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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 71-6050130

Riggs Benevolent Fund

A private foundation in Little Rock, AR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 86 grants and $723,825 paid in grants.

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
Edwin Keith Riggs
P O Box 1399
Little Rock, AR 72203
(800) 357-7094
Form and materials
No particular form
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $723,825

    Grants listed
    86
    Assets, end of year
    $15,312,838
  • Tax year 2024

    $660,250

    Grants listed
    92
    Assets, end of year
    $15,711,813
  • Tax year 2023

    $749,250

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $16,179,859
  • Tax year 2022

    $647,000

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $16,549,699
  • Tax year 2021

    $467,900

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $15,430,324
  • Tax year 2020

    $396,600

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $7,292,176

Grants paid in 2025

86 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Arkansas Construction Education FoundationLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $100,000
  2. Heart of Arkansas United WayLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $40,000
  3. University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $29,700
  4. Our HouseLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $27,500
  5. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas & North LouisianaLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $27,000
  6. Mission Clinical ServicesHot Springs, AR

    General support

    $25,000
  7. Team Red White and BlueFloyds Knobs, IN

    General support

    $25,000
  8. Women and Children FirstLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $25,000
  9. Carti Cancer CenterLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $20,000
  10. Christ Community ChurchFayetteville, AR

    General support

    $20,000
  11. Goodness VillageLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $20,000
  12. Quapaw Area CouncilLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $17,000
  13. Youth Home IncLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $17,000
  14. Cals FoundationLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $15,000
  15. Immerse ArkansasLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $12,500
  16. Museum of DiscoveryLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $12,500
  17. Ar Economic DevelopmentLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $10,000
  18. Arkansas Children's Northwest HospitalSpringdale, AR

    General support

    $10,000
  19. Arkansas Ducks UnlimitedNorth Little Rock, AR

    General support

    $10,000
  20. Delta Duck HuntersBrickeys, AR

    General support

    $10,000
  21. James 127 FoundationLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $10,000
  22. Philander Smith UniversityLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $10,000
  23. Positive Atmosphere Reaches KidsLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $10,000
  24. The Irvin and Mary Graham FoundationStockton, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  25. Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Family ServicesMonticello, AR

    General support

    $10,000
  26. World Services for the BlindLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $10,000
  27. Boys and Girls Clubs of Central ArkansasLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $8,000
  28. Hendrix CollegeConway, AR

    General support

    $6,000
  29. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  30. America's Watershed InitiativeSaint Louis, MO

    General support

    $5,000
  31. Ar Kids ReadLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $5,000
  32. Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $5,000
  33. Arkansas Museum of Fine ArtsLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $5,000
  34. Centers for Youth & FamiliesMonticello, AR

    General support

    $5,000
  35. Construction AngelsPalm Beach Gardens, FL

    General support

    $5,000
  36. Girl Scouts-DiamondsLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $5,000
  37. Goodwill Industries of ArLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $5,000
  38. Habitat for Humanity RestoreLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $5,000
  39. Home for HealingLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $5,000
  40. Kiwanis Activities of Little RockLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $5,000
  41. Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietySherwood, AR

    General support

    $5,000
  42. Little Rock Christian AcademyLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $5,000
  43. The Mayfly ProjectBenton, AR

    General support

    $5,000
  44. University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock, AR

    General support

    $5,000
  45. Camp AldersgateLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $4,500
  46. Uams Foundation University of ArkansasLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $4,500
  47. Oscar Washington Jr Educational FundLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $3,000
  48. Advantage of Se ArkansasMonticello, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  49. Alzheimer's ArkansasLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  50. Arkansas Autism FoundationLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  51. Arkansas FoodbankLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  52. Arkansas Hospice FoundationN Little Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  53. Arkansas Sheriffs Association IncLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  54. Arkansas Symphony OrchestraLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  55. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central ArkansasLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  56. Brandon Burlsworth FoundationHarrison, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  57. Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  58. CarelinkNorth Little Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  59. Children's Advocacy Centers of ArkansasLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  60. Holiday Hope TreeSherwood, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  61. Hope Cancer ResourcesSpringdale, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  62. Illuminate the RockLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  63. Life Skills for Youth IncLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  64. Nwa Center for Sexual AssaultSpringdale, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  65. Pine Bluff Positive Youth DevelopmentPine Bluff, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  66. Shared BeginningsFayetteville, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  67. The Hat Club Little RockNorth Little Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  68. Wolfe Street FoundationLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,500
  69. Youth Life FoundationRichmond, VA

    General support

    $2,500
  70. Big Dam Bridge FoundationNorth Little Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,125
  71. Arkansas Hunger Relief AllianceLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,000
  72. Arkansas Prostate Cancer FoundationLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,000
  73. Arkansas State PoliceLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,000
  74. Audubon ArkansasLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,000
  75. Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MD

    General support

    $2,000
  76. Harmony Health ClinicLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,000
  77. Holy Angels Residential FacilityShreveport, LA

    General support

    $2,000
  78. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General support

    $2,000
  79. The Centers FoundationLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,000
  80. University of Arkansas Foundation IncLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $2,000
  81. First Tee Central ArkansasLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $1,500
  82. Lifequest of ArkansasLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $1,500
  83. Special Olympics ArkansasN Little Rock, AR

    General support

    $1,500
  84. Arkansas Waterfowl AssociationLonoke, AR

    General support

    $1,000
  85. Real ImagesAlexander, AR

    General support

    $1,000
  86. The United Methodist Foundation for ArkansasLittle Rock, AR

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $116,50032% of the total
  2. Health9 grants $66,50019% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $42,50012% of the total
  4. Human services10 grants $37,00010% of the total
  5. Veterans and military1 grant $25,0007% of the total
  6. Mental health2 grants $19,5005% of the total
  7. 6 other causes11 grants $51,50014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arkansas78 grants $669,825
  2. Indiana1 grant $25,000
  3. California1 grant $10,000
  4. Florida1 grant $5,000
  5. Missouri1 grant $5,000
  6. Maryland2 grants $4,500
  7. Virginia1 grant $2,500
  8. Louisiana1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Edwin Keith RiggsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • George A CressTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • John Arthur Riggs VTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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