Private foundation · EIN 13-6278694 · Purchase, New York

Mary and James G Wallach Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 15 grants paid, $3.6M total, median $10K. 73% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
15
$3.6M
Median grant
$10K
Stays in NY
73%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$80M

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
New York PhilharmonicNew York, NYGeneral support$1.9M
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral support$1.3M
Westchester Community College Foundation IncValhalla, NYGeneral support$200K
International Rescue Committee IncAlbert Lea, MNGeneral support$100K
Feeding WestchesterElmsford, NYGeneral support$50K
Focus for a Future IncNew York, NYGeneral support$50K
Japanese Art Society of AmericaHarwich Port, MAGeneral support$30K
The Metropolitan OperaNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Harlem AcademyNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
New York Youth Symphony IncNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Pan Massachusetts Challenge IncNeedham Heights, MAGeneral support$5,000
National Philanthropic TrustJenkintown, PAGeneral support$3,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater New YorkNew York, NYGeneral support$3,000
Frick CollectionNew York, NYGeneral support$1,643
American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NYGeneral support$1,000

By state: New York 11 · Minnesota 1 · Massachusetts 2 · Pennsylvania 1

About this foundation

Mary and James G Wallach Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Purchase, New York, tax-exempt since 1968. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Mary and James G Wallach Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Mary and James G Wallach Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $3.6M across 15 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Mary and James G Wallach Foundation give?

New York (11 grants), Minnesota (1 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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