12 survey respondents
Location: 702 Sw 8th St, Bentonville, 72716 AR
EIN: 20-5639919
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8%
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68%
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Grant Applicant - applied in 2021
Never hear anything. They generally either instantly decline or let the computer auto-decline grants. Grants should not be decided by store managers.
Doesn't "get" nonprofits and issues, Difficult to work with, Culturally incompetent, Bureaucratic
California
Applied and not funded
2021
Bad
Bad
Proposal is too simple and not allowed to give detail. How do you really know what you are funding?
Not much
5
Reviewer 2299 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2019
Go elsewher for funding. Not worth the time and trouble.
Doesn't "get" nonprofits and issues, Difficult to work with, Culturally incompetent, Bureaucratic
Alabama
Current or former grantee
Other
2019
Bad
Bad
Applied for several grants in several different counties. Was told we were funded for only 1 and never received the funds.
Nothing!
5
Reviewer 586 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2017
We had been in discussions with the regional contact about our proposal and were encouraged to apply. We were still not funded. I have since discouraged other clients from applying. It appears to be very political.
Bureaucratic
New York
Applied and not funded
2017
Average
They were not great at responding to questions at all.
Bad
Make your grantmaking fair.
30
Grant Applicant - applied in 2017
The application is complex with requirements to pull data in ways that just doesn't make sense for a medium sized organization, and requiring data that would be unnecessarily obtrusive to collect for our traumatized clients. That said, it was worth a shot . . . although we did not get funded.
Montana
Applied and not funded
2017
Bad
The grant form is complex - an LOI process would decrease the burden on nonprofits.
The grant form is complex - an LOI process would decrease the burden on nonprofits and allow the funder to select organizations it is interested in.
Provide funding.
20
Did not apply
I was surprised to find out that if you are funded by a United Way organization, you are not eligible to apply for a Wal-Mart Foundation grant. This isn't mentioned on the grant information page, only when you complete the questionnaire to determine eligibility. It would have saved me time if had it been on the grant information page. Many human services providers will run into this issue as many of us are funded by a United Way organization.
Bureaucratic
Minnesota
Did not apply
2018
Bad
They state they want to serve low income individuals in communities near their stores. By eliminating organizations that have some United Way funding (even minimal funding) they are shortchanging the communities in need.
Average
Please be clear and up front about eligibility requirements that are "other grant" based along with the eligibility requirements that are focus based.
0
Grant Applicant - applied in 2017
I haven't had any issues applying with the Wal-Mart Foundation. We've received the full grant amount we asked for for the last two years (2016 & 2017) and the grant application is nothing out of the ordinary. There are lots of demographics questions on the application. After we received the grant, someone from a PR company reached out to get more information to promote the grant and do a site visit but I heard nothing after the initial contact.
Missouri
Current or former grantee
Funded for amount requested
2017
Bad
Average
Nice sized grants.
0
Grant Applicant - applied in 2018
Don't waste resources applying unless you have a connection with someone at the foundation.
Difficult to work with
Massachusetts
Grant currently pending
2018
Bad
Applied six months ago and never received a response. Application appear in portal as pending. No contact information on website (other than technical assistance).
Bad
5
Grant Applicant - applied in 2017
I did not find this foundation to be very responsive or accessible.
Difficult to work with
New Mexico
Applied and not funded
2017
Bad
Average
7
Grant Applicant - applied in 2017
Be sure to read their guidelines and instructions immediately before applying. I delayed in completing our application and the rules of the game changed in the meantime. But they did not reject the application for 90 days saying it did not comply with their current process.
Oregon
Applied and not funded
2017
Average
Average
Make the application process more clear. It is still very unclear what is needed.
10
Reviewer 969 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2017
We've received three rounds of funding over the past several years with a few requests in between that were not funded. We certainly appreciate their grants. The application and reports are somewhat detailed for a corporate foundation, but their level of giving justifies the preparation time and effort.
Pennsylvania
Current or former grantee
Funded for amount requested
2017
Bad
Aside from a communications contact (who deals solely with reviewing and approving communications and is not actually a Walmart employee) we do not have a personal contact.
Good
Assign a contact to active grantees for a higher level of transparency.
Clear priorities makes it easy to assess fit.
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