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


Bentonville seeks grants to pay for more trails
Foundation: Walton Family Foundation

The project is estimated to cost $2.5 million. The Walton Family Foundation approached the city at the end of last year offering a grant if the city...more

Foundation survey finds high quality of life, growing amenities in Northwest Arkansas
Foundation: Walton Family Foundation

The Walton Foundation has given almost $100 million in grants since 2013 toward trails, museums, performance centers and other...more

Postpartum Support International Receives Grant from Walton Family Foundation
Foundation: Walton Family Foundation

PSI also helped organize the first World Maternal Mental Health Day to be ... "The generous grant from the Walton Family Foundation will allow us...more

Grants Roundup: Walton Family Gives $10 Million to National Gallery of Art
Foundation: CarMax Foundation, Orange County Community Foundation, Walton Family Foundation

The new grants come from PwC Charitable Foundation, the Orange County Community Foundation, CarMax, and the CarMax...more

President's Note
Foundation: Huston Foundation, Walton Family Foundation

My thanks to the many members and friends of The Philanthropy ... make the Almanac a hardworking part of your daily philanthropic...more

Briefly Noted
Foundation: Walton Family Foundation

Lenfest's hope is that nonprofit status and continuing philanthropic support for ... One of philanthropy's gifts to American education this decade was...more

Walton family influence reaches beyond business
Foundation: Walton Family Foundation

Walton Arts Center expansion — The Walton Family Foundation's announced a $5 million challenge grant in March for the $23 million campaign...more

Meet the 50 Most Powerful Women in US Philanthropy
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Caterpillar Foundation, Leon Levy Foundation, NoVo Foundation, Packard Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, Schwab Charitable

The role of women in philanthropy is rising in other ways, too. ... that we haven't included any women whose philanthropic activities are mainly...more

Facebook's Zuckerberg to Bet Big on Personalized Learning
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Walton Family Foundation

... the founder and editor of the digital news outlet Inside Philanthropy. ... Zuckerberg himself described as “far-fetched” the idea that his...more

Fayetteville district plans an online charter school
Foundation: Walton Family Foundation

The Fayetteville district received a $17,775 grant from the Walton Family Foundation in August to plan the school, said Holly Johnson,...more



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