Union County Community Foundation Funds
Agape House Children's Home Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2019 to provide educational scholarship assistance to worthy Union County Arkansas Foster Children.
Martha, Virginia and John Adams Charitable Fund
Est. 2024 as a donor designated fund to aid and assist public and private non-profit organizations and institutions in carrying out their charitable work.
Diane G. and Edwin B. Alderson Fund
Est. in 1997 to provide support for programs that address Union County’s current needs or enhance quality of life.
Alexis Anne Alexander Memorial Fund
Est. 2024 to provide educational opportunities in the form of scholarship assistance to students pursuing a degree at South Arkansas College in El Dorado, Arkansas
Lacy Kathryn Allen Memorial Fund
Est. in 1998 to provide assistance with tuition and books during the summer session at SouthArk to students accepted into the Associate of Applied Science Physical Therapist Assistant Program.
Alston Andrew Memorial Scholarship Fund
Est. 2022 to honor the life and memory of Alston Joshawn Andrews and provide scholarships to worthy Strong High School graduates.
Keith Andrews Electrical Apprenticeship Fund
Est. in 2009 to provide tuition for students interested in pursuing electrical apprenticeship program at SouthArk.
Ruby Armer and Lovie Armer Brown Scholarship
Est. in 2011 for scholarships for higher education to graduates of Junction City High School.
Elizabeth Wilson Barry and Seth Barry Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2000 & 2010 for EHS soccer athletes who demonstrated academic achievement in the classroom.
Jack Barry III Memorial Scholarship
Est. in 2012 to provide scholarships to worthy students, with an emphasis on helping students who played and enjoyed tennis.
Bays Family Charitable Fund
Established in 2025 to aid and assist organizations and institutions in carrying out their charitable work.
Cole Logan Bechtelheimer Memorial Fund
Est. in 2001 to provide scholarships for higher education to deserving graduates of El Dorado High School.
Corrie Gross Bechtelheimer Memorial Fund
Est. in 2014 to provide scholarships for higher education to students graduating from Parkers Chapel High School.
Coach Joe T. Black Memorial Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2017 by the friends and family of the late Joe Black to provide scholarships for deserving EHS students.
The Jeannette Kimes Burns Fund
Est. in 2006 with a bequest from the late Mrs. Burns to provide support to the Felsenthal Baptist Church.
Ryan Eugene Burns Memorial Golf Fund
Est. in 2019 to provide a scholarship to aid and assist worthy students with financial need.
Gloria Flenniken Calhoun FundEst. in 1998 as a fund to provide scholarships to students from Smackover-Norphlet High School.
The Robert C. Compton Union County Bar Association Fund
Est. in 2004 to honor his career & provide law school tuition to students with high school degrees from Union County schools.
Carol C. Daugherty Memorial Fund
Est. in 2006 to support El Dorado public school Odyssey of the Mind teams that make it to the OM World Finals Competition.
John W. and Maurice D. Davis Fund
Endowed in 2002 for students pursuing studies at the School of Forestry at the Univ. of AR at Monticello.
Mickey Davis Memorial Fund
To provide scholarships to musicians to help enhance their musical careers and provide aid to symphonies and musical enhancement and development in South Arkansas and Mississippi.
Dawson Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2020 to provide scholarship awards to worthy graduates of Union County Arkansas high schools.
Dayspring Mission Fund
Est. in 2000 to support and enhance projects and programs advancing evangelical Christian mission work.
El Dorado Kiwanis Club Fund
Est. 2017 to provide scholarships for graduates of El Dorado high schools and for charitable purposes that meet the criteria of the Club’s mission.
Berniece Hiller Ellis Memorial Fund
Est. in 2005 to provide grants to the Carroll Medical Library of the Area Health Education Center – So. Ark. to promote & enhance nursing education.
James B. and Stanley B. Ellison Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2000 to provide educational opportunities to academically gifted African-American students of EHS.
Mary Lee and Ralph Evers Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2000 to provide scholarships to Union County students to attend the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
George “Scooter” Finch & R.V. Henley Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2004 by friends to honor their service & memory as teaching professionals and to award scholarships to EHS graduating seniors.
First Responders Fund
Est. 2019 to aid and assist the City of El Dorado, AR Fire and Police Departments and the Union County, AR Sheriff’s Department in carrying out their duties.
Genevieve Abdella Fouse & Dr, James C. Fouse Memorial Scholarship
Est. in 2023 to higher education students with emphasis on math or history.
Franques Family Fund
Est. in 2007 to benefit the Union County Public Trust fund.
