Walton Family Foundation Inc
Preselected recipients only
Walton Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Bentonville, Arkansas. In tax year 2024 it gave $562 million in 1,020 grants; the typical grant was $200,000 and the largest $35.6 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$562 million
- Number of grants1,020
- Typical grant$200,000
- Largest grant$35.6 million
- Assets$8.6 billion
- New grantees29%
Giving in 2024 was down from $641 million the year before.
29% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $641 million | 1,123 | $7.1 billion |
| 2024 | $562 million | 1,020 | $8.6 billion |
How to apply
Walton Family Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Walton Family Foundation Inc funds
Where it gives
Its US grants went to recipients in 47 states, the most to Arkansas. It also paid $12.0 million in 39 grants to recipients outside the US.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 289 | $132 million |
| District of Columbia | 137 | $92.8 million |
| California | 83 | $69.4 million |
| New York | 92 | $65.9 million |
| Massachusetts | 33 | $30.2 million |
| Colorado | 62 | $28.1 million |
| Virginia | 32 | $15.4 million |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | $12.6 million |
| Illinois | 25 | $12.6 million |
| Tennessee | 7 | $10.4 million |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Town Branch Foundation | To support the improvement and advancement of K-12 education. | $35.6 million |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | To provide support for the Learning Engineer Virtual Institute, a new model for Education R&D designed to create technology-enabled solutions that can double the rate of low-income, middle school students' math learning. | $15.0 million |
| 50CAN Inc | To Launch the State Implementation Fund, a project that will help governors and state education chiefs in 5 to 8 states implement education policy solutions required to address learning loss and improve student outcomes at scale within 2 to 3 years. | $13.3 million |
| Charter Fund Inc | to support the creation and expansion of high-quality charter schools and charter management organizations nationally | $13.0 million |
| Federation of American Scientists | To Expand and evaluate the Community Funding Accelerator. | $13.0 million |
| New Venture Fund | To support a financing and technical assistance program that will allow high-quality nonprofit curriculum developers in literacy and science to enhance and scale their existing product lines. | $12.5 million |
| Opera in the Ozarks Inc | To support the construction of a new opera theater building and faculty housing units and supporting infrastructure on the campus of Opera in the Ozarks. | $11.3 million |
| NewSchools Venture Fund | To serve as an intermediary for K-12 education leadership development organizations. | $10.0 million |
| Arkansas Department of Parks Heritage and Tourism | to support the completion of The Delta Heritage Trail. | $9.8 million |
| National Philanthropic Trust | To support special charitable projects. | $9.7 million |
| Advanced Education Research and Development Fund | To serve as an R&D engine for the education sector. | $8.4 million |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | To support special charitable projects. | $7.4 million |
| Cambiar Education | To support Eradicating Illiteracy Through Evidence-based Phonics Instruction. | $7.0 million |
| NewSchools Venture Fund | To support general operations. | $5.7 million |
| City of Bentonville | To support the construction of the 8th Street Gateway Park in Bentonville. | $5.0 million |
| Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group | To support The 1954 Project. | $5.0 million |
| National Alliance for Public Charter Schools | To support general operations. | $4.5 million |
| The Children's Scholarship Fund | to provide tuition assistance to students in grades K-8 to attend alternatives to faltering conventional schools and provide administrative support for the organization. | $4.0 million |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | To support the Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation project,which will allow coordinated donors to have a bigger impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving water outcomes in American agriculture. | $3.5 million |
| Water Foundation | To leverage public funds for on-the-ground water solutions in the face of climate change by supporting the Water Solutions Fund to develop projects, change policy, and build power; & to develop and begin implementation of a Clean Water Campaign Plan. | $3.5 million |
| Education Reform Now Inc | To support general operations. | $3.5 million |
| Cambiar Education | To support the launch of LearnerStudio to build and scale new solutions to reimagine high school. | $3.3 million |
| Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching | To support Carnegie in leading a field-wide shift from time and credit-based schooling (the Carnegie unit) to mastery-based models of attainment and learning that demonstrably improve young people's success in school, career, and life. | $3.2 million |
| Cambiar Education | To support Cambiar's Thrive grant program, a subgranting program that supports products and programs that are focused on improving how parents and caregivers get information and data about their child's education journey. | $3.1 million |
| Learning Economy Inc | To develop "portable learner records" to help parents, educators, and students understand and make decisions about students' learning trajectories. | $3.1 million |
| Accelerate - The National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning | To provide subgrants to promising tutoring providers, researchers, and state departments of education to support successful implementation of high-impact tutoring in schools. | $3.0 million |
| Baton Rouge Area Foundation | To Support statewide implementation of education policy solutions to address learning loss and improve student outcomes at scale in at least four states, including Arkansas. | $3.0 million |
| Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc | To support general operations. | $3.0 million |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | To Support the work of Opportunity Insights. | $3.0 million |
| City of Bentonville | To support the construction of the new A Street Promenade as part of the City of Bentonville's Quilt of Parks Plan. | $2.8 million |
| National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance | To establish a venture studio program that will support startup companies in the state of Arkansas. | $2.8 million |
| Walton Arts Center Council Inc | To support programming and operations at the Walton Arts Center. | $2.6 million |
| University of Arkansas | To support the Arkansas Teacher Corps program. | $2.5 million |
| Getting Smart Collective | To launch a new grant program to accelerate innovation and impact across microschools. | $2.5 million |
| Excellerate Foundation | To create housing for Bentonville public school teachers, staff and other income-qualified community members. | $2.4 million |
| Federation of American Scientists | To support ALI's federal coalition-building, non-lobbying strategy, and awareness-building efforts. | $2.4 million |
| New Venture Fund | To support the Colorado River Sustainability Campaign in providing coordination and leadership to Foundation grantees in the Colorado River Basin. | $2.4 million |
| BES Inc | To support general operations. | $2.4 million |
| Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University | To support the Center on Reinventing Public Education, housed within Arizona State University's Mary Lou Fulton College of Education, to execute multi-year research and thought leadership projects and to design and run a new innovative grants program. | $2.3 million |
| Council of Chief State School Officers | To Support the organization's IMPD Network-a network of 14 state education departments focused on improving student outcomes by increasing access to HQIM and aligned teacher and implementation supports. | $2.2 million |
Officers and trustees
- Carrie W Penner
- Brad Sikorski
- Alice Anne Proietti
- Lukas T Walton
- Thomas L Walton
- Stephanie Cornell
- Christie Yang
Questions people ask
Does Walton Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?
No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.
How much does Walton Family Foundation Inc give?
$562 million in tax year 2024, across 1,020 grants, with a typical grant of $200,000.
Who runs Walton Family Foundation Inc?
Its 2024 filing lists Carrie W Penner (Director), Brad Sikorski (Treasurer), Alice Anne Proietti (Director) and Lukas T Walton (Director) among 7 officers and trustees.
What does Walton Family Foundation Inc fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and science and research.