Funding search · EIN 133441466 · Bentonville, AR

Walton Family Foundation

Name: Walton Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

3,288
grants reported: $1.65B
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $200,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education arkansas community river water policy colorado school

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

K-12 education policy, charter schools, and curriculum reform nationally
Northwest Arkansas civic life: parks, trails, arts, transit in Bentonville
Education R&D: literacy, math acceleration, tutoring, learner records
Colorado River and Mississippi River Basin water and agriculture
Career pathways, apprenticeships, and community college redesign
Ocean and fisheries sustainability, including international tuna work

Typical grant

Median grant is $200,000, with the middle half between $75,000 and about $432,000. The eight-figure checks go to intermediaries and re-granting vehicles (Charter Fund, 50CAN's State Implementation Fund, New Venture Fund, NewSchools) plus Bentonville capital projects; the small ones are single-site programs and Arkansas nonprofits. Repeat giving is the norm, with organizations like Cambiar Education, Environmental Defense Fund, and TNTP each holding several concurrent grants.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“"improve student outcomes"”
“"high-quality instructional materials"”
“"high-impact tutoring"”
“"learning loss"”
“"To support general operations"”

Positioning adjacent work

Tie research to a named state implementation partner; they fund studies of policy rollout, not standalone inquiry.
Ask $1M to $3M for multi-year research; Harvard CEPR and ASU CRPE landed in that band.
Name Arkansas as a study site or first state. LEARNS Act implementation work is actively funded.
For water or agriculture work, anchor to the Colorado River Basin or Mississippi River Basin explicitly.

Worth knowing: Arkansas takes 888 of 3,288 grants and Bentonville itself absorbs large capital gifts, so a non-Arkansas applicant is competing in the national education portfolio, where a few intermediaries and fiscal sponsors (New Venture Fund, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Cambiar, NewSchools) recycle much of the money to subgrantees. Getting funded through one of those vehicles is often more realistic than a direct grant.

