Walton Family Foundation, Inc. (AR)



The Walton Family Foundation was established in 1962 by Sam and Helen Walton. One of their goals was to increase opportunity and improve the lives of others along the way.


Their guiding principle - to benefit the deserving people and inspiring projects around the world - derives the philanthropic mission of the Walton Family Foundation.


Today, the foundation is focused on sustaining the Walton's timeless small-town values and their deep commitment to making life better for individuals and communities.

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Recent News from Walton Family Foundation


These Trump Appointees Are Ultra Rich. What Do We Know About Their Philanthropy?
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Walton Family Foundation, Lilly Endowment

House Republicans' push for HR 9495, which would allow wide latitude for political appointees to revoke nonprofits' tax status, suggests even Cabinet members supportive of the sector may not have the...more

Philanthropy's 40 Most Powerful Families
Foundation: Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Rockefeller Family Fund, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Packard Foundation, Durfee Foundation, Ruth Mott Foundation, Walton Family Foundation

The stories behind family philanthropy in America could rival any epic novel or prime-time drama.They have a large family presence in the sector, meaning more than a few family members and/or...more

Philanthropic Commitment to Scale and Accelerate Regenerative and Agroecological Food ...
Foundation: Initiative Foundation, Knight Foundation, Oak Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Walton Family Foundation

RAFT is a collaborative initiative between 32 philanthropic partners aiming to accelerate and scale regenerative and agroecological approaches to transform global food systems.By leveraging...more

Eureka Springs artist John Rankine honored for 'Creative Impact' | Northwest Arkansas ...
Foundation: Walton Family Foundation

RAFT is a collaborative initiative between 32 philanthropic partners aiming to accelerate and scale regenerative and agroecological approaches to transform global food systems.By leveraging...more

Local notes: 31 Northwest Arkansan artists selected for Artists 360 grants and received ...
Foundation: Walton Family Foundation

RAFT is a collaborative initiative between 32 philanthropic partners aiming to accelerate and scale regenerative and agroecological approaches to transform global food systems.By leveraging...more

The Tenuous Place of Big Philanthropy in America'S Social Contract
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Moore Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Lilly Endowment, Helmsley Charitable Trust

Sohrab Ahmari's new book, Tyranny, Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty and What to Do About It, isn't exactly a ringing endorsement of free enterprise. In fact, the co-founder and...more

20 schools selected to participate in first LeARner Collective cohort
Foundation: Walton Family Foundation

School teams will receive tailored support as they develop creative, equitable and student-centered solutions that improve conditions for...more

Role of Strategic Philanthropy in Building Multi-Generational Wealth
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation, Walton Family Foundation

Bill and Melinda Gates may be the world's richest couple with a combined net worth of $35 billion, but they're far from the only billionaires with deep pockets. A Forbes list of the world's...more

Mississippi River mayors rally for a compact to protect the waterway - MinnPost
Foundation: Walton Family Foundation

From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around the nation. ... management: an attempted compact in the...more

Then &Amp; Now: Minkel on a Mission to Fund Creative Thinkers
Foundation: Kellogg Foundation, Walton Family Foundation

Karen Minkel's job is "to connect our highly rated proposals to donors who are as excited about them as we are," she tells the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. Minkel is the philanthropy...more



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