6. CHRISTY WALTON & FAMILY Net Worth: $41.7 BILLION
At the age of 59, Christy is the wealthiest female in 2014. If you don’t know who she is, you must have been living under a rock all this time.
She is the widow of John T. Walton, one of the sons of Sam Walton (the founder of Walmart), Christy is the one who inherited his husband’s fortune when he died.
Walton and her family (not including her two brothers-in-law and sister-in-law) have an estimated net worth of $38.2 million.
But from where all that money comes from? Her primary activity is as a board member of the Walton Family Foundation.
She has been active on the Board of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock and the Board of Advisors for the University of Arkansas Graduate Business School at Fayetteville.
But she doesn’t keep all that money for herself. When she can, she gives an important amount of money to charity.
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.
We respect those kinds of people who donate even a small part of their wealth to charity or nonprofit organizations.
