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Meet Alice Walton: How the world's wealthiest woman spends her Walmart fortune

Despite attempts to spend her fortune quietly, Alice became the target of pushback a few years ago from minimum-wage Walmart employees who view her lifestyle as insensitive and ignorant to the plights of many workers.

Meet Alice Walton: How the world's wealthiest woman spends her Walmart fortune

In January 2016, Alice donated 3.7 million of her Walmart shares — worth about $225 million at the time — to the family's nonprofit, the Walton Family Foundation. The charity most recently gifted $120 million to the University of Arkansas to establish a School of Art.

In January 2016, Alice donated 3.7 million of her Walmart shares — worth about $225 million at the time — to the family

Despite hailing from a largely Republican family, Alice donated $353,400 to the Hillary Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee supporting Clinton and other Democrats, in 2016. The two women met while Clinton was serving as First Lady of Arkansas and was the only woman sitting on Walmart's board.

Despite hailing from a largely Republican family, Alice donated $353,400 to the Hillary Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee supporting Clinton and other Democrats, in 2016. The two women met while Clinton was serving as First Lady of Arkansas and was the only woman sitting on Walmart

Source: Forbes

Alice also owns a two-floor condo on New York's Park Avenue. She bought the property for $25 million in 2014. It has over 52 large windows overlooking Central Park and the city, a media room, and over 6,000 square feet of space.

Alice also owns a two-floor condo on New York

Her other 4,416-acre Texas ranch is currently listed at a reduced $22 million. The modest three-bedroom, two-bath home overlooks a river.

Her other 4,416-acre Texas ranch is currently listed at a reduced $22 million. The modest three-bedroom, two-bath home overlooks a river.

Source: WilliamsTrew

Alice is also a breeder of horses. Her Millsap, Texas, property, Rocking W Ranch, recently sold for an undisclosed amount. It had an initial asking price of $19.75 million, but was most recently listed for $16.5 million. The working ranch has over 250 acres of pasture and outbuildings for cattle and horses.

Alice is also a breeder of horses. Her Millsap, Texas, property, Rocking W Ranch, recently sold for an undisclosed amount. It had an initial asking price of $19.75 million, but was most recently listed for $16.5 million. The working ranch has over 250 acres of pasture and outbuildings for cattle and horses.

Source: WilliamsTrev

In 2014, she spent $44.4 million on a Georgia O'Keefe. It was the most expensive work of art by a woman that's ever been sold. "Collecting has been such a joy, and such an important part of my life in terms of seeing art, and loving it,” Alice previously told the New Yorker.

In 2014, she spent $44.4 million on a Georgia O

Source: The Observer

Alice opened a $50 million museum called Crystal Bridges in 2011 to house her $500 million private art collection. When it opened, it had four times the endowment of the famous Whitney Museum in New York.

Alice opened a $50 million museum called Crystal Bridges in 2011 to house her $500 million private art collection. When it opened, it had four times the endowment of the famous Whitney Museum in New York.

She has an immense private art collection, with original works from legendary American artists, Andy Warhol, Norman Rockwell, and Georgia O'Keefe.

She has an immense private art collection, with original works from legendary American artists, Andy Warhol, Norman Rockwell, and Georgia O

Unlike her brothers, Rob and Jim, Alice has never taken an active role running Walmart and has instead become a patron of the arts. She fell in love with the arts at a young age. When she was 10, she bought her first work of art: a reproduction of a Picasso painting for $2.

Unlike her brothers, Rob and Jim, Alice has never taken an active role running Walmart and has instead become a patron of the arts. She fell in love with the arts at a young age. When she was 10, she bought her first work of art: a reproduction of a Picasso painting for $2.

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