The Walton Family FoundationThe Walton Family Foundation K-12 Education Reform North West Arkansas Mississippi Delta Environment Home About Us Overview Report on Giving 2006 Grants Funding Areas K-12 Education Reform Environment Delta Region of Arkansas & Mississippi Northwest Arkansas Resources Contact Us For Grant Seekers Instructions for Grant Applicants: Public Charter School Planning and Startup Grants Types of Planning and Startup Grants Student Information System (SIS) Local Partners and CMOs Student Achievement Goals Instructions for Grant Applicants: All Other Grants Funding Restrictions For Current Grantees Grantee Profiles K-12 Education Reform California Charter Schools Association Charter School Growth Fund Washington Scholarship Fund Environment Conservation International Environmental Defense Delta Region of Arkansas & Mississippi Delta Bridge Project Teach for America Northwest Arkansas Crystal Bridges Walton Arts Center Special Initiatives Walton International Scholarship Program 2006 Grants During 2006, the Walton Family Foundation made grants totaling nearly $189 million, primarily to organizations and projects in the following funding areas: K-12 Education Reform$92,128,523.76 Public Charter School Initiative$55,439,748.32 School Choice Initiative$27,696,588.44 District and Arkansas Education Reform and Other Education Grants $8,992,187.00 Environment$19,630,364.42 Fisheries Management$5,710,690.50 Marine Conservation$11,115,154.00 Freshwater Conservation$107,000.00 Other Environment Related Grants$2,697,519.92 Delta Region of Arkansas & Mississippi$4,053,787.00 Northwest Arkansas$21,637,689.00 Amenities$18,376,102.00 Education$1,527,920.00 Diversity and Other Northwest Arkansas Related Grants$1,733,667.00 Special Initiatives$50,232,517.00 Bush Clinton Katrina Fund (Hurricane Relief)$8,000,000.00 Walton International Scholarship Program$35,345,000.00 Other Special Initiatives$6,887,517.00 Grants of Less than $10,000 Each$1,223,134.00 2006 K-12 Education Reform Grants Public Charter School Initiative Academy at High Point$230,000.00 Academy at the Farm$106,652.00 Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School$230,000.00 Achievement First East New York Charter School$230,000.00 Albert Einstein Academy Charter Middle School$230,000.00 Albert Einstein Academy Charter School$88,550.00 American Indian Public Charter School$230,000.00 AMLA-St. Martha's$350,000.00 Anderson Elementary Academy$150,000.00 Arapaho Charter High School$173,932.00 Arroyo Paseo High School$10,000.00 Arthur Academy$99,976.00 Atlanta Charter Middle School$230,000.00 AVALON School$88,758.00 AXL Charter School$20,000.00 Banning Lewis Ranch Academy$230,000.00 Bartolome de las Casas Charter School$230,000.00 Benjamin Banneker Charter Academy of Technology$90,000.00 Bridges Community Charter$20,000.00 Brighter Choice Foundation$643,098.00 Bronx Charter School for Excellence$51,000.00 Broward Community Middle School$230,000.00 Building Excellent Schools$3,062,810.00 California Charter Schools Association$1,450,000.00 Carlos Fuentes Charter School$230,000.00 Catalyst Charter School - Howland Campus$230,000.00 Celerity Educational Group$10,000.00 Center for Education Reform$631,027.00 Cesar Chavez Academy$230,000.00 Challenge Foundation Academy$230,000.00 Charter Fund, Inc.$5,146,474.00 Charter School Policy Institute$245,540.00 Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy$230,000.00 Chicago International Charter School$360,000.00 Chicago International Charter School - Basil Campus$90,000.00 Chicago International Charter School (CICS)$230,000.00 Children's Enrichment Program$10,000.00 City Arts Academy$230,000.00 City Collegiate Public Charter School$187,500.00 College Preparatory Academy$20,000.00 College Ready Academy High School #4$230,000.00 College Ready Academy High School #5$230,000.00 College Ready Academy High School #6$230,000.00 College Ready Middle School #2$230,000.00 Colorado League Of Charter Schools$639,800.00 Colorado Springs Early Colleges$10,000.00 Columbus County Crisis Center$20,000.00 Community Challenge Charter School$141,770.00 Concept Schools - Horizon Science Academy$460,000.00 Concept Schools - Noble Academy$230,000.00 Concept Schools - Noble Academy Columbus$230,000.00 Constellation Schools - Detroit Shoreway Community School$230,000.00 Constellation Schools - Old Brooklyn$230,000.00 Constellation Schools - Westpark Comm. Middle School$230,000.00 CP Colorado Charter School$230,000.00 Dayspring Elementary Charter School$10,000.00 DC Public Charter School Association Inc.