Funding search · EIN 205639919 · Bentonville, AR

Wal-Mart Foundation

Name: Wal-Mart 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.

503
grants reported: $375.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $425,000
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

arkansas northwest disaster preparedness relief chains people supply

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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

Landscape and marine conservation through large international NGOs
Smallholder farmer and worker programs in global supply chains, especially India
Food access: food banks, WIC, SNAP outreach, senior nutrition
Disaster relief and preparedness through national and local responders
Northwest Arkansas hometown nonprofits: children, food, youth, arts
Recycling, textile and packaging waste infrastructure

Typical grant

Median grant is $425,000, with the middle half falling between $132,250 and $1,000,000. The seven-figure checks go to large national and international intermediaries under NATURE and PEOPLE IN SUPPLY CHAINS (Conservation International at $8.5M, Nature Conservancy at $5.7M, TechnoServe at $4.8M); the sub-$500K grants go to Northwest Arkansas community organizations and local disaster responders like Hutchinson County United Way. With 503 grants to 341 recipients over three years, roughly a third of grantees received more than one payment, so multi-year continuation is normal for organizations already in the portfolio.

Their words

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

“PEOPLE IN SUPPLY CHAINS”
“HEALTHIER FOOD FOR ALL”
“CARING AND CONNECTED COMMUNITIES”
“DISASTER RELIEF AND PREPAREDNESS”
“NORTHWEST ARKANSAS”

Positioning adjacent work

Universities get funded through applied work: USC, Harvard, Texas A&M Research Foundation, Minnesota and Tulane all appear. Mirror that framing.
Tie environmental research to NATURE (forests, fisheries, regenerative sourcing) or WASTE (recycling, textile recovery), not to general climate science.
Frame food or nutrition work as HEALTHIER FOOD FOR ALL with a benefits-access or food-bank delivery partner attached.
Ask $250,000 to $1,000,000 for a first university-based project; the $2M-plus checks go to established NGO partners.

Worth knowing: Dollars and grant counts point different directions: Arkansas has the most grants (129) but they are mostly modest hometown awards, while the biggest money flows to DC and Virginia headquartered international NGOs whose work maps onto Walmart's own sourcing and operations. This is corporate-strategy giving with a stable set of repeat intermediaries, so an unaffiliated applicant is better off partnering with an existing grantee than approaching cold.

30 grants matching “criminal justice reform” · $17.3M

$1.5M
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Criminal justice reform
$1.0M
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Criminal justice reform
$500,000
Family Health International · Washington, DC · 2024
Criminal justice reform
$250,000
Girls Embracing Mothers · Dallas, TX · 2024
Criminal justice reform
$250,000
Rockteen Youth Foundation · Arlington, TX · 2024
Criminal justice reform
$150,000
Adoption Exchange Association · Linthicum, MD · 2024
Criminal justice reform
$1.3M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
Criminal justice reform
$1.3M
Prison Fellowship Ministries · Lansdowne, VA · 2023
Criminal justice reform
$1.0M
National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform · Oakland, CA · 2023
Criminal justice reform
$1.0M
Big Thought · Dallas, TX · 2023
Criminal justice reform
$1.0M
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Criminal justice reform
$850,000
Urban Libraries Council · Washington, DC · 2023
Criminal justice reform
$497,577
Nomi Network · New York, NY · 2023
Criminal justice reform
$450,000
L&J Empowerment · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Criminal justice reform
$400,000
Youthbuild USA · Roxbury, MA · 2023
Criminal justice reform
$250,000
National Youth Employment Coalition · Washington, DC · 2023
Criminal justice reform
$1.0M
National Judicial College · Reno, NV · 2022
Criminal justice reform
$650,000
Legal Action Center of the City of · New York, NY · 2022
Criminal justice reform
$500,000
Adoption Exchange Association · Linthicum, MD · 2022
Criminal justice reform
$500,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2022
Criminal justice reform
$500,000
National Legal Aid and Defender Ass · Washington, DC · 2022
Criminal justice reform
$449,710
New Venture Fund · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Criminal justice reform
$405,000
Institute for the Quantitative Stud · Williamstown, MA · 2022
Criminal justice reform
$351,000
Texas Southern University Foundatio · Houston, TX · 2022
Criminal justice reform
$250,000
Rockteen Youth Foundation · Arlington, TX · 2022
Criminal justice reform
$250,000
Girls Embracing Mothers · Dallas, TX · 2022
Criminal justice reform
$249,435
Urban Libraries Council · Washington, DC · 2022
Criminal justice reform
$249,000
Choose 180 · Burien, WA · 2022
Criminal justice reform
$200,000
Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program ( · Detroit, MI · 2022
Criminal justice reform
$150,000
Family Health International · Washington, DC · 2022
Criminal justice reform

