Christy Walton
American heiress, billionaire, and philanthropist
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Christy Walton is an American heiress and billionaire associated with the retail industry. She was born in 1949, lives in Wyoming, and has an estimated net worth of ~$19.7 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
The available data lists Walton's industry as retail and describes her as an heiress. It does not provide additional details about her business holdings or career. Wikidata
Philanthropy
2023 IRS Form 990 filings for three Walton-named foundations reported $6.6 billion in combined assets and $678.1 million in grants paid. The Walton Family Foundation Inc. accounted for most of these figures, with approximately $5.7 billion in assets and $677.9 million in grants paid. Form 990 is an annual filing that nonprofits use to report finances, assets, expenses, revenue, and grants. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The available FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions and represents at least 100 federal contributions; the figures are not a complete lifetime total. In this sample, contributions totaled $1,320,016.39, including $450,000 to The Lincoln Project, $175,000 to Planned Parenthood Action Fund of the Pacific Southwest PAC, and $150,000 to SMP. The sample's party breakdown was $149,452.82 to Democratic committees, $5,800 to DFL committees, $118,600 to Republican committees, and $1,046,163.57 to PACs or other recipients. FEC
In the News
The supplied news search reported two total results but no validated article records. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
Political Contributions
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
Score Breakdown
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.
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
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 8/31/2026 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