The Schmieding Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation says its awards are limited to organisations benefiting children and the elderly, so a charity whose work does not serve either group falls outside its stated scope, and it should look elsewhere.
- Its grants go to a broad mix of schools, health and social-care bodies, senior centres, libraries, churches, food banks and youth-serving groups, and the filings show grants mainly in Arkansas and Nebraska, although no geographic focus is stated.
- Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $500 and $55,500, the median is $10,000 and half are $10,000 or less, so a request in that region is typical, though the largest grant was $505,000.
- Applications use a preprinted form describing the organisation's operation and needs, due by 1 March or 1 September.
- Repeat giving is high, with 78% of grant dollars to organisations going to groups the filing had also funded in its previous filing, so existing relationships appear to matter and a first approach should be made with that in mind.
Overview
The Schmieding Foundation is a US private foundation based in Springdale, AR.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation says awards are limited to organisations benefiting children and the elderly. Its filings show that grants go to a varied group of charitable bodies, including schools and education foundations, health and social-care organisations, senior centres, libraries, churches, food banks and youth-serving groups. The application requires a preprinted form describing the organisation’s operation and needs, with submissions due at two recurring points in the year. Its stated funding focus is therefore support for organisations serving children and older people, while the grant record shows it gives through a broad mix of institutional partners.
Themes
- Children
- Elderly people
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Arkansas and Nebraska.
How to apply
Organisations submit a preprinted application form describing their operation and needs.
Deadlines: The recurring submission deadlines are 1 March and 1 September.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 78% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 206 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Awards are limited to organisations benefiting children and the elderly.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 16% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 78% of grant dollars went to organisations The Schmieding Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 106 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Arkansas Children's Foundation · Various$502,0002023 tax year
- University of Arkansas · Various$350,0002023 tax year
- Mercy Health Foundation - Northwest Arkansas · Various$326,0002023 tax year
- Children's Safety Center · Various$250,0002023 tax year
- University of Nebraska Foundation · Various$150,0002023 tax year
- UAMS Foundation Fund · Various$129,6202023 tax year
- Baptist Health Foundation · Various$125,0002023 tax year
- Arisa Health · Various$101,2502023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Erin English — Director
- Darin Montgomery — Director
- Pamela S English — Director
- Patricia Williams — Director
- Robert D Rokeby — Director
- Gilda Underwood — Vice President / Secretary / Treasurer / Director
- Lance Taylor — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,954,191 | $3,143,028 | $21,737,845 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,898,381 | $3,075,654 | $19,438,963 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (479) 725-6129
- Springdale, AR