$300,000.00 Denver Collegiate Academy$10,000.00 Denver School of Science and Technology$120,000.00 Downtown Academy of Arts and Technology$230,000.00 Eagles Nest Elementary Charter School$230,000.00 Eagles Nest Middle Charter School$230,000.00 East Bay Conservation Corps (EBCC)$10,000.00 East Palo Alto Academy - Elementary School$230,000.00 East Palo Alto Secondary$350,000.00 Education for Change Upper Elementary$230,000.00 Elm City College Preparatory School$230,000.00 Elom International Academy$230,000.00 Excel Charter Academy$230,000.00 Florida Consortium of Charter Schools$1,200,000.00 Frederick Douglass High School$230,000.00 Fredrick Douglass Charter Academy (Middle School)$230,000.00 Friends of Explore Charter School$46,265.00 Friendship Southeast Elementary$230,000.00 Galapagos Charter School$180,000.00 Georgia Charter Schools Association Inc.$150,000.00 Global Education Academy$230,000.00 Global Village Academy$230,000.00 Great Hearts Academies$411,500.00 Harlem Success Charter School$230,000.00 Harmon Arts Middle Academy$20,000.00 Health Sciences High and Middle College$10,000.00 Herron High School$180,000.00 Hiawatha Leadership Academy$250,000.00 Hoover Institution, Stanford University$927,338.32 Illinois Network of Charter Schools$200,000.00 Imagine Schools - Camelback Campus$230,000.00 Imagine Schools - Desert West Campus$230,000.00 Ingenium Charter School$10,000.00 Intown Academy$10,000.00 Junior Space Exploration Academy$230,000.00 King Chavez Discipline Arts Academy$20,000.00 King Chavez Fine Arts Academy$20,000.00 King Chavez Hombres Nobles Academy$20,000.00 King Chavez Literacy Academy$20,000.00 King Chavez Preparatory Academy$230,000.00 KIPP Foundation$8,539,450.00 Laura Jeffrey Academy$230,000.00 Leadership Preparatory Charter School$230,000.00 Leadership Public Schools - Campbell$230,000.00 Lighthouse Academies$1,150,000.00 Lighthouse Preparatory Academy$20,000.00 Lincoln Academy Middle School$230,000.00 Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)$1,750,000.00 Los Angeles Design High School$20,000.00 Lotus School for Excellence$230,000.00 MAPSA - Michigan Association of Public School Academies$619,250.00 Math and Science School$230,000.00 Maya Angelou Public Charter School$230,000.00 Monsenor Romero Charter School$30,000.00 Namaste Charter School$179,092.00 National Alliance for Public Charter Schools$50,000.00 National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)$712,350.00 National Council of La Raza - NCLR$580,000.00 New Heights Charter School$230,000.00 New Leaders for New Schools$1,298,085.00 New Mexico Coalition for Charter Schools$370,000.00 New Salem Charter School$230,000.00 New Vision Charter School$230,000.00 New York Charter Schools Association$435,000.00 NewSchools Venture Fund$750,000.00 Nia Community Public Charter School$230,000.00 Noble Street Charter School - Cortland High School Campus$230,000.00 Noble Street Charter School - Ohio St. High School Campus$230,000.00 North Albuquerque Co-Op Community Charter$230,000.00 North Star Academy$230,000.00 Northern Colorado Academy of Arts & Knowledge$230,000.00 Nova Classical Academy$150,000.00 Oakland Aviation High School$230,000.00 Oakland Charter Academy$20,000.00 Oakland Design Sciences High School$20,000.00 Oakland Health Science Academy$10,000.00 Oakland School for the Arts$15,000.00 Odyssey Charter School$78,800.00 Our World Neighborhood Charter School$50,000.00 Pacific Charter School Development, Inc.