The Source's Tip Match Program: Giving Back to Northwest Arkansas.

Three smiling employees at The Source Craft Cannabis Dispensary in Northwest Arkansas holding a green and gold, round ‘Tip Match' promotional sign and tip jars, showcasing community collaboration and positive workplace culture in a modern medical marijuana dispensary setting.

Our Journey: From Small Beginnings to Community Cornerstone.

The Source started small in August 2019, coinciding with the launch of Arkansas's medical marijuana program. Our business grew rapidly, leading to the construction of a purpose-built facility in the heart of Northwest Arkansas, strategically located on the Bentonville/Rogers line.
The Source Dispensary and Apothecary building exterior with modern architectural details, featuring a minimalist logo on the facade, surrounded by lush green bamboo trees and bright yellow hydrangea landscaping under a blue sky.
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Rooted in Northwest Arkansas: Our Commitment to Local Growth.

Upon moving to our new location, we made a pivotal decision: instead of expanding laterally, we chose to grow like a tree, deepening our roots in Northwest Arkansas. This approach allows us to provide sustainable jobs for our team members, act as a community cornerstone and offer quality service and cannabis products to thousands in our area.
Budtender Garrick in conversation with the same patient, who holds the 'Tiger Bait' cookbook gift, near the register on The Source's salesfloor, with a 'Happy Hour' promotional screen visible behind them."

The Tip Match Program: A New Chapter in Community Engagement

In June 2023, we elevated our commitment to the community. Our budtenders and marketing team collaboratively developed the Tip Match program, launching a new era of giving back.
A smiling budtender in a black hoodie giving two thumbs up at The Source Dispensary. He is standing in front of retail shelving with colorful products and a round “Tip Match” sign.

How the Tip Match Program Works.

Our Tip Match program is designed to create a ripple effect of positivity in our community, while ensuring our budtenders are valued for their excellent service. Here's how it unfolds:
1.

We choose a partner.

Each month, we partner with a local nonprofit organization. On our busiest day of the month, we spotlight this organization. Our team starts the day learning about the cause, becoming ambassadors for the nonprofit.
2.

We share the mission

Throughout the day, we share the nonprofit's mission with our customers (typically 500-600 people). Customers are encouraged to tip our budtenders for their service, as they normally would. Our budtenders keep 100% of their tips, as always.
3.

We match the total.

At the end of the day, we tally the total amount of tips received by our budtenders.The Source then makes a donation matching the total tip amount to our nonprofit partner.This doubles the impact: our budtenders are rewarded for their hard work, and the community benefits.

The Power of Awareness and Education.

Tip Match with NWA Women's Shelter at The Source's Lucky 7th Anniversary event: seven team members in casino-themed costumes, including a dealer vest and a giant playing card photo frame, posing together in the retail aisle holding the round green and gold Tip Match sign, with dice-shaped decorations hanging overhead.
When we conceptualized the Tip Match program, we wanted to leverage the power of awareness, given our high daily foot traffic. It's one thing to simply make a donation, but it's entirely another to connect with an organization, get educated about their cause, and then be of service to our community by educating thousands of people.

We've taken these teachings and incorporated them into much of what we do at The Source. For example, when we hosted the Suicide Prevention organization, we learned that Vitamin D helps fight against depression. This knowledge influenced our product development, leading us to incorporate Vitamin D into all of The Source Apothecary's seasonal gummies. We aim to boost our community in every way possible, and we do that through attention to detail and by making creative connections.

Our Community Partners

2023 Partners

Total: $17,435.55

The Trevor Project/ Northwest Arkansas Equality

The leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people.
June 2023
$1,650
Visit their website

Isaiah Torres Memorial Scholarship Fund (NWACC)

A scholarship fund honoring the memory of Isaiah Torres, supporting students at Northwest Arkansas Community College.
September 2023
$7,400
Visit their website

NWA Womens Shelter

Providing shelter and support services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Northwest Arkansas.
October 2023
$2,525.55
Visit their website

Donation to an anonymous food bank

Working to create a community free of hunger by providing food assistance to people in need throughout Northwest Arkansas.
November 2023
$3,860

Toy donation to anonymous children

A program providing Christmas gifts to children of families in need, ensuring every child experiences the joy of the holiday season.
December 2023
$2,000

2024 Partners

Total: $34,407
Offering 24/7 crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and support services to individuals across Arkansas.
Visit their website
Two women wearing lanyards standing in front of cannabis retail displays at The Source dispensary. Behind them are decorative signs showing 'Cannabis-Infused' products and the company's logo with rainbow holographic effects.

