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Alice Walton, Founder: Alice L. Walton Foundation, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, Art Bridges Foundation, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Heartland Whole Health Institute Philanthropist Alice Walton is deeply committed to the advancement of art and wellness. She founded the Alice L. Walton Foundation to increase access to arts, improve education, enhance health and well-being, and advance economic opportunity. In 2011, she opened Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas to expand access to art in the Heartland. Based on the museum’s success, she formed Art Bridges Foundation in 2017 to expand access to American art across the nation. Alice’s transformative experiences in the arts led to an interest in wellness, and how art, nature, and the spaces around us shape and improve our lives. In 2019, Alice established Heartland Whole Health Institute, a non-profit organization that puts a whole health approach at the center of the broader health care system to address the current health care crisis. In 2021, she founded Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, which will offer a four-year, medical degree- granting program that integrates traditional medical education with the arts, humanities, and whole health principles. During 2025, new buildings for the Institute and School are opening on the Crystal Bridges Campus -- the Institute opened on May 1 and the School will open in July, fulfilling Alice’s vision of integrating art and wellness. Recently, Alice was included on the TIME 100 Health 2025 list of the most influential people.