$600,000.00 Paragon Academy of Technology$230,000.00 Paragon Elementary Charter School$230,000.00 Perspectives Charter School of Chicago$230,000.00 Pinnacle Charter School$50,000.00 Progressive Charter School$10,000.00 Providence Englewood Charter School$230,000.00 Ricardo Flores Magon Academy$10,000.00 San Diego Cooperative Charter School$106,131.00 School for Arts in Learning (SAIL)$230,000.00 SEED School of Oakland$20,000.00 Snowy Range Academy$69,600.00 Somerset Academy Elementary - Miramar$230,000.00 Somerset Academy Middle - Miramar$230,000.00 Southside Family Charter School$230,000.00 Southwest Middle School$20,000.00 Sputnik Math, Science and Language Academy$10,000.00 SSOAR Space Science Outreach and Research$230,000.00 START to Achieve Foundation$10,000.00 Technology Enriched Accelerated Charter High School$230,000.00 The Urban Farm at Stapleton$10,000.00 Truimph Academy$230,000.00 Uncommon Schools - North Star Academy Charter School$230,000.00 Uncommon Schools - True North$230,000.00 Uncommon Schools - Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School$230,000.00 University of Chicago Charter School$45,000.00 University of Texas Elementary Charter School$100,000.00 University of Washington Foundation$200,000.00 Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men$230,000.00 Walatowa Charter High School$50,000.00 Washington Latin School$230,000.00 West Broward Elementary Charter School$10,000.00 West Denver Prepatory Charter School$230,000.00 Wisdom Academy for Young Scientists$230,000.00 Xinaxcalmecac College Preparatory$20,000.00 YES East End College Preparatory School$230,000.00 Public Charter School Initiative Total $55,439,748.32 School Choice Initiative Alliance for School Choice, Inc.$2,247,095.24 Arkansas Community Foundation$50,000.00 Black Alliance for Educational Options$1,297,300.00 Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation$4,844,132.00 Children's Scholarship Fund$13,862,000.00 Excellent Education for Everyone, Inc.$400,000.00 Fight for Children, Inc.$50,000.00 Florida Association of Scholarship Funding Organizations$492,940.20 GreatSchools.net Inc.$421,121.00 Harvard College$500,000.00 Heartland Institute$90,000.00 Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options$750,000.00 Institute For Justice$400,000.00 Marquette University$225,000.00 Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation$105,000.00 Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy$35,000.00 Partners Advancing Values in Education$250,000.00 REACH Foundation$98,000.00 School Choice Ohio$150,000.00 School Choice Wisconsin$300,000.00 South Carolina Center for Grassroots and Community Alternatives$50,000.00 South Carolina Policy Council Education Foundation$150,000.00 St. Marcus Lutheran School$75,000.00 Washington Scholarship Fund, Inc.$854,000.00 School Choice Initiative Total $27,696,588.44 District and Arkansas Education Reform and Other Education Grants Arkansas Department of Education$37,000.00 Association of American Educators Foundation$450,000.00 Benton County Charter School Organization$20,000.00 Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation, Inc.$90,000.00 Chula Vista Elementary School District$144,560.00 Covenant Keepers Academy for College Bound Students$20,000.00 Dreamland Academy of Communication and Performing Arts$20,000.00 Elementary Institute of Science$78,500.00 Fay School$1,260,000.00 Fort Smith Public Schools$10,000.00 Friends of Humphrey School$20,000.00 Governor Dummer Academy$35,000.00 Great River Academic Center for Excellence$20,000.00 Haas Hall Academy$100,000.00 Helping Hand Learning Center$20,000.00 Hendrix College Charter School$20,000.00 Independent College Fund of Arkansas$12,000.00 Learning for Life Academy$20,000.00 Little Rock Public Education Foundation Inc.$200,000.00 Mid Delta Community Consortium - Carver Project$20,000.00 New American Schools - American Institutes for Research$145,000.00 Northwest Evaluation Association$79,254.00 P.L. Perkins Math, Science and Technology Academy$10,000.00 Parent Institute for Quality Education, Inc.$200,000.00 Pembrook Learning Development Inc.$20,000.00 Phillips Brooks School$1,050,000.00 San Diego Education Fund$15,000.00 San Diego Unified School District$1,000,000.00 Teton Science School$3,063,000.00 There is Hope for the Children, Inc.$10,000.00 University of Arkansas Foundation, Inc.$802,873.00 District and Arkansas Education Reform and Other Education Grants Total $8,992,187.00 K-12 EDUCATION REFORM TOTAL $92,128,523.76 Back to Top 2006 Environment Grants Fisheries Management Environmental Defense$3,547,862.50 Marine Stewardship Council Limited$1,835,000.00 Wild Salmon Center$327,828.00 Fisheries Management Total $5,710,690.50 Marine Conservation Conservation International Foundation$8,915,911.00 Ecology Project International$125,000.00 Fondo Mexicano para la Conservacion$1,074,243.00 Ocean Conservancy$1,000,000.00 Marine Conservation Total $11,115,154.00 Freshwater Conservation Madison Community Foundation$57,000.00 Sustainable Northwest$50,000.00 Freshwater Conservation Total $107,000.00 Other Environment Related Grants Aspen Center for Environmental Studies$10,000.00 Four Corners School of Outdoor Education, Inc.