The Wallace Foundation
Annual Giving
$54.6M-11% YoY
Grants
318
Median Grant
$26K
Organizations Funded
200
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Foundation Overview
Mission
Foster equity and improvements in learning and enrichment for young people, and in the arts for everyone. Help all communities build a more vibrant and just future by fostering advances in the arts, education leadership, and youth development.
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
$2.72M to eight arts organizations of color for research in 2025. $13 million invested in Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative. Six-year $40 million initiative for performing arts organizations. Support for 24 states in education leadership since 2000.
How to Apply
Foundation identifies and invites prospective grantees through requests for proposals. Does not accept unsolicited proposals. Occasionally runs open calls posted on website. Average grant size $400,000 over 2.8 years.
Does Not Fund
Does not accept unsolicited grant proposals. Works only through invited proposals and occasionally through open RFPs.
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$54.6M
Grants
318
Median
$26K
States
32
$61.4M
Grants
213
Median
$175K
States
32
$84.1M
Grants
260
Median
$100K
States
31
Grant Size Distribution
$100K
Typical Grant (Median)
$1K
Smallest
$25K
25th Pctile
$229K
75th Pctile
$3.0M
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $25K and $229K.
Largest Recent Grants
$3.0M
2024
National Association of Latino Arts and Culture
TX · To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative.
$3.0M
2024
First Peoples Fund
SD · To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative.
$3.0M
2024
Alternate ROOTS Inc
GA · To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative.
$2.3M
2024
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
WI · To study the work of districts participating in Wallace's ECPI.
$1.3M
2024
Board of Education of Jefferson County Kentucky
KY · To participate in Wallace's ECPI.
Geographic Focus
Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.
Financial Overview
Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets
Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.