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Wallaby Foundation for Financial Assista

Preselected recipients only Cambridge, Massachusetts · EIN 816421562

Wallaby Foundation for Financial Assista is a private foundation in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $55,500 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $12,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $65,500 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$55,00011$608,973
2024$65,50015$675,142
2025$55,50014$701,195

How to apply

Wallaby Foundation for Financial Assista says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Wallaby Foundation for Financial Assista funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts7$19,500
Connecticut1$12,000
Illinois1$10,000
California3$8,000
North Carolina1$5,000
Kentucky1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Waggle Foundation
Hadlyme, CT
Charitable donation$12,000
American Veterinary Medical Foundation
Schaumburg, IL
Charitable donation$10,000
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Boston, MA
Charitable donation$10,000
Diabetic Cats in Need
Knightdale, NC
Charitable donation$5,000
Merwin Memorial Free Clinic for Animals
Allston, MA
Charitable donation$5,000
The Pet Fund
Sacramento, CA
Charitable donation$5,000
Animal Rescue League of Boston
Dedham, MA
Charitable donation$2,000
United Animal Nations - DBA Red Rover
Sacramento, CA
Charitable donation$2,000
Friends and Vets Helping Pets
Lexington, KY
Charitable donation$1,000
Paws 4 A Cure
Wakefield, MA
Charitable donation$1,000
Project Street Vet
Encinitas, CA
Charitable donation$1,000
Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society Inc
Salisbury, MA
Charitable donation$500
Second Chance Animal Services
East Brookfield, MA
Charitable donation$500
The Sampson Fund for Veterinary Care
Orleans, MA
Charitable donation$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wallaby Foundation for Financial Assista accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Wallaby Foundation for Financial Assista give?

$55,500 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Wallaby Foundation for Financial Assista?

Its 2025 filing lists Anne Randolph (Trustee), Joan Garrity Flynn (Trustee), Nancy Gardiner (Trustee) and Hemenway Barnes LLP (Trustee).

What does Wallaby Foundation for Financial Assista fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals and health.

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