Walske Charitable Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 04-6818329
Foundation Overview
Based in Boston, MA, Walske Charitable Foundation has awarded 147 grants totaling $3,346,600 to organizations in Massachusetts, California and 5 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $2,500 to $155,000, with a median award of $10,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
3 of 16 recipients (19%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
68% of grants are awarded in California, with additional funding distributed across 6 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within California, funding concentrates in San Francisco (52%), Los Angeles (19%), Berkeley (9%).
Funding Trajectory
Moderate 25% growth trend over 8 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (82%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Walske Charitable Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Hills Presyterian Church | $10,000 | Beverly Hills, CA, US | General | 2024 |
| Boston 2026 World Stamp Show | $5,000 | Sudbury, MA, US | General | 2024 |
| Los Angeles County Museum Of Art | $15,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General | 2024 |
| Bridges Impact Foundation | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | Miint Project | 2024 |
| Calvary Presbyterian Church | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2024 |
| Fine Arts Museum Of Sf Deyoung Museum | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Guo Pei Couture Fantasy Exhibit | 2024 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Annual Fund | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | $10,000 | Memphis, TN, US | General | 2024 |
| San Francisco Ballet | $110,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2024 |
| Philatelic Foundation | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2024 |
| San Francisco Opera Guild | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2024 |
| Princeton Prospect Foundation | $10,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | General | 2024 |
| The Music Center Of La County | $75,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General | 2024 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | $50,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2024 |
| Ucsf Benioff Children's Hospitals-children's Fund | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | $25,000 | Nashville, TN, US | General | 2024 |
| Beverly Hills Presyterian Church | $5,000 | Beverly Hills, CA, US | General | 2023 |
| Boston Ballet Inc | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2023 |
| Calvary Presbyterian Church | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2023 |
| Fine Arts Museum Of Sf Deyoung Museum | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Guo Pei Couture Fantasy Exhibit | 2023 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Annual Fund | 2023 |
| San Francisco Ballet | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2023 |
| Smithsonian National Postal Museum | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2023 |
| The Hamlin School | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2023 |
| The Max Warburg Courage Curriculum | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2023 |
| The Music Center Of La County | $71,600 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General | 2023 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | $25,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2023 |
| Ucsf Benioff Children's Hospitals-children's Fund | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood | $5,000 | Memphis, TN, US | General | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | $25,000 | Nashville, TN, US | General | 2023 |
| Bridges Impact Foundation | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | Miint Project | 2023 |
| San Francisco Host Committee | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2023 |
| San Francisco Opera Guild | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2023 |
| Boston 2026 World Stamp Show | $10,000 | Sudbury, MA, US | General | 2023 |
| Boston Ballet Inc | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Boston University School Of Management | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Fine Arts Museum Of Sf Deyoung Museum | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Guo Pei Couture Fantasy Exhibit | 2022 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Annual Fund | 2022 |
| Martis Camp Community Foundation | $20,000 | Truckee, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| San Francisco Ballet | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| The Max Warburg Courage Curriculum | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| The Music Center Of La County | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | $25,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Women Founders Network | $10,000 | Pacific Palisades, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| The Hamlin School | $3,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Bates College | $20,000 | Lewiston, ME, US | General | 2022 |
| Beverly Hills Presyterian Church | $4,800 | Beverly Hills, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Calvary Presbyterian Church | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Hammer Museum | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Joan Didion Exhibition: What She Means | 2022 |
| League To Save Lake Tahoe | $2,500 | South Lake Tahoe, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Smithsonian National Postal Museum | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2022 |
| Cedars-sinai Medical Center | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Boston Ballet Inc | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Boston University School Of Management | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Fine Arts Museum Of Sf Deyoung Museum | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Guo Pei Couture Fantasy Exhibit | 2022 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Annual Fund | 2022 |
| Martis Camp Community Foundation | $20,000 | Truckee, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| San Francisco Ballet | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| The Max Warburg Courage Curriculum | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| The Music Center Of La County | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | $25,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Women Founders Network | $10,000 | Pacific Palisades, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| The Hamlin School | $3,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Bates College | $20,000 | Lewiston, ME, US | General | 2022 |
| Beverly Hills Presyterian Church | $4,800 | Beverly Hills, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Calvary Presbyterian Church | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Hammer Museum | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Joan Didion Exhibition: What She Means | 2022 |
| League To Save Lake Tahoe | $2,500 | South Lake Tahoe, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Smithsonian National Postal Museum | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2022 |
| Cedars-sinai Medical Center | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Boston Ballet Inc | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Boston University School Of Management | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Fine Arts Museum Of Sf Deyoung Museum | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Guo Pei Couture Fantasy Exhibit | 2022 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Annual Fund | 2022 |
