Founded in Pittsburgh in 1968 under the will of Alex C. Walker,
the Foundation is structured as a charitable trust under Pennsylvania Law.
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The Alex C. Walker Educational and Charitable Foundation
has filled a unique niche among grant-giving institutions in that it addresses issues related to the causes of market
imbalances, the exploration of market-based solutions, protection of the free
enterprise system, and the dissemination of such information.
The trust operates as a family foundation with Dr. Thomas Walker, Jr. and Barrett P. Walker serving as family trustees and PNC Bank serving as the
corporate trustee.
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Pricing Carbon Initiative
The Karuna Center for Peacebuilding will continue to assist Pricing Carbon Initiative in building consensus around bipartisan policies and legislative solutions that price carbon, as it has in 2011, 2014 and 2015. Together we will continue to design, organize and...
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Citizen Climate Cost Project
The Citizen Climate Cost Project (CCCP) consists of a high school teaching module that includes an interactive game on the economics of climate change, complementary classroom lesson materials, and an experiential exercise requiring students to go out into their |
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Internalizing the Costs and Risks of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
CSE received support from the Alex C. Walker Foundation to make use of policy opportunities to demonstrate the genuine economic benefits of internalizing the costs of pollution in three settings: climate risk bonds (CRBs), stormwater management in Maryland, and o...
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Ending Civil Forfeiture and Protecting Private Property
Civil forfeiture represents one of the most serious assaults on property rights in the nation today, and the Institute for Justice is using all of the tools in our public interest arsenal to end this unconscionable and unconstitutional practice. We file lawsuits...
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A High-Energy, Low Footprint Planet
From China to India to sub-Saharan Africa, industrializing countries are leading the way on energy innovation, with the development of advanced nuclear a key piece of their portfolios. Given the twin challenges of expanding energy access and shrinking the human f...
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Network of Market-driven Restoration Sites
We seek to restore coral reefs by developing a network of international not for profits (Coral Restoration Network “CRN”) that leverage eco-tourism to provide market-driven, sustainable economic models to support coral reef restoration. |
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