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Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 46-2659091 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $1.5M
- Grants reported
- 45
- Median grant
- $25K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | $785.4K |
| 2024 | 22 | $712.1K |
Where Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | ITHACA, NY | SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIP AID | 2025 | $189K |
| CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES | BALTIMORE, MD | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | 2024 | $125K |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | ITHACA, NY | SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIP AID | 2024 | $90K |
| LOWCOUNTRY FOOD BANK | CHARLESTON, SC | PROVIDE FOOD AND OTHER AID TO PEOPLE SUFFERING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP | 2025 | $75K |
| LEGAL MOMENTUM | NEW YORK, NY | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROTECT THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN | 2025 | $60K |
| LEGAL MOMENTUM | NEW YORK, NY | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROTECT THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN | 2024 | $60K |
| CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES | BALTIMORE, MD | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | 2025 | $50K |
| THE INTERFAITH NUTRITION NETWORK | HEMPSTEAD, NY | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE MEALS TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | 2025 | $50K |
| THE INTERFAITH NUTRITION NETWORK | HEMPSTEAD, NY | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE MEALS TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | 2024 | $50K |
| BOTH ENDS BELIEVING | PLANO, TX | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FOSTER CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES | 2025 | $32.5K |
| BOTH ENDS BELIEVING | PLANO, TX | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FOSTER CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES | 2024 | $32.5K |
| CHANCES FOR CHILDREN | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO IMPOVERISHED | 2025 | $32.5K |
| CHANCES FOR CHILDREN | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO IMPOVERISHED | 2024 | $32.5K |
| RETHINKNYC | NEW YORK, NY | SUPPORT PLANNING FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF PENN STATION | 2024 | $30K |
| WATER MISSION | NORTH CHARLESTON, SC | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER | 2024 | $25K |
| CARNEGIE HALL | NEW YORK, NY | SUPPORT MUSICAL PROGRAMMING OFFERED AT CARNEGIE HALL | 2025 | $25K |
| COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE | CHARLESTON, SC | SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING NATURAL AREAS PRESERVATION | 2025 | $25K |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL TREATMENT TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | 2025 | $25K |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | 2025 | $25K |
| THE SHARING FOUNDATION | CONCORD, MA | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO AID ORPHANED AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN CAMBODIA | 2025 | $25K |
| WATER MISSION | NORTH CHARLESTON, SC | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER | 2025 | $25K |
| RETHINKNYC | NEW YORK, NY | SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION | 2025 | $25K |
| AMERICARES | STAMFORD, CT | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF POVERTY, WAR AND NATURAL DISASTERS | 2024 | $25K |
| CARNEGIE HALL | NEW YORK, NY | SUPPORT MUSICAL PROGRAMMING OFFERED AT CARNEGIE HALL | 2024 | $25K |
| COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE | CHARLESTON, SC | SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING NATURAL AREAS PRESERVATION | 2024 | $25K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.