William M & Ann K Grace Foundation
The William M. & Ann K. Grace Foundation is presented as a program of W.M. Grace Companies (Scottsdale, AZ). The foundation page states it awards scholarships and grants (primarily in Arizona and Northwest Missouri) and supports pediatric blastoma research and family assistance.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations running scholarship programs, youth-serving charities (especially pediatric health or cancer research), educational institutions, or individual scholarship applicants aligned with merit/need criteria.
Good Fit
- • Requests for individual scholarships or scholarship-program partnerships.
- • Programs focused on youth health, pediatric cancer research, or youth development.
- • Ability to manage and report on many relatively small grants or scholarships.
- • Geographic presence or partner relationships in states the foundation has recently funded (notably Missouri, Ohio, Arizona).
- • Clear demonstration of merit- or need-based selection for student support.
Geography
The foundation funded recipients across about a dozen U.S. states in the latest year, with meaningful shares in Ohio, Missouri and Arizona, indicating a multi-state footprint rather than a single-city program.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows many distinct recipients (66 grants to 66 recipients) including individuals (scholarship awards), local colleges and national health charities, so the observable recipient set is broad in institutional type and purpose.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of new grantee turnover exists (7 new recipients in 2024 and 23 in 2023) and scholarships are explicitly available on request, but repeat funding and recurring large gifts to a few health recipients suggest that non‑scholarship grants may be more relationship-driven, so openness to an unfamiliar applicant is plausible for scholarships but less certain for larger program grants.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
