Major Contributions

While Wal-Mart makes most donations at the local level where we can have the most impact, we also support many national organizations and causes. Our major contributions list includes some examples of donations from the Wal-Mart Foundation and Corporate Giving ranging from $100,000 to more than $1 million.

$1 Million and More

  • American Cancer Society
  • American Legion
  • American Red Cross
  • Boy Scouts
  • Boys & Girls Clubs
  • Children’s Miracle Network
  • Girl Scouts
  • Laura Bush Library Foundation
  • National Council of La Raza
  • National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
  • National Minority Supplier Development Council
  • Business Consortium Fund
  • The Salvation Army
  • United Negro College Fund
  • United Way
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation

$500,000 – $999,999

  • American Heart Association
  • Big Brothers & Big Sisters
  • Give Kids the World
  • Special Olympics
  • Young Men’s Christian Association

$100,000 - $499,999

  • American Diabetes Association
  • Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
  • Close Up Foundation
  • Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
  • Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Junior Achievement
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  • National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
  • National Society to Prevent Blindness (Prevent Blindness America)
  • National Urban League
  • Students in Free Enterprise
  • Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
  • Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund

Arkansas Giving

Below are some major contributions in Wal-Mart’s home state of Arkansas:

$1 Million and More

  • Washington Regional Hospital
  • Bentonville Library Foundation
  • Mercy Hospital System of Northwest Arkansas, Inc.
  • University of Arkansas Foundation, Inc.

Over $100,000

  • Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund Program
  • Bentonville Bella Vista Trailblazers Association
  • Fayetteville Public Library Foundation
  • Helen Walton Child Development Center
  • Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter, Inc.
  • Rogers Little Theater
  • Walton Arts Center

Note: In addition to corporate and foundation gifts, recipients’ totals include aggregate giving from Wal-Mart Stores, Sam’s Club, Neighborhood Markets and Distribution Centers. They may be inclusive of more than one chapter, vision or segment of similar organizations.