109 grants matching “scale” · $81.5M

$13.3M
50can · Washington, DC · 2024
To Launch the State Implementation Fund, a project that will help governors and state education chiefs in 5 to 8 states implement education policy solutions required to address learning loss and improve student outcomes… read allTo Launch the State Implementation Fund, a project that will help governors and state education chiefs in 5 to 8 states implement education policy solutions required to address learning loss and improve student outcomes at scale within 2 to 3 years. less
$12.5M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To support a financing and technical assistance program that will allow high-quality nonprofit curriculum developers in literacy and science to enhance and scale their existing product lines.
$3.3M
Cambiar Education · San Diego, CA · 2024
To support the launch of LearnerStudio to build and scale new solutions to reimagine high school.
$3.0M
Baton Rouge Area Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
To Support statewide implementation of education policy solutions to address learning loss and improve student outcomes at scale in at least four states, including Arkansas.
$2.1M
Battelle Education · Columbus, OH · 2024
To Create and scale high-quality advanced manufacturing high school pathways programs across Ohio.
$2.0M
Digital Promise Global · Washington, DC · 2024
To Design, launch, and scale a high school cybersecurity pathways program across Alabama.
$1.4M
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation · Springdale, AR · 2024
to support the continued scaling up and programmatic work of Groundwork.
$1.0M
Education First Consulting Llc · Seattle, WA · 2024
To Help at least three states implement innovative, curriculum-connected assessments that can positively impact teaching and student learning at scale.
$950,000
Sociedad De Historia Natural Niparaja Ac · 2024
To empower and strengthen the collective capacities of small-scale fishers to champion sustainable fisheries solutions that benefit people and nature.
$830,000
Comunidad Y Biodiversidad · 2024
To improve the sustainable management and climate resilience of several focus fisheries in Mexico and Peru through the scaling of community-based solutions.
$770,599
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
to support large-scale impact for first-generation students at DU through enhanced financial aid awards and support for experiential opportunities that are fundamental to the undergraduate experience, further improving … read allto support large-scale impact for first-generation students at DU through enhanced financial aid awards and support for experiential opportunities that are fundamental to the undergraduate experience, further improving institutional outcomes such as increased access to campus support services and improved persistence and completion. less
$750,000
Strivetogether · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
To support a new national project to scale high-quality career pathways in communities and states.
$739,238
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To support Duckworth Lab to develop and validate the Necessities Index, an assessment of the conditions required for adolescents to thrive socially, emotionally, and academically; and evaluate and scale Grit Lab 101, a … read allTo support Duckworth Lab to develop and validate the Necessities Index, an assessment of the conditions required for adolescents to thrive socially, emotionally, and academically; and evaluate and scale Grit Lab 101, a program designed to improve adolescents' skillsets and mindsets around perseverance to achieve long-term goals. less
$700,000
Farmers Conservation Alliance · Hood River, OR · 2024
To test large-scale off-farm irrigation modernization as a pathway to restore environmental streamflow in specific Colorado Upper Basin tributaries.
$670,786
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Redwood City, CA · 2024
To advance and scale the impact of high-impact tutoring for students nationally.
$550,000
Western Landowners Alliance · Denver, CO · 2024
To support river health policy and projects in the Upper Colorado River Basin by establishing an agricultural landowner-led Western Water Forum and pilot a model to scale federally funded watershed health projects.
$500,000
The Freshwater Trust · Portland, OR · 2024
To support testing large-scale on-farm irrigation modernization as a pathway to restore environmental streamflow in specific Colorado Upper Basin tributaries.
$500,000
Blue Ventures Conservation · 2024
To advance and scale community-centered sustainable management models for octopus fisheries.
$475,000
Denver Hybrid College · Denver, CO · 2024
To scale its career and college accelerator by increasing employer partnerships to expand work-based learning while creating a new revenue stream and launching a fellowship to offer career exploration and success coachi… read allTo scale its career and college accelerator by increasing employer partnerships to expand work-based learning while creating a new revenue stream and launching a fellowship to offer career exploration and success coaching to high school students. less
$452,529
Arkansas Center for Data Sciences · Little Rock, AR · 2024
To support scaling up multi-faceted, non-traditional talent development initiatives in Northwest Arkansas for the Information Technology workforce.
$375,000
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To support Coalition-building, thought leadership and capacity building on federal education policy priorities and Scale high-quality work-based learning experiences to learners and workers.
$342,500
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To develop innovative financing models to scale resilient water solutions in the western U.S.
$335,000
Maine Coast Fishermens Association · Brunswick, ME · 2024
To support elevating the policy priorities of small-scale, conservation-minded commercial fishermen.
$300,000
Great Outdoors Foundation · Des Moines, IA · 2024
To develop and pilot new financing approaches to scale up water quality projects in Iowa.
$284,000
Practical Farmers of Iowa · Ames, IA · 2024
To support efforts to encourage broad-scale adoption of regenerative agriculture system in Iowa.
$265,000
Bentonville Child Care and Development Center · Bentonville, AR · 2024
To support families from a wide range of economic backgrounds through the Sliding Scale Tuition Program and invest in educators through an adjusted pay scale to assist with employee retention and recruitment.
$226,000
Initiative Fr Systemisches Investieren · 2024
Todesign a blueprint for scaling regenerative agriculture in the U.S. Midwest.
$200,000
Ednavigator · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support scaling nationwide and offering multiple tiers of support to families across the country.
$170,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024
To pilot a program to strengthen the ability of small-scale fishing organizations in Mexico to actively participate in the development and implementation of sustainable fisheries management solutions.
$150,000
Zea Mays Foundation · Bloomington, IL · 2024
To support the conservation transition program to help farmers scale up conservation practices.
$150,000
Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2024
To support convenings to facilitate information exchange and collaboration among organizations working to increase the pace and scale of riverscape restoration on public lands.
