Major Contributions

While the Wal-Mart Foundation makes many donations at the local level, we also support many national organizations and causes. The following list of contributions includes some examples of the Wal-Mart Foundation’s recent grants of $250,000 and above.

$1 Million and Above

  • American Council on Education
  • American Association of Community Colleges
  • American Cancer Society
  • American Heart Association
  • American National Red Cross
  • Boys and Girls Club of America
  • Children’s Miracle Network
  • Council of Independent Colleges
  • Excelencia in Education
  • Facing History and Ourselves
  • Feeding America (formerly America’s Second Harvest)
  • Gateway to College Network
  • Hispanic Scholarship Fund
  • Institute for Higher Education Policy
  • Jobs for the Future
  • Meharry Medical College
  • Muscular Dystrophy Association
  • Salvation Army National Corp
  • The United Way
  • YouthBuild USA
  • 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games

$500,000 - $999,999

  • American Diabetes Association
  • Big Brothers and Big Sisters
  • Clinton Global Initiative
  • Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc.
  • Corporation for Enterprise Development
  • Foundation for Independent Higher Education
  • March of Dimes National Foundation
  • Meals on Wheels Association of America
  • NAACP
  • National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
  • National Center on Education and the Economy
  • National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
  • Scholarship America (Dreamkeepers Program)
  • United Negro College Fund

$250,000 - $499,999

  • Center for Financial Services Innovation
  • Corporation for Enterprise Development
  • Doorway to Dreams
  • Fisher House
  • Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
  • Museum of African American History
  • National Center for Family Homelessness
  • National Council of La Raza
  • National Guard Youth Challenge/Foundation
  • Rocky Mountain Institute
  • Students in Free Enterprise
  • Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund

Arkansas Giving

Walmart Stores, Inc. is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. In order to support organizations that are making a positive difference in our own backyard, the Wal-Mart Foundation focuses a portion of its funding efforts specifically in Arkansas. The following list highlights some of the Foundation’s recent grants to Arkansan organizations:

$1 Million and Above

  • Washington Regional Medical Center
  • Northwest Arkansas Nonprofit Center, through the Jones Family Trust
  • Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas
  • University of Arkansas Foundation

$250,000-$999,999

  • Boys and Girls Club of Benton County
  • Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Benton County
  • Sharing and Caring of Benton County
  • Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter
  • Northwest Arkansas Community College
  • Adult Development Center of Benton County
  • Arkansas State University Foundation
  • Life Styles Foundation
  • Walton Arts Center Foundation

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