The Judy Frazier Memorial Scholarship
Est. in 2015 to provide scholarships to students of any race or creed and are graduates of EHS; scholarship is limited to schools designated as Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
George Glover Memorial Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2023 in memory of George Glover to provide scholarships to Junction City Lady Dragons Softball team members.
Dr. Keitha S. Griffith Nursing Scholarship Fund
Est. 2024 to provide educational opportunities in the form of scholarship assistance awards to students who graduated with a BSN and are pursuing either a Master of Science in Nursing or a Doctorate of Nursing degree.
Linda Rodman Hall and Louis Tesson Hall III Fund
Est. in 2014 to support nonprofit organizations and religious institutions that provide services to those in need, and improve the quality of life for citizens of South Arkansas.
Parks Hammond Memorial Golf Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2021 in memory of Parks Hammond to provide scholarships to EHS golf team members.
Dr. Hilery E. Hanna Kiwanis Scholarship Fund
Est. in 1991 by the El Dorado Kiwanis Club to provide scholarships to students of high schools in El Dorado.
Dr. Carl F. Hartmann Engineering Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarships to local students showing interest and promise in the field of engineering.
George “Scooter” Finch & R.V. Henley Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2004 by friends to honor their service & memory as teaching professionals and to award scholarships to EHS graduating seniors.
Joseph Hickey Honorary Fund
Est. in 1999 to provide scholarships to law school for local Union County students seeking law careers.
Proctor Hill Memorial Educational Fund
Est. in 1993 to provide renewable scholarships to students of EHS to attend The University of the South.
Proctor Hill Memorial So. Ark. Historical Preservation Society
Est. in 1993 to provide support for SAHPS projects and programs.
Proctor Hill Memorial Fund for St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
A designated fund established in 1993 to provide support for St. Mary’s Episcopal Church.
Miles C. Hogan Fund
Est. in 2013 to provide scholarships to worthy students with need.
Dennis James Memorial Scholarship for the Performing Arts
Est. 2016 to provide grants to SAAC and to provide scholarships and support to individuals seeking careers in creative arts.
Allie Johnson Persistence of the Spirit Fund
Est. in 2004 to honor the memory of Allie Johnson and to provide an annual award to the El Dorado Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year.
Dr. William “Bill” Landers Memorial Scholarship
Est. in 2015 by his family to provide tuition for worthy graduates of El Dorado High School for higher education.
Helen and Rodney Landes Sr. Fund
Est. in 2007 in memory of the late Mr. Landes, to provide grants to religious and non-profit organizations special to the Landes family.
Jodie Mahony Honorary Fund
Est. by a gift from Oil Belt/SAU El Dorado Branch merger committee; dedicated to single parent scholarships for SouthArk students.
Madelyne M. and Edward C. McCarty Fund
Est. in 1999 to support local education and community enhancement organizations and projects.
Rachel and Henry C. McKinney, Jr. Memorial Fund
Est. in 2019 to support the works of the Union County Public Trust Fund of the Union County Community Foundation.
Lois M. Meekins Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2018 to provide scholarships to deserving students pursuing a higher education.
Thomas F. Meeks Jr. Scholarship Fund
Est. in 1998 to provide tuition assistance to Union County high school graduates, primarily seeking a law degree.
John Milam Memorial Fund
Est. in 2008 to aid & assist local nonprofit & community organizations in their missions to enhance the quality of life in South Arkansas.
The Miss Rodeo Arkansas Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2006 to provide tuition assistance awards for higher education to the annual winner of the Miss Rodeo AR title.
Kerry and Justin Murphree Memorial Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2021 to provide scholarships to graduating EHS seniors pursuing field of nursing or emergency medical.
Thomas “Mac” McCarty Murphy Charitable Fund
Est. in 2024 to provide distributions in the form of grants and/or scholarships to worthy not for profit cultural, educational and/or religious organizations and institutions that benefit their communities and/or have stated missions to improve the quality of life for mankind with focus on helping El Dorado, Arkansas, Union County, Arkansas, & the state of Arkansas.
Ruth E. Nodini Career & Technical Education Scholarship
Est. 2004 to honor her and provide scholarships to students seeking a post-secondary education in the Career & Technical Field.
Sarah A. Norris Memorial Fund for Barton Library
Established in 2010 to provide annual grants to the Barton Library.
Sarah A. Norris Memorial Fund for the Union County Public Trust
Established in 2010 to support the Union County Public Trust Fund.
Sarah A. Norris Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in 2010 to provide scholarships to local students. Fund currently used for dental school scholarships.
