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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 71-0406242

Darragh Foundation

A private foundation in Little Rock, AR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $247,124 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Ernie Dumas
PO Box 250746
Little Rock, AR 72225
(501) 663-7180
Form and materials
Written
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $247,124

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $212,378

  • Tax year 2024

    $418,303

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $298,386

  • Tax year 2023

    $334,784

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $549,495

  • Tax year 2022

    $357,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $786,239

  • Tax year 2021

    $303,344

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,065,286

  • Tax year 2020

    $299,538

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,182,053

  • Tax year 2019

    $313,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,348,555

  • Tax year 2018

    $442,936

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,543,247

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Operations grant

    $100,000
  2. Arkansas Community InstituteLittle Rock, AR

    Low income tax preparation

    $40,000
  3. Individual

    Operations grant

    $30,000
  4. Individual

    Operations

    $30,000
  5. Central Arkansas Library FoundationLittle Rock, AR

    Books

    $20,000
  6. Pulaski Technical College FoundatioNorth Little Rock, AR

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  7. Arkansas Public Law CenterLittle Rock, AR

    Grant

    $9,124
  8. Ar Broadcasting FoundationLittle Rock, AR

    Operations

    $8,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Housing and shelter1 grant $40,00081% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $9,12419% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arkansas5 grants $87,124

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Max BrantleyDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Ernie DumasDirector Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Freddie NixonDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Charles B Cliett JrSecretary Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Kathy WellsDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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