The mission of the Archie D & Bertha H Walker Family Foundation, established on August 27, 1953, is to foster and promote charitable, scientific, literary, religious, and educational ends. The foundation aims to support and encourage charitable activities, improve the community in which the founders lived, and enhance the effectiveness and value of funds devoted to charitable activities. They encourage family members to engage in community programs that improve and enrich community life.
The annual grant giving program of the foundation targets specific causes and principles: