Fortune iconFortuneSep 15, 2026

Walmart heirs Olivia and Tom Walton are committing $100 million to America’s maternal death crisis—and betting states and donors will pour in more

The couple is treating it as seed money, hoping states and other donors will multiply it to tackle the maternal mortality crisis.

Walmart heirs Olivia and Tom Walton are committing $100 million to America’s maternal death crisis—and betting states and donors will pour in more

Share this story

Send the public story page.

Useful takeaways from this story.

The couple is treating it as seed money, hoping states and other donors will multiply it to tackle the maternal mortality crisis.

Building the complete brief

The page is ready to read now. The fuller skim-friendly version will appear here automatically.

The useful part

The couple is treating it as seed money, hoping states and other donors will multiply it to tackle the maternal mortality crisis.

Keep reading in the app

Open the app view to save this story, compare related coverage, and continue from the same source.

Open in app