Unique Year Highlighted By Grants to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art; Includes Grants in Delta Region, Northwest Arkansas and Education Reform Initiatives

Part of More Than $500 Million in Total Giving for the Year

Majority satisfied with region quality of life and amenities; traffic, pre-K, air travel identified for improvement

Walton Family Foundation grants will strengthen Arkansas public schools

Grant to Benefit Arkansas Delta and Charter School Students

The Arkansas Board of Education on Thursday voted to establish a strategic partnership with the state’s two leading foundations committed to increasing educational attainment. Through the ForwARd initiative, the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and Walton Family Foundation will lead the development of a comprehensive plan to strengthen public education in the state targeted on recommendations for academically distressed schools and districts.

Investing in Home-Grown Vision to Produce World-Class Results

KIPP Delta Public Charter Schools announced today that it has received a nearly $500,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation to fund a two-year pilot program to help prepare more students throughout the Delta for college.

Bentonville, Northwest Arkansas Families to Benefit from World-Class Educational Option, Led by Dr. Clayton Marsh, Deputy Dean of the College at Princeton University

Program Offers Designers Creative Venue to Shape Urban Landscape of one of Nation’s Fastest-Growing Areas