Wallace Global Fund II
Invitation OnlyWashington, District of Columbia · EIN 80-0424607 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$17.9M
Organizations funded139
Typical grant$75,000
Total assets$35.1M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $36,349 and $200,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
71% of grants went outside District of Columbia.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caring Across Generations Inc | New York, NY | Support for work to protect healthcare | $1,000,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | Support to protect and expand democratic systems | $500,000 |
| Center for Community Change | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $500,000 |
| Global Greengrants Fund | Boulder, CO | Support for global work on agroecology | $500,000 |
| Groundwork Trust | Yonkers, NY | Supporti for strengthening the environmental justice movement in south africa | $500,000 |
| Sage Development Authority | Fort Yates, ND | Support for renewable energy projects | $500,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $500,000 |
| Indivisible Civics Inc | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $400,000 |
| Media Matters for America | Washington, DC | Support to promote independent voices in the media | $350,000 |
| Congressional Progressive Caucus Center | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $300,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $300,000 |
| American Promise Education Fund Inc | Concord, MA | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $250,000 |
| Friends of the Earth | Washington, DC | Support for climate movement building work | $250,000 |
| Greenfaith | New York, NY | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $250,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $250,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $250,000 |
| One Fair Wage | New York, NY | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $250,000 |
| Public Citizen | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $250,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | Support for protecting and defending reproductive health and rights | $250,000 |
| Sunrise Movement Education Fund | Washington, DC | Support for climate movement building work | $250,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $250,000 |
| Acce Institute | Sacramento, CA | Support to protect and expand democratic systems | $225,000 |
| Earthlife Africa | SF | Supporti for strengthening the environmental justice movement in south africa | $220,000 |
| 350 Seattle | Seattle, WA | Support for climate movement building work | $200,000 |
| Africa Women Rights Advocates | Amsterdam, NL | Support for work to end female genital mutilation | $200,000 |
| Africans Rising | GA | Support for work on corporate accountability | $200,000 |
| Common Defense Education Fund | New York, NY | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $200,000 |
| Croatan Institute | Durham, NC | Support for work on agroecology | $200,000 |
| Democracy Forward Foundation | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $200,000 |
| Earthlife Africa | SF | Supporti for strengthening the environmental justice movement in south africa | $200,000 |
| Global Media Campaign to End Fgm | London, UK | Support for work to end female genital mutilation | $200,000 |
| One Fair Wage | New York, NY | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $200,000 |
| People's Action Institute (Pai) | Chicago, IL | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $200,000 |
| Proteus Fund | Amherst, MA | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $200,000 |
| Resist | Boston, MA | Support for work on agroecology | $200,000 |
| Standearth | San Francisco, CA | Support for climate movement building work | $200,000 |
| State Democracy Defenders Fund | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $200,000 |
| Institute for Policy Studies | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $180,000 |
| A Growing Culture | Asheville, NC | Support for work on agroecology | $150,000 |
| Africa Food Sovereignty Alliance | UG | Support for global work on agroecology | $150,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | Support to protect and expand democratic systems | $150,000 |
| Capacity Shop | Alameda, CA | Support to protect and expand democratic systems | $150,000 |
| Essential Information | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $150,000 |
| Greenfaith | New York, NY | Support for work on energy access | $150,000 |
| Heal Food Alliance | Chicago, IL | Support for work on agroecology | $150,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $150,000 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | Support for climate movement building work | $150,000 |
| The Chisholm Legacy Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | Support to advance human, environmental and socio-economic rights domestically | $150,000 |
| Advance Democracy Inc | Tysons Corner, VA | Support to protect and expand democratic systems | $125,000 |
| Caring Across Generations Inc | New York, NY | Support for work to protect healthcare | $125,000 |
| Center for Popular Democracy | Brooklyn, NY | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $125,000 |
| Local Progress Policy Institute | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $125,000 |
| Action Center on Race & the Economy Institute | Chicago, IL | Support for climate movement building work | $100,000 |
| Center for Community Change | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $100,000 |
| Climate Defense Project | Laguna Beach, CA | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $100,000 |
| Climate Emergency Fund | West Hollywood, CA | Support for climate movement building work | $100,000 |
| Color of Change Education Fund | Oakland, CA | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $100,000 |