| Martis Camp Community Foundation | $20,000 | Truckee, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| San Francisco Ballet | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| The Max Warburg Courage Curriculum | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| The Music Center Of La County | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | $25,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Women Founders Network | $10,000 | Pacific Palisades, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| The Hamlin School | $3,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Bates College | $20,000 | Lewiston, ME, US | General | 2022 |
| Beverly Hills Presyterian Church | $4,800 | Beverly Hills, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Calvary Presbyterian Church | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Hammer Museum | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Joan Didion Exhibition: What She Means | 2022 |
| League To Save Lake Tahoe | $2,500 | South Lake Tahoe, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Smithsonian National Postal Museum | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2022 |
| Cedars-sinai Medical Center | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Boston Ballet Inc | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Annual Gift | 2021 |
| Fine Arts Museum Of Sf Deyoung Museum | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Harvard-westlake School | $40,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Annual Fund & General | 2021 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Annual Fund | 2021 |
| Martis Camp Community Foundation | $30,000 | Truckee, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Princeton University | $5,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Fund | 2021 |
| San Francisco Ballet | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| The Music Center Of La County | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | $25,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Ucsf Foundation | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Benioff Children's Hospitals | 2021 |
| Boston University School Of Management | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2021 |
| Women Founders Network | $10,000 | Pacific Palisades, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Bridges Impact Foundation | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| The Max Warburg Courage Curriculum | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2021 |
| Beverly Hill Presbyterian Church | $2,500 | Beverly Hills, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Boston Ballet Inc | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Annual Gift | 2020 |
| Fine Arts Museum Of San Francisco | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Hamlin School | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Training For Racial Bias & Efforts Around Diversity | 2020 |
| Harvard-westlake School | $15,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Annual Fund & General | 2020 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | Annual Fund | 2020 |
| Martis Camp Community Foundation | $2,500 | Truckee, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Princeton University | $5,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Fund | 2020 |
| San Francisco Ballet | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| The Music Center Of La County | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Covid Relief Efforts | 2020 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | $25,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Ucsf Foundation | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Covid-19 Response Fund | 2020 |
| San Francisco University Hospital | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Annual Fund And Covid Response | 2020 |
| Calvary Presbyterian Church | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Fine Arts Museum Of San Francisco | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Hamlin School | $155,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Capital Campaign And Annual Fund | 2018 |
| Net Impact | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Princeton University | $5,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Fund | 2018 |
| Boston Ballet Inc | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2018 |
| The Battery Foundation | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Battery Powered | 2018 |
| Harvard-westlake School | $40,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Annual Fund & General | 2018 |
| The Ucla Foundation | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Uc San Francisco | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Capital Campaign | 2018 |
| The Wallis Annenberg Center For The Performing Arts | $25,000 | Beverly Hills, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| The David Hocknew Foundation Inc | $2,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | $22,500 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Hamlin School | $70,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Capital Campaign And Annual Fund | 2017 |
| Net Impact | $11,100 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Princeton University | $5,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Fund | 2017 |
| Room To Read | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Annual Fund | 2017 |
| Uc San Francisco | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Capital Campaign | 2017 |
| Sanergy Inc | $20,000 | Brookline, MA, US | General | 2017 |
| Blum Center For Developing Economies Fund Uc Berkeley | $10,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Fair Trade Usa | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Fine Arts Museum Of San Francisco | $60,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Hamlin School | $70,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Capital Campaign And Annual Fund | 2016 |
| Net Impact | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Princeton University | $5,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Annual Fund | 2016 |
| Room To Read | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association | $68,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Annual Fund | 2016 |
| Uc San Francisco | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Capital Campaign | 2016 |
| Ca Pacific Medical Center Foundation | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| The Battery Foundation | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| San Francisco Symphony | $32,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 04-6818329 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | LWC 230 CONGRESS STREET 12FL Boston, MA 02110-0000 |
Key People (2)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Walske Charitable Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee | Steven C Walske |
|---|---|
| Trustee | Jennifer M Walske |
Forms 990-PF
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- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
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- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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