The mission of the Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation is to support charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational endeavors through direct support or contributions to organizations qualifying under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation aims to fund a wide variety of worthy organizations, focusing on those that can benefit significantly from its support, as per the vision of its Executive Director and Board, primarily consisting of members from the Walker family.
The grant program by the Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation is designed to fund organizations engaged in charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational activities. The Foundation has established guidelines and procedures to manage the increasing number of grant requests it receives. Organizations interested in applying must contact the Foundation at least 30 days before submitting a grant request to discuss funding eligibility, highlighted by the Letter of Inquiry deadline. This program is expressly aimed at supporting exempt organizations under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code that can make significant impacts within their communities.