| Frontline Women's Fund | New York, NY | Support for work to end female genital mutilation | $100,000 |
| Ifrah Foundation | EI | Support for work to end female genital mutilation | $100,000 |
| Institute for Energy Eco and Fin Analysis | Lakewood, OH | Support for climate finance research and advocacy | $100,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 139 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wozu Inc | Cannonball, ND | Support for work on agroecology | $1,000,000 |
| Institute for Policy Studies | Washington, DC | Support for fellowship program | $600,000 |
| The Democracy Alliance | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $500,000 |
| Alliance for Youth Organizing | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $350,000 |
| Bvm Capacity Building Institute | East Point, GA | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $350,000 |
| Taproot Earth | Slidell, LA | Support for climate movement building work | $300,000 |
| People's Action Institute (Pai) | Chicago, IL | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $250,000 |
| The Partnership Project | Washington, DC | Support for climate movement building work | $250,000 |
| Unite Here Education and Support Fund | New York, NY | Support for protecting and defending women's human rights | $225,000 |
| Africa Women Rights Advocates | Amsterdam, | Support for work to end female genital mutilation | $200,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $200,000 |
| Gen-Z for Change | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $200,000 |
| Girls Not Brides | London, | Support for work to end female genital mutilation | $200,000 |
| Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $200,000 |
| Pro-Democracy Center | Foxborough, MA | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $200,000 |
| Equation Campaign and Global Climate Legal Defense | Novato, CA | Support for climate movement building work | $150,000 |
| Global Impact | Washington, DC | Support for climate movement building work | $150,000 |
| Oil and Gas Action Network | Berkeley, CA | Support for climate movement building work | $150,000 |
| Oil Change International | Washington, DC | Support for climate movement building work | $150,000 |
| Partnership for Civil Justice Fund | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $150,000 |
| Repairers of the Breach | Goldsboro, NC | General support for the poor people's campaign | $150,000 |
| We Act for Environmental Justice | New York, NY | Support for climate movement building work | $150,000 |
| State Democracy Defenders Fund | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $125,000 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $125,000 |
| Civil Liberties Defense Center | Eugene, OR | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $100,000 |
| Colorado Plateau Foundation | Flagstaff, AZ | Support for work on agroecology | $100,000 |
| Grand Canyon Trust | Flagstaff, AZ | Support for work on agroecology | $100,000 |
| National Committee on Responsive Philanth | Washington, DC | General support | $100,000 |
| Natural History Institute | Prescott, AZ | Support for work on agroecology | $100,000 |
| Rural Coalition | Washington, DC | Support for work on agroecology | $100,000 |
| Story of Stuff Project | Berkeley, CA | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $100,000 |
| Strategy for Humanity LLC | Arlington, VA | Support for movement building work in africa | $100,000 |
| The Partnership Project | Washington, DC | Support for climate movement building work | $100,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $100,000 |
| End Fgm European Network | Brussels, | Support for work to end female genital mutilation | $75,000 |
| Orchid Project | London, | Support for work to end female genital mutilation | $75,000 |
| Panorama Global | Seattle, WA | Support for work to end female genital mutilation | $75,000 |
| The US End Fgmc Network | New York, NY | Support for work to end female genital mutilation | $75,000 |
| Accountability Lab | Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $50,000 |
| Arrow | Kuala Lumpur, | Support for work to end female genital mutilation | $50,000 |
| Carbon Tracker | London, | Support for climate movement building work | $50,000 |
| Food Chain Workers Alliance | Los Angeles, CA | Support for work on agroecology | $50,000 |
| Global Media Campaign to End Fgm | London, | Support for work to end female genital mutilation | $50,000 |
| National Black Food & Justice Alliance | Atlanta, GA | Support for work on agroecology | $50,000 |
| The New Press | New York, NY | Support to promote independent voices in the media | $50,000 |
| Possibility Labs | San Francisco, CA | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $40,000 |
| Pennsylvania Voice | Philadelphia, PA | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $35,000 |
| Darfur Women Action Group | Washington, DC | Support for protecting and defending women's human rights | $25,000 |
| Kakenya Center for Excellence | Arlington, VA | Support for work to end female genital mutilation | $25,000 |
| Urgent Action Fund | Alameda, CA | Support for advancing and protecting human rights | $25,000 |
| Every Girls Dream | Support for work to end female genital mutilation | $20,000 | |
| New Pa Project Education Fund | Harrisburg, PA | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $20,000 |
| Farafina the Black Link | Berkeley, CA | Support to advance human rights protections globally | $15,000 |
| The Smile Trust | Miami, FL | General support | $10,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,890,599 | 193 |
| 2024 | $15,209,131 | 210 |
| 2023 | $17,198,000 | 245 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Sep 18, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202612619349100206
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 80-0424607
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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