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  • 09/24/2024

    Bringing World-Class Health Care to the Heartland

    The Alice L. Walton Foundation, Mercy, Heartland Whole Health Institute, and Cleveland Clinic announce a collaboration to expand access to health care, reduce costs, and improve health outcomes in the Heartland.

  • 02/18/2025

    Alice L. Walton Foundation Announces Future Location for Bentonville Health Care Campus

    Following an announcement of $350M commitment to improving access to specialty care in Northwest Arkansas, the Foundation develops plans for a health care center of excellence.

05/02/2023

Alice Walton Is Getting Art Out of Storage and Into the World

The famously philanthropic member of the Walmart family has made it her mission to make museum works accessible to all.

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  • The U of A's Inspirational Chorale, led by Jeffrey Murdock, director of the Arkansas Center for Black Music.

    02/09/2023

    The Alice L. Walton Foundation is supporting the creation of the Arkansas Center for Black Music and the only Master of Music in Black Sacred Music degree in the United States.

  • Alice Walton accepts the 2022 Getty Medal

    10/03/2022

    The J. Paul Getty Medal, the highest honor bestowed by The J Paul Getty Trust, recognizes extraordinary contributions to the practice, understanding, and support of the arts and humanities.

  • Alice Walton at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

    07/26/2022

    Alice Walton, the only daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, established Crystal Bridges Museum of Art in 2005, with the mission to "welcome all to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature."

  • Alice L Walton School of Medicine AWSOM campus

    06/30/2022

    Bentonville, Ark. (June 30, 2022) – Today, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine announces the next steps in its development, including a new name reflecting its founder’s commitment and plans for a state-of-the-art medical education facility to be built in Bentonville, Arkansas.

  • Summer interns at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

    05/26/2022

    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."

  • 04/24/2022

    Alice Walton's beautiful oasis has transformed Bentonville, Arkansas, into a thriving artists' community.

    - CBS Sunday Morning

  • Walton Family Whole Health & Fitness

    04/06/2022

    The new Walton Family Whole Health & Fitness Center will focus on expanded health programming to include healthy eating and cooking and relaxation massages.

    - Talk Business & Politics

  • Alice Walton on the cover of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal

    11/09/2021

    I’ve personally seen how integrating the arts and nature into my own habits of caring for myself have had a positive impact on my overall health and well-being.

    - Northwest Arkansas Business Journal

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    11/02/2021

    The founder of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Art Bridges Foundation and the Alice L. Walton Foundation; and member of the Walton Family Foundation is among five new members.

  • arianna huffington by michael buckner

    07/11/2024

    OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Thrive Global’s Arianna Huffington are teaming up to find AI solutions for the 130 million Americans diagnosed with at least one chronic condition.

    Fortune

  • West View of Whole Health Institute Building ©Marlon Blackwell Architects

    04/01/2024

    Combining art, nature and a whole-human approach

    Arianna Huffington / LinkedIn

  • alice walton at crystal bridges

    01/09/2024

    Alice Walton's foundation Art Bridges is providing $40 million in grants to 64 museums around the country.

    NPR