Wallace Global Fund II
Wallace Global Fund II is a private foundation based in Washington, DC. It supports people-powered movements and aligned organizations working to advance democracy, protect human rights, and fight for a healthy planet.
Wallace Global Fund II at a glance
In short: Wallace Global Fund II gave $17.9M across 139 grants in 2025 (avg $129K), top state District of Columbia. 37% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $17,890,599
- +17.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 139
- -27.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $128,709
- +61.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $75,000
- Total assets
- $35,117,030
- -35.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 37% first-time grantees (42 of 113, 2025)
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (31% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Wallace Global Fund II
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The fund does not accept unsolicited requests. It makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2000 S Street Nw, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 452-1530
Website: https://www.wgf.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Wallace Global Fund II funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Caring Across Generations Inc ($1.1M across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $5.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
970 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 423 grants of 970 (44%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The fund supports organizations and social movements with global or national scope, or local work that can contribute to broader national or global impact. In 2024, 29% of grant dollars went to recipients in DC, 20% to New York, 12% to California, and 3% to Massachusetts; the recipient-state data also lists an unidentified category accounting for 18%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 139 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Wallace Global Fund II open to new grantees?
37%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 42 of 113 grantees (37%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $126K; repeat grants $177K. How we count
Medians: $75K first-time, $100K repeat.
- 49% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 985% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15.2M (2024) to $20.8M (2020). In 2025 it made 139 grants totaling $17.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Caring Across Generations Inc New York, NY | Support for Work to Protect Healthcare | $1,000,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Washington, DC | Support to Protect and Expand Democratic Systems | $500,000 |
| Center for Community Change Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $500,000 |
| Global Greengrants Fund Boulder, CO | Support for Global Work on Agroecology | $500,000 |
| Groundwork Trust Yonkers, NY | Supporti for strengthening the environmental justice movement in south africa | $500,000 |
| Sage Development Authority Fort Yates, ND | Support for Renewable Energy Projects | $500,000 |
| Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $500,000 |
| Indivisible Civics Inc Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $400,000 |
| Media Matters for America Washington, DC | Support to Promote Independent Voices in the Media | $350,000 |
| Congressional Progressive Caucus Center Washington, DC | Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems | $300,000 |
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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 | $35,117,030 | $8,608,518 | $28,625,089 | $17,890,599 | 139 | $20,543,195 | $7,545,059 | $2,084,572 |
| 2024 | $54,624,934 | $4,508,739 | $21,890,720 | $15,209,131 | 191 | $18,755,363 | $3,695,473 | $3,154,691 |
| 2023 | $72,262,898 | $8,677,993 | $23,315,235 | $17,198,000 | 214 | $20,429,585 | $7,769,925 | $3,866,730 |
| 2022 | $87,895,301 | $4,739,943 | $22,515,777 | $17,792,100 | 226 | $20,764,396 | $3,192,325 | $5,449,510 |
| 2021 | $136,169,792 | $23,961,855 | $21,935,778 | $20,550,640 | 200 | $23,101,938 | $20,931,365 | $6,069,397 |
| 2020 | $134,675,174 | $11,064,230 | $32,581,016 | $20,789,000 | 236 | — | $8,571,994 | $6,067,496 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wallace Global Fund II reported a distributable amount of $2.1M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The fund’s mission is to support people-powered movements that advance democracy, protect human rights, and fight for a healthy planet. Its four interconnected program areas are democracy, environment, corporate accountability, and women’s rights. The fund describes its approach as integrated, supporting movement-based organizing and advocacy, strategic litigation, convenings, and research connected to movements.
The organizations receiving its largest 2024 grants illustrate a range of work. The American Economic Liberties Project says its charitable purposes include researching economic concentration and the history of competition policy. GreenFaith says it equips and mobilizes diverse religious communities to act for the Earth. The Sunrise Movement Education Fund says it mobilizes Americans to make climate change an urgent public priority. Sustainable Markets Foundation says its mission includes environmental protection, energy efficiency, consumer protection, health and safety, and good government.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the fund awarded 191 grants totaling $15,209,131. Grant amounts ranged from $6,100 to $300,000, with a median of $75,000. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 139 grants totaling $17.9 million.
Among the largest reported grants were $300,000 each to the American Economic Liberties Project and Windward Fund; $250,000 each to GreenFaith, NEO Philanthropy, New Venture Fund, Stand.earth, Sunrise Movement Education Fund, and Sustainable Markets Foundation; and $200,000 each to Carbon Tracker, Earthlife Africa, Greenpeace, and the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
The fund provides core and project-specific support. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofits, legal non-U.S. equivalents, or organizations able to demonstrate charitable intent. It does not fund land purchases, capital construction, for-profit businesses, debt reduction, endowment campaigns, fundraising drives or events, lobbying, scholarships, tuition assistance, or other personal financial aid. It does not grant to youth clubs, schools, individuals, or political organizations; support for academic institutions is available only in special circumstances.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists H. Scott Wallace and Scott Fitzmorris as co-chairmen. Directors listed are Erica Peiser Fitzmorris, Annie Leonard, Emira Woods, and Robert Wallace. Robby Rodriguez became executive director on January 24, 2024; Ellen Dorsey, the prior executive director, left on January 23, 2024.
Wallace Global Fund II is led by Ellen Dorsey, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 4 of 8 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ellen Dorsey
Executive Director
Exec.director & Secretary → Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$364K (2020) → $225K (2025)
Robby Rodriguez
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$309K (2024) → $116K (2025)
H. Scott Wallace
Co-Chairman
Co-Chair → Co-Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Fitzmorris
Co-Chairman
Co-Chair → Co-Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annie Leonard
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$75K (2025)
Emira Woods
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$75K (2025)
Robert Wallace
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erica Peiser Fitzmorris
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Christy Wallace (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Johanna Dominguez (2020–2022) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $225K, to Ellen Dorsey (Executive DIR.). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Wallace Global Fund II
How much does Wallace Global Fund II give each year?
Wallace Global Fund II gave $17.9M across 139 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15.2M across 191 grants.
What is Wallace Global Fund II's typical grant size?
Wallace Global Fund II's median grant in 2025 was $75,000, and its average grant was $128,709, across 139 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Wallace Global Fund II that year got $126K on average.
Where does Wallace Global Fund II give grants?
Wallace Global Fund II's top state is District of Columbia, with 31% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (23%) and California (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (33 grants), New York, NY (19 grants), San Francisco, CA (5 grants) and Oakland, CA (4 grants).
Does Wallace Global Fund II give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 139 grants with a stated purpose on Wallace Global Fund II's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support for Work to Protect and Defend Democratic Systems" (45 grants), "Support for Work to End Female Genital Mutilation" (29 grants) and "Support for Climate Movement Building Work" (10 grants).
Who are Wallace Global Fund II's largest grantees?
Wallace Global Fund II's largest 2025 grantees include Caring Across Generations Inc ($1,125,000 across 2 grants), Center for Community Change ($675,000 across 3 grants) and Amalgamated Charitable Foundation ($655,000 across 3 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 14% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Wallace Global Fund II?
Wallace Global Fund II reported $35.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20.5M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.1M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Wallace Global Fund II fund?
The fund’s mission is to support people-powered movements that advance democracy, protect human rights, and fight for a healthy planet. Its four interconnected program areas are democracy, environment, corporate accountability, and women’s rights. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Wallace Global Fund II?
The fund does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Wallace Global Fund II's EIN?
Wallace Global Fund II's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 80-0424607. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Wallace Global Fund II accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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