Kane Wallace Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and contributes only to preselected charitable organisations, so a cold approach will not be considered; if you have no existing link that could lead to an invitation, the filing gives no route in.
- No geographic focus is stated, and the grants shown in the filing fall mainly in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Illinois, but that describes past giving rather than a rule about who may apply.
- About 8 in 10 of its 141 grants fall between $1,000 and $75,000 and the median was $5,000, so a modest request in that range is the typical case, though its largest grant was $1,100,000.
- Repeat giving is strong: 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so the foundation looks relationship-led rather than open to newcomers.
Overview
Kane Wallace Foundation is a US private foundation based in Concord, MA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filing does not state a particular funding field; it reports grants as unrestricted. The grants record shows support for a varied range of organisations, including environmental organisations, museums and historical societies, educational institutions, community and social-service organisations, arts organisations, and religious organisations. Its recorded recipients are varied rather than concentrated in a single organisational type, and the grant purposes are recorded as unrestricted. The foundation's application information says it contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so its giving is not open to unsolicited applications.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Illinois.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 141 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 23% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations Kane Wallace Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 17% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 48 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Appalachian Mountain Club · Unrestricted$1,100,0002024 tax year
- Morris Arboretum · Unrestricted$525,0002024 tax year
- Newport Historical Society · Unrestricted$500,0002024 tax year
- Northern Forest Center · Unrestricted$205,0002024 tax year
- Native Plant Trust · Unrestricted$110,4182024 tax year
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania · Unrestricted$75,0002024 tax year
- Concord Museum · Unrestricted$75,0002024 tax year
- IYRS School of Technology & Trades · Unrestricted$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Martha J Wallace — Trustee, None
- Edward W Kane — Trustee, None
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,725,144 | $1,579,700 | $48,006,454 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,116,934 | $1,949,328 | $54,743,862 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,185,204 | $2,952,650 | $61,549,530 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Concord, MA