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Wallace Genetic Foundation Inc

Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$11M
Granted FY2017
100
Itemized grants FY2017
78
Organizations funded FY2017
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Itemized, FY2017
$8.3M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2017
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2017
$500,000
States reached, FY2017
23
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2017, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Earthjustice$700,00011%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$500,00010%
The Grand Canyon Trust Inc$250,00014%
Virginia Organizing Inc$235,00012%
Heart to Heart International Inc$200,00010%
US Water Partnership$160,0001n/a
The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation$150,00010%
The Wilderness Society$140,00010%
Ceres Inc$125,00011%
Water Engineers for the Americas$100,000140%
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All grantees of Wallace Genetic Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Earthjustice$700,00011%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$500,00010%
The Grand Canyon Trust Inc$250,00014%
Virginia Organizing Inc$235,00012%
Heart to Heart International Inc$200,00010%
US Water Partnership$160,0001n/a
The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation$150,00010%
The Wilderness Society$140,00010%
Ceres Inc$125,00011%
Water Engineers for the Americas$100,000140%
Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation$100,00011%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$100,00010%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$100,00010%
Waterlines$95,0001n/a
H2o for Life$95,000112%
Nature Forward$90,00012%
Global Health Council$85,000114%
Skytruth$80,00015%
Environmental Integrity Project$80,00013%
Jackson Hole Land Trust$75,00011%
Meridian Institute$75,00011%
The George Washington University$75,00010%
Lighthawk$75,00015%
The End Fund Inc$75,00010%
Green Science Policy Institute$70,00016%
Millennium Water Alliance$60,00011%
Earthworks$50,00011%
Persephone Productions Inc$50,00018%
National Parks Conservation Association$50,00010%
Capital Area Food Bank Inc$50,00010%
New Mexico Wildlife Federation$50,00014%
Emory University$50,00010%
New York Botanical Garden$50,00010%
Peace Corps$50,0001n/a
Bread for the World Institute$50,00011%
Grand Teton National Park Foundation$50,00010%
Church World Service Inc$50,00010%
Center for Biological Diversity Inc$50,00010%
National Geographic Society$50,00010%
American University$50,00010%
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance$50,00011%
Wateraid America Inc$45,00010%
Southwings Inc$45,00017%
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting$35,00011%
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Inc$30,00011%
Pacific Institute for Studies in Development Environment & Security$30,00012%
Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute$25,00014%
Some Inc$25,00010%
Solar Electric Light Fund$25,0001n/a
Village Health Partnership$25,000111%
Center for Global Development$25,00010%
Icivics Inc$25,00011%
Westchester Land Trust Inc$25,00012%
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc$25,00010%
The Houston Food Bank$20,00010%
The Roosevelt Institute$20,0001n/a
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden$20,00011%
World Food Prize Foundation$20,0001n/a
Results Educational Fund Inc$20,0001n/a
Riverkeeper Inc$15,0001n/a
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation$15,00010%

Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.7M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Wallace Genetic Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 53 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEarthjustice: $700,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $500,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Grand Canyon Trust Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetVirginia Organizing Inc: $235,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetHeart to Heart International Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation: $150,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Wilderness Society: $140,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCeres Inc: $125,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWater Engineers for the Americas: $100,000 over 1y, 40% of budgetSibley Memorial Hospital Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetH2o for Life: $95,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetNature Forward: $90,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetGlobal Health Council: $85,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetSkytruth: $80,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetEnvironmental Integrity Project: $80,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetJackson Hole Land Trust: $75,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetMeridian Institute: $75,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetThe George Washington University: $75,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLighthawk: $75,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetThe End Fund Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGreen Science Policy Institute: $70,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetMillennium Water Alliance: $60,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetEarthworks: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetPersephone Productions Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 7.6% of budgetNational Parks Conservation Association: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCapital Area Food Bank Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew Mexico Wildlife Federation: $50,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetEmory University: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Botanical Garden: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBread for the World Institute: $50,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetGrand Teton National Park Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetChurch World Service Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for Biological Diversity Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNational Geographic Society: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican University: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Utah Wilderness Alliance: $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetWateraid America Inc: $45,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSouthwings Inc: $45,000 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetPulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting: $35,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetChesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPacific Institute for Studies in Development Environment & Security: $30,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetSanta Fe Farmers Market Institute: $25,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetSome Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVillage Health Partnership: $25,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetCenter for Global Development: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetIcivics Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 53.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Wallace Genetic Found…Gates FoundationCornell Douglas Found…The Rockefeller Found…Farvue Foundation IncResources Legacy FundThe Keith Campbell Fo…Walton Family Foundat…Conrad N Hilton Found…PatagoniaorgJpmorgan Chase Founda…Gs Donor Advised Phil…
Wallace Genetic Foundation II IncDC45.3× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Wallace Genetic Foundation II Inc · Gates Foundation · Cornell Douglas Foundation Inc · The Rockefeller Foundation · Farvue Foundation Inc · Resources Legacy Fund · The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc · Walton Family Foundation Inc · Conrad N Hilton Foundation · Patagoniaorg · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Wallace Genetic Foundation Inc

How much does Wallace Genetic Foundation Inc give?
Wallace Genetic Foundation Inc reported 100 itemized grants totaling $8,350,000, out of $10,500,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2017 IRS filing.
What does Wallace Genetic Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2017, its largest causes are Environment (36%), Philanthropy (14%), International (8%).
Who are Wallace Genetic Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2017: Earthjustice ($700k), Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated ($500k), The Grand Canyon Trust Inc ($250k).
Does Wallace Genetic Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Wallace Genetic Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Wallace Genetic Foundation II Inc, Gates Foundation, Cornell Douglas Foundation Inc.
Where is Wallace Genetic Foundation Inc based?
Wallace Genetic Foundation Inc is based in DC.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 81 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2017, released 2017. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2018) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2017, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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