How Alice Walton is Transforming Healthcare in the Heartland
05/02/2023
Alice Walton Is Getting Art Out of Storage and Into the WorldThe famously philanthropic member of the Walmart family has made it her mission to make museum works accessible to all.
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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10/09/2020
UCA announces $3 million gift from Alice L. Walton Foundation
UCA announces $3 million gift from Alice L. Walton Foundation
The gift will allow the University of Central Arkansas to expand its arts programming and foster collaborative partnerships across multiple academic disciplines — visual arts, film, theatre, and music. The $3 million Alice L. Walton Foundation gift is the second largest in school history.
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08/25/2020
Art Bridges CEO on Backing Museums in a Pandemic and Beyond
Art Bridges CEO on Backing Museums in a Pandemic and Beyond
He and his team created the $5 million Bridge Ahead initiative to help regional and metropolitan partner institutions stay connected to their communities and plan for safe reopenings.
- Inside Philanthropy
05/20/2020
Alice L. Walton Foundation pledges $1.28 million to UAMS for NWA school nutrition programs
Alice L. Walton Foundation pledges $1.28 million to UAMS for NWA school nutrition programs
The UAMS school nutrition program will work with six school districts in Northwest Arkansas – beginning with Bentonville and Springdale in 2020 – to implement a comprehensive nutrition program.
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04/03/2020
Alice Walton Inducted into the National Cutting Horse Association Members Hall of Fame
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,”
02/26/2020
Getty Medal Goes to Alice Walton, Martin Puryear, Kwame Anthony Appiah
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 and humanities.
01/16/2019
American Alliance of Museums Leads National Diversity Initiative
American Alliance of Museums Leads National Diversity Initiative
The project will be supported by $4 million in grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Alice L. Walton Foundation and the Ford Foundation.
- The New York Times.
01/15/2019
$4 Million Grant Will Promote Board Diversity at Museums
$4 Million Grant Will Promote Board Diversity at Museums
The Ford, Andrew W. Mellon, and Alice L. Walton foundations joined forces to award the grant.
- The Chronicle of Philanthropy
10/26/2018
These global leaders in government and business are meeting in Miami. All are women.
These global leaders in government and business are meeting in Miami. All are women.
The conference honored Alice Walton, arts patron and scion of the Walmart founder, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Nobel Laureate and former president of Liberia.
- Miami Herald
10/04/2018
2018 Hall of Fame Inductees & Women Who Make a Difference
2018 Hall of Fame Inductees & Women Who Make a Difference
The International Women’s Forum & Leadership Foundation inducted Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Alice Walton into the International Hall of Fame.
05/26/2022
Ground-breaking gift from Alice L. Walton Foundation expands Crystal Bridges’ ‘Commitment to Future Arts Leaders’
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."
04/24/2022
Crystal Bridges Museum, and a town’s resurgence
Crystal Bridges Museum, and a town’s resurgence
Alice Walton's beautiful oasis has transformed Bentonville, Arkansas, into a thriving artists' community.
- CBS Sunday Morning
04/06/2022
Walton Family to Invest $225 Million for Fitness, Childcare Centers on Walmart HQ Campus
Walton Family to Invest $225 Million for Fitness, Childcare Centers on Walmart HQ Campus
The new Walton Family Whole Health & Fitness Center will focus on expanded health programming to include healthy eating and cooking and relaxation massages.
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