AR Crisis Center

January 2024
$2,282
An organization dedicated to amplifying voices and fostering positive change in Arkansas communities.
Visit their website
Two people standing outside a modern commercial building entrance, one wearing a tie-dye sweatshirt and holding a shopping bag, the other wearing a teal outfit with green hair and a military-style jacket. Evergreen shrubs near the entrance of The Source.

Get Loud Arkansas

April 2024
$2,500
Providing programming, education, and advocacy to serve, connect, and empower the LGBTQ community in Northwest Arkansas.
Visit their website
Pride celebration outside restaurant patio showing diverse crowd waving rainbow flags during happy hour, with participants wearing colorful pride-themed clothing and accessories. Outdoor venue features umbrellas and happy hour signage.

Northwest Arkansas Equality

June 2024
$2,690
A local animal welfare organization dedicated to rescuing and rehoming large breed dogs in the Ozarks region.
Visit their website
Budtender at The Source Dispensary wearing glasses and cream short-sleeve button-up shirt kneeling next to black pit bull mix dog wearing white bandana and blue leash on concrete floor in Headwaters Provisions smoke shop.

Big Paws of the Ozarks

August 2024
$2,003
Returning as a partner, with The Source sponsoring their Fresh Start event with a $2,500 donation.
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Interior of The Source cannabis dispensary showing staff members having a meeting in a modern retail space with wood floors, branded signage, display cases, and industrial ceiling. The well-lit store features clean design elements with wooden counters.

Northwest Arkansas Women's Shelter

September 2024
$5,450
Continuing our support of Northwest Arkansas Community College students, this gift went toward general scholarship funding administered by the NWACC Foundation.
Visit their website
Northwest Arkansas Community College Foundation logo featuring a green tree silhouette inside a teal gradient circle, with 'NWACC Foundation' in teal text below.

NWACC Foundation

October 2024
$2,396
Our first partnership with this Rogers veterans post, supporting services and family support programs for local veterans.
Visit their website
Tip Match event with VFW Post 3031 at The Source Dispensary & Apothecary: four smiling team members posing together at the entrance beside the round green and gold Tip Match sign. A chalkboard sign nearby reads 'Local Glass, Papers, Wraps & More!

VFW Post 3031

November 2024
$2,455
An in-kind toy collection benefiting pediatric patients and families at Arkansas Children's Hospital during the holidays.
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Toy donations collected for The Source's Holiday Toy Drive benefiting Arkansas Children's Hospital, with Tonka dump trucks, a Mickey Mouse plush, and other toys overflowing from storage totes.

Holiday Toy Drive (Arkansas Children's Hospital)

December 2024
$2,000

2025 Partners

Total: $25,680
Providing mental health crisis services throughout Northwest Arkansas, offering support during some of our neighbors' most difficult moments.
Visit their website
Tip Match with NWA Crisis Intervention Center at The Source Dispensary & Apothecary: seven smiling team members standing together in the retail showroom holding the round green and gold Tip Match sign, with product display cases and 'THE SOURCE' signage

Arkansas Crisis Center

January 2025
$1,492
A second gift to this organization advancing opportunities for women and girls across Arkansas.
Visit their website
Tip Match with Women's Foundation of Arkansas at The Source Dispensary & Apothecary: two smiling team members holding the round green and gold Tip Match sign in front of a colorful mural reading 'VIBES,' featuring an illustrated turtle and flowers.

Women's Foundation of Arkansas

March 2025
$1,482
Returning to support animal rescue and rehoming services for large-breed dogs across the Ozarks region.
Visit their website
Tip Match with Big Paws of the Ozarks at The Source Dispensary & Apothecary: a budtender in a green Source shirt affectionately petting a husky wearing an orange bandana printed with 'Big Paws Ozarks,' inside Headwaters Provisions.

Big Paws of the Ozarks

April 2025
$2,371
Our third year supporting programming, education, and advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community in Northwest Arkansas.
Visit their website
Tip Match with NWA Equality Inc. at the NWA Pride parade: five Source team members posing together on Dickson Street holding rainbow fans and a pride flag, with a decorative purple lace parasol and parade crowd visible behind them.

NWA Equality

June 2025
$1,371
We turned our support inward to honor one of our own. Cindy was a beloved member of the Arkansas cannabis industry who was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. Cindy has since passed away, and this contribution stands in loving memory of her strength and the community she was part of.
Cindy Moffitt CannaWarrior Fund graphic: a heart-shaped photo of Cindy Moffitt smiling among cannabis plant leaves, with her name and the fund's name in green text below.

