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Who funds Heartland Forward
EIN 84-2515642 · Bentonville, AR · NTEE S05
Heartland Forward of Bentonville, AR (EIN 84-2515642) was named as a grant recipient by 26 funders in 58 grants paid totaling $36,429,946 in tax years 2020–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$36,429,946
58 grants paid
Funders
26
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2020–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$80,000
not included in grants received
Funders
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Grants
The 59 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Inc - Po Box 2030 Bentonville Ar 72712 Bentonville, AR | A | $1,403,475 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF HEARTLAND FORWARD IN 2025 | 202523109349301812 |
| 2025 | Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Inc - Po Box 2030 Bentonville Ar 72712 Bentonville, AR | A | $1,218,151 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF HEARTLAND FORWARD IN 2024 | 202523109349301812 |
| 2025 | Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Inc - Po Box 2030 Bentonville Ar 72712 Bentonville, AR | A | $1,178,921 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF HEARTLAND FORWARD IN 2024 | 202523109349301812 |
| 2025 | Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Inc - Po Box 2030 Bentonville Ar 72712 Bentonville, AR | A | $925,878 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF HEARTLAND FORWARD IN 2025 | 202523109349301812 |
| 2025 | Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Inc - Po Box 2030 Bentonville Ar 72712 Bentonville, AR | A | $862,400 | paid | TO ESTABLISH THE ROOTED ARKANSAS PILOT WHICH PLACES COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVISORS IN RURAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND PREPARES THE NETWORK OF ADVISORS TO USE DATA-DRIVEN METHODS TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF GRADUATING SENIORS | 202523109349301812 |
| 2025 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | A | $704,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202601389349301700 |
| 2025 | The Pew Charitable Trusts | Heartland Forward Inc Bentonville, AR | A | $400,000 | paid | Policy | 202620849349301332 |
| 2025 | Penner Family Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $150,000 | paid | to align resources, accelerate policy adoption, and deliver lasting improvements in health outcomes, workforce readiness, and economic vitality across the heartland | 202602049349100910 |
| 2025 | Mhm Support Services | Heartland Forward Inc Bentonville, AR | A | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT MISSION | 202621359349307532 |
| 2025 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | A | $25,000 | paid | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | 202611199349300601 |
| 2024 | Town Branch Foundation | Heartland Forward Inc Bentonville, AR | B | $1,661,880 | paid | To support general operations | 202513189349103291 |
| 2024 | Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Inc - 702 Se 5th Street Suite 48 Bentonville Ar 72712 Fort Smith, AR | A | $1,400,510 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF HEARTLAND FORWARD IN 2024 | 202443179349307779 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | Heartland Forward Inc Bentonville, AR | B | $1,000,000 | paid | CORE SUPPORT FOR ITS COMMUNITY GROWTH PROGRAM AND TOOLKIT INITIATIVES, IN ORDER TO EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN THE HEARTLAND THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 202513219349106006 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | A | $750,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202521349349310887 |
| 2024 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $350,000 | paid | To support general operations. | 202543219349103824 |
| 2024 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $330,000 | paid | To support the Community Growth Program and Toolkit in Northwest Arkansas. | 202543219349103824 |
| 2024 | Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Inc - 702 Se 5th Street Suite 48 Bentonville Ar 72712 Fort Smith, AR | A | $258,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE MATERNAL HEALTH SENIOR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | 202443179349307779 |
| 2024 | Edward Jones Foundation | Heartland Forward Inc Bentonville, AR | B | $250,000 | paid | HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES | 202533189349103633 |
| 2024 | The Patterson Family Foundation | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $150,000 | paid | HOME COMMUNITY PROGRAM GRANT | 202513219349101526 |
| 2024 | General Atlantic Foundation | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202513229349101401 |
| 2024 | The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $25,000 | paid | RESEARCH FOR POLICY SOLUTIONS | 202513079349100346 |
| 2024 | Mhm Support Services | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | A | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT MISSION | 202511359349304301 |
| 2024 | The Morgridge Family Foundation | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $25,000 | paid | Community Growth Program and Toolkit | 202513149349101401 |
| 2024 | James M Cox Foundation of Georgia Inc | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $25,000 | paid | SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT | 202543159349101609 |
| 2024 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $12,688 | paid | In-Kind Donation of equipment. | 202543219349103824 |
| 2023 | Town Branch Foundation | Heartland Forward Inc Bentonville, AR | B | $5,910,255 | paid | TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS. | 202433169349101628 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | A | $1,775,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202441369349301334 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | Heartland Forward Inc Bentonville, AR | B | $1,000,000 | paid | CORE SUPPORT FOR CONNECTING THE HEARTLAND AND COMMUNITY GROWTH PROGRAM AND TOOLKIT INITIATIVES IN ORDER TO EXPAND AFFORDABLE BROADBAND ACCESS AND TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN THE HEARTLAND | 202423199349105557 |
