by - May 22, 2017 3:40 pm
Almost one-third of the Walton Family Foundation’s $48.6 million Home Region investment went to pre-K–12 and higher education last year, according to the Bentonville-based organization’s annual report for 2016. The…
by - May 22, 2017 3:34 pm
The Walton Family Foundation released its annual report Monday (May 22) detailing the giving of grants totaling $454.4 million in 2016, rising 21.2% from the $374.7 million in 2015. Almost…
by - November 16, 2016 7:56 pm
Two cities and a private school will receive nearly $4 million to pay for the design of three projects in Northwest Arkansas downtowns. Springdale will receive $3.3 million and Siloam…
by - September 23, 2016 5:00 pm
Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Springdale received a $3 million gift from the Walton Family Foundation to establish a 37-acre wellness campus, outdoor labyrinth and nature trail at the Northwest Arkansas…
by - July 6, 2016 10:41 am
It’s no secret the Walton Family Foundation has pushed nationwide for more charter schools. But the foundation, which has found its charter school agenda controversial in some cities, is putting…
by - May 18, 2016 3:33 pm
A Walton Family Foundation grant of $2.4 million is funding a new University of Arkansas program geared to help low income students in 26 counties in Arkansas’ Delta region. The…
by - May 2, 2016 5:31 pm
A recent Walton Family Foundation survey found that 72% of respondents rated their overall quality of life in Northwest Arkansas as “excellent” or “very good,” up from 59% in the…
by - April 25, 2016 1:20 pm
Improving downtowns and promoting healthier living in Benton County were two main causes the Walton Family Foundation chose to support with its Innovation Completion funding recently awarded to four local…
by - January 13, 2016 8:20 pm
Haas Hall Academy and the Arkansas Arts Academy – formerly known as the Benton County School of the Arts – are two large beneficiaries of the Walton Family Foundation’s efforts…
by - September 22, 2015 8:01 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program of the Walton Family Foundation has singled out three local projects intended to improve public facilities that cater to children, the arts and history…
by - August 18, 2015 11:07 pm
Buddy Philpot will step down as executive director of the Walton Family Foundation, the philanthropic organization started by Sam and Helen Walton, after 15-years of service. He recently notified the…
by - July 28, 2015 6:58 pm
A new independent school under development by the Walton Family Foundation won’t impact other education opportunities, including the public school district and the soon-to-open campus of Haas Hall Academy, officials…
by - June 16, 2015 6:00 pm
The Walton Family Foundation, Steuart and Tom Walton will provide 1,000 trees this year to residents in Benton County to plant around the homes. “Having grown up in the Ozarks,…
by - April 6, 2015 3:46 pm
The Walton Family Foundation, funded by the world’s richest family, continues to share the wealth across its home region of Northwest Arkansas. The foundation made local grants of more than…
by - March 9, 2015 4:44 pm
Karen Minkel will succeed Rob Brothers as the Home Region director for the Walton Family Foundation upon his approaching retirement in April. Minkel joined the foundation in 2012 and has…
by - March 3, 2015 5:49 pm
The $23 million expansion of the Walton Arts Center in downtown Fayetteville got a booster shot from the Walton Family Foundation who pledged a $5 million challenge grant in support…
by - December 19, 2014 12:03 pm
Veteran banker and civic leader, Rob Brothers, announced his pending retirement after five years as the Home Region Program Director at the Walton Family Foundation. “Since his arrival at the…
by - August 22, 2014 9:18 am
The Walton Family Foundation’s investment strategy through 2020 includes $302 million to be spent in Northwest Arkansas as well as the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta. The money will go toward economic development…
by - August 15, 2014 11:06 am
On Thursday (Aug. 14) the Arkansas Board of Education unanimously agreed to enter into a partnership with the Walton Family Foundation and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation to target improvement in…
by - June 24, 2014 4:50 pm
The Walton Family Foundation announced a $1.9 million grant to the University of Arkansas Foundation and the College of Education and Health Professions. This gift will help furnish teachers and…
