Walton family
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Etymology | Walton(surname); for "a place with the suffixtun('town, farm, hamlet') and one of the prefixeswald('a wood'),walesc('foreigner') orwalh('farm worker') " |
Founder | Sam Walton(1918–1992) |
Titles | Founder ofWalmart,richest family in the world |
Estate(s) | $US215 billion (2020)[1] |
TheWalton familyis an American family whose collective fortune derived fromWalmartmakes them the richest family in the world.[2][3][4][5]
Overview
The three most prominent living members (Jim,Rob,andAlice Walton) have consistently been in the top twenty of theForbes400list since 2001, as wereJohn(d.2005) andHelen(d. 2007) prior to their deaths.Christy Waltontook her husband John's place in the ranking after his death. The majority of the family's wealth derives from the heritage ofBudandSam Walton,who were the co-founders ofWalmart.Walmart is the world's largest retailer, one of the world's largest business enterprises in terms of annual revenue, and, with just over 2.2 million employees, the world's largest private employer.
As of December 2014[update],the Waltons collectively owned 50.8 percent of Walmart.[6]In 2018, the family sold some of their company's stock and now owns just under 50%.[7]In January 2019, the Walton family's net worth was around US$240.6 billion.
Walton Family Foundation
In 1987, Sam Walton endowed a charitable foundation. The Walton Family Foundation primarily focused on charter schools, but it later extended its program to include environmental issues, particularly water-related.[8]
In 2016, Alice and Jim Walton put a $250 million grant towards building charter school facilities. The Walton Family Foundation created the Building Equity Initiative to provide charter schools with access to capital to create and expand their facilities.[9]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 charter school operators, researchers, and education reformers.[10]
Walton family fortune
The Walton family fortune is broken down as such:
- Jim Walton,$67.3 billion[14]
- S. Robson Walton,$66 billion[15]
- Alice Walton,$65.1 billion[16]
- Lukas Walton,$23.8 billion[17]
- Christy Walton,$11.6 billion[18]
- Ann Walton Kroenke,$9.4 billion[19]
- Nancy Walton Laurie,$9.4 billion[20]
Family tree
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Notes:
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Their immediate family includes Jim, Christy, and Lukas Walton.
References
- ^"Sunday Times Rich List".thesundaytimes.co.uk.RetrievedJanuary 10,2021.[dead link]
- ^Hanbury, Mary (February 24, 2018)."MEET THE WALTONS: How America's wealthiest family spends its Walmart fortune".Business Insider.RetrievedMarch 9,2018.
- ^Hanbury, Mary (August 16, 2018)."MEET THE WALTONS: How America's wealthiest family spends its Walmart fortune".Business Insider.RetrievedAugust 22,2018.
- ^Bryan Rich."Christy Walton & family".Forbes.RetrievedMay 10,2016.
- ^Jerin Mathew (July 2, 2015)."Walton family are richest in the US with $254bn net worth – Forbes".International Business Times UK.RetrievedMay 10,2016.
- ^"Wal-Mart says Walton family to sell shares to keep lid on stake".Reuters. April 11, 2015.
- ^Souza, Kim (August 23, 2018)."Walton family reduces stock".RetrievedSeptember 30,2019.
- ^"Inside the Walton Family Foundation's" Unprecedented "Giving for the Colorado River".Inside Philanthropy.May 2, 2019.RetrievedMay 31,2019.
- ^Sullivan, Maureen."Why Is The Walton Family Foundation Putting Another $250 Million Into Charter Schools?".Forbes.RetrievedAugust 1,2019.
- ^Sullivan, Maureen."Walton Family Foundation Aims To Bolster Charter Schools With $1 Billion In Grants".Forbes.RetrievedAugust 1,2019.
- ^"Alice Walton".Forbes.RetrievedSeptember 11,2023.
- ^"ALICE L WALTON Insider Trading Overview".www.insidermole.com.RetrievedSeptember 20,2016.
- ^Faria."Top 20 Richest Women In The World [Updated 2022]".Women In The World.RetrievedJanuary 20,2022.
- ^"Jim Walton".Forbes.RetrievedSeptember 11,2023.
- ^"S. Rob Walton".Forbes.RetrievedSeptember 11,2023.
- ^"Alice Walton".Forbes.RetrievedSeptember 11,2023.
- ^"Lukas Walton".Forbes.RetrievedSeptember 11,2023.
- ^"Christy Walton".Forbes.RetrievedSeptember 11,2023.
- ^"Ann Walton Kroenke".Forbes.RetrievedSeptember 11,2023.
- ^"Nancy Walton Laurie".Forbes.RetrievedSeptember 11,2023.