Top recipients

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

Feeding America3 grants · $14.7M
Conservation International Foundation4 grants · $12.5M
Technoserve3 grants · $10.0M
Nature Conservancy3 grants · $7.7M
Crystal Bridges Museum of American1 grant · $7.0M
World Wildlife Fund5 grants · $6.3M
The Aspen Institute6 grants · $6.0M
American Heart Association2 grants · $6.0M
National Council On Aging3 grants · $5.9M
Center On Budget and Policy Priorities3 grants · $5.9M

Giving over time

$131.7M

2022

$131.4M

2023

$112.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 503 grants.

$12.2M
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022
Healthier food for all
$8.5M
Conservation International Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024
Nature
$7.0M
Crystal Bridges Museum of American · Bentonville, AR · 2022
Northwest arkansas
$5.9M
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2023
Healthier food for all
$5.7M
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Nature
$5.0M
Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas · Rogers, AR · 2023
Northwest arkansas
$4.8M
Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2024
People in supply chains
$3.5M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
Inclusive communities
$3.3M
Foodcorps · Portland, OR · 2022
Healthier food for all
$3.2M
National Council On Aging · Arlington, VA · 2022
Healthier food for all
$3.0M
Digital Green Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2023
People in supply chains
$3.0M
Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2022
People in supply chains
$2.8M
Root Capital · Cambridge, MA · 2022
People in supply chains
$2.7M
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Nature
$2.5M
Food Banks Canada · 2024
Healthier food for all
$2.5M
Community Foundations of Canada · 2024
Healthier food for all
$2.5M
Foundation for Black Communities · 2024
Healthier food for all
$2.5M
Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Caring and connected communities
$2.5M
Code for America Labs · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Healthier food for all
$2.5M
Mercy Corps · Portland, OR · 2023
People in supply chains
$2.5M
Unidosus · Washington, DC · 2022
Healthier food for all
$2.5M
The Recycling Partnership · Washington, DC · 2024
Waste
$2.5M
Center On Budget and Policy Priorities · Washington, DC · 2024
Healthier food for all
$2.4M
National Council On Aging · Arlington, VA · 2024
Healthier food for all
$2.2M
Unidosus · Washington, DC · 2023
Healthier food for all
$2.2M
Technoserve · Arlington, VA · 2022
People in supply chains
$2.0M
Equitable Food Initiative · Washington, DC · 2022
People in supply chains
$2.0M
International Research & Exchanges Board · Washington, DC · 2024
Caring and connected communities
$2.0M
Arkansas Childrens Northwest · Springdale, AR · 2024
Northwest arkansas
$2.0M
Goodwill Industries International I · Rockville, MD · 2024
Waste
$2.0M
Wal-Mart Associates in Critical Need Fund · Bentonville, AR · 2024
Giving matching
$2.0M
Grameen Foundation USA · Beaverton, OR · 2023
People in supply chains
$2.0M
St Bernard Project · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Disaster relief and preparedness
$2.0M
Wal-Mart Associates in Critical Need Fund · Bentonville, AR · 2023
Giving matching
$2.0M
Wolfes Neck Farm Foundation · Freeport, ME · 2023
Nature
$2.0M
Professional Assistance for Development Action (Pradan) · 2022
People in supply chains
$2.0M
Soil Health Institute · Morrisville, NC · 2022
Nature
$2.0M
Wal-Mart Associates in Critical Nee · Bentonville, AR · 2022
Giving matching
$2.0M
National 4-H Council · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Healthier food for all
$1.9M
Center On Budget and Policy Priorities · Washington, DC · 2022
Healthier food for all
$1.9M
Self Reliant Initiatives Through Joint Action ( Srijan) · 2024
People in supply chains
$1.9M
Action for Social Advancement · 2024
People in supply chains
$1.8M
Polaris Project · Washington, DC · 2022
People in supply chains
$1.8M
Avina Americas · Washington, DC · 2023
People in supply chains
$1.8M
Cruz Roja Mexicana Iap · 2023
Disaster relief and preparedness
$1.8M
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars · Washington, DC · 2023
