Becker's Healthcare October 1, 2024
Paige Twenter

A nonprofit founded by Alice Walton, the heiress to the Walmart fortune with an estimated net worth of $91.3 billion, gave $249 million to help fund a new medical school in Arkansas, Forbes reported Oct. 1.

Ms. Walton has donated an estimated $1.5 billion during her lifetime, ranking as America’s 26th most generous philanthropist, according to Forbes.

In 2021, she announced plans to finance and build an independent medical school in Bentonville, Ark., which was then called the Whole Health School of...

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