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Christy Walton

American heiress, billionaire, and philanthropist

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AIProfile Summary

Christy Walton is an American heiress, billionaire, and philanthropist, based in Wyoming, with an estimated net worth of ~$19.7B. She is associated with the retail industry. Wikidata

Philanthropy

ProPublica-reported IRS Form 990 filings show three Walton-named foundations with combined total assets of 883,088 and total grants paid of 0 in the listed tax years. The Walton Foundation (PA) reported 536,863 in assets in tax year 2023 with 0 grants paid and 121,151 in total expenses. The Walton Robotics Foundation (GA) reported 70,657 in assets in tax year 2023 with 0 grants paid, and the Walton Avenue Foundation (CA) reported 275,568 in assets in tax year 2015 with 0 grants paid. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

Federal Election Commission data shows 100 contributions totaling 1,320,016.39 from 2022-03-21 to 2025-09-16. The largest listed recipients include The Lincoln Project (450,000), Planned Parenthood Action Fund of the Pacific Southwest PAC (175,000), SMP (150,000), WelcomePAC (125,000), and SFA Fund, Inc (100,000). By party coding, amounts were reported as PAC/Other 1,046,163.57, DEM 149,452.82, REP 118,600, and DFL 5,800. FEC

AI-generated summary from wikidata, propublica_990, fec 3/10/2026 (gpt-5.2). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

$883KFoundation Assets
$604KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Walton FoundationPhiladelphia, PA
Assets: $537KRevenue: $23KGrants: $107KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Walton Avenue FoundationSan Diego, CA
Assets: $276KRevenue: $219KGrants: $324KTax Year: 2015
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Walton Robotics FoundationMarietta, GA
Youth development (IRS NTEE O50)
Assets: $71KRevenue: $184KGrants: $173KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$1.3MTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2022–2025Date Range

By Party

PAC/Other
$1.0M
DEM
$149K
REP
$119K
DFL
$6K

Top Recipients

THE LINCOLN PROJECT$450K
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND OF THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST PAC$175K
SMP$150K
WELCOMEPAC$125K
SFA FUND, INC$100K
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

PBSScore Breakdown

D
22.8
Public Benefit Score

The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.

Philanthropy65% weight
1%

Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).

Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry

Transparency35% weight
63%

How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.

Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata

Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency

Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.

All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata

Christy Walton — Public Benefit Score D (23) | Billionaire Army