The Wallace Foundation is a national philanthropic organization that aims to improve education and enrich the lives of disadvantaged children. Wallace's initiatives have dual learning goals: to help grantees learn and through our work together to capture and share lessons as a lever for broad impact.
The Foundation currently is funding the following initiatives:
The Foundation does not fund over-the-transom requests for grants. Instead, they determine which nonprofits or governmental bodies (such as school districts) might be able to help them carry out efforts aimed at answering important questions. Grantees generally fall into one of three categories:
In most cases, the foundation will identify prospective grantees and invite them, through requests for proposals or other careful screening, to submit applications for grants. The foundation does sometimes run open calls, both for organizations who work on the ground in communities and for researchers. Any open requests for proposals are posted on the foundation's website.
Deadlines vary by program. Refer to the foundation website for more information.
Award amounts vary by proposal. An average size of about $400,000 and 2.8 years.