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.
Atlanta is one of 17 cities nationally targeted by the the foundation's ... Previous Walton Family Foundation grants in Atlanta have helped fund...more
The foundation made its first grant for charter school facilities in 2003 and had made $116 million in facilities grants by 2015, according to a fact...more
Great Public Schools Now, which will name its first grant recipients Thursday, says any top-notch programs may apply for funding — including...more
“If funders like Eli Broad or the Walton Family Foundation were truly .... In addition to its foundation's grants to Education Week, the Walton family...more
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is setting up its new Green Climate Fund to “provide support to developing countries to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”