$50,000.00 Friends of the Peace Parks, Inc.$1,000,000.00 Grand Canyon Youth$152,450.00 International Community Foundation$1,181,069.92 Jackson Hole Land Trust$200,000.00 Nature Conservancy - Arizona$35,000.00 Nature Conservancy of Texas, Inc.$25,000.00 Nature Conservancy, Inc. - Arkansas$12,000.00 Ozark Society Foundation$17,000.00 Pikes Peak Community Foundation$15,000.00 Other Environment Related Grants Total $2,697,519.92 ENVIRONMENT TOTAL $19,630,364.42 Back to Top 2006 Delta Region of Arkansas & Mississippi Grants Eagle Family Ministries, Inc.$10,000.00 Foundation for the Mid South$1,178,022.00 Mississippi State University$172,537.00 Southern Financial Partners$2,037,873.00 Teach for America$283,000.00 University of Arkansas Foundation, Inc.$372,355.00 DELTA REGION OF ARKANSAS & MISSISSIPPI TOTAL$4,053,787.00 Back to Top 2006 Northwest Arkansas Grants Northwest Arkansas Amenities Benton County Sunshine School$20,000.00 Bentonville Child Care & Development Center$519,740.00 Boys & Girls Club of Benton County$20,000.00 Boys & Girls Club of Siloam Springs AR, Inc.$73,250.00 Camp War Eagle, Inc.$5,962,000.00 Crystal Bridges - Museum or American Art, Inc.$10,000,000.00 Jones Center for Families Inc.$175,000.00 Main Street Bentonville$24,500.00 North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra$61,000.00 Northwest Arkansas Museum Foundation Inc.$162,650.00 Peel House Foundation$315,000.00 Walton Arts Center Inc.$1,042,962.00 Northwest Arkansas Amenities Total $18,376,102.00 Northwest Arkansas Education Bentonville Public Schools$417,960.00 Bentonville Public Schools Foundation$10,000.00 Farmington Public Schools$10,000.00 Fayetteville Public Education Foundation, Inc.$306,250.00 New Heights Christian School$11,000.00 Rogers Public Education Foundation$15,000.00 Rogers Public Schools$576,385.00 Siloam Springs Public Schools$104,325.00 Springdale Public Schools$67,000.00 West Fork Public Schools$10,000.00 Northwest Arkansas Education Total $1,527,920.00 Diversity and Other Northwest Arkansas Related Grants Benton County Single Parent Scholarship Fund$465,000.00 Catholic Social Services, Diocese of Little Rock$98,000.00 Credit Counseling of Arkansas, Inc.$43,940.00 Decision Point, Inc.$30,000.00 Fayetteville Community Foundation$15,000.00 Horses for Healing$13,000.00 Junior Achievement of Arkansas$50,000.00 National Conference for Community & Justice/NW Arkansas Chapter$30,000.00 NOARK Girl Scout Council, Inc.$30,500.00 North Arkansas Medical Foundation$10,000.00 Northwest Arkansas Community College Foundation, Inc.$92,227.00 Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation$125,000.00 Northwest Arkansas Resource Conservation & Dev. Council Inc.$14,000.00 Salvation Army - Fayetteville$10,000.00 St. Mary's Hospital Foundation$25,000.00 United Way of Benton County$87,000.00 United Way of Washington County$20,000.00 University of Arkansas Foundation, Inc.$375,000.00 Washington County Arkansas$60,000.00 Washington County Single Parent Scholarship Fund$140,000.00 Diversity and Other Northwest Arkansas Related Grants Total $1,733,667.00 NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TOTAL $21,637,689.00 Back to Top 2006 Special Initiatives Grants Bush Clinton Katrina Fund (Hurricane Relief) Bush Clinton Katrina Fund (Hurricane Relief)$8,000,000.00 Bush Clinton Katrina Fund (Hurricane Relief) Total $8,000,000.00 Walton International Scholarship Program Harding University$11,625,000.00 John Brown University$11,746,000.00 University of the Ozarks$11,974,000.00 Walton International Scholarship Program Total $35,345,000.00 Other Special Initiatives Allied Arts Foundation$10,000.00 American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc.