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Helen Walton. Helen Robson Walton (December 3, 1919 – April 19, 2007) was an American philanthropist and prominent arts advocate, dedicated to being a grandmother and to her community in Bentonville, Arkansas where she instituted a committee for a national museum of arts. After 31 years of activity, the Arkansas Committee on the National ...
Walton Family Foundation is an American private foundation and the main philanthropic organization of the Walton family. It was created in 1987 by Walmart founder Sam Walton and his wife Helen Walton. As of 2023, the foundation's giving focuses on environmental and educational causes, as well as supporting communities in Northwest Arkansas and ...
Charity Navigator is a charity assessment organization that evaluates hundreds of thousands of charitable organizations based in the United States, operating as a free 501 (c) (3) organization. [4] It provides insights into a nonprofit's financial stability, adherence to best practices for both accountability and transparency, and results ...
In 1945, Sam and Helen Walton purchased their first Ben Franklin "variety store" in Newport, Arkansas. Within five years, Sam was able to make his Ben Franklin store the top franchise in the state.
The following are a few of the notable figures that passed away in 2007: Helen Walton, the widow of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, died in April at the age of 87. The first Wal-Mart was opened in ...
The Walton Family Foundation created the Building Equity Initiative to provide charter schools with access to capital to create and expand their facilities. [8] This initiative was established after the foundation announced in 2016 that it would spend $1 billion over the next five years to expand "educational opportunity" by partnering with ...
The following are a few of the notable figures that passed away in 2007: Helen Walton, the widow of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, died in April at the age of 87. The first Wal-Mart was opened in ...
The free public school will be open to anybody with South Carolina residency. ... The Walton Family Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Walmart founders Sam and Helen Walton, has contributed ...