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Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$10M
Granted FY2022
127
Grants FY2022
6
States reached
$1.5M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% 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
02FY2022 · 127 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 127 grants below total $9,979,812, the rows itemized in this filing. The $10,385,362 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $405,550 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k70 grants · $277k
  • $10k–50k33 grants · $667k
  • $50k–250k13 grants · $1.1M
  • $250k+11 grants · $7.9M
$5,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$484M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Walton Arts Center$1,500,000
Arkansas Children's Foundation$1,000,000
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art$1,000,000
Razorback Foundation$1,000,000
Razorback Foundation$1,000,000
Fayetteville Public Library$500,000
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art$500,000
City of Springdale Downtown Springdale Alliance$500,000
Walton Arts Center$400,000
Children's Safety Center$250,000
University of the Ozarks$250,000
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art$200,000
Arkansas Children's Foundation$150,000
Mercy Health Foundatin$125,000
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum$100,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$16M · 30 repeat orgs$5.6M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +33% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

30 repeat relationships: 30 still active in FY2022, 0 since wound down; 59 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

30
27

Total granted

$16M
$1.7M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
+26%

Still filing today

57%
30%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3.9M went to new ones.

50%100%’20’22
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’22
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesFood & NutritionHealthCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • AC
    ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION
    2× · 2020–2022 · $3.3M · revenue +186%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS
    2× · 2020–2022 · $755k · revenue +60%
  • CM
    COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2020–2022 · $300k · revenue +418%

Funded once

  • MH
    Mercy Health Foundation
    one grant, 2020 · $500k
  • AG
    ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $350k · revenue -14%
  • NF
    NWACC Foundation
    one grant, 2020 · $250k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas

The food bank of northeast arkansas provides hunger relief to people in need in twelve counties in northeast arkansas by raising awareness, securing resources, and distributing food through a network of non-profit agencies and programs.

Human Services
2
Opportunity Arkansas Foundation

Renewing the land of opportunity by simplifying government and solving generational problems for the next generation.

Philanthropy
3
Arkansas Education Association

Advocate for educational professionals and unite our members and the state to fulfill the promise of public education to prepare every student to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world.

Education
4
Arkansas Community Foundation Inc

Arkansas community foundation engages people, connects resources and inspires solutions to build community.

Philanthropy
5
Foundation of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame

To honor the legacy of Arkansas sports history

Arts & Culture
6
Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care Inc

To promote excellence in health care through evaluation and education

Health
7
Arkansas Pharmacy Foundation

Promote profession of pharmacy in the state of arkansas.

Health
8
Casa of North Arkansas

The organization and its volunteers serve as advocates for abused and neglected children.

Civil Rights
9
Food Bank of North Central Arkansas

Food bank that distributes food supplies to families in need in nine counties.

Food & Nutrition
10
Arkansas Construction Education Foundation

Provide educational programs for construction industries.

Education
11
Arkansans for Education Reform Foundation
Education
12
The Jones Center for Families Inc

Provide recreational and educational activities for citizens of northwest arkansas.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is University of Arkansas Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is M&N Augustine Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

47 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 47 of the 116 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
47/47
Grantees still filing
30/47
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Circle of Life Hospice: $3,081,000 · OtherCircle of Life HospiceWalton Arts Center: $2,150,000 · OtherWalton Arts CenterUAMS - Winthrop Rockefeller Cancer Institute: $1,036,256 · OtherUAMS - Winthrop Rockefeller Cancer InstituteFayetteville Public Library: $500,000 · OtherMercy Health Foundation: $500,000 · OtherCity of Springdale Downtown Springdale Alliance: $500,000 · Other+80 more: $1,777,115 · Other+80 moreCrystal Bridges-Museum of American Art Inc: $3,200,000 · Arts & CultureCrystal Bridges-Museum…THEATRE SQUARED INC: $600,000 · Arts & CultureTHEATRE SQUARED INCCOUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION INC: $300,000 · Arts & CultureCOUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATI…+5 more: $187,500 · Arts & CultureARKANSAS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $3,305,000 · HealthARKANSAS CHILDREN'…+2 more: $105,000 · HealthRAZORBACK FOUNDATION INC: $2,000,000 · EducationRAZORBACK FOUNDA…UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS: $755,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF TH…JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY: $150,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION INC: $107,500 · Education+4 more: $140,288 · EducationARKANSAS GAME AND FISH FOUNDATION: $350,000 · Animals+1 more: $7,500 · AnimalsCHILDREN'S SAFETY CENTER: $279,000 · Crime & LegalHAVEN OF THE OZARKS INC: $10,000 · Crime & Legal+1 more: $5,000 · Crime & LegalCENTERS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES INC: $55,000 · Human ServicesSAMARITAN HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER: $50,000 · Human ServicesLOVE IS A GIFT INC: $45,000 · Human ServicesARKANSAS ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: $10,000 · Human Services+2 more: $10,000 · Human Services
Other$9,544,371Arts & Culture$4,287,500Health$3,410,000Education$3,152,788Animals$357,500Crime & Legal$294,000Human Services$170,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

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
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Crystal Bridges-Museum of American Art Inc ↗
  • Who funds RAZORBACK FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS ↗
  • Who funds THEATRE SQUARED INC ↗
  • Who funds ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S SAFETY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds WELCOMEHEALTH ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF NW ARKANSAS ↗
  • Who funds Hope Cancer Resources ↗
  • Who funds JESUS CHAPEL SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds CENTERS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES INC ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds LOVE IS A GIFT INC ↗
  • Who funds FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC ↗

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.

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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