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Arkansas · Private foundation

Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$10M
Granted FY2022
127
Itemized grants FY2022
89
Organizations funded FY2022
66%
First-time grantees FY2022
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Itemized, FY2022
$10.0M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2022
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2022
$1,500,000
Organizations funded a year
57 to 89
FY2020 to FY2022
States reached, FY2022
6
Total assets, FY2022
$484M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2022, 66% of the organizations Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 39% of its grant dollars.

The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202289$10.0M66%
FY202057$11Mn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$50MHealth$8.5MEducation$1.9MRecreation & Sports$1.0MCommunity Improvement$505kHuman Services$450kAnimals$368kCrime & Legal$315kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Arkansas Children's Foundation$3,305,000224%
Crystal Bridges-Museum of American Art Inc$3,200,00023%
Razorback Foundation Inc$2,000,00016%
University of the Ozarks$755,00021%
Theatre Squared Inc$600,00021%
Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation$350,00019%
Country Music Foundation Inc$300,00021%
Children's Safety Center$279,00026%
John Brown University$150,00010%
Welcomehealth$112,50029%
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All grantees of Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Arkansas Children's Foundation$3,305,000224%
Crystal Bridges-Museum of American Art Inc$3,200,00023%
Razorback Foundation Inc$2,000,00016%
University of the Ozarks$755,00021%
Theatre Squared Inc$600,00021%
Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation$350,00019%
Country Music Foundation Inc$300,00021%
Children's Safety Center$279,00026%
John Brown University$150,00010%
Welcomehealth$112,50029%
University of Arkansas Foundation Inc$107,50010%
Children's Museum of Nw Arkansas$100,00013%
Hope Cancer Resources$95,00022%
Jesus Chapel School Inc$71,28525%
Centers for Youth and Families Inc$55,00020%
Samaritan House Community Center$50,00020%
Arkansas Educational Telecommunications Network Foundation$50,00011%
Love Is a Gift Inc$45,000120%
Fayetteville Public Education Foundation Inc$34,00323%
Arts One Presents Inc$25,000222%
Thaden School$25,00010%
Soar After School Program$21,00012%
Diocese of Little Rock$20,0001n/a
Sunshine School$19,00020%
Northwest Arkansas Food Bank$15,00020%
M&N Augustine Foundation$15,00029%
Pagnozzi Charities$12,500110%
Friends of the Farmington Library Inc$12,4001n/a
Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund$12,00011%
Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma Inc$10,00010%
Haven of the Ozarks Inc$10,00022%
Tri Cycle Farms Inc$10,00012%
Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation$10,00012%
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families$10,00011%
Arkansas Foodbank$10,00010%
University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Inc$7,50012%
Friends of Washington County Animals$7,50017%
Family Network Inc$5,00012%
Latin Art Organization of Arkansas$5,00018%
Junior League of Fort Smith Inc$5,0001n/a
Every Arkansan Inc$5,00010%
The National Children's Cancer Society$5,00010%
Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance Inc$5,00010%
Cancer Support Foundation$5,00011%
Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter in Dba Everhope Arkansas Inc$5,00010%
The Potters House$2,5001n/a
Crawford County Volunteers for Literacy$1,50013%
Mount Sequoyah Center Inc$75010%
Operation Homefront Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 66 recipients with no EIN on record ($9.2M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetArkansas Children's Foundation: $3,305,000 over 2y, 24% of budgetCrystal Bridges-Museum of American Art Inc: $3,200,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetRazorback Foundation Inc: $2,000,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetUniversity of the Ozarks: $755,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetTheatre Squared Inc: $600,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetArkansas Game and Fish Foundation: $350,000 over 1y, 9.0% of budgetCountry Music Foundation Inc: $300,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetChildren's Safety Center: $279,000 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetJohn Brown University: $150,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWelcomehealth: $112,500 over 2y, 9.2% of budgetUniversity of Arkansas Foundation Inc: $107,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Museum of Nw Arkansas: $100,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetHope Cancer Resources: $95,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetJesus Chapel School Inc: $71,285 over 2y, 5.4% of budgetCenters for Youth and Families Inc: $55,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSamaritan House Community Center: $50,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetArkansas Educational Telecommunications Network Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetLove Is a Gift Inc: $45,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetFayetteville Public Education Foundation Inc: $34,003 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetArts One Presents Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 22% of budgetThaden School: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSoar After School Program: $21,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetSunshine School: $19,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNorthwest Arkansas Food Bank: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetM&N Augustine Foundation: $15,000 over 2y, 8.6% of budgetPagnozzi Charities: $12,500 over 1y, 10% of budgetArkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund: $12,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCommunity Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHaven of the Ozarks Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetTri Cycle Farms Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetArkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetArkansas Advocates for Children and Families: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetArkansas Foodbank: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Oklahoma Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArkansas Sports Hall of Fame Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetFriends of Washington County Animals: $7,500 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetFamily Network Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetLatin Art Organization of Arkansas: $5,000 over 1y, 7.8% of budgetEvery Arkansan Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe National Children's Cancer Society: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArkansas Hunger Relief Alliance Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCancer Support Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetNorthwest Arkansas Children's Shelter in Dba Everhope Arkansas Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCrawford County Volunteers for Literacy: $1,500 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetMount Sequoyah Center Inc: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Homefront Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 46.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Arkansas Community Fo…Arvest FoundationWal-Mart FoundationWalton Family Foundat…The Schmieding Founda…Delta Dental of Arkan…Roy and Christine Stu…Tyson Family Foundati…Excellerate Foundatio…Alice L Walton Founda…Riggs Benevolent FundWindgate Charitable F…
Arkansas Community Foundation IncAR56.9× affinity28 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arkansas Community Foundation Inc · Arvest Foundation · Wal-Mart Foundation · Walton Family Foundation Inc · The Schmieding Foundation · Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation Inc · Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable And · Tyson Family Foundation Inc · Excellerate Foundation Charitable Support · Alice L Walton Foundation · Riggs Benevolent Fund · Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Inc give?
Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Inc reported 127 itemized grants totaling $9,979,812, out of $10,385,362 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 57 and 89 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2022.
What does Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2022, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (74%), Health (13%), Education (3%).
Who are Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2022: Arkansas Children's Foundation ($3.3M), Crystal Bridges-Museum of American Art Inc ($3.2M), Razorback Foundation Inc ($2.0M).
Does Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2022, 66% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Arkansas Community Foundation Inc, Arvest Foundation, Wal-Mart Foundation.
Where is Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Inc based?
Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Inc is based in AR.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 116 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $27M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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