Jean and David W Wallace Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to preselected organisations, so a cold application would not fit how it works.
- Its grants go chiefly to educational institutions and medical organisations, and the filing shows most grants in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, though no geographic focus is stated.
- Half of its 55 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $25,000 and $1,000,000, so a request should be sized with that typical range in mind rather than the $1,500,000 largest grant.
- In its latest filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in its earlier filings, which suggests that continuing relationships matter more than new applicants.
- The filing gives no application timing, so there is no set window to plan around.
Overview
Jean and David W Wallace Foundation is a US private foundation based in New Canaan, CT.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) 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
Grants go chiefly to educational institutions and medical organisations, including support for medicine, business and economics, education resources and arts endowments. Other recorded purposes include empowering women and girls and eliminating racism, historic preservation, technology, building work and annual funds. Recipients in the filings include schools and colleges, hospitals, churches, a museum, an adult day-care service, an emergency medical service and community organisations. The foundation also makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests for support.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 55 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 26% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Jean and David W Wallace Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 15 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Salve Regina · Department of business and economics$1,500,0002025 tax year
- Yale University · Dean of medicine fund$1,000,0002025 tax year
- YWCA Greenwich · Empower women and girls and eliminate racism$1,000,0002025 tax year
- Greenwich Hospital · Endowment fund smilow cancer hospital care center$1,000,0002025 tax year
- Smith College · Endowment fund smith office for the arts and smith office for the arts director's fund$500,0002025 tax year
- Greenwich Academy · Annual fund$500,0002025 tax year
- Adam J. Lewis Academy · Education resources$250,0002025 tax year
- Christ Church Tashua · Annual fund$100,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Anne S Wallace Juge — Co-President And Treasurer
- Mary Wallace Strizek — Co-President And Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $6,888,094 | $6,778,500 | $40,269,274 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $6,577,742 | $6,460,000 | $40,459,842 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $6,302,059 | $6,120,000 | $40,981,636 | Filing for 2025 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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Contact
- New Canaan, CT