$150,000
Environmental Law Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To support efforts to scale up nature-based solutions to water management and climate change resilience throughout the Mississippi River Basin.
$105,000
Colorado Ag Water Alliance · Littleton, CO · 2024
To support a unique partnership to implement, measure, and scale proven drought resilience practices on at least 30 farms and ranches across the state of Colorado.
$100,000
Drylands Agroecology Research Foundation · Longmont, CO · 2024
To support the Agroecology Incubator Program to continue educating land stewards in the restoration of degraded landscapes, to scale regeneration across the drylands on public and private lands, and to collect and share… read allTo support the Agroecology Incubator Program to continue educating land stewards in the restoration of degraded landscapes, to scale regeneration across the drylands on public and private lands, and to collect and share research on drylands climate impacts. less
$85,000
Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2024
To provide support to both the Indonesia Marine Funders Collaboration and the Small-Scale Fisheries Funders Network.
$75,000
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2024
To support the development of a grass roots policy campaign that advances the scale and pace of riverscape restoration on Bureau of Land Management lands within the Colorado River basin and other western states.
$50,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
To promote administrative policy that advances the scale and pace of riverscape restoration on Bureau of Land Management lands within the Colorado River basin and other western states.
$2.8M
Ffwd · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support the scaling of nonprofit organizations that create high-quality instructional materials.
$1.0M
Relay Graduate School of Education · New York, NY · 2023
To catalyze systemic change such that many more talented, diverse individuals can access and remain in the teaching profession, Relay develop, operate, and scale the teacher pipeline program, with a focus on building ou… read allTo catalyze systemic change such that many more talented, diverse individuals can access and remain in the teaching profession, Relay develop, operate, and scale the teacher pipeline program, with a focus on building out its virtual training platform less
$975,000
Comunidad Y Biodiversidad · 2023
To improve the sustainable management and climate resilience of several WFF's focus fisheries in Mexico and Peru through the scaling of community-based solutions.
$739,238
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To support Duckworth Lab to develop and validate the Necessities Index, an assessment of the conditions required for adolescents to thrive socially, emotionally, and academically; and evaluate and scale Grit Lab 101, a … read allTo support Duckworth Lab to develop and validate the Necessities Index, an assessment of the conditions required for adolescents to thrive socially, emotionally, and academically; and evaluate and scale Grit Lab 101, a program designed to improve adolescents' skillsets and mindsets around perseverance to achieve long-term goals. less
$638,637
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Redwood City, CA · 2023
To advance and scale the impact of high-impact tutoring for students nationally
$600,000
Ecosystem Services Market Consortium · Falls Church, VA · 2023
To provide support for scaling the marketplace.
$550,000
Western Landowners Alliance · Denver, CO · 2023
To support river health policy and projects in the Upper Colorado River Basin by establishing an agricultural landowner-led Western Water Forum and pilot a model to scale federally funded watershed health projects.
$547,350
Cambiar Education · San Diego, CA · 2023
To support the incubation of 36 diverse entrepreneurs to develop prototypes and to pilot and launch break -the-mold ventures that address a significant barrier to student success or access to high-quality schools at sca… read allTo support the incubation of 36 diverse entrepreneurs to develop prototypes and to pilot and launch break -the-mold ventures that address a significant barrier to student success or access to high-quality schools at scale less
$540,000
Sociedad De Historia Natural Niparaja Ac · 2023
To empower and strengthen the collective capacities of small-scale fishers to champion sustainable fisheries solutions that benefit people and nature.
$529,560
Bentonville Child Care and Development Center · Bentonville, AR · 2023
To support families from a wide range of economic backgrounds through the Sliding Scale Tuition Program, invest in educators through an adjusted pay scaleto assist with employee retention and recruitment, and update hig… read allTo support families from a wide range of economic backgrounds through the Sliding Scale Tuition Program, invest in educators through an adjusted pay scaleto assist with employee retention and recruitment, and update high-quality curriculum less
$500,000
Blue Ventures Conservation · 2023
To advance and scale community-centered sustainable management models for octopus fisheries.
$486,108
Arkansas Center for Data Sciences · Little Rock, AR · 2023
To scale up THE multi-faceted, non-traditional talent development initiatives in Northwest Arkansas for the Information Technology workforce.
$475,000
National Forest Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2023
To help leverage public funds to scale-up wetland restoration on National Forests in the Colorado River Basin.
$406,000
Denver Hybrid College Dba Advanceedu · Denver, CO · 2023
To scale the career & college accelerator by increasing employer partnerships to expand work-based learning while creating a new revenue stream and launching a fellowship to offer career exploration and success coaching… read allTo scale the career & college accelerator by increasing employer partnerships to expand work-based learning while creating a new revenue stream and launching a fellowship to offer career exploration and success coaching to high school students. less
$375,000
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
To provide support for coalition-building, thought leadership and capacity building on federal education policy priorities and Scale high-quality work-based learning experiences to learners and workers.
$353,859
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation · Springdale, AR · 2023
To support the scaling up of the NWA Workforce Housing Center
$350,000
Environmental Law Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To support efforts to scale up nature-based solutions to water management and climate change resilience throughout the Mississippi River Basin.
$335,000
Maine Coast Fishermen'S Association · Brunswick, ME · 2023
To support the work elevating the policy priorities of small-scale, conservation-minded commercial fishermen.
$325,000
Savanna Institute · Madison, WI · 2023
To support Savanna Institute's Agroforestry Coalition, a network of seven working groups addressing bottlenecks to scale agroforestry nationwide.
$307,500
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To support innovative financing models to scale resilient water solutions in the western U.S.
$300,000
Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2023
To support The Soil Inventory Project in scaling a national soil carbon inventory and developing a Midwest regional baseline for soil carbon.
$275,000
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2023