$10,000.00 American Indian Graduate Center$15,000.00 Amon Carter Museum of Western Art$536,603.00 Arizona Kidney Foundation$10,000.00 Arizona Science Center$10,000.00 Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation$10,000.00 Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation$10,000.00 Arkansas Community Foundation$34,000.00 Arkansas Policy Foundation$10,000.00 Arkansas State Council on Economic Education$20,000.00 Arkansas Support Network$10,000.00 Arkansas Tennis Patrons Foundation$10,000.00 Association of the United States Army$15,000.00 Baptist Health Foundation$10,000.00 Barnabas Foundation, Inc. (Camp Barnabas)$10,000.00 Baxter Regional Hospital Foundation$10,000.00 Big Brothers Big Sisters of America$25,000.00 Boy Scouts of America/Westark Area Council$10,500.00 Boys & Girls Clubs of America$25,000.00 Campanile Foundation$25,000.00 Careity Foundation$25,000.00 CASA - Court Appointed Special Advocates$10,000.00 Center for Nonprofits$10,000.00 Church of the Pioneers Foundation$15,000.00 City of Malvern$75,000.00 City of Neosho$10,000.00 College of the Ozarks$25,000.00 College of Wooster$20,000.00 Colorado State University Foundation$200,000.00 Columbia College$10,000.00 Community Foundation of Jackson Hole$72,000.00 Community of Christ Church$10,000.00 Cookson Hills Christian Ministries$40,000.00 Evergreen State College Foundation$10,000.00 Family Health Centers of San Diego, Inc.$27,000.00 Florence Crittenton Home$15,000.00 Fort Smith Chamber Economic Development Foundation, Inc.$31,250.00 Georgetown University$85,000.00 Gideons International$11,000.00 Girl Scouts San Diego Imperial Council, Inc.$20,000.00 Global Explorers$100,000.00 Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.$15,000.00 Happy Hill Farm Children's Home$20,000.00 Hope, Inc.$10,000.00 Institute for Humane Studies$40,000.00 Johns Hopkins University$201,000.00 Junior Achievement of Arkansas$10,000.00 Leland Stanford Junior University$500,000.00 Lions World Services for the Blind$10,000.00 Los Californios Heritage Association$10,000.00 March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation$10,000.00 Mayo Clinic Arizona$100,000.00 Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee$150,000.00 Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth$50,000.00 Murie Center$10,000.00 Museum of Northern Arizona, Inc.$10,000.00 National Council on Economic Education$20,000.00 National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame$50,000.00 National Cutting Horse Association Charities Foundation$105,000.00 National Gallery of Art$100,000.00 National Museum of Women in the Arts, Inc.$35,000.00 National Right to Work Legal Defense & Education Foundation$25,000.00 New Haven Home, Inc.$157,000.00 New Life Ranch$47,000.00 Not My Kid, Inc.$15,000.00 Oklahoma Centennial Commemoration Fund$20,000.00 Old Jail Art Center$20,000.00 Operation One Voice$20,000.00 Peabody Essex Museum$10,000.00 Performing Arts Fort Worth, Inc.$76,800.00 Phoenix Art Museum$10,000.00 Presbyterian Children's Homes & Services$10,000.00 Presbytery of Arkansas$75,000.00 Prescott College$20,000.00 San Diego Society of Natural History$51,500.00 Senior Community Centers of San Diego$15,000.00 Sparks Regional Medical Center Foundation$10,000.00 Stanford University$71,000.00 Stanford University - John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities$200,000.00 Steadman Sports Medicine Foundation$100,000.00 Students in Free Enterprise$150,000.00 Texas Rangers Association Foundation$10,000.00 Travis County 4-H$10,000.00 Tulsa Future Inc.$20,000.00 UCSD Cancer Center Foundation$35,000.00 United Way of Palo Pinto County, Inc.$50,000.00 United Way of Parker County$25,000.00 United Way of San Diego County$120,000.00 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)$25,000.00 University of California Regents$12,500.00 University of California San Diego Foundation$12,500.00 University of Colorado Foundation, Inc.$25,000.00 University of Oklahoma Foundation, Inc.$12,500.00 USA Cycling Development Foundation$25,000.00 Valley of the Sun United Way$15,000.00 Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Home & Family Services, Inc.$1,208,000.00 Vietnam Veterans of San Diego$20,000.00 Washington County Elder Care, Inc.$10,000.00 YMCA of San Diego County$25,000.00 YMCA of Shawnee, Oklahoma$15,000.00 Young Life Foundation$10,000.00 Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)$10,000.00 Zoological Society of San Diego$13,500.00 University scholarships - $1,250/Student/Semester$971,864.00 Other Special Initiatives Total $6,887,517.00 SPECIAL INITIATIVES TOTAL $50,232,517.00 Back to Top © 2007 Walton Family Foundation, Inc. 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