Wallace Cunningham Foundation
Wallace Cunningham Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $110K. Net investment income was $43K.
Wallace Cunningham Foundation at a glance
In short: Wallace Cunningham Foundation gave $110K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $110,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- Average grant
- $27,500
- Median grant
- $27,500
- Total assets
- $2,246,625
- +5.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Wallace Cunningham Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kleinhans Music Hall ($28K). Together the top 4 received $110K.
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Wallace Cunningham 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
In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $110K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kleinhans Music Hall Buffalo, NY | For the Arts | $27,500 |
| Buffalo Philharmonic Symphony Buffalo, NY | For the Arts | $27,500 |
| The Metropolitan Opera New York, NY | For the Arts | $27,500 |
| Chicago Art Institute Chicago, IL | For the Arts | $27,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,246,625 | $34,254 | $33,117 | $110,000 | 4 | $110,000 | $42,602 | $9,769 |
| 2024 | $2,125,004 | $149,828 | $132,198 | — | — | $112,000 | $106,225 | $103,098 |
| 2023 | $2,132,242 | $2,239,168 | $125,682 | — | — | $110,000 | $75,374 | $7,701 |
| 2022 | $14,555 | — | $5,351 | — | — | — | — | $69 |
| 2021 | $19,906 | — | $2,090 | — | — | — | — | $936 |
| 2020 | $21,996 | — | $4,247 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $26,243 | — | $8,743 | — | — | — | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wallace Cunningham Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wallace Cunningham Foundation is led by Wallace Cunningham, President & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wallace Cunningham
President & Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Farley Ziegler
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mara Ludwig
Director & Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kevin Eamigh
Treasurer & Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Allie Brandt (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Byron Cunningham (2019–2024) — Secretary & Director
- Former: Karen E. Eamigh (2019–2024) — Treasurer & Director
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 Wallace Cunningham Foundation
How much does Wallace Cunningham Foundation give each year?
Wallace Cunningham Foundation gave $110K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Wallace Cunningham Foundation's typical grant size?
Wallace Cunningham Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $27,500, and its average grant was $27,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Wallace Cunningham Foundation give grants?
Wallace Cunningham Foundation gives mostly in New York: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (25%). The most frequent recipient cities were Buffalo, NY (2 grants).
Does Wallace Cunningham Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Wallace Cunningham Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "For the Arts" (4 grants).
How large is Wallace Cunningham Foundation?
Wallace Cunningham Foundation reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $110K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Wallace Cunningham Foundation?
Wallace Cunningham Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Diego, CA. It holds $2.2M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Wallace Cunningham Foundation's EIN?
Wallace Cunningham Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-2667459. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 26, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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