To support the development of a grass roots policy campaign that advances the scale and pace of riverscape restoration on Bureau of Land Management lands within the Colorado River basin and other western states.
$250,000
Regents of the University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To support Green Lands Blue Waters, which works to coordinate across stakeholders and organizations to scale continuous living cover crops across the Upper Mississippi River Basin.
$250,000
Ednavigator · New Orleans, LA · 2023
To support scaling nationwide and offering multiple tiers of support to families across the country.
$250,000
Efi Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the EF3 program to analyze barriers to at-scale private investment in clean energy projects and generate recommendations on how to address these barriers
$200,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2023
To support the further development of OpenET, a platform using satellite imagery and infrared technology, in order to accurately measure agricultural consumptive use on a field level scale.
$160,488
Forge Financing Ozarks Rural Growth & Economy · Huntsville, AR · 2023
To renew the Cureate program in Northwest Arkansas - a program that provides technical assistance and educational programming to help entrepreneurs who are looking to scale their food and/or beverage businesses
$150,000
Zea Mays Foundation · Bloomington, IL · 2023
To continue grantee's conservation transition program to help farmers scale up conservation practices.
$150,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023
To support a program to strengthen the ability of small-scale fishing organizations in Mexico to actively participate in the development and implementation of sustainable fisheries management solutions.
$150,000
Pacific Institute for Studies in Development Environment and Security · Oakland, CA · 2023
To support corporate water stewardship by building the case for business leaders through evidence-based approaches, communicating about these water stewardship projects, and by taking them to scale.
$145,000
Colorado Ag Water Alliance · Centennial, CO · 2023
To support a unique partnership to implement, measure, and scale proven drought resilience practices on at least 30 farms and ranches across the state of Colorado.
$100,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023
To promote administrative policy that advances the scale and pace of riverscape restoration on Bureau of Land Management lands within the Colorado River basin and other western states.
$100,000
Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2023
To provide support to conduct convenings to facilitate information exchange and collaboration among organizations working to increase the pace and scale of riverscape restoration on public lands.
$89,000
National Interscholastic Cycling Association · Orinda, CA · 2023
to support the development and implementation of a DEI strategy to increase diversity and inclusion in the NICA community and to support the growth and scale of Arkansas NICA.
$80,000
Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2023
To support the Indonesia Marine Funders Collaboration and the Small-Scale Fisheries Funders Network.
$45,000
Savanna Institute · Madison, WI · 2023
To support key working groups for scaling agroforestry.
$1.3M
Relay Graduate School of Education · New York, NY · 2022
To catalyze systemic change such that many more talented, diverse individuals can access and remain in the teaching profession, Relay develop, operate, and scale its teacher pipeline program, with a focus on building ou… read allTo catalyze systemic change such that many more talented, diverse individuals can access and remain in the teaching profession, Relay develop, operate, and scale its teacher pipeline program, with a focus on building out its virtual training platform. less
$1.3M
Ffwd · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the scaling of nonprofit organizations that create high-quality instructional materials.
$1.3M
America Achieves · New York, NY · 2022
To support a new initiative to cost-effectively embed high-impact tutoring and personalized learning into K-12 education at scale.
$1.0M
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation · Springdale, AR · 2022
To support the scaling up of the NWA Workforce Housing Center.
$900,000
The Learning Accelerator · Sacramento, CA · 2022
To bring together K-12 system leaders (district and charter) and education providers to examine how innovative pandemic-era virtual and hybrid models can advance and scale high-quality, customized learning experiences i… read allTo bring together K-12 system leaders (district and charter) and education providers to examine how innovative pandemic-era virtual and hybrid models can advance and scale high-quality, customized learning experiences in partnership with families. less
$739,238
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To support Duckworth Lab to develop and validate the Necessities Index, an assessment of the conditions required for adolescents to thrive socially, emotionally, and academically; and evaluate and scale Grit Lab 101, a … read allTo support Duckworth Lab to develop and validate the Necessities Index, an assessment of the conditions required for adolescents to thrive socially, emotionally, and academically; and evaluate and scale Grit Lab 101, a program designed to improve adolescents' skillsets and mindsets around perseverance to achieve long-term goals. less
$700,406
Cambiar Education · San Diego, CA · 2022
To support the incubation of 36 diverse entrepreneurs to develop prototypes and to pilot and launch break -the-mold ventures that address a significant barrier to student success or access to high-quality schools at sca… read allTo support the incubation of 36 diverse entrepreneurs to develop prototypes and to pilot and launch break -the-mold ventures that address a significant barrier to student success or access to high-quality schools at scale. less
$700,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2022
To support the further development of OpenET, a platform using satellite imagery and infrared technology, in order to accurately measure agricultural consumptive use (in nearly real time) on a field level scale.
$625,000
Arkansas Military and First Responders Academy · Little Rock, AR · 2022
To support the full request, as described in the startup application submitted March 9, 2022, for a public charter school located in Little Rock, Arkansas. This school will launch in August 2022 and is projected to serv… read allTo support the full request, as described in the startup application submitted March 9, 2022, for a public charter school located in Little Rock, Arkansas. This school will launch in August 2022 and is projected to serve 800 students at full-scale. less
$510,000
Sociedad De Historia Natural Niparaja Ac · 2022
To empower and strengthen the collective capacities of small-scale fishers to champion sustainable fisheries solutions that benefit people and nature.
$500,000
Friendship Education Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
To support the full request, as described in the expansion application dated March 25, 2022, for a public charter school located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. This school will launch in August 2022, and is projected to serve… read allTo support the full request, as described in the expansion application dated March 25, 2022, for a public charter school located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. This school will launch in August 2022, and is projected to serve 400 students at full-scale. less
