Rob and Melani Walton Foundation Inc
EIN 474259772Total Given 2020–2024
$313.1M
410 grants · $62.6M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $10K–$121K
grant size
58%
supporter · 90/154 multi-year
repeat
$522.5M
Assets (2024)
154
Distinct Recipients
About
Compensation reported is provided for transparency. Amounts were accrued on the books at the end of the tax year and do not appear elsewhere on the return.
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(479) 464-1570
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | N/A | $442.7M | $79.8M | N/A |
| 2020 | $31.1M | $576.6M | $107.5M | 88 |
| 2021 | $36.7M | $692.1M | $120.6M | 98 |
| 2022 | $59.1M | $529.1M | $-6.8M | 85 |
| 2023 | $79.0M | $505.7M | $44.6M | 78 |
| 2024 | $107.1M | $522.5M | $125.8M | 61 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 410 grants on record
Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$25K
Average
$764K
75th Pctl
$121K
Maximum
$33.9M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.3% of US grants
· Rank #19 of 21 states
$5K across
1 grant
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Harris
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (410 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation | Medora, ND | $33,863,725 | To provide funding for library | 2024 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | $30,000,000 | To provide matching support toward the Spend Down Fund 2.0 | 2022 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | $24,572,723 | To provide matching support toward Spend Down Fund 2.0 | 2024 |
| African Parks Foundation of America | New York, NY | $18,000,000 | Willdlife Conservation Multi-Year Endowment & Operating Funding | 2020 |
| African Parks Foundation of America | New York, NY | $17,579,385 | to provide operational support to the African Parks Network in developing and managing national parks and other... | 2022 |
| African Parks Foundation of America | New York, NY | $16,500,000 | To support important conservation areas in Africa. | 2023 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | $14,705,943 | to provide matching support toward a Spend Down Fund 2.0. | 2023 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation | Medora, ND | $10,006,000 | Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Support | 2021 |
| Internationaler Naturerbe Fonds - Legacy Landscapes Fund | Frankfurt am Main, None | $10,000,000 | Match funding to support conservation efforts in the Namibia Skeleton Coast - Etosha Conservation Bridge Legacy Landscape. | 2023 |
| African Parks Foundation of America | New York, NY | $9,800,000 | to provide endowed and operational support to the African Parks Network for the development and management of... | 2023 |
| African Parks Network | Johannesburg, None | $9,618,000 | to support building working capital reserves for conservation efforts. | 2023 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $9,328,315 | To support Africa Protected Areas Strategy Implementation | 2024 |
| Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University | Tempe, AZ | $8,000,000 | To support School of Conservation Futures and related programs | 2024 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | $6,226,156 | Blue Nature Alliance | 2020 |
| Diocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocese Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000,000 | CEO Endowment | 2021 |
| African Parks Foundation of America | Washington, DC | $5,000,000 | To provide operational support for the development and management of national parks and key conservation areas in Africa. | 2024 |
| African Parks Foundation of America | Washington, DC | $4,805,998 | To support African Parks Incubation Program: Scaling Through Partnerships | 2024 |
| African Parks Foundation of America | New York, NY | $4,800,000 | Endowment & General Operating Support | 2021 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | $4,625,913 | To support ocean conservation through the Blue Nature Alliance project | 2024 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | $4,547,838 | Blue Nature Alliance | 2021 |
| African Parks Foundation of America | Washington, DC | $3,500,000 | To support important conservation in Africa, including Rewilding of Key Species | 2024 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | $3,267,348 | To support Country Packages Seed Fund | 2024 |
| Arizona Humane Society | Phoenix, AZ | $2,000,000 | To support CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 2022 |
| Arizona Humane Society | Phoenix, AZ | $2,000,000 | Capital Campaign | 2021 |
| Frankfurt Zoological Society - US Inc | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 | to support the launch of a new strategy for Protected Areas in Africa. | 2023 |