Walton Family Foundation Inc

EIN 133441466 Private Foundation

Bentonville, AR 72712 |(479) 464-1570

https://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org
Total Given 2020–2023
$1.9B
3,664 grants · $475.0M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100M+/yr
mega funder
capacity
$175K
typical big bets · $53K–$400K
grant size
43%
supporter · 660/1,519 multi-year
repeat
$7.1B
Assets (2023)
1,519
Distinct Recipients

About

REPORTED AS AUTHORIZED UNDER IRS ANNOUNCEMENT 2001-33. NO INDIVIDUAL LISTED RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM WALTON ENTERPRISES, LLC OR ANY OTHER SOURCE FOR SERVICES TO THE FOUNDATION.

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (479) 464-1570
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $713.6M $6.7B $1.6B 1404
2022 $545.2M $6.9B $796.4M 1137
2023 $641.3M $7.1B $872.2M 1123

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 3664 grants on record

Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$53K
Median
$175K
Average
$519K
75th Pctl
$400K
Maximum
$200.0M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

2.5% of US grants · Rank #8 of 50 states $25.8M across 87 grants 11 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Travis 27 grants · $8.8M
  2. 2 Bexar 11 grants · $4.3M
  3. 3 Dallas 23 grants · $4.2M
  4. 4 Hidalgo 2 grants · $2.8M
  5. 5 Harris 9 grants · $2.8M
  6. 6 Galveston 4 grants · $1.1M
  7. 7 Denton 2 grants · $750K
  8. 8 Lubbock 3 grants · $620K
  9. 9 Midland 2 grants · $225K
  10. 10 El Paso 3 grants · $125K
+1 more county · 1 grants · $83K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (3,664 total)

Purpose
Alice L. Walton Foundation Bentonville, AR $200,000,000 Endowment of ALice L. Walton Foundation 2020
Builders Initiative Foundation Bentonville, AR $39,693,100 to support charitable grantmaking and related operational expenses. 2023
City Fund Falls Church, VA $33,000,000 To support general operations. 2023
Teach For America Inc New York, NY $26,000,000 To recruit, train and support diverse, high-quality teachers and increase the number of alumni in school or system... 2022
Teach For America Inc New York, NY $22,509,000 TFA Operating Support for FY 2019-2021 2020
Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony Inc Eureka Springs, AR $21,637,578 To support the construction of a new opera theater building and faculty housing units and supporting infrastructure... 2023
Charter Fund Inc Broomfield, CO $20,225,000 Support for the National Fund III - Charter Facilities 2020
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Boston, MA $19,433,243 To support special charitable projects. 2023
City Fund Falls Church, VA $15,000,000 To support a local education reform agenda across mature cities nationally, including six where WFF has long made... 2022
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc New York, NY $15,000,000 To support the Learning Engineer Virtual Institute, a new model for Education R&D designed to create... 2023
Charter Fund Inc DBA Charter School Growth Fund Broomfield, CO $13,000,000 To support the creation and expansion of high-quality charter schools and charter management organizations (CMOs) nationally. 2022
Charter Fund Inc DBA Charter School Growth Fund Denver, CO $13,000,000 to support the creation and expansion of high-quality charter schools and charter management organizations nationally 2023
Teach For America Inc New York, NY $13,000,000 to recruit, train and support diverse, high-quality teachers and increase the number of alumni in school or system... 2023
Advanced Education Research and Development Fund Oakland, CA $12,000,000 To serve as a R&D engine for the education sector. 2022
Khan Academy Inc Mountain View, CA $10,720,357 To support a five-year goal to accelerate math learning by 50 percent for 10 percent of students in the U.S. 2023
KIPP Foundation San Francisco, CA $10,400,000 to support the KIPP 2025 campaign. 2023
Grand River Dam Authority Tulsa, OK $10,088,437 To construct a whitewater park on the Illinois River located at the Lake Frances spillway in Adair County, Oklahoma. 2022
Arkansas Department of Parks Heritage and Tourism Little Rock, AR $10,000,000 To support the completion of The Delta Heritage Trail as more fully described in the Delta Heritage Trail Master... 2022
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc New York, NY $10,000,000 To launch and manage the Learning Engineer Virtual Institute (LEVI), a new model for Education R&D designed to... 2022
The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group Chicago, IL $10,000,000 To support historically underrepresented entrepreneurs solving complex and urgent K-12 education challenges... 2023
Rob and Melani Walton Foundation Bentonville, AR $9,813,133 General operating support for The Rob and Melani Walton Foundation 2020
Regents of the University of California Merced, CA $9,089,964 To fund scholarships for Gateway Scholars. 2023
Camp War Eagle Inc Rogers, AR $8,821,550 General Operating Support 2020
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation Springdale, AR $6,750,000 To support a partnership with the nonprofit Community Development Corporation (CDC) and the "Big Emma"... 2023
NewSchools Venture Fund Oakland, CA $6,492,500 To support the launch of new, innovative schools, grants for early-stage ventures that will help increase the... 2022

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