Private foundation · Washington, DC

Wallace Global Fund II

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Typical grant size
$40K – $60K – $100K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
237
Repeat grantees
129
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Robby Rodriguez
EXECUTIVE DIR. (STARTED 01/24/24)
$309K
Ellen Dorsey
EXECUTIVE DIR. (LEFT 01/23/24)
$144K
H Scott Wallace
CO-CHAIRMAN
Emira Woods
DIRECTOR
Robert Wallace
DIRECTOR
Erica Peiser Fitzmorris
DIRECTOR
Annie Leonard
DIRECTOR
Scott Fitzmorris
CO-CHAIRMAN
Johanna Dominguez
DIRECTOR (LEFT 12/2022)
Christy Wallace
TREASURER
Matt Gelfand
TREASURER (LEFT DURING 2019)

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
27.8%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
1,296
Total grants awarded
$107.6M
Total amount
$83K
Average grant
$6.1M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$15.2M
191 grants
2023
$17.2M
214 grants
2022
$17.8M
226 grants
2021
$20.6M
200 grants
2020
$20.8M
236 grants
2019
$16.1M
229 grants

Top recipients

23 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$10.1M
39 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$5.8M
32 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$4.2M
30 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$3.5M
11 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$2.7M
Tides Center2
4 grants · CA
$2.5M
10 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$1.7M
Trustafrica
16 grants
$1.4M
10 grants · DC · ≈ likely match
$1.4M
15 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$1.3M

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Windward Fund
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
DC · TY 2024
$300K
American Economic Liberties Project
SUPPORT FOR WORK ON GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
DC · TY 2024
$300K
Sustainable Markets Foundation
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
NY · TY 2024
$250K
Neo Philanthropy
SUPPORT FOR WORK TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRACTIC SYSTEMS
NY · TY 2024
$250K
Greenfaith
SUPPORT FOR WORK ON ENERGY ACCESS
NY · TY 2024
$250K
Sunrise Movement Education Fund
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
DC · TY 2024
$250K
New Venture Fund
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
DC · TY 2024
$250K
Standearth
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
CA · TY 2024
$250K
Institute for Energy Eco and Fin Analysis
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE FINANCE RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY
OH · TY 2024
$200K
Windward Fund
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS-
DC · TY 2024
$200K
Earthlife Africa
SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENING THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT IN AFRICA
TY 2024
$200K
Trade Justice Education Fund
SUPPORT FOR WORK ON GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
DC · TY 2024
$200K
Greenpeace
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
DC · TY 2024
$200K
Sustainable Markets Foundation
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
NY · TY 2024
$200K
Carbon Tracker
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
TY 2024
$200K
Sustainable Markets Foundation
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
NY · TY 2024
$200K
Institute for Policy Studies
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
DC · TY 2024
$180K
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
DC · TY 2024
$175K
The Wallace Centers of Iowa
GENERAL SUPPORT
IA · TY 2024
$167K
Trustafrica
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE ZIMBABWE ALLIANCE - YEAR 2
TY 2024
$150K
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility
SUPPORT FOR CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY WORK
NY · TY 2024
$150K
Greenfaith
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
NY · TY 2024
$150K
Repairers of the Breach
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN
NC · TY 2024
$150K
Trustafrica
SUPPORT FOR AFRICAN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS CONVENING
TY 2024
$130K
Tides Foundation
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
CA · TY 2024
$125K
Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
DC · TY 2024
$125K
Sustainable Markets Foundation
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
NY · TY 2024
$125K
Fossil Free California
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
CA · TY 2024
$125K
Africans Rising
SUPPORT FOR WORK ON CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
TY 2024
$110K
Majority Action
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
MD · TY 2024
$110K
Sustainable Markets Foundation
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
NY · TY 2024
$100K
Evergreen Collaborative
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
WA · TY 2024
$100K
Tesseract Research Center
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
DC · TY 2024
$100K
Color of Change Education Fund
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
CA · TY 2024
$100K
New Venture Fund
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
DC · TY 2024
$100K
Poder in Action
SUPPORT FOR PROTECTING AND DEFENDING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS
AZ · TY 2024
$100K
People's Action Institute (pai)
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
IL · TY 2024
$100K
Influencemap
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
TY 2024
$100K
Indivisible Civics Inc
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
DC · TY 2024
$100K
Media Matters for America
SUPPORT TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT VOICES IN THE MEDIA
DC · TY 2024
$100K
Climate Cabinet Education
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Solon Center for Research and Pulishing
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
ME · TY 2024
$100K
Africans Rising
SUPPORT FOR WORK ON CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
TY 2024
$100K
Common Counsel Foundation
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
CA · TY 2024
$100K
The Sunrise Project (us)
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
DE · TY 2024
$100K
One Fair Wage
SUPPORT FOR WORK ON GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
NY · TY 2024
$100K
Public Citizen
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
DC · TY 2024
$100K
Free Speech for People
SUPPORT FOR WORK TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
MA · TY 2024
$100K
Ndn Collective
SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK
SD · TY 2024
$100K
Tides Foundation
SUPPORT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
CA · TY 2024
$100K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.