$500,000
Bentonville Child Care and Development Center Inc Dba Helen R Walton C · Bentonville, AR · 2022
To support families from a wide range of economic backgrounds through the Sliding Scale Tuition Program and to invest in educators through an adjusted pay scale to assist with employee retention and recruitment.
$500,000
Tulsa Honor Academy · Tulsa, OK · 2022
To support the request, as described in the expansion application dated July 8, 2021, for Tulsa Honor Academy - Flores Middle School, located in Tulsa, OK. This school was launched in August 2021 and is projected to ser… read allTo support the request, as described in the expansion application dated July 8, 2021, for Tulsa Honor Academy - Flores Middle School, located in Tulsa, OK. This school was launched in August 2021 and is projected to serve 500 students at full-scale. less
$500,000
Dove Charter Public School Foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
As described in the expansion application dated May 1, 2021, for Dove schools located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. These schools are projected to serve 2,120 students at full-scale.
$475,000
National Forest Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2022
To help leverage public funds to scale-up wetland restoration on National Forests in the Colorado River Basin.
$450,000
Friendship Education Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
To support the full request, as described in the expansion application dated September 6, 2022, for a the Hannah School located in Maumelle, AR. This school is now under the management of the Grantee, and is projected t… read allTo support the full request, as described in the expansion application dated September 6, 2022, for a the Hannah School located in Maumelle, AR. This school is now under the management of the Grantee, and is projected to serve 160 students at full-scale. less
$450,000
Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2022
To support (as fiscal sponsor) The Soil Inventory Project in scaling a national soil carbon inventory and developing a Midwest regional baseline for soil carbon.
$442,139
Brown University of Providence · Providence, RI · 2022
To Support the launch of the National Student Support Accelerator to drive smarter demand and scale high dosage tutoring nationally.
$400,000
Wildflower Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To build key network infrastructure to support sustainable growth, diversify the Teacher Leader pipeline, and continue to scale academic assessment and data collection practices.
$390,350
Sociedad Peruana De Derecho Ambiental · 2022
To reduce illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by promoting the formalization of the fishing fleets and small scale fishers directly related to WFF's focus fisheries.
$325,000
Classically Formed Inc Dba Tulsa Classical Academy · Tulsa, OK · 2022
To support the full request, as described in the startup application dated February 4, 2022, for a public charter school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This school will launch August 2023 and is projected to serve 985 stud… read allTo support the full request, as described in the startup application dated February 4, 2022, for a public charter school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This school will launch August 2023 and is projected to serve 985 students at full-scale. less
$300,000
Ednavigator · New Orleans, LA · 2022
To support scaling nationwide and offering multiple tiers of support to families across the country.
$271,000
Arkansas Center for Data Sciences · Little Rock, AR · 2022
To scale up its multi-faceted, non-traditional talent development initiatives in Northwest Arkansas for the Information Technology (IT) workforce.
$258,944
University of Arkansas Foundation · Fayetteville, AR · 2022
To scale up the Venture Internship Program at the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
$250,000
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
To pilot a program to strengthen the ability of small-scale fishing organizations (cooperatives) in Mexico to actively participate in the development and implementation of sustainable fisheries management solutions.
$200,000
Savanna Institute · Madison, WI · 2022
To support key working groups for scaling agroforestry.
$175,000
Pacific Institute for Studies in Development Environment and Security · Oakland, CA · 2022
To advance corporate water stewardship by building the case for business leaders through evidence-based approaches, communicating about these water stewardship projects, and by taking them to scale.
$150,000
Fundacion Chile · 2022
To share and scale sustainability solutions for small scale fisheries in Chile.
$117,000
National Interscholastic Cycling Association · Orinda, CA · 2022
To support the following: 1) general operations and increasing DEI for 1 year; 2) growth and scale of AR NICA for 3 years.
$100,000
Colorado State University Foundation · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
To better understand the potential benefits of scaled, distributed natural water storage wetlands to improve resilience to climate change for water resources and ecosystems.
$100,000
Tntp · New York, NY · 2022
To engage families in the curriculum adoption process via a district pilot, and build a set of materials for scaling family engagement in curriculum adoption processes.
$92,000
Forge Financing Ozarks Rural Growth & Economy · Huntsville, AR · 2022
To implement Cureate Courses - a program that provides technical assistance and educational programming to help entrepreneurs who are looking to scale their food and/or beverage businesses.
$81,500
Dairy Research Institute · Rosemont, IL · 2022
To support the first phase of Dairy Research Institute's assessment of currently available water use efficiency technologies and strategies for effectiveness, adoption barriers and solutions to scale implementation acro… read allTo support the first phase of Dairy Research Institute's assessment of currently available water use efficiency technologies and strategies for effectiveness, adoption barriers and solutions to scale implementation across Arizona dairies. less
$80,000
Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2022
To support the Indonesia Marine Funders Collaboration and the Small-Scale Fisheries Funders Network.
$65,000
Comunidad Y Biodiversidad Ac · 2022
To serve as a fiscal sponsor and support the Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados to organize the 4th World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress series for the Latin American and the Caribbean region.
$33,000
New America Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
To support a hub of Grow Your Own programs in the Heartland to help build the capacity of programs to scale and serve more upcoming diverse teachers.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors21 grants · $61.4M
City Fund3 grants · $49.0M
Teach for America7 grants · $43.5M
New Venture Fund24 grants · $38.8M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund6 grants · $37.9M
Charter Fund Inc Dba Charter School Growth Fund4 grants · $36.0M
City of Bentonville39 grants · $35.1M
Newschools Venture Fund5 grants · $26.6M
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation41 grants · $26.2M
Cambiar Education14 grants · $26.1M

