Brian Wall Foundation
Brian Wall Foundation is a private foundation, based in Oakland, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $25K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Brian Wall Foundation at a glance
In short: Brian Wall Foundation reported $25K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $25,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +7042.9% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $2,408
- +37.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $52,000
- +372.7% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $51,346
- +285.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $51,346
- +285.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Brian Wall Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Brian Wall Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $350 (2024) to $31K (2021). In 2025 it reported $25K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Pollock-Krasner Foundation New York, NY | Grant for Sculptors | $30,000 |
| International Sculpture Center Hamilton, NJ | Sculpture Support | $700 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,408 | $52,000 | $51,346 | $25,000 | Total only | $51,346 | $244 |
| 2024 | $1,754 | $11,000 | $13,310 | $350 | Total only | $13,310 | $299 |
| 2023 | $3,171 | $55,000 | $53,528 | $25,850 | Total only | $52,515 | $238 |
| 2022 | $1,699 | $51,000 | $53,152 | $25,450 | Total only | $53,152 | $200 |
| 2021 | $3,851 | $70,000 | $69,855 | $30,700 | 2 | — | $384 |
| 2019 | $8,653 | $80,350 | $77,578 | $25,000 | 1 | — | $881 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brian Wall Foundation reported a distributable amount of $244 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brian Wall Foundation is led by Brian Wall, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brian Wall
President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sylvia Brown
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Brian Wall Foundation
How much does Brian Wall Foundation give each year?
Brian Wall Foundation reported $25K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $350 in grants paid.
How large is Brian Wall Foundation?
Brian Wall Foundation reported $2K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $51K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $244 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Brian Wall Foundation operate?
Brian Wall Foundation has awarded grants in New Jersey, New York.
What is Brian Wall Foundation's EIN?
Brian Wall Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-3333810. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 12, 2019)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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