Funding search · EIN 813023693 · Mena, AR
Bob Carver Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 46
- grants reported
- $1.3M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Razorback Foundation4 grants · $450,000
- University of Arkansas Rich Mountai4 grants · $385,000
- Park2 grants · $75,000
- Catholic High School Foundation4 grants · $70,000
- Theatresquared3 grants · $55,000
- Argenta United Methodist Church4 grants · $40,000
- Mena Bearat Foundation4 grants · $40,000
- Santa Fe Girls School4 grants · $40,000
- Southwest Artists4 grants · $40,000
- Revitalize Mena2 grants · $35,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 46 reported grants, largest first.
- $150,000
Razorback Foundation · Fayetteville, AR · 2025
Capital improvements
- $125,000
University of Arkansas Rich Mountai · Mena, AR · 2022
Scholarships
- $100,000
Razorback Foundation · Fayetteville, AR · 2024
Capital improvements
- $100,000
University of Arkansas Rich Mountai · Mena, AR · 2024
Scholarships
- $100,000
Razorback Foundation · Fayetteville, AR · 2023
Capital improvements
- $100,000
University of Arkansas Rich Mountai · Mena, AR · 2023
Scholarships
- $100,000
Razorback Foundation · Fayetteville, AR · 2022
Capital improvements
- $60,000
University of Arkansas Rich Mountai · Mena, AR · 2025
Scholarships
- $50,000
Park · Little Rock, AR · 2022
General operating expenses
- $25,000
Catholic High School Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Scholarships
- $25,000
Park · Little Rock, AR · 2023
General operating expenses
- $25,000
Theatresquared · Fayetteville, AR · 2023
General operating
- $25,000
Catholic High School Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2022
Scholarships
- $25,000
Theatresquared · Fayetteville, AR · 2022
General operating
- $20,000
Revitalize Mena · Hatfield, AR · 2024
General operating expenses
- $15,000
Revitalize Mena · Hatfield, AR · 2025
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Argenta United Methodist Church · North Little Rock, AR · 2025
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Catholic High School Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2025
Scholarships
- $10,000
Mena Bearat Foundation · Mena, AR · 2025
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Ouachta Little Theater · Mena, AR · 2025
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Polk County Developmental Center · Mena, AR · 2025
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Santa Fe Girls School · Santa Fe, NM · 2025
General operating
- $10,000
Southwest Artists · Mena, AR · 2025
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Argenta United Methodist Church · North Little Rock, AR · 2024
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Catholic High School Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Scholarships
- $10,000
Clarice'S Room of Hope · Mena, AR · 2024
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Mena Bearat Foundation · Mena, AR · 2024
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Ouachta Little Theater · Mena, AR · 2024
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Polk County Developmental Center · Mena, AR · 2024
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Santa Fe Girls School · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Southwest Artists · Mena, AR · 2024
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Argenta United Methodist Church · North Little Rock, AR · 2023
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Clarice'S Room of Hope · Mena, AR · 2023
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Mena Bearat Foundation · Mena, AR · 2023
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Santa Fe Girls School · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Southwest Artists · Mena, AR · 2023
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Argenta United Methodist Church · North Little Rock, AR · 2022
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Champoins for Kids · Fayetteville, AR · 2022
General operating
- $10,000
Clarice'S Room of Hope · Mena, AR · 2022
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Mena Bearat Foundation · Mena, AR · 2022
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Mena First United Methodist Church · Mena, AR · 2022
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Ouachta Little Theater · Mena, AR · 2022
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Polk County Developmental Center · Mena, AR · 2022
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Santa Fe Girls School · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Southwest Artists · Mena, AR · 2022
General operating expenses
- $5,000
Theatresquared · Fayetteville, AR · 2025
General support
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