People in supply chains
$1.8M
Rainforest Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
Nature
$1.7M
Access Development Services · 2022
People in supply chains
$1.7M
Catholic Relief Services United Sta · Baltimore, MD · 2024
People in supply chains
$1.7M
Conservation International Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2023
Nature
$1.7M
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Nature
$1.6M
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Nature
$1.6M
National Wic Association · Washington, DC · 2024
Healthier food for all
$1.6M
Conservation International Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2022
Nature
$1.6M
Sustainable Food Laboratory · Hartland, VT · 2022
Nature
$1.6M
Geos Institute · Ashland, OR · 2024
Disaster relief and preparedness
$1.6M
Emergent Forest Finance Accelerator · New York, NY · 2024
Nature
$1.6M
Baif Development Research Foundation · 2023
People in supply chains
$1.6M
Geos Institute · Ashland, OR · 2023
Disaster relief and preparedness
$1.6M
Sustainable Fishery Advocates · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Nature
$1.5M
Benefits Data Trust · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Healthier food for all
$1.5M
Artificial Intelligence Unit of Nat · 2024
People in supply chains
$1.5M
Catholic Charities USA · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Healthier food for all
$1.5M
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Healthier food for all
$1.5M
Mercy Corps · Portland, OR · 2024
People in supply chains
$1.5M
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Criminal justice reform
$1.5M
Accelerating Circularity · Campbell Hall, NY · 2023
Waste
$1.5M
Center On Budget and Policy Priorities · Washington, DC · 2023
Healthier food for all
$1.5M
Food Research & Action Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Healthier food for all
$1.5M
Iseal Alliance · 2023
Nature
$1.5M
Jobs for the Future · Boston, MA · 2023
Economic opportunity in retail
$1.5M
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Nature
$1.5M
S M Sehgal Foundation · 2023
People in supply chains
$1.5M
Storycorps · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Inclusive communities
$1.5M
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Healthier food for all
$1.5M
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Nature
$1.5M
Bentonville Library Foundation · Bentonville, AR · 2022
Northwest arkansas
$1.5M
Mercy Corps · Portland, OR · 2022
People in supply chains
$1.5M
National Geographic Society · Washington, DC · 2022
Nature
$1.5M
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Healthier food for all
$1.5M
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Nature
$1.5M
Environmental Initiative · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Nature
$1.4M
Practical Farmers of Iowa · Ames, IA · 2023
Nature
$1.4M
Independent Sector · Washington, DC · 2024
Racial solidarity
$1.4M
Catholic Charities USA · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Healthier food for all
$1.4M
S M Sehgal Foundation · 2022
Nature
$1.4M
Northwest Arkansas Food Bank · Bethel Hts, AR · 2023
Northwest arkansas
$1.4M
Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada · 2023
Healthier food for all
$1.4M
Cdp North America · New York, NY · 2022
Nature
$1.3M
Catholic Charities USA · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Healthier food for all
$1.3M
International Development Enterprises · Denver, CO · 2023
People in supply chains
$1.3M
Goodwill Industries International I · Rockville, MD · 2022
Waste
$1.3M
Labor Mobility Partnerships · Washington, DC · 2023
People in supply chains
$1.3M
Transforming Rural India Foundation · 2023
People in supply chains
$1.3M
Prison Fellowship Ministries · Lansdowne, VA · 2023
Criminal justice reform
$1.3M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
Criminal justice reform
$1.3M
Storycorps · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Inclusive communities
$1.2M
Watershed Organisation Trust · 2023
People in supply chains
$1.2M
Northwest Arkansas Food Bank · Lowell, AR · 2024
Northwest arkansas
$1.2M
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Nature

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