The Wallace Foundation

EIN 136183757

New York, NY 10154 |(212) 251-9700

https://www.wallacefoundation.org
Total Given 2020–2024
$348.1M
1,865 grants · $69.6M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$31K
typical mid grants · $528–$161K
grant size
39%
supporter · 277/713 multi-year
repeat
$1.8B
Assets (2024)
713
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture Environment Human Services Youth Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (212) 251-9700

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $71.8M $1.8B $114.5M 511
2021 $57.4M $2.0B $138.8M 352
2022 $90.7M $1.7B $132.6M 325
2023 $67.5M $1.7B $57.3M 295
2024 $60.6M $1.8B $124.1M 382

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 1865 grants on record

Minimum
$34
25th Pctl
$528
Median
$31K
Average
$187K
75th Pctl
$161K
Maximum
$8.9M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

4.6% of US grants · Rank #5 of 45 states $48.7M across 86 grants 6 of 254 counties

Top 6 counties

  1. 1 Dallas 33 grants · $26.3M
  2. 2 Bexar 15 grants · $11.8M
  3. 3 Travis 27 grants · $9.9M
  4. 4 Harris 6 grants · $412K
  5. 5 Collin 3 grants · $236K
  6. 6 Tarrant 2 grants · $1K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (1,865 total)

Purpose
Communities Foundation of Texas Inc Dallas, TX $8,895,900 To establish a donor-advised fund to assist Texas in new efforts to improve summer learning through the addition of... 2020
Communities Foundation of Texas Inc Dallas, TX $5,604,830 To establish a donor-advised fund to assist Texas in new efforts to improve summer learning through the addition of... 2022
RAND Corporation Santa Monica, CA $4,118,276 To conduct an evaluation of the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative. 2020
Family Health International Durham, NC $3,139,854 To connect districts to resources to support the development of a three-year summer learning plan; plan and... 2021
Communities Foundation of Texas Inc Dallas, TX $3,000,000 To establish a donor-advised fund to assist Texas in new efforts to improve summer learning through the addition of... 2022
National Association of Latino Arts and Culture San Antonio, TX $3,000,000 To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative. 2024
Alternate ROOTS Inc Atlanta, GA $3,000,000 To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative. 2024
First Peoples Fund Rapid City, SD $3,000,000 To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative. 2024
School District of Palm Beach County West Palm Beach, FL $2,489,878 To participate in the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative. 2020
Family Health International Durham, NC $2,476,932 To connect districts to resources to support the development of a three-year summer learning plan; plan and... 2022
Greater Tacoma Community Foundation Tacoma, WA $2,462,230 To participate in the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative. 2020
RAND Corporation Santa Monica, CA $2,406,276 To conduct an evaluation of the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative. 2021
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Madison, WI $2,252,202 To study the work of districts participating in Wallace's ECPI. 2024
Columbus City Schools Columbus, OH $2,120,000 To participate in the Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative. 2022
DC Public Education Fund Washington, DC $2,120,000 For DC Public Schools to participate in the Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative. 2022
Fresno Unified School District Fresno, CA $2,120,000 To participate in the Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative. 2022
Fund for Educational Excellence Inc Baltimore, MD $2,120,000 For Baltimore City Public Schools to participate in the Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative. 2022
Board of Education of Jefferson County Kentucky Louisville, KY $2,120,000 To participate in the Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative. 2022
School District No 1J Multnomah County Oregon Portland, OR $2,120,000 To participate in the Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative. 2022
San Antonio Independent School District San Antonio, TX $2,120,000 To participate in the Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative. 2022
Winston Salem Forsyth County Winston Salem, NC $2,120,000 To participate in the Equity-Centered Pipeline Initiative. 2022
RAND Corporation Santa Monica, CA $2,100,000 To conduct an evaluation of the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative. (Additional funds for... 2020
RAND Corporation Santa Monica, CA $2,100,000 To conduct an evaluation of the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative. 2021
Arts Midwest Incorporated Minneapolis, MN $2,000,000 To fund a broader group of smaller Arts organizations by re-granting through intermediaries. 2022
Mid Atlantic Arts Inc Baltimore, MD $2,000,000 To fund a broader group of smaller Arts organizations by re-granting through intermediaries. 2022