Walton Family Foundation

Robert Burns of the Walton Family Foundation talks about Strategy 2030 — a five-year grant-making framework focused on Northwest Arkansas and the Mississippi Delta.

On today's show, 2030 is approaching, fast. The Walton Family Foundation is identifying strategies for its latest five-year grantmaking cycle. Plus, this summer UAFS student Danu Regalado is cycling across the country to raise awareness for differently abled people, and Smokehouse Players are bringing On Golden Pond to the summer stage.

A Poyen teacher juggles a T-shirt business alongside her classroom. New Gallup data shows more than 7 in 10 U.S. teachers work a second job to make ends meet.

A new report from the Walton Family Foundation and Gallup shows over 50% of Gen Z Arkansans describe themselves as thriving. Gallup’s Andrea Malek Ash explains how researchers measure well-being and what influences those results.

On today's show, we dig into a recent study that shows more than half of Gen Z Arkansans are thriving. Also, the disappearance and eventual discovery of Baby Christsopher. Plus, a swan song to Casa Magnolia in Springdale.

A Walton Family Foundation study shows startups make up over 30% of northwest Arkansas businesses, with strong survival rates and growing support.

Median rents in northwest Arkansas have doubled, and home prices have risen by 70% in the last five years. That’s one of the findings in the updated “our housing future” report from the Walton Family Foundation. The update was released on Tuesday and details changes and critical needs for the fastest-growing area in the state.

Forward Arkansas is an initiative established by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and Walton Family Foundation to help educators get the help they need to improve student outcomes. Last May, they launched the Learner Collective regarding literacy, parent involvement and school attendance. This year, Arkansas Forward's collective returned around the state.

The Walton Family Foundation announced there are now more than 100 design firms from across the country involved in the Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program.

The Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program will enter its 10th year in 2025. The program, part of the Walton Family Foundation, supports architecture and landscape projects in the region. This week, the program announced two new grantees for work connected to the Razorback Greenway and the Bentonville Public School District.