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The Walton Family Foundation created the Building Equity Initiative to provide charter schools with access to capital to create and expand their facilities. [7] This initiative was established after the foundation announced in 2016 that it would spend $1 billion over the next five years to expand "educational opportunity" by partnering with ...
The Waltons. The Waltons is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II. It was created by Earl Hamner Jr., based on his 1961 book Spencer's Mountain and the 1963 film of the same name. The series aired from 1972 to 1981.
Alice Walton (sister) Kelly Rohrbach (niece-in-law) Samuel Robson "Rob" Walton (born October 27, 1944) is an American billionaire heir to the fortune of Walmart, the world's largest retailer. He is the eldest son of Helen Walton and Sam Walton, and was chairman of Walmart from 1992 to 2015. As of November 2023, Walton had an estimated net worth ...
The Walton family is worth more than $330 billion, dwarfing Elon Musk's $237 billion fortune. They owe some of their wealth to a savvy decision by Walmart founder Sam Walton over 70 years ago.
The Walton family is still the major shareholder of Walmart Inc. The children of Walmart founder Sam Walton own about half of all Walmart shares, according to official company documents.
Family patriarch John, called Daddy by his children, (pilot, Andrew Duggan (1923–1988); series and sequels, Ralph Waite, 1928–2014) is a hard-working, industrious man who runs a small family sawmill on his property on Walton's Mountain. He is the second son of Esther Walton (née Morgan) and Zebulon Tyler Walton.
Walton's interest in art led to the Walton Family Foundation developing the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. The architect Moshe Safdie designed the 200,000 square foot museum, which was built on 120 acres of Walton family land. Crystal Bridges opened in 2011 and has been visited more than 5 million times as of 2021.
In public, the Waltons live a pretty modest life despite their wealth. Here's how they spend their fortune.