Private foundation · Bentonville, AR (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Walton Family Foundation Inc.

EIN 13-3441466 · Website · IRS record · Latest filing: tax year 2024

Invitation only

In 2024 it gave 7 grants worth $10.4 million to Tennessee groups. A typical grant was $653,196 to $3 million.

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Grants in Tennessee: 7 totaling $10.4 million
Typical grant How we figure this: $653,196 to $3 million (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask How we figure this: About $1.2 million, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives: Davidson County · plus 1017 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment: None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups? How we figure this: 17% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 1 of 6.
Total giving that year: $521.7 million

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax year	Total grants paid	To Tennessee	Tennessee grants
2024	$521.7M	$10.4M	7
2023	$587.4M	$7M	10

All grants paid To Tennessee

How to apply

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Board and officers

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Carrie W PennerDirector
Brad SikorskiTreasurer
Alice Anne ProiettiDirector
Lukas T WaltonDirector
Thomas L WaltonDirector
Stephanie CornellExecutive director
Christie YangSecretary, general counsel

As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

What it funds most often

To provide subgrants to promising tutoring providers, researchers, and state departments of education to... (1 grant)
To expand the evaluation capacity of researchers for state-approved tutoring providers working in Arkansas... (1 grant)
To support general operations. (1 grant)
To train teachers so they can effectively use high-quality instructional materials to accelerate student learning. (1 grant)
To develop "portable learner records" to help parents, educators, and students understand and make... (1 grant)
To support a diverse range of Tennessee education stakeholders to sustain and successfully implement... (1 grant)
To partner with the Institute of Education Science to publicly release data from the National Assessment... (1 grant)

How big its Tennessee grants are

Number of Tennessee grants in each size band, tax year 2024
Grant size	Grants
Under $1,000	0
$1,000 to $4,999	0
$5,000 to $9,999	0
$10,000 to $24,999	0
$25,000 to $99,999	0
$100,000 or more	7

From its 2024 IRS filing. Small groups: look at how many grants sit in the bands you'd ask for.

Tennessee organizations it funded

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Tennessee grants from Walton Family Foundation Inc.
Past winner	Where	Purpose	Amount
Learning Economy Inc.	Nashville, Davidson County	To develop "portable learner records" to help parents, educators, and...	$3.1M
Accelerate - the National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning	Nashville, Davidson County	To provide subgrants to promising tutoring providers, researchers, and state...	$3M
Accelerate - the National Collaborative for Accelerated Learning	Nashville, Davidson County	To expand the evaluation capacity of researchers for state-approved tutoring...	$1.3M
Instruction Partners	Nashville, Davidson County	To train teachers so they can effectively use high-quality instructional...	$1.2M
Tennessee State Collaborative On Reforming Education	Nashville, Davidson County	To support a diverse range of Tennessee education stakeholders to sustain...	$1M
Vanderbilt University	Nashville, Davidson County	To partner with the Institute of Education Science to publicly release data...	$653K
Beacon Center of Tennessee	Nashville, Davidson County	To support general operations.	$150K