The Johnson County Community Foundation formed as an Affiliate of the Arkansas Community Foundation on December 18, 2001, to build philanthropy in Johnson County. To date, 37 permanent endowments have been established, and assets have grown to more than $1.2 million.
Teach for America is a social venture that hires graduating seniors from some of the most selective colleges and offers them with five-week training courses before unleashing them for a minimum of two years in some of the country’s worst classrooms.