Windgate Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Windgate Foundation funds craft and visual arts work across the United States, with extra Arkansas priorities such as higher-education scholarships, teacher and nursing preparation, health access, and food and housing support, so check that your work matches one of these strands before approaching.
- It operates by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests; only organisations it has funded in the past five years may apply, and they do so through its grantee portal with deadlines of March 1, July 1 and October 1.
- A realistic request should sit within its typical grant range of $20,000 to $350,000, bearing in mind the median grant is $52,000, so a modest request fits best for most applicants.
- The pattern of giving is relationship-led rather than open-competition: 88% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in its two previous filings, so new, unsolicited approaches are unlikely to succeed unless you are invited or have a recent funding history with it.
- If you have not received Windgate funding within the past five years, there is no route to apply beyond waiting for an invitation.
Overview
Windgate Foundation is a US private foundation based in Little Rock, AR.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Windgate Foundation supports craft and visual arts in the United States. Its priorities include fellowships, residencies and career development for craft artists; craft programming, educational outreach and scholarships; materials, tools and equipment for craft programmes; and museum acquisitions of craft by living artists. It also seeks to strengthen visual arts in colleges and universities and expand visual-art-integrated programmes in K–12 schools. In Arkansas, its additional focus includes higher-education need-based scholarships, teacher and nursing preparation, access to health care, programmes addressing food and housing insecurities, and arts-related organisation support. Organisations that have received Windgate funding in the past five years may apply through its grantee portal.
Themes
- Contemporary craft
- Craft artist development
- Visual arts in colleges
- K–12 arts education
- Arkansas education
- Health access
- Food and housing support
Geographic Focus
Arkansas. Priority: United States.
How to apply
Organisations that have received Windgate funding in the past five years may apply through the grantee portal.
Deadlines: Eligible grantees have application deadlines on March 1, July 1 and October 1.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 88% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 887 grants to organisations were $52,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 5%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 18% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 88% of grant dollars went to organisations Windgate Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 14% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 341 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $54,672 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Arkansas Community Foundation · Art education improvement$7,519,1392025 tax year
- Arkansas Community Foundation · Art & culture$6,254,4032025 tax year
- University of Arkansas Foundation · Education improvement$6,012,1052025 tax year
- Arkansas Community Foundation · Art & culture$6,012,1052025 tax year
- Artspace Projects · Art & culture$5,065,2372025 tax year
- Arkansas State University Foundation · Education improvement$5,022,0982025 tax year
- Hendrix College · Education improvement$5,022,0812025 tax year
- University of Arkansas Foundation · Education improvement$5,012,5742025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- John Horn — Director
- Robyn Horn — Director
- Karen Hutcheson — Director
- Mary E Hutcheson — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $103,545,543 | $101,942,939 | $365,176,978 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $78,280,491 | $76,693,951 | $450,004,089 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $107,479,903 | $105,574,943 | $420,979,748 | Filing for 2025 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
Other sources
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