Anthony Joseph Olivier Scholarship Fund
Est. in 1999 to provide scholarships to EHS students showing promise and interest in science-related field.
Mark W. Pinckard Renaissance Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2002 to provide educational awards for graduates of EHS who have achieved high academic standards.
Henley Post Memorial Fund
Est. in 2012 by Henley’s family to provide scholarships for higher education for students attended Barton Junior HS & graduated EHS.
Wanda B. Anthony Ragsdale Charitable Fund
Est. in 2007 to support the missions of the Salvation Army of El Dorado, AR
Ralston Family Wildcat Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2003 for graduates of El Dorado High School to provide tuition assistance for higher education.
Reynolds Family Fund
Est. in 2019 to provide scholarships, support educational programs, assist charitable organizations, or to provide relief of human suffering.
Sara M. and Sam M. Richardson Fund
Est. in 2002 to provide distributions to non-profit organizations for charitable or religious purposes.
Jack Ridinger Memorial Fund
Est. in 2012 by Loutre Land and Timber and the friends and family of Jack Ridinger for scholarships for higher education.
Gladys and Homer T. Rogers Memorial Fund
Est. in 2008 to support the works of the Union County Public Trust Fund of the Union County Community Foundation.
Hazel C. and Lester C. Ross Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2000 to provide education awards to deserving African-American graduates of EHS with financial need.
William Thomas Lyell Rumph Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2002 to provide scholarships for higher education to graduates of EHS, preference to UALR students.
Serenity Prayer Fund
Est. in 2002 to provide grants to specific religious and medical institutions.
Gary Sewell Fund
Est. in 2003 to provide scholarships to students from Union County high schools that are members of the Union County Farm Bureau.
Rickey Sewell Memorial Fund
Est. in 1995 to provide scholarships, support educational programs, assist charitable organizations, or to provide relief of human suffering.
The Mary Carol Sheppard Memorial Fund
Created in 2005 to provide scholarships for students who wish to pursue a career in nursing, or for other higher education.
Ella L. Sims Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2000 to provide educational opportunities to Union County African-American students seeking a post-secondary education.
Sandra J. Sinclair Memorial Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2008 for scholarships for higher education to EHS graduates who excel in EHS golf program and play golf at college level.
Smackover High School Education Fund
Est. in 1997 to further educational opportunities for Smackover High School students and teachers.
Ruth and Ben Smith Family Fund
Est. in 2007 aid and assist local nonprofit organizations in their work to enhance the South Arkansas Community.
Friends of Strong-Huttig School District Fund
Est. in 2022 for scholarships to aid worthy students with financial need and for general purposes for the Strong-Huttig School District.
Amelia A. and Gary D. Taylor Charitable Fund
Est. in 2014 to provide grants to nonprofit organizations that provide services to help individuals with need and society in general.
Terri Fite Tennyson Education Fund
Est. in 2001 to provide educational opportunities to Union County students, or to support Union County educational institutions.
Kathryn R. Thomas Scholarship Fund
To provide women students enrolled on a full-time basis & pursuing a degree at SouthArk and accepted into a health science program at the technical certificate or associate of applied science level.
The Kelly Elizabeth Thomas Memorial Scholarship Fund
Created in 2003 to provide scholarships to graduates of EHS who participated in the El Dorado Camp Fire program.
Zachary Bruce Thomey Memorial Scholarship Fund
Est. in 2008 to provide tuition assistance for higher education to graduates of Junction City High School who have participated in JCHS school sports programs.
Timberland Resources Scholarship & Youth Activities Fund
Est. 1999 to provide scholarships to deserving Union County students and grant awards to worthy nonprofits.
Union County Bar Association Scholarship Fund
Est. 2001 to provide tuition assistance to Union County students to attend accredited Law Schools in the USA.
Union County Farm Bureau Scholarship Fund
Est. in 1993 to provide scholarships to students of Union County Farm Bureau family members.
Union County Public Trust Fund
Est. in 1991 to benefit our community. Grants to pressing needs or promising opportunities for community enhancement.
Dr. Hartford Harding Watson Memorial Fund
Est. in 2009 to provide tuition assistance for higher education to students graduating from EHS.
Sebastian T. Webb Memorial Fund
Est. in 2005 and designated to provide grants for work associated with neo-natal critical care in Union County.
West Fraser – Daisy Bates Memorial Scholarship
Est. in 2021 by West Fraser–Huttig Sawmill to honor Mrs. Daisy Bates & to provide scholarships to Strong High School graduates.
Kimberly Wood Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund
Est. in 1991 to assist students with tuition to the South Arkansas Community College Nursing Program.