Alice L. Walton

Foundation

All people deserve access to a life filled with opportunity.

That’s the vision behind philanthropist Alice Walton’s founding of non-profit organizations that include Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Art Bridges Foundation, Heartland Whole Health Institute, the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, and the Alice L. Walton Foundation.

Founded in 2017, the Alice L. Walton Foundation is 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.

All people deserve access to a life filled with opportunity.

That’s the vision behind philanthropist Alice Walton’s founding of non-profit organizations that include Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Art Bridges Foundation, Heartland Whole Health Institute, the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, and the Alice L. Walton Foundation.

Founded in 2017, the Alice L. Walton Foundation is 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.

Alice L. Walton Foundation

All people deserve access to a life filled with opportunity.

That’s the vision behind philanthropist Alice Walton’s founding of non-profit organizations that include Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Art Bridges Foundation, Heartland Whole Health Institute, the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, and the Alice L. Walton Foundation.

Founded in 2017, the Alice L. Walton Foundation is 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.

Impact: By the
Numbers

Impact: By
the Numbers

Impact: By
the Numbers

Since its founding, the Alice L. Walton Foundation has empowered people to live more fulfilling lives – by expanding access to art, wellness, education and economic opportunity.

Since its founding, the Alice L. Walton Foundation has empowered people to live more fulfilling lives – by expanding access to art, wellness, education and economic opportunity.

Since its founding, the Alice L. Walton Foundation has empowered people to live more fulfilling lives – by expanding access to art, wellness, education and economic opportunity.

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individuals impacted to date through foundation funding

22M

individuals impacted to date through foundation funding

individuals impacted to date through foundation funding

About Alice

Northwest Arkansas is home, a truth that Alice Walton has never been confused about. Across many of her projects, she has sought to show others its beauty and value. Alice values the quality of life in Bentonville and enjoys time spent at Crystal Bridges, shopping at the local farmer’s market to cook a meal for family, joining community meetings alongside her neighbors, and finding joy in nature by hiking or casting a line on the region’s trails and streams.

About Alice

Northwest Arkansas is home, a truth that Alice Walton has never been confused about. Across many of her projects, she has sought to show others its beauty and value. Alice values the quality of life in Bentonville and enjoys time spent at Crystal Bridges, shopping at the local farmer’s market to cook a meal for family, joining community meetings alongside her neighbors, and finding joy in nature by hiking or casting a line on the region’s trails and streams.

About Alice

Northwest Arkansas is home, a truth that Alice Walton has never been confused about. Across many of her projects, she has sought to show others its beauty and value. Alice values the quality of life in Bentonville and enjoys time spent at Crystal Bridges, shopping at the local farmer’s market to cook a meal for family, joining community meetings alongside her neighbors, and finding joy in nature by hiking or casting a line on the region’s trails and streams.

Philanthropies Founded by Alice Walton

Recent News

Recent News

Ground-breaking gift from Alice L. Walton Foundation expands Crystal Bridges’ ‘Commitment to Future Arts Leaders’

Bentonville, Ark. – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces one of the largest museum endowments in the country dedicated to developing the next generation of arts leadership. With a $10,000,000 gift from the Alice L. Walton Foundation, the museum adds breadth, depth, and oversight to its nationally-recognized initiative, reconstituting its robust internship program as a resounding “Commitment to Future Arts Leaders.”

Getty Medal Goes to Alice Walton, Martin Puryear, Kwame Anthony Appiah

Philanthropist Alice Walton, artist Martin Puryear, and scholar Kwame Anthony Appiah are to receive the 2020 Getty Medal, the J. Paul Getty Trust’s highest honor, recognizing contributions to the arts […]

Alice Walton’s Whole Health Institute will build a new medical school in Bentonville

The independent, nonprofit medical school will be a standalone sister organization of Whole Health Institute, a Bentonville nonprofit created to make a transformative approach to health and well-being available to […]

Alice Walton Inducted into the National Cutting Horse Association Members Hall of Fame

In 2020, Alice Walton was inducted into the National Cutting Horse Association Members Hall of Fame, one of the association’s highest honors. “While I may have hung up my spurs, I’ll always be a cowgirl,”

See the Latest

  • Connecting Visual and Performing Arts to Inspire the Next Generation
    Connecting Visual and Performing Arts to Inspire the Next Generation

    Students on field trips to Crystal Bridges experience art and jazz, thanks to a unique program with Jazz at Lincoln Center

  • Investing in Diverse Art Museum Leadership
    Investing in Diverse Art Museum Leadership

    Expanding access to the arts is one of Alice Walton’s lifelong passions, from opening Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in 2005 to creating Art Bridges Foundation in 2017.

  • Introducing the Foundation’s Newest Managing Director: Reuben McDaniel
    Introducing the Foundation’s Newest Managing Director: Reuben McDaniel

    Welcoming Reuben McDaniel to the Alice L. Walton Foundation team and ushering in the next chapter of growth.

See the Latest

See the Latest

How We’re Supporting Our Community In Northwest Arkansas
Connecting Visual and Performing Arts to Inspire the Next Generation
Introducing the Foundation’s Newest Managing Director: Reuben McDaniel
Investing in Diverse Art Museum Leadership