Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation

A gift from the Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation will provide free admission to Crystal Bridges’ temporary exhibitions for visitors ages 25 and under, veterans, active-duty military and SNAP recipients, the museum announced Wednesday. The gift amount was not …

The 2026 Gala for Life, presented by the Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation from the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, is set for Saturday, Oct. 3. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. inside the Wally Allen Ballroom at …

The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas has announced its 2026 Power of the Purse honorees and event co-chairs. The 28th-annual luncheon will take place on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. in Little Rock. This year’s honorees are: Woman of …

The Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation recently donated $3 million to the Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville. The gift supports the Amazeum’s $25 million Expanding Futures Capital Campaign, which is expanding the Amazeum’s campus with three new areas: the …

Arkansas Children’s on Monday announced the largest philanthropic gift in its history, a $50 million contribution from philanthropist, entrepreneur and child-health advocate B. Thomas Golisano. The gift will support key strategic priorities for the health system, including its $371 million …

The Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation has donated $5 million to the University of Arkansas Land of Opportunity Scholarship endowment. The scholarship was established to increase educational access for students from all 75 counties in Arkansas. With the gift, …

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently revealed it has received a $2 million commitment from the Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation to support the construction of the UAMS Health Orthopaedics & Sports Performance Center in Springdale, …