Alice L. Walton
Foundation

The Alice L. Walton Foundation is a 501(c)3 committed to increasing access to the arts, improving education, enhancing health and advancing economic opportunity for all. Through this work, the foundation strives to deliver meaningful and lasting change to individuals and communities most in need.

Arts and Culture
Education
Community
Health and Wellness

Arts and Culture

Greater access to arts and culture can change lives. Through a number of initiatives, the Alice L. Walton Foundation works to enable systems change through support for more diverse art, artists, institutions and leaders, and make the arts and art programming more accessible, particularly within schools, universities and museums.

1M

people granted access to online art through support for the Smithsonian Archives of American Art digitization project.

120

new museum board members of color, through an initiative led by the American Alliance of Museums.

$10M

grant to the Smithsonian towards the development of the forthcoming American Women’s History Museum.

$10M

gift to Crystal Bridges internship program, dedicated to recruiting diverse, top-tier talent.

$3M

gift to University of Central Arkansas to expand arts programming.

Arts and Culture

Greater access to arts and culture can change lives. Through a number of initiatives, the Alice L. Walton Foundation works to enable systems change through support for more diverse art, artists, institutions and leaders, and make the arts and art programming more accessible, particularly within schools, universities and museums.

1M

people granted access to online art through support for the Smithsonian Archives of American Art digitization project.

120

new museum board members of color, through an initiative led by the American Alliance of Museums.

$120M

family foundation gift directed by Alice Walton to establish a School of Art at the University of Arkansas, the first and only in the state.

$20M

gift to Amon Carter Museum to support access to art.

$10M

gift to Crystal Bridges internship program, dedicated to recruiting diverse, top-tier talent.

$3M

gift to University of Central Arkansas to expand arts programming.

Education

In Northwest Arkansas and across the country, the Alice L. Walton Foundation is supporting efforts to make a great education accessible to all.

This includes developing a strong pipeline of high-quality, diverse educators, ensuring equitable access to excellent facilities for public charter schools and better integrating arts education into K-12 and higher education.

$3.1M

joint gift to the Center for Black Educator Development to support a Teacher Apprenticeship program for talented high school and college students of color.

$848K

donation to fund the creation of the Arkansas Center for Black Music, advancing research and development in the field.

$5.5M

participation in funding to Spelman College to help foster a pipeline of diverse museum leaders at HBCUs by creating an undergraduate Art History major and Cultural Studies minor.

Education

In Northwest Arkansas and across the country, the Alice L. Walton Foundation is supporting efforts to make a great education accessible to all.

This includes developing a strong pipeline of high-quality, diverse educators, ensuring equitable access to excellent facilities for public charter schools and better integrating arts education into K-12 and higher education.

$3.1M

joint gift to the Center for Black Educator Development to support a Teacher Apprenticeship program for talented high school and college students of color.

$848K

donation to fund the creation of the Arkansas Center for Black Music, advancing research and development in the field.

$5.5M

participation in funding to Spelman College to help foster a pipeline of diverse museum leaders at HBCUs by creating an undergraduate Art History major and Cultural Studies minor.

Community

Community

Through a range of initiatives, the Alice L. Walton Foundation supports organizations that help strengthen local communities, including her home region of Northwest Arkansas.

11 organizations

supported to provide targeted economic and holistic health and well-being support to immigrants, Spanish speaking individuals, LGBTQ+ youth and aging adults.

$100K

gift to the Northwest Arkansas Farmers’ Market Alliance’s Double Your Dollars program, supporting community access to affordable, healthy foods at farmers' markets.

$3.5M

gift to Northwest Arkansas Food Bank.

Community

Through a range of initiatives, the Alice L. Walton Foundation supports organizations that help strengthen local communities, including her home region of Northwest Arkansas.

11 organizations

supported to provide targeted economic and holistic health and well-being support to immigrants, Spanish speaking individuals, LGBTQ+ youth and aging adults.

$100K

gift to the Northwest Arkansas Farmers’ Market Alliance’s Double Your Dollars program, supporting community access to affordable, healthy foods at farmers' markets.

$3.5M

gift to Northwest Arkansas Food Bank.

Health and Wellness

Health and
Wellness

A life filled with opportunity begins with access to services that advance health and well-being for all people.

The Alice L. Walton Foundation is focused on expanding access to coordinated and specialty health services, particularly for underserved communities. The foundation also supports the development and integration of holistic health concepts and services into existing care.

20

organizations supported by ALWF COVID-19 Relief Grants.

$2.5M

gift to Northwest Technical Institute for construction of a building for allied health education.

$1.3M

gift to University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Comprehensive Nutrition Program for Northwest Arkansas Schools.

Health and Wellness

A life filled with opportunity begins with access to services that advance health and well-being for all people.

The Alice L. Walton Foundation is focused on expanding access to coordinated and specialty health services, particularly for underserved communities.  The foundation also supports the development and integration of holistic health concepts and services into existing care.

20

organizations supported by ALWF COVID-19 Relief Grants.

$2.5M

gift to Northwest Technical Institute for construction of a building for allied health education.

$1.3M

gift to University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Comprehensive Nutrition Program for Northwest Arkansas Schools.

Alice Walton accepting the 2022 Getty Medal

Education, arts and culture, and health and well-being are all important ingredients in living a fulfilling life. The organizations I’ve established focus on providing access to these elements. If the work helps people feel they belong, they’re valued and cared for as a whole person, then we’re achieving our goal.

Alice

Education, arts and culture, and health and well-being are all important ingredients in living a fulfilling life. The organizations I’ve established focus on providing access to these elements. If the work helps people feel they belong, they’re valued and cared for as a whole person, then we’re achieving our goal.
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Alice Walton accepting the 2022 Getty Award

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