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.
The foundation made local grants of more than $27 million last year in the areas of education, quality of life and environment, according to its...more
The City Council accepted the two grants from the foundation at its Tuesday meeting. The first was for $200,000 for a trail running north and south on...more
The Walton Family Foundation is a major economic engine in its own right, providing more than $34 million in grant funding last year to dozens of local...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.”