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Waltons, and in recent years has sharpened its focus. Walton family members said the extra focus on giving was partly a generational shift. Rob Walton said that he and his siblings had focused heavily on Walmart's growth. However, when the newer generation began involvement in family meetings, Walmart was already a success and they turned their focus to philanthropy. The foundation's philanthropic efforts have mirrored the interests of the individual members of the Walton family. In 2018, the foundation awarded more than $ 595 million in grants for education, environmental and other causes. The foundation gave a total of $ 525 million in 2019. In 2020, the foundation said it donated $ 745.9 million to social and environmental causes. Of that, $ 342.2 million was awarded to projects outside of the foundation's focus areas. Recipients included universities,
405:. It gave approximately $ 200 million to charities, universities, and media outlets working on water issues around the Colorado river between 2011 and 2021. The Foundation’s work in the space has focused on ending overuse of the Colorado River across the West. This has included research and efforts to advance a water market system – where water is traded as a commodity – as a means of conserving the river. The foundation said it has pivoted away from water markets to focus on reducing the amount of water removed from the river, watershed health, forest restoration, and sustainable fisheries.
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in financial support to provide charter schools with access to capital to improve accessibility, create and expand their facilities. The foundation awarded $ 100 million to support K-12 schools in 2018. As part of its five-year strategy announced in 2021, the foundation committed more than $ 75 million to programs that create job and career pathways for students after graduation. In 2021, the foundation awarded $ 15 million for the 1954 Project to improve Black leadership in education.
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