Overview
The Walton Family Foundation is a private family foundation focused on K-12 education, environmental conservation, and Northwest Arkansas initiatives.1
The endowment supports Walton Family Foundation grantmaking in education, environment, and regional development.1
Investment program
- Estimated AUM
- $6.1B as of Dec 31, 20243
- Capital pool
- private family foundation endowment2
- Investment model
- Not listed yet2
- Investment approach
- But meeting immediate needs alone will not secure Arkansas’s long-term economic competitiveness.4
- Spending support
- Official reports page states the foundation awarded $548.8M in grants in 2024.1
- Spending policy
- Not listed yet
- Asset allocation
- Not listed yet2
- Performance
- Not listed yet
- Governance
- Assets/Debt Total Assets $4,162,343,993 Total Liabilities $0 Net Assets $4,162,343,993 Document Links 990-PF Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance PDF 990-T For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose PDF Fiscal Year Ending Dec.5
- Investment team
- Not listed yet2
- Unfunded commitments
- Not listed yet
- Source freshness
- Last verified Jul 3, 2026 · Needs review
Sources
Last verified Jul 3, 2026 from public career and organization materials.
Fact notes
- Website (waltonfamilyfoundation.org)Parent organization overview, Pool purpose, Spending support, Investment office page · checked Jul 3, 2026
- Website (waltonfamilyfoundation.org)Institution type, Capital pool, Headquarters, Investment model, Asset allocation, Investment team · checked Jul 3, 2026
- Form 990 (projects.propublica.org)Estimated AUM · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Job posting (waltonfamilyfoundation.org)Investment approach · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Website (projects.propublica.org)Governance · checked Jul 4, 2026
Reports and filings
- 5714135948 USD total assets per IRS Form 990-PF/EZ for tax period 2023Form 990 · checked Jul 25, 2026
- 6140000000 USD as of 2024-12-31Form 990 · checked Jul 3, 2026
Profile and job sources
- Job posting (waltonfamilyfoundation.org)Job posting · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Manual research (waltonfamilyfoundation.org)Manual research · checked Jul 3, 2026
- Website (waltonfamilyfoundation.org)Website · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Website (waltonfamilyfoundation.org)Website · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Website (projects.propublica.org)Website · checked Jul 4, 2026
- Website (waltonfamilyfoundation.org)Website · checked Jul 3, 2026
- Primary job/profile sourceJob posting · checked Jul 3, 2026