About Us

Peel Compton Foundation

We cultivate spaces where community thrives. Our core pillars are nature, education, recreation, and preservation. Through donor and community partnerships we create unique experiences and programming. The Peel Compton Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit.

View our impact:
Impact Report – Fiscal Year 2021
Impact Report – Fiscal Year 2022
Click here to view our strategic plan.

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Accreditations & Awards:

  • 2021 – Peel Botanical Garden received botanical accreditation
  • 2023 –  Best of NWA 2022 Award for Museums
  • 2023 –  “South’s Best Award” for Top 5 Gardens in the State of Arkansas by Southern Living readers
  • 2024 – Peel Museum & Botanical Garden achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums.
  • 2024 – School Days received Award of Outstanding Achievement in Education from the Arkansas Museums Association

  • 2020 – Level II Arboretum status, making it the only Level II Arboretum in the State of Arkansas
  • 2022 – “Native Garden of Excellence” Award
  • 2023 – “South’s Best Award” for Top 5 Gardens in the State of Arkansas by Southern Living readers

  • 2022 –  Architecture Master Prize award, selected as “Best of Best” in the recreational category for Modus Studios work on Airship Cafe at Coler
  • 2022 – American Institute of Architects, Arkansas Honor Award in recognition of Modus Studios at Coler

  • 2022 – 2021 AIA Gulf States Region Merit Award for Design Excellence, in recognition of the Osage Park pavilion designed by Modus Studios
  • 2022 – American Institute Architects, Arkansas Honor Award, in recognition of the Osage Park pavilion designed by Modus Studios

Our Mission:
The Peel Compton Foundation connects the community through nature, education, recreation, and preservation.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement:
As a steward of the Northwest Arkansas landscape, The Peel Compton Foundation makes it a priority to be welcoming to all.

We are dedicated to ensuring that our spaces and programming create a sense of belonging and connection for people of all ages, gender, sexual orientation, color, and abilities. We do not condone any kind of discrimination.

Since 1991, providing access to welcoming spaces and experiences for ALL visitors has been at the heart of everything we do. Peel Compton Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.