The Wallace Foundation
The Wallace Foundation is a national philanthropy focused on arts, school leadership, and youth development; the official site provides research, resources, and grantmaking information and lists headquarters at 140 Broadway, New York, NY. Public filings and nonprofit databases show the same name and EIN (13-6183757).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Mid-to-large nonprofits, school districts, research institutions or intermediary organizations working at state or national scale in arts, school leadership, or youth/out-of-school-time development with capacity for evaluation and multi-year engagement.
Good Fit
- • Work clearly aligned with Wallace's priorities (arts, principal leadership pipelines, youth development/OST).
- • Capacity to participate in learning communities or multi-site initiatives.
- • Strong research, evaluation, or dissemination components.
- • Ability to act as or partner with intermediaries or communications partners for field-building.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year spanned 32 states with major shares in DC, CA, TX and NY and an out-of-state share of about 93%, indicating a national footprint rather than a local or single-state focus.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 318 grants to 228 distinct recipients including nonprofits, government entities, research institutions and intermediaries, with many new grantees—evidence of a broad and diverse recipient set.
New Applicants
Behaviorally the foundation funded many new recipients (133 in 2024 and 75 in 2023), so new entrants are regularly added, but the foundation states it funds only preselected applicants and runs curated initiative entry points, so unsolicited applicants should treat access as relationship-driven rather than openly competitive.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
