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RunwayDonorsJIM WALTON

Donor header

JIM WALTON

Individual · BENTONVILLE, AR · ARVEST BANK · BANKING

$7,209,500 total given · Largest contribution $1,455,000

Giving is concentrated among a small set of recipients.

Active cycles

1999-20002001-20022003-20042005-20062007-20082009-20102011-20122013-20142015-20162017-20182019-20202021-20222023-20242025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$7,209,500

First seen Aug 7, 2012 · Last activity Jul 2, 2024

Contribution footprint

57 recipients

100 contributions · Avg $72,095

Concentration

Top recipient 80.2%

Top 3 93.8%

Top 10 97.4%

Total givingReference baseline
12
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Sep 2016 · 2 notable contributions
    • CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE · $500,000
    • PARENTS AND TEACHERS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS · $475,000
  2. 2Jul 2024 · CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES · $5,785,200

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES$5,785,20080.2%14Aug 2012 - Jul 2024
CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE$500,0006.9%1Feb 2017 - Feb 2017
PARENTS AND TEACHERS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS$475,0006.6%2Oct 2014 - Sep 2016
VILLARAIGOSA GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA 2018; ELECT$125,0001.7%1Feb 2018 - Feb 2018
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY - STATE$63,0000.9%13Aug 2019 - Aug 2022
FAMILIES AND TEACHERS UNITED, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES$45,0000.6%1Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
LACKEY FOR ASSEMBLY 2020$9,4000.1%2Aug 2019 - Oct 2020
GALLAGHER FOR ASSEMBLY 2020$7,7000.1%2Aug 2019 - Oct 2020
CHANG FOR SENATE 2020; LING LING$7,4000.1%2Aug 2019 - Oct 2020
TUCK FOR STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2018; MARSHALL$7,3000.1%1Jun 2017 - Jun 2017
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* Share is percent of donor total in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.

RunwayDonorsJIM WALTON

Donor header

JIM WALTON

Individual · BENTONVILLE, AR · ARVEST BANK · BANKING

$7,209,500 total given · Largest contribution $1,455,000

Giving is concentrated among a small set of recipients.

Active cycles

1999-20002001-20022003-20042005-20062007-20082009-20102011-20122013-20142015-20162017-20182019-20202021-20222023-20242025-2026

Panel 2 • Finance overview

Total given

$7,209,500

First seen Aug 7, 2012 · Last activity Jul 2, 2024

Contribution footprint

57 recipients

100 contributions · Avg $72,095

Concentration

Top recipient 80.2%

Top 3 93.8%

Top 10 97.4%

Total givingReference baseline
12
Apr 2021Dec 2022Jul 2024Mar 2026

Spike markers

  1. 1Sep 2016 · 2 notable contributions
    • CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE · $500,000
    • PARENTS AND TEACHERS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS · $475,000
  2. 2Jul 2024 · CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES · $5,785,200

Panel 3 • Top recipients

RecipientTotalShare*CountDatesDetails
CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES$5,785,20080.2%14Aug 2012 - Jul 2024
CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE$500,0006.9%1Feb 2017 - Feb 2017
PARENTS AND TEACHERS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS$475,0006.6%2Oct 2014 - Sep 2016
VILLARAIGOSA GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA 2018; ELECT$125,0001.7%1Feb 2018 - Feb 2018
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY - STATE$63,0000.9%13Aug 2019 - Aug 2022
FAMILIES AND TEACHERS UNITED, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES$45,0000.6%1Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
LACKEY FOR ASSEMBLY 2020$9,4000.1%2Aug 2019 - Oct 2020
GALLAGHER FOR ASSEMBLY 2020$7,7000.1%2Aug 2019 - Oct 2020
CHANG FOR SENATE 2020; LING LING$7,4000.1%2Aug 2019 - Oct 2020
TUCK FOR STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2018; MARSHALL$7,3000.1%1Jun 2017 - Jun 2017
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* Share is percent of donor total in the selected scope. Page rows are a subset and typically do not sum to 100%.

Scope: All time60 points
Scope: All time60 points