Giving over time

$541.9M

2022

$587.4M

2023

$521.7M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 3,288 grants.

$39.7M
Builders Initiative Foundation · Bentonville, AR · 2023
to support charitable grantmaking and related operational expenses.
$35.6M
Town Branch Foundation · Bentonville, AR · 2024
To support the improvement and advancement of K-12 education.
$33.0M
City Fund · Falls Church, VA · 2023
To support general operations.
$26.0M
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2022
To recruit, train and support diverse, high-quality teachers and increase the number of alumni in school or system leadership roles nationally.
$21.6M
Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony · Eureka Springs, AR · 2023
To support the construction of a new opera theater building and faculty housing units and supporting infrastructure on the campus of Opera in the Ozarks.
$19.4M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
To support special charitable projects.
$15.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
To provide support for the Learning Engineer Virtual Institute, a new model for Education R&D designed to create technology-enabled solutions that can double the rate of low-income, middle school students' math learning.
$15.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
To support the Learning Engineer Virtual Institute, a new model for Education R&D designed to create technology-enabled solutions that can double the rate of low-income, middle school students' math learning.
$15.0M
City Fund · Falls Church, VA · 2022
To support a local education reform agenda across mature cities nationally, including six where WFF has long made direct investments (Atlanta, Denver, Indianapolis, New Orleans, San Antonio, Washington, DC).
$13.3M
50can · Washington, DC · 2024
To Launch the State Implementation Fund, a project that will help governors and state education chiefs in 5 to 8 states implement education policy solutions required to address learning loss and improve student outcomes… read allTo Launch the State Implementation Fund, a project that will help governors and state education chiefs in 5 to 8 states implement education policy solutions required to address learning loss and improve student outcomes at scale within 2 to 3 years. less
$13.0M
Charter Fund · Denver, CO · 2024
to support the creation and expansion of high-quality charter schools and charter management organizations nationally
$13.0M
Federation of American Scientists · Washington, DC · 2024
To Expand and evaluate the Community Funding Accelerator.
$13.0M
Charter Fund Inc Dba Charter School Growth Fund · Denver, CO · 2023
to support the creation and expansion of high-quality charter schools and charter management organizations nationally
$13.0M
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2023
to recruit, train and support diverse, high-quality teachers and increase the number of alumni in school or system leadership roles nationally.
$13.0M
Charter Fund Inc Dba Charter School Growth Fund · Broomfield, CO · 2022
To support the creation and expansion of high-quality charter schools and charter management organizations (CMOs) nationally.
$12.5M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To support a financing and technical assistance program that will allow high-quality nonprofit curriculum developers in literacy and science to enhance and scale their existing product lines.
$12.0M
Advanced Education Research and Development Fund · Oakland, CA · 2022
To serve as a R&D engine for the education sector.
$11.3M
Opera in the Ozarks · Eureka Springs, AR · 2024
To support the construction of a new opera theater building and faculty housing units and supporting infrastructure on the campus of Opera in the Ozarks.
$10.7M
Khan Academy · Mountain View, CA · 2023
To support a five-year goal to accelerate math learning by 50 percent for 10 percent of students in the U.S.
$10.4M
Kipp Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
to support the KIPP 2025 campaign.
$10.1M
Grand River Dam Authority · Tulsa, OK · 2022
To construct a whitewater park on the Illinois River located at the Lake Frances spillway in Adair County, Oklahoma.
$10.0M
Newschools Venture Fund · Oakland, CA · 2024
To serve as an intermediary for K-12 education leadership development organizations.
$10.0M
The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support historically underrepresented entrepreneurs solving complex and urgent K-12 education challenges inhibiting the social and economic mobility and excellence of America's highest-need youth
$10.0M
Arkansas Department of Parks Heritage and Tourism · Little Rock, AR · 2022
To support the completion of The Delta Heritage Trail as more fully described in the Delta Heritage Trail Master Plan dated April 2019 and in the updated Extension Budget dated October 16, 2019.
$10.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
To launch and manage the Learning Engineer Virtual Institute (LEVI), a new model for Education R&D designed to create technology-enabled solutions that can double the rate of low-income, middle school students' math lea… read allTo launch and manage the Learning Engineer Virtual Institute (LEVI), a new model for Education R&D designed to create technology-enabled solutions that can double the rate of low-income, middle school students' math learning. less
$9.8M
Arkansas Department of Parks Heritage and Tourism · Little Rock, AR · 2024
to support the completion of The Delta Heritage Trail.
$9.7M
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2024
To support special charitable projects.
$9.1M
Regents of the University of California · Merced, CA · 2023
To fund scholarships for Gateway Scholars.
$8.4M
Advanced Education Research and Development Fund · Oakland, CA · 2024
To serve as an R&D engine for the education sector.
$7.4M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
To support special charitable projects.
$7.0M
Cambiar Education · San Diego, CA · 2024
To support Eradicating Illiteracy Through Evidence-based Phonics Instruction.
$6.8M
Northwest Arkansas Council Foundation · Springdale, AR · 2023
To support a partnership with the nonprofit Community Development Corporation (CDC) and the "Big Emma" development team to acquire in downtown Springdale and develop a mixed-income workforce housing.
$6.5M
Newschools Venture Fund · Oakland, CA · 2022
To support the launch of new, innovative schools, grants for early-stage ventures that will help increase the proportion of Black and Latino leaders in education, a Teacher Diversity Request for Proposals, and greater c… read allTo support the launch of new, innovative schools, grants for early-stage ventures that will help increase the proportion of Black and Latino leaders in education, a Teacher Diversity Request for Proposals, and greater communications capacity. less
$6.1M
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
to provide funding to help DU establish an endowed scholarship fund
$6.1M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
To support the Snacks Family Donor-Advised Fund.
$6.0M
Vela Education Fund · Arlington, VA · 2022
To invest in education innovation occurring outside the bounds of traditional school, reaching millions of underserved students and families.
$5.7M
Newschools Venture Fund · Oakland, CA · 2024
To support general operations.
$5.5M
Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs · North Little Rock, AR · 2022
To support the in-kind land transfer of the Rainbow Road Veteran's Home property.
$5.0M