| 2023 | Ford Motor Company Fund | Heartland Forward Inc Bentonville, AR | B | $450,000 | paid | ECONOMIC MOBILITY | 202411949349100121 |
| 2023 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $333,334 | paid | To advance the mission to improve economic and social mobility in America's Heartland. | 202413199349102766 |
| 2023 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $333,333 | paid | to support the Connecting the Heartland Campaign. | 202413199349102766 |
| 2023 | The Pew Charitable Trusts | Heartland Forward Inc Bentonville, AR | A | $298,000 | paid | Policy | 202440829349300334 |
| 2023 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | A | $250,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403209349313980 |
| 2023 | The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center Inc | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | A | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403059349301715 |
| 2023 | George Kaiser Family Foundation | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | A | $250,000 | paid | Oklahoma Broadband Access Program | 202403209349303760 |
| 2023 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $175,000 | paid | To support the 2023 Heartland Summit | 202413199349102766 |
| 2023 | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $80,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE CREATION OF VIDEO WHITE PAPERS TO TELL ENTREPRENEURS' STORIES AND SHARE CREATIVE AND ACTIONABLE POLICY SOLUTIONS WITH LOCAL AND STATE POLICYMAKERS IN 20 STATES ACROSS THE HEARTLAND. 202203-12120 | 202443209349101644 |
| 2023 | Jobs for the Future Inc | Heartland Forward Inc Bentonville, AR | A | $10,000 | paid | WALMART COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY/RACIAL EQUITY PROJECT- WRE PROJECT | 202412259349300706 |
| 2022 | Town Branch Foundation | Heartland Forward Inc Bentonville, AR | B | $5,405,023 | paid | To provide General operating Support | 202323189349103412 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | A | $1,125,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202430459349302913 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Schoolhouse World Inc Palo Alto, CA | A | $1,125,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202321309349304807 |
| 2022 | Ford Motor Company Fund | Heartland Forward Inc Bentonville, AR | B | $450,000 | paid | ECONOMIC MOBILITY | 202322629349100502 |
| 2022 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $333,333 | paid | To support the Connecting the Heartland Campaign. | 202323199349103222 |
| 2022 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $333,333 | paid | To advance its mission to improve economic and social mobility in America's Heartland. | 202323199349103222 |
| 2022 | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $320,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE CREATION OF VIDEO WHITE PAPERS TO TELL ENTREPRENEURS' STORIES AND SHARE CREATIVE AND ACTIONABLE POLICY SOLUTIONS WITH LOCAL AND STATE POLICYMAKERS IN 20 STATES ACROSS THE HEARTLAND. 202203-12120 | 202303199349101530 |
| 2022 | Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $80,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT FOR THE CREATION OF VIDEO WHITE PAPERS TO TELL ENTREPRENEURS' STORIES AND SHARE CREATIVE AND ACTIONABLE POLICY SOLUTIONS WITH LOCAL AND STATE POLICYMAKERS IN 20 STATES ACROSS THE HEARTLAND. 202203-12120 | 202303199349101530 |
| 2022 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $50,000 | paid | To pilot the Community Growth Program and Toolkit in four Home Region areas, i.e. Northwest Arkansas, as well as Phillips, Jefferson and Coahoma counties in the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta. | 202323199349103222 |
| 2022 | The Max Stenbeck Charitable Fund C/O Hcvtholthouse Carlin&van Trigt Llp | Heartland Forward Inc Bentonville, AR | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202343199349109214 |
| 2022 | The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation | Heartland Forward - Bentonville Ar Little Rock, AR | D | $30,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ARKANSAS CONNECTIVITY COALITION IN PROVIDING COMMUNITY-LED AND -DRIVEN BROADBAND SOLUTIONS IN UNDER-RESOURCED ARKANSAS COMMUNITIES | 202333179349102588 |
| 2022 | The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $25,000 | paid | IMPROVE ECONOMIC PERF OF US CENTER | 202333199349102478 |
| 2022 | Communities Foundation of Oklahoma | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202331329349305158 |
| 2022 | Inasmuch Foundation | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | B | $10,000 | paid | COMMUNITY GROWTH PROGRAM AND TOOLKIT (Q1 2022 OKC); 10000.00; 02/01/2022 | 202301359349105360 |
| 2021 | Arkansas Community Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward110 Nw 2nd Street Suite 200 Bentonville Ar 72712 Bentonville, AR | A | $1,000,000 | paid | "CONNECT THE HEARTLAND" CAMPAIGN TO ENSURE ACCESS TO HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACROSS THE HEARTLAND FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD, BUSINESS, STUDENT AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDER | 202123159349303817 |
| 2021 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | A | $892,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202221339349302787 |
| 2021 | The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | A | $101,650 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202340539349301374 |
| 2021 | The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Heartland Forward Bentonville, AR | A | $101,650 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202242499349300414 |
| 2020 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Inc Bentonville, AR | B | $381,432 | paid | Organizational Startup Support | 202113199349104386 |
| 2020 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Inc Bentonville, AR | B | $190,700 | paid | A Reopening and Economic Recovery Strategy | 202113199349104386 |
| 2020 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Heartland Forward Inc Bentonville, AR | B | $150,000 | paid | Heartland Guide | 202113199349104386 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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