EIN 13-3441466

Walton Family Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
119
Year formed
1988
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Walton Family Foundation is the family foundation of Walmart founder Sam Walton. The foundation is dedicated to making a positive difference in K-12 education, freshwater and marine conservation, and quality of life initiatives in our home region.
Total revenues
$872,237,914
2023
Total expenses
$801,215,799
2023
Total assets
$5,714,135,948
2023
Num. employees
119
2023

Program areas at Walton Family Foundation

Amount represents refunds of unused grant funds treated as qualifying distributions in prior years.

Grants made by Walton Family Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Builders Initiative FoundationTo Support Charitable Grantmaking and Related Operational Expenses.$39,693,100
Opera in the OzarksTo Support the Construction of A New Opera Theater Building and Faculty Housing Units and Supporting Infrastructure on the Campus of Opera in the Ozarks.$21,637,578
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA)To Support 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.$15,000,000
...and 767 more grants made totalling $467,993,360

Who funds Walton Family Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Builders Initiative FoundationTo Support Grantee's Environment Program Grantmaking To Move the Midwest Towards A More Sustainable Future With More Climate Smart and Water Smart Agricultural Practices$9,500,000
Town Branch FoundationTo Support Costs Associated With the Nwa Land Bank Fund Acquisitions and 2023 Operating Funds$2,490,583
Town Branch FoundationTo Support Costs Associated With the Nwa Land Bank Fund Acquisitions$1,810,425
...and 4 more grants received

Personnel at Walton Family Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Stephanie CornellExecutive Director
Robert SmithDirector Accounting$373,735
Romy DruckerEducation Director$407,837
Moira McDonaldEnvironment Director$430,908
Caryl SternPast Executive Director$1,180,547
...and 1 more key personnel

Financials for Walton Family Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$569,846,083
Investment income and dividends$153,101,597
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$106,313,756
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$42,976,478
Total revenues$872,237,914

Form 990s for Walton Family Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-14990PFView PDF
2022-122023-11-15990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-15990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-15990PFView PDF
2019-122022-01-28990PFView PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

Organizations like Walton Family Foundation

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Lilly EndowmentIndianapolis, IN$2,061,897,636
Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation (PCLB)New York, NY$331,422,950
Bezos Family FoundationSeattle, WA$225,014,722
Hunter Family FoundationChicago, IL$234,140,854
Patterson Family FoundationKansas City, MO$1,174,628,172
Moody FoundationGalveston, TX$1,332,537,378
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable TrustNew York, NY$629,133,449
Marcus FoundationAtlanta, GA$222,024,981
Denise and Michael Kellen FoundationNew York, NY$514,375,881
The Charles and Mary Heider Family FoundationOmaha, NE$222,349,532
Data update history
January 3, 2025
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $932,603 from The Rob Walton Foundation
January 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
January 17, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
December 28, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $7,772,027 from Town Branch Foundation
August 2, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsFamily foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 1860
Bentonville, AR 72712
Metro area
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
County
Benton County, AR
Website URL
waltonfamilyfoundation.org 
Phone
(479) 464-1570
Facebook page
waltonfamilyfoundation 
Twitter profile
@waltonfamilyfdn 
IRS details
EIN
13-3441466
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1988
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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