In June 2005, her husband died in a homebuilt ultralight plane crash,[3] making her the main heir to his fortune of US$18.2 billion.
In November 2015, an analysis of court documents by Bloomberg revealed that the bulk of her husband's wealth had been transferred to her son, Lukas Walton, resulting in an estimated net worth of approximately US$5 billion.
[6] Non-profit organizations in which Walton is actively serving include the national association of trustees and staff, corporate giving officers, and individual donors of The Philanthropy Roundtable.
[6] In 2006, Walton donated her own old Victorian home which was built in 1896 for former National City, California postmaster Oliver Noyes and is of historical significance, to the International Community Foundation - Center for Cross-Border Philanthropy.
[8] The film premiered at the Plaza Theatre in El Paso, Texas on September 17, 2012,[9] and received a general release in February 2013.