Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation

The Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation has had the privilege to benefit directly from Michelle D. Monse’s leadership, and our board and staff are proud to lift her up this evening as she receives this well-deserved award. The whole philanthropic sector has benefited from the legacy of leadership, ethics, and respect for communities that Michelle has fostered at King Foundation. We are thrilled for her to be recognized.

At King Foundation, we are proud of the perspective and commitment Maryanne Piña Frodsham brings to our board. Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

Arkansas Chat n' Chew was a great success! Stay tuned for future events!

On September 18, 2024, I was part of something extraordinary! A huge thank you to Samantha Evans for starting a conversation that sparked the birth of Arkansas Chat n’ Chew. This event united foundations, funders, financial institutions, and grant seekers in a collaborative and engaging environment; providing valuable information to the Arkansas Delta. I’m so grateful for the amazing team at Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation, especially our President Michelle D. Monse for her guidance and support. Thank you Gwen Bennett for taking care of EVERYTHING! Big shout out to our sponsors Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Foundation for the Mid South and Delta Philanthropy Forum and our awesome partners Delta Circles NPO, Southern Bancorp, Walton Family Foundation, Arkansas Community Foundation, Women's Foundation of Arkansas, Alliance for Rural Impact and Delta Dirt Distillery #ArkansasChatNChew #CommunityImpact #PhilanthropyInAction

Join Senior Program Officer Amanda S. K. Finney, J.D. at this AFN-NTX educational event. King Fdn is learning about heirs property and what North Texas can be doing in grantmaking, partner-building, and connecting to be helpful in this issue area and help build wealth in underserved populations. We are also listening for ideas that can serve King's other funding regions of West Texas and Arkansas. In fact, one speaker will be Arkansas's own Karama Neal, PhD!

See you soon!

I am thrilled to announce to our Arkansas grantee community that Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation now has an Arkansas Program Officer: Joyvin Benton, PhD. Join us on September 18 in Helena-West Helena for Arkansas Chat n' Chew -- a first of its kind collaborative event in Arkansas! Whether you are a grant seeker, small business, or entrepreneur, this event is for you! Here, we will introduce Dr. Benton, de-mystify the grant seeking process for applicants in the Arkansas Delta, and gather with our amazing community of grantees and funders in this region. We do our best work together! Thank you to our venue, Delta Circles NPO, for hosting this event, providing volunteers, and so much more. Thank you to our co-sponsors: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and Delta Philanthropy Forum. Thank you to our collaborative partners that will participate in roundtable discussions with grant applicants: Arkansas Community Foundation Alliance for Rural Impact Delta Philanthropy Forum Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Foundation for the Mid South Southern Bancorp Walton Family Foundation Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation

Join us for an opportunity to discuss your funding needs and challenges with foundations and financial institutions

Go to www.arkansaschatnchew.com to learn more and register for this exciting event!

Today is National Women’s Equality Day, a national day celebrating the importance of the women’s suffrage movement and the work to secure and expand equal rights today. Check out AFN's brief, Women and Wealth: Insights for Grantmakers, which examines the causes and dimensions of the women’s wealth gap and provides recommendations and best practices for #grantmakers to reduce the women’s wealth gap and improve women’s access to the wealth escalator. Read the brief here: https://loom.ly/HRzEAd0 #NationalWomensEqualityDay #WealthGap #WealthEquity