Private foundation (trust)EIN 237279902Est. 1973-04

Walker Foundation

Ridgeland, MS 39157

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$18.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.1M

FY 2023

Grants Made

61

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$17K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$770K

Total Expenses

$1.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.1M

Distributable Amount

$843K

Min. Investment Return

$850K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

61 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $100K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $1.2M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

299 grants

Ducks Unlimited
$607K
6 grants
Midtown Public Charter School
$258K
2 grants
Young Life
$246K
6 grants
Midtown Partners Inc
$241K
2 grants
Jackson Prep Foundation
$200K
4 grants
Mississippi Center for Public Policy
$193K
6 grants
Concerned Women for America
$173K
6 grants
Midtown Partners
$150K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

299 grants

<$10K
159
grants
$10–50K
125
grants
$50–250K
15
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

23 states

Mississippi
$3.9M
73% of total
District of Columbia
$373K
7% of total
Texas
$289K
5% of total
Colorado
$246K
5% of total
Virginia
$129K
2% of total
California
$99K
2% of total
Tennessee
$80K
2% of total
Ohio
$43K
1% of total
Alabama
$39K
1% of total
Florida
$30K
1% of total

+13 more states

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