The Walton Family Foundation

Resources

The links below can provide more information on projects and resources in the Foundations' major funding areas:

• K-12 Education Reform
• Environment
• Delta Region of Arkansas & Mississippi
• Northwest Arkansas

Additional resources that are more general in nature can be found at the bottom of this page.

K-12 Education Reform

If you’re looking for more information about the movement to create high-quality educational options for low-income families, here are some links:

• All Children Matter
• Alliance for School Choice
• Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO)
• Center for Education Reform
• Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options (H-CREO)
• Institute for Justice
• Milton & Rose Friedman Foundation

Most of the above organizations promote public charter schools as well as K-12 scholarships for low-income children. If you're looking for more information specifically about public charter schools nationally, please try these resources:

• National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS)
• National Association of Charter School Authorizers
• LISC’s Education Facilities Financing Center
• WestEd and NAPCS

Several state-based organizations are dedicated to serving and growing the public charter school movements in their states. Here are some of the associations in states where the Walton Family Foundation is focused:

Arizona	Arizona Charter School Association
California	California Charter Schools Association
Colorado	Colorado League of Charter Schools
Florida	Florida Consortium of Charter Schools
Georgia	Georgia Charter School Associations
Illinois	Illinois Network of Charter Schools
Michigan	Michigan Association of Public School Academies
New Mexico	New Mexico Coalition for Charter Schools
New York	New York Charter School Association
Washington, D.C.	FOCUS (Friends of Choice in Urban Schools)
Wisconsin	Wisconsin Charter Schools Association

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Environment

If you are looking for more information on restoring and conserving marine and freshwater ecosystems using market-based strategies that provide economic rewards for sustainable resource use, here are some links:

• Conservation International
• Environmental Defense
• Marine Stewardship Council

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Delta Region of Arkansas & Mississippi

The following organizations can provide more information on efforts to achieve measurable, sustainable and replicable improvements in the quality of life in the Delta Region by implementing community-based economic development strategies and enhancing educational opportunities for children and adults:

• Delta Bridge Project
• Delta Regional Authority
• Foundation for the Mid-South

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Northwest Arkansas

These organizations and institutions are working to enhance the economic vitality and the quality of life in Northwest Arkansas:

• Arkansas Community Foundation
• Crystal Bridges
• Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation
• Northwest Arkansas Council 
• Walton Arts Center

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Additional Resources

The following sites are more general sources of useful information:

• The Foundation Center
  
• The Wal-Mart Foundation 

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