Cindy 99 Donation – Cindy Moffitt's CannaWarrior Fund

July 2025
$1,270

Ozark Adaptive Sports Association

August 2025
$4,471

2026 Partners

Total so far: $26,924
Our third gift to this organization advancing economic opportunity for women and girls across Arkansas.
Visit their website
Tip Match with Women's Foundation of Arkansas at The Source Dispensary & Apothecary: eleven team members posing together in the retail showroom holding two round green and gold Tip Match signs, with 'THE SOURCE' signage and product display cases visible

Women's Foundation of Arkansas

March 2026
$1,390
Supporting a basketball program for children with special needs, ages 5-18, helping kids build independence, confidence, and sportsmanship skills in a fun, safe environment.
Visit their website
Community Connections logo overlaid on a faded group photo of Champs Basketball participants and coaches posing together under a basketball hoop in a gym.

Champs Basketball (Community Connections)

March 2026
$278
Beyond our monthly Tip Match partner in May, our team sponsored a miniature horse, who we were able to temporarily name Shoki Toki The Sourcie Horsie, at the 14th annual Mini Derby. Shoki Toki took home wins in 2 out of 4 races! Every ticket, bid, and sponsorship supported Equestrian Bridges' mission to provide equine-assisted programs that build confidence, connection, and hope for people across Northwest Arkansas.
Visit their website
The Source team posing with Shoki Toki, 'The Sourcie Horsie,' a miniature horse wearing a red number 7 jockey blanket, in front of a floral 'Mini Derby' backdrop.

Equestrian Bridges Mini Derby

May 2026
$7,000
Beyond our monthly Tip Match partner, our team also sponsored 5 local kids' shopping experiences at $150 each alongside area law enforcement officers, spreading extra holiday-style joy mid-summer.
Visit their website
Christmas in July graphic featuring the Rogers Police Department badge, the City of Rogers seal, and a photo of two officers shopping in a toy store aisle with two children and a parent.

Shop with a Cop

July 2026
$750
Community support poster with green and salmon color scheme featuring a vintage steam train and historic building design. Text reads 'When Disaster Strikes Count On Your Neighbors' and '#NWA Strong'. Includes slogans 'Stronger Together' and 'The Source' with decorative marijuana leaf elements. Banner emphasizes community resilience and unity.

Impact on Northwest Arkansas Communities.

Join us in making a difference in Northwest Arkansas. Visit our store to learn about this month's featured nonprofit and how your tips can make a double impact in our community. At The Source, we believe it takes a diverse array of people to understand and serve patients from all walks of life. We are proud to believe in equality for all and to support organizations in our own backyard that work to make NWA a better place for everyone.
Gloved hands, one wearing pink sleeves, cupped in a heart shape around a freshly trimmed cannabis flower during harvest at The Source.

Integrating Community Values into Our Daily Operations

We take the insights gained from these nonprofits and incorporate them into our daily operations at The Source. This ensures that our community engagement extends beyond financial contributions, influencing our products, services, and overall approach to business.
A member of The Source team riding a red Force-3 recumbent handcycle in The Source’s parking lot, smiling while wearing black clothing and gray cap, adaptive sports equipment for parasports and inclusive cycling.

Get Involved with The Source's Community Engagement

Join us in making a difference in Northwest Arkansas. Visit our store to learn about this month's featured nonprofit and how your tips can make a double impact in our community. At The Source, we believe it takes a diverse array of people to understand and serve patients from all walks of life. We are proud to believe in equality for all and to support organizations in our own backyard that work to make NWA a better place for everyone.

For more information about The Source and our community initiatives, contact us or visit our store located on the Bentonville/Rogers line. Thank you for your generosity and for supporting these worthy causes!
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Impact Stories: Voices from Our Community Partners.

"OH MY GOODNESS, Y'ALL. 🙌🙌 I just opened the tip-match check, I cried, again. Absolutely amazing. We cannot thank you all enough for sharing the word and involving us in your program. Simply the best - ALL you all do for this community as a whole is incredible, we are all so lucky to have you."
Northwest Arkansas Women’s Shelter logo in purple featuring abstract circular design with two connected spherical elements, representing community or connection.

Amanda A.

Community Partner
"One thing there isn't enough of in this world is kindness. You all have shown kindness, compassion, and enthusiasm for sharing Isaiah and his memorial scholarship. All of the effort everyone put into this still brings me to tears. The materials and displays were perfect. I loved that everyone wore a ribbon for him!"
Black and white pencil sketch portrait of young Isaiah Torres smiling, wearing buttoned collar shirt, artistic drawing with detailed shading, childhood portrait illustration.

Amy G.

Isaiah Torres Memorial Scholarship Fund
"The generous donation of $4,622 is truly remarkable and will make a significant impact on our programs. We're so grateful for the support from both your ownership group and your team's additional fundraising efforts."
Ozark Adaptive Sports Association (OZASA) logo featuring turquoise and gray shield design with adaptive sports icons, wheelchair athlete symbol, and mountain wave pattern on black circular background.

Sean K.

Founder, Ozark Adaptive Sports Association
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