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The Wallace Fox Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 271136617

The Wallace Fox Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $97,500 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $10,500 and the largest $20,500. 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 $110,500 the year before.

63% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$155,7206$1.5 million
2024$110,5008$1.6 million
2025$97,5008$2.2 million

How to apply

The Wallace Fox Foundation 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 The Wallace Fox Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York6$66,500
California1$20,000
New Jersey1$11,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Rye Arts Center
Rye, NY
General support$20,500
La Jolla Country Day School
La Jolla, CA
General support$20,000
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation
New York, NY
General support$20,000
Valley Hospital Foundation
Paramus, NJ
General support$11,000
Frontline Women's Fund formerly Donor Direct Action
New York, NY
General support$10,000
The New Press
New York, NY
Books for ERA Coalition/Fund for Women's Equality$10,000
Coalition against Trafficking in Women (CATW)
New York, NY
General support$5,000
Arts Westchester
White Plains, NY
General support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Wallace Fox Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Wallace Fox Foundation give?

$97,500 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $10,500.

Who runs The Wallace Fox Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Gail H Roman (Trustee) and Gloria S Neuwirth (Trustee).

What does The Wallace Fox Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and arts and culture.

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