Walton Family Foundation Inc
Annual Giving
$562.3M-12% YoY
Grants
1,020
Median Grant
$200K
Organizations Funded
918
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Foundation Overview
Mission
Tackles tough social and environmental problems with urgency and long-term approach to create access to opportunity for people and communities. Vision: world where people can accomplish anything when they have opportunity and encouragement.
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
$548.8M granted in 2024, $2B+ committed over 5 years, $1B+ invested in education to date, $1B charter school commitment (2016-2021), Public Charter Startup Grants, Spark Opportunity Grants
How to Apply
Does not accept unsolicited proposals. Organizations must first send brief letter of inquiry describing organization, proposed project, relevance to WFF priorities, and funding estimate. Only invited to submit full proposals.
Does Not Fund
No unsolicited proposals except public charter school developers meeting specific criteria, schools already funded not eligible for additional funding, organizations with outstanding reports cannot receive funding until submitted
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$562.3M
Grants
1,020
Median
$200K
States
47
$641.3M
Grants
1,123
Median
$200K
States
45
$545.2M
Grants
1,137
Median
$200K
States
48
Grant Size Distribution
$200K
Typical Grant (Median)
$1K
Smallest
$75K
25th Pctile
$436K
75th Pctile
$35.6M
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $75K and $436K.
Largest Recent Grants
$35.6M
2024
Town Branch Foundation
AR · To support the improvement and advancement of K-12 education.
$15.0M
2024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
NY · 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.
$13.3M
2024
50CAN Inc
DC · 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.
$13.0M
2024
Charter Fund Inc
CO · to support the creation and expansion of high-quality charter schools and charter management organizations nationally
$13.0M
2024
Federation of American Scientists
DC · To Expand and evaluate the Community Funding Accelerator.
Geographic Focus
Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.
Financial Overview
Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets
Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.