City of Bentonville · Bentonville, AR · 2024
To support the construction of the 8th Street Gateway Park in Bentonville.
$5.0M
Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Group · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support The 1954 Project.
$5.0M
Bentonville Library Foundation · Bentonville, AR · 2023
to support the expansion efforts of the Bentonville Public Library.
$5.0M
Charter Fund Inc Dba Charter School Growth Fund · Denver, CO · 2023
To support the Growth and Early Launch of the Next Generation of Great Charter Networks.
$5.0M
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art · Bentonville, AR · 2023
To create an endowed fund for the long-term sustainability of the museum's Community Engagement program.
$5.0M
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools · Washington, DC · 2023
To support general operations.
$5.0M
Vela Education Fund · Arlington, VA · 2023
To invest in education innovation occurring outside the bounds of traditional school, reaching millions of underserved students and families.
$5.0M
Charter Fund Inc Dba Charter School Growth Fund · Broomfield, CO · 2022
To seed the launch or expansion of up to 120 new or emerging charter management organizations to open a total of 50,000 new charter seats nationally.
$5.0M
Educational Resources Impact Fund Lp · New York, NY · 2022
To support the provision of loans to nonprofit organizations that are developing high-quality instructional materials for K-12 students and/or providing aligned supports to teachers and school districts to effectively i… read allTo support the provision of loans to nonprofit organizations that are developing high-quality instructional materials for K-12 students and/or providing aligned supports to teachers and school districts to effectively implement curricula and other educational resources in order to improve student outcome. less
$5.0M
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
To support general operations in 2022.
$4.9M
Grand River Dam Authority · Tulsa, OK · 2023
to construct a whitewater park on the Illinois River located at the Lake Frances spillway in Adair County, Oklahoma.
$4.5M
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools · Washington, DC · 2024
To support general operations.
$4.1M
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art · Bentonville, AR · 2023
To support capital improvements at the Momentary
$4.0M
The Children'S Scholarship Fund · New York, NY · 2024
to provide tuition assistance to students in grades K-8 to attend alternatives to faltering conventional schools and provide administrative support for the organization.
$4.0M
Accelerate - the National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning · Nashville, TN · 2023
To support subgrants to promising tutoring providers, researchers, and state departments of education to support successful implementation of high-impact tutoring in schools.
$4.0M
Advanced Education Research and Development Fund · Oakland, CA · 2023
To serve as a R&D engine for the education sector.
$4.0M
The Children'S Scholarship Fund · New York, NY · 2023
to provide tuition assistance to students in grades K-8 to attend alternatives to faltering conventional schools and provide administrative support for the organization.
$4.0M
The Children'S Scholarship Fund · New York, NY · 2022
To provide tuition assistance for students in grades K-8 for alternatives to faltering conventional schools and provide administrative support for the organization.
$4.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
To support research on how K-12 schools can increase social and economic mobility for children across the US.
$3.9M
Newschools Venture Fund · Oakland, CA · 2023
to support the launch of new, innovative schools, grants for early-stage ventures that will help increase the proportion of Black and Latino leaders in education, a Teacher Diversity Request for Proposals, and greater c… read allto support the launch of new, innovative schools, grants for early-stage ventures that will help increase the proportion of Black and Latino leaders in education, a Teacher Diversity Request for Proposals, and greater communications capacity. less
$3.9M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To increase the number of career-connected learning models and approaches for historically disadvantaged students in grades six through 14.
$3.8M
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools · Washington, DC · 2022
To Support NAPCS programming, including federal and state-specific policy and coalitions work, sector-wide communications efforts, a Legal Action Fund, and a variety of research and support strategies.
$3.8M
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching · Stanford, CA · 2023
To support Carnegie in leading a field-wide shift from time and credit-based schooling (the Carnegie unit) to mastery-based models of attainment and learning that demonstrably improve young people's success in school, c… read allTo support Carnegie in leading a field-wide shift from time and credit-based schooling (the Carnegie unit) to mastery-based models of attainment and learning that demonstrably improve young people's success in school, career, and life. less
$3.8M
Theatresquared · Fayetteville, AR · 2023
To provide support for TheatreSquared's programming and operations in NW Arkansas.
$3.6M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the Colorado River Sustainability Campaign in providing coordination and leadership to Foundation grantees in the Colorado River Basin.
$3.5M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
To support the Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation project,which will allow coordinated donors to have a bigger impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving water outcomes in American agricu… read allTo support the Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation project,which will allow coordinated donors to have a bigger impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving water outcomes in American agriculture. less
$3.5M
Water Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2024
To leverage public funds for on-the-ground water solutions in the face of climate change by supporting the Water Solutions Fund to develop projects, change policy, and build power; & to develop and begin implementation … read allTo leverage public funds for on-the-ground water solutions in the face of climate change by supporting the Water Solutions Fund to develop projects, change policy, and build power; & to develop and begin implementation of a Clean Water Campaign Plan. less
$3.5M
Education Reform Now · New York, NY · 2022
To support general operations in 2022.
$3.5M
Education Reform Now · New York, NY · 2024
To support general operations.
$3.5M
Education Reform Now · New York, NY · 2023
To support general operations.
$3.3M
Cambiar Education · San Diego, CA · 2024
To support the launch of LearnerStudio to build and scale new solutions to reimagine high school.
$3.3M
City of Bentonville · Bentonville, AR · 2023
To support the final phase of the reconstruction of 8th Street in Bentonville, including new bicycle and pedestrian facilities, enhanced intersections for safety and improved traffic flow for all modes of transportation… read allTo support the final phase of the reconstruction of 8th Street in Bentonville, including new bicycle and pedestrian facilities, enhanced intersections for safety and improved traffic flow for all modes of transportation including public transit. less
$3.3M
