<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4GWXVy_1GxnTL1400" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4GWXVy_1GxnTL1400" width="2048" height="924" ><figcaption>Pine Bluff Area Community Foundation holds an awards presentation for the 2026 grant recipients. (Special to The Commercial)</figcaption></figure>Pine Bluff Area Community Foundation announced the 2026 non-profit grant recipients during the annual presentation and reception Nov. 5. “The foundation awarded $139,990 in grants to 39 local nonprofits,” said Ginger Casteel, grant committee chair for the Community Foundation. “This is the fifth consecutive year for the foundation to award over $100,000 in grants.”This year the grants were made available through the Community Foundation’s Giving Tree grant program and the Jefferson Regional Community Health Endowment, according to a news release. Grantees include: Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry, DePaul USA, Pine Bluff Mission, Friends of the Library, Ivy Center for Education, Youth Partners, Lula Mae’s Day Center, Neighbor to Neighbor, Pine Bluff School District, Linwood Moscow Volunteer Fire Department, AR Kids Read, Delta Regional Community Services, Thelma Walker Home Away From Home, TOPPS Inc., Project Transformation Arkansas, Jefferson County Humane Society, Merrill Restoration Alliance, Friendship Aspire Academy, PB NAACP ACT-SO,&nbsp; First Ward Living Grace Pantry, Sharing Is Caring Pantry, Donna Terrell’s Yoga Warriors, Larenee Ministries, AR Single Parent Scholarship, Helping Hands for the Community, Potluck Food Rescue, Arts &amp; Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, First Trinity Feed My Sheep Pantry, My Sisters Closet Ministry, Old Lady’s Angels, RISE Initiative, Centers for Youth &amp; Families, Arkansas River Education Service, Special Olympics, Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Family Services, City of Pine Bluff, Holy Sews, The CALL, C.B. King Memorial School, and Prevention Education Programs Inc.&nbsp;Nonprofits were evaluated on the following criteria:Potential benefit to the community and sustainability beyond the grant cycle;Evidence of cooperation with other organizations working in the same field;Innovation and creativity of the project;Services that educate, assess, and screen members of organizations or the community regarding health issues.The Jefferson Regional Health Endowment is a grant program made possible through Jefferson Regional in accordance with its goal to bring quality healthcare to the people of Southeast Arkansas. Applicant organizations are those that serve residents of Jefferson County and the surrounding counties of Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Grant and Lincoln.Pine Bluff Area Community Foundation, an affiliate of Arkansas Community Foundation, was founded in 1987 and has awarded more than $4.5 million in cumulative grants and scholarships to area nonprofits. Details: www.arcf.org/pinebluffarea or Lawrence Fikes at 870-850-7934.</div></body>

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Pine Bluff Area Community Foundation announced the 2026 non-profit grant recipients during the annual presentation and reception Nov. 5. “The foundation awarded $139,990 in grants to 39 local nonprofits,” said Ginger Casteel, grant committee chair for the Community Foundation. “This is the fifth consecutive year for the foundation to award over $100,000 in grants.”

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Pine Bluff Area Community Foundation announced the 2026 non-profit grant recipients during the annual presentation and reception Nov. 5. “The foundation aw

Pine Bluff Area Community Foundation awards grants

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