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The Wallace Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Salisbury, North Carolina · EIN 208798457

The Wallace Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Salisbury, North Carolina. In tax year 2024 it gave $363,832 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $300,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $650,321 the year before.

58% of its 2024 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$650,32117$5.5 million
2024$363,83220$5.6 million

How to apply

ContactLee Wallace
1101 Sumter CT, Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone or email(704) 636-2021
What to submitApplicants contact the foundation in writing. The request includes the charities ein, dollar amount of request, purpose of request and anticipated groups who will benefit from the grant.
DeadlinesThe window for submitting grant requests is september 1 - september 30.
RestrictionsRecipients must provide a copy of the letter of determination from the IRS.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Wallace Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina17$360,682
District of Columbia1$2,500
South Carolina2$650

Grants paid in 2024

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Salisbury Academy
Salisbury, NC
Education$300,000
Families First NC Inc
Salisbury, NC
Shelter$12,500
Waterworks Visual Arts Center
Salisbury, NC
Arts$9,750
Individual
NC
$8,100
First Presbyterian Church
Salisbury, NC
Religion$7,500
Lee St Theatre
Salisbury, NC
Theatre$5,000
Piedmont Players Theatre Inc
Salisbury, NC
Theatre$5,000
Rowan County United Way
Salisbury, NC
Community$4,500
CPCC Scholarship
Charlotte, NC
Education$3,312
Public Justice Foundation
Washington, DC
Community$2,500
Nazareth Child and Family Connectio
Salisbury, NC
Community$1,500
Brick Ed Academy
Salisbury, NC
Education$1,000
Community Care Clinic
Salisbury, NC
Health$1,000
Salisbury Rowan Heart Ball
Salisbury, NC
Community$550
Rcec PTA
Salisbury, NC
Education$500
South Carolina Environmental Law
Georgetown, SC
Environment$500
American Red Cross
Charlotte, NC
Blood drive$250
South Carolina Beach Advocates
Folly Beach, SC
Environment$150
Salisbury Symphony Orchestra
Salisbury, NC
Theatre$120
Shelter Guardians
Salisbury, NC
Animal care$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Wallace Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: The window for submitting grant requests is september 1 - september 30.

How much does The Wallace Family Foundation Inc give?

$363,832 in tax year 2024, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs The Wallace Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Mona Lisa Wallace (President) and Lee Wallace (Treas/Secret).

What does The Wallace Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and human services.

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