants to charities and organizations for charitable purposes. Its giving includes organizations with varied missions. For example, New Life Ranch says its mission is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ and equip believers for ministry through camps and retreats. Saving Grace describes its work as providing young women in transition with a safe, affordable place to live and opportunities to grow and develop supportive relationships in a Christian-centered environment. Arkansas Athletes Outreach says it uses sports development and mentoring to promote young people’s physical, social, and moral development.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation awarded 39 grants totaling $798,000. Grants ranged from $4,000 to $262,000, with a median grant of $10,000. Its largest grants included $262,000 to New Life Ranch, $70,000 to Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas, $50,000 to Teen Action & Support Center, and $30,000 to Single Parent Scholarship Fund. Other grants of $20,000 went to Ability Tree, Children’s & Family Advocacy Center of Benton County, Choices Pregnancy Services, Lake Geneva Foundation, Samaritan Community Center, Saving Grace, and Siloam Springs School District.
Additional 2025 grants included $10,000 to Hope Cancer Resources, Love Justice International, John Brown University, Modern Day Missions, and Arkansas Athletes Outreach. The recipient organizations describe their work in areas including cancer support and education, disrupting human trafficking, Christ-centered education, missionary support, and youth sports development and mentoring.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jeffrey Soderquist as director, president, and treasurer, and Amy Soderquist as director and vice president.
FOUR1 Foundation is led by Jeffrey Soderquist, Director, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jeffrey Soderquist
Director, President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Soderquist
Director, Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about FOUR1 Foundation
How much does FOUR1 Foundation give each year?
FOUR1 Foundation gave $798K across 39 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $760K across 39 grants.
What is FOUR1 Foundation's typical grant size?
FOUR1 Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $20,462, across 39 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from FOUR1 Foundation that year got $23K on average.
Where does FOUR1 Foundation give grants?
FOUR1 Foundation's top state is Arkansas, with 46% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Oklahoma (33%) and Colorado (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Siloam Springs, AR (8 grants), Rogers, AR (6 grants), Bentonville, AR (2 grants) and Colorado Springs, CO (2 grants).
Does FOUR1 Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 39 grants with a stated purpose on FOUR1 Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (39 grants).
Who are FOUR1 Foundation's largest grantees?
FOUR1 Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include New Life Ranch ($262,000), Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas ($70,000) and Teen Action & Support Center ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is FOUR1 Foundation?
FOUR1 Foundation reported $13.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $798K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $734K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does FOUR1 Foundation fund?
The foundation’s filing describes its charitable activity as grants to charities and organizations for charitable purposes. Its giving includes organizations with varied missions. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from FOUR1 Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is FOUR1 Foundation's EIN?
FOUR1 Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-5206228. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does FOUR1 Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). FOUR1 Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 8, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/four1-foundation-morg_2115b4f10e844eefac493922b619a0cf
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