Bes · Boston, MA · 2022
To increase the supply of high-quality charter schools by recruiting and training leaders for the BES Fellowship and supporting them to launch new schools.
$3.3M
City of Bentonville · Bentonville, AR · 2022
To support the final phase of the reconstruction of 8th Street in Bentonville, including new bicycle and pedestrian facilities, enhanced intersections for safety and improved traffic flow for all modes of transportation… read allTo support the final phase of the reconstruction of 8th Street in Bentonville, including new bicycle and pedestrian facilities, enhanced intersections for safety and improved traffic flow for all modes of transportation including public transit. less
$3.3M
Bes · Boston, MA · 2023
To increase the supply of high-quality charter schools by recruiting and training leaders for the BES Fellowship and supporting them to launch new schools.
$3.2M
California Charter Schools Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To advocate, protect, and defend public charter schools in California and to accelerate the rate of closing the opportunity gap for historically underserved students.
$3.2M
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching · Stanford, CA · 2024
To support Carnegie in leading a field-wide shift from time and credit-based schooling (the Carnegie unit) to mastery-based models of attainment and learning that demonstrably improve young people's success in school, c… read allTo support Carnegie in leading a field-wide shift from time and credit-based schooling (the Carnegie unit) to mastery-based models of attainment and learning that demonstrably improve young people's success in school, career, and life. less
$3.2M
Denver Health Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
To support the Workforce Development Center, Office of Health Equity, and Equitable Procurement Initiative.
$3.1M
Cambiar Education · San Diego, CA · 2024
To support Cambiar's Thrive grant program, a subgranting program that supports products and programs that are focused on improving how parents and caregivers get information and data about their child's education journe… read allTo support Cambiar's Thrive grant program, a subgranting program that supports products and programs that are focused on improving how parents and caregivers get information and data about their child's education journey. less
$3.1M
City of Bentonville · Bentonville, AR · 2023
To support the construction of the new A Street Promenade as part of the City of Bentonville's Quilt of Parks Plan.
$3.1M
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools · Washington, DC · 2023
To Support NAPCS programming, including federal and state-specific policy and coalitions work, sector-wide communications efforts, a Legal Action Fund, and a variety of research and support strategies
$3.1M
Learning Economy · Nashville, TN · 2024
To develop "portable learner records" to help parents, educators, and students understand and make decisions about students' learning trajectories.
$3.0M
Accelerate - the National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning · Nashville, TN · 2024
To provide subgrants to promising tutoring providers, researchers, and state departments of education to support successful implementation of high-impact tutoring in schools.
$3.0M
Baton Rouge Area Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
To Support statewide implementation of education policy solutions to address learning loss and improve student outcomes at scale in at least four states, including Arkansas.
$3.0M
Foundation for Excellence in Education · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
To support general operations.
$3.0M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To Support the work of Opportunity Insights.
$3.0M
Foundation for Excellence in Education · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
To support general operations.
$3.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
To provide support for the Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation project, which will allow coordinated donors to have a bigger impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving water outcomes in Am… read allTo provide support for the Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation project, which will allow coordinated donors to have a bigger impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving water outcomes in American agriculture. less
$3.0M
Water Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2023
To leverage public funds for on-the-ground water solutions for people and the environment in the face of climate change.
$3.0M
Foundation for Excellence in Education · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
To support general operations in 2022.
$3.0M
Greatschools · Oakland, CA · 2022
To support improvements on its technology platform.
$3.0M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
To support the Colorado River Sustainability Campaign in implementing environmental priorities in the Colorado River Basin.
$3.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
To serve as the fiscal sponsor for the Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation project, which will allow coordinated donors to have a bigger impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving water ou… read allTo serve as the fiscal sponsor for the Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation project, which will allow coordinated donors to have a bigger impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving water outcomes in American agriculture. less
$3.0M
Water Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022
To leverage public funds for on-the-ground water solutions for people and the environment in the face of climate change.
$2.9M
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2023
To support the work of the Restore the Mississippi River Delta coalition.
$2.8M
City of Bentonville · Bentonville, AR · 2024
To support the construction of the new A Street Promenade as part of the City of Bentonville's Quilt of Parks Plan.
$2.8M
California Charter Schools Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To support, protect, and defend public charter schools in California and to accelerate the rate of closing the opportunity gap for historically underserved students.
$2.8M
Arkansas Department of Education · Little Rock, AR · 2022
To provide high quality STEM curriculum to middle schools.
$2.8M
National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance · Hadley, MA · 2024
To establish a venture studio program that will support startup companies in the state of Arkansas.
$2.8M
Ffwd · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support the scaling of nonprofit organizations that create high-quality instructional materials.
$2.8M
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art · Bentonville, AR · 2022
Program and operating support for The Momentary, a multi-disciplinary space for visual and performing arts, culinary experiences, festivals, and artist residencies and a satellite facility to Crystal Bridges Museum of A… read allProgram and operating support for The Momentary, a multi-disciplinary space for visual and performing arts, culinary experiences, festivals, and artist residencies and a satellite facility to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. less
$2.7M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
To support the Runway Donor-Advised Fund.

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