The Windgate Foundation of Little Rock has awarded new grants totaling $9.49 million directed for scholarships, arts education initiatives and community outreach at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.
In response to proposals from the university, Windgate Foundation board approved:
- An investment of $5.2 million to expand need-based scholarships at A-State
- A gift of $3.1 million designated to support the Bradbury Art Museum (BAM) directorship, along with BAM operating expenses, additional storage and facility improvements
- A gift of $1.19 million specified for programs, equipment and materials for the Windgate Center for Three-Dimensional Arts, which opened at A-State in September 2021
“Windgate Foundation’s donors are long-time supporters of Arkansas State University. It is their wish to establish endowed funds which will perpetuate their giving to the needs of the organization long beyond their lifetime,” Pat Forgy, Windgate Foundation executive director, said in a letter to university officials.
The Windgate Foundation has made numerous gifts to the university. In December 2021, the university announced Windgate’s $25 million gift, the largest single gift in university history, to support construction of a new facility that the Board of Trustees named the Windgate Hall of Art and Innovation. Groundbreaking was held last September, and the steel was “topped out” recently.
In September 2018, Windgate Foundation awarded $6.7 million to the university for construction of a new arts facility for sculpture and ceramics. The Board of Trustees voted to name this facility the Windgate Center for Three-Dimensional Arts.
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