Recent Stories
April 16, 2019
Charter School Networks and Colleges are Redefining Success
April 9, 2019
After a century of land loss and water-quality degradation, partners on the Mississippi River are finding new ways to protect this critical watershed
April 4, 2019
To save endangered fish and support healthy water levels, conservationists get creative on the Colorado River’s 15-Mile Reach
April 2, 2019
Researcher Peter Bergman works to improve educational outcomes by studying student and parent behavior
March 29, 2019
By embracing openness as a core value, the foundation is becoming a more effective philanthropy
Our Work
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March 23, 2018Expanding access to a high-quality education for a lifetime of opportunity -
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March 23, 2018Enhancing the quality of life in our home region of Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta
It's not what you gather in life, but what you scatter in life, that tells the kind of life you have lived.
Helen Walton's favorite saying
March 23, 2018
Our steady approach to grantmaking focuses on making an impact to improve lives today that lasts to benefit future generations.