World’s richest woman Alice Walton builds a $250 million tuition-free medical school

Alice Walton’s fortune remains closely tied to her family’s Walmart holdings, while her public work has increasingly focused on art, medicine and philanthropy. Forbes estimated her wealth at nearly $120 billion in March 2026. Outside Walmart, she has committed $250 million to a medical school and $350 million toward a new healthcare campus in Bentonville.