Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 46-2659091
Foundation Overview
Based in New York, NY, Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation has awarded 171 grants totaling $4,642,120 to organizations in Connecticut, Missouri and 14 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $140,000, with a median award of $25,000.
Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$4,642,120
Total Assets
$15,196,942
Median Grant (all grants)
$25,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
27
Median Grant
$25,000
% No Significant Change
0%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
February 2026
Foundation Intelligence
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New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: 7%
2 of 27 recipients (7%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.
Geographic Focus
New York
Grants are geographically diversified with 35% in New York and funding distributed across 16 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (63%), Ithaca (10%), Levittown (10%).
Funding Trajectory
+3%
Stable funding levels with 3% change over 3 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Community Projects + 3 others
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (63%). 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 Mary Jane Wahl Gearns 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americares | $25,000 | Stamford, CT, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Victims Of Poverty, War And Natural Disasters | 2023 |
| Both Ends Believing | $42,500 | Plano, TX, US | Support Programs To Provide Assistance To Foster Children And Their Families | 2023 |
| Carnegie Hall | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Musical Programming Offered At Carnegie Hall | 2023 |
| Catholic Relief Services | $125,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Needy Individuals | 2023 |
| Chances For Children | $42,500 | Scottsdale, AZ, US | Support Programs To Provide Medical And Educational Assistance To Impoverished | 2023 |
| Coastal Conservation League | $25,000 | Charleston, SC, US | Support Environmental Protection Programs, Including Natural Areas Preservation | 2023 |
| Cornell University | $59,250 | Ithaca, NY, US | Support Educational Programs, Including Scholarship Aid | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Medical Treatment To Needy Individuals | 2023 |
| Dravet Syndrome Foundation | $5,000 | Cherry Hill, NJ, US | Support Medical Research Programs | 2023 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $15,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | Support Programs To End Mass Incarceration And Challenge Racial And Economic Injustice | 2023 |
| Hope For Ukraine | $25,000 | Roseland, NJ, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Victims Of The War In Ukraine | 2023 |
| Island Harvest Ltd | $20,000 | Melville, NY, US | Provide Food And Other Aid To People Suffering Financial Hardship | 2023 |
| Legal Momentum | $52,500 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Protect The Legal Rights Of Women | 2023 |
| Mountain Rescue Aspen | $10,000 | Aspen, CO, US | Support Search And Rescue Operations In The Colorado Backcountry | 2023 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Protect The Natural Environment | 2023 |
| New Ground Inc | $20,000 | Levittown, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Homeless Families | 2023 |
| Roaring Fork Conservancy | $10,000 | Basalt, CO, US | Support Environmental Protection And Education In The Roaring Fork Valley | 2023 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | $25,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | Support Programs To Combat Racial Discrimination And Violence | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $25,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Support Programs For Medical Research And To Provide Medical Care For Needy Individuals | 2023 |
| The Arts Campus At Willits | $10,000 | Basalt, CO, US | Support Musical Programming Offered At Tacaw | 2023 |
| The Buckminster Fuller Institute | $27,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Support Programs For Architectural Restoration And Preservation | 2023 |
| The Interfaith Nutrition Network | $50,000 | Hempstead, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Meals To Needy Individuals | 2023 |
| The Sharing Foundation | $25,000 | Concord, MA, US | Support Programs To Aid Orphaned And Other Disadvantaged Children In Cambodia | 2023 |
| Voter Participation Center | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Support Programs To Increase Voter Participation And Protect Voting Rights | 2023 |
| Water Mission | $25,000 | North Charleston, SC, US | Support Programs To Increase Access To Clean Drinking Water | 2023 |
| The National Jazz Museum In Harlem | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Musical Programming And Education | 2023 |
| Nyrr Team For Kids | $3,870 | New York, NY, US | Support Physical Fitness Programs For Children | 2023 |
| Americares | $25,000 | Stamford, CT, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Victims Of Poverty, War And Natural Disasters | 2022 |
| Bishop Sullivan Center | $2,250 | Kansas City, MO, US | Provide Food And Other Aid To People Suffering Financial Hardship | 2022 |
| Both Ends Believing | $48,000 | Plano, TX, US | Support Programs To Provide Assistance To Foster Children And Their Families | 2022 |
| Carnegie Hall | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Musical Programming Offered At Carnegie Hall | 2022 |
| Catholic Relief Services | $125,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Needy Individuals | 2022 |
| Chances For Children | $48,000 | Scottsdale, AZ, US | Support Programs To Provide Medical And Educational Assistance To Impoverished | 2022 |
| Coastal Conservation League | $25,000 | Charleston, SC, US | Support Environmental Protection Programs, Including Natural Areas Preservation | 2022 |
| Cornell University | $55,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Support Educational Programs, Including Scholarship Aid | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Medical Treatment To Needy Individuals | 2022 |
| Dravet Syndrome Foundation | $5,000 | Cherry Hill, NJ, US | Support Medical Research Programs | 2022 |
| Equal Justice America | $5,000 | Midlothian, VA, US | Support Programs To Provide Legal Represenation To Needy Individuals | 2022 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $15,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | Support Programs To End Mass Incarceration And Challenge Racial And Economic Injustice | 2022 |
| Fisher Center For Alzheimer's Research | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Advance Medical Research Into Cures For Alzheimer's Disease | 2022 |
| Fjc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Medical Research Programs | 2022 |
| Hope For Ukraine | $25,000 | Roseland, NJ, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Victims Of The War In Ukraine | 2022 |
| Island Harvest Ltd | $20,000 | Melville, NY, US | Provide Food And Other Aid To People Suffering Financial Hardship | 2022 |
| Legal Momentum | $28,750 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Protect The Legal Rights Of Women | 2022 |
| Mountain Rescue Aspen | $10,000 | Aspen, CO, US | Support Search And Rescue Operations In The Colorado Backcountry | 2022 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Protect The Natural Environment | 2022 |
| New Ground Inc | $20,000 | Levittown, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Homeless Families | 2022 |
| Ponderosa Center | $10,000 | Mccall, ID, US | Support Performing Arts Programs In Idaho | 2022 |
| Princeton University | $35,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Support Educational Programs | 2022 |
| Roaring Fork Conservancy | $10,000 | Basalt, CO, US | Support Environmental Protection And Education In The Roaring Fork Valley | 2022 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | $25,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | Support Programs To Combat Racial Discrimination And Violence | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $25,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Support Programs For Medical Research And To Provide Medical Care For Needy Individuals | 2022 |
| The Arts Campus At Willits | $15,000 | Basalt, CO, US | Support Musical Programming Offered At Tacaw | 2022 |
| The Buckminster Fuller Institute | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Support Programs For Architectural Restoration And Preservation | 2022 |
| The Interfaith Nutrition Network | $50,000 | Hempstead, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Meals To Needy Individuals | 2022 |
| The Sharing Foundation | $25,000 | Concord, MA, US | Support Programs To Aid Orphaned And Other Disadvantaged Children In Cambodia | 2022 |
| Voter Participation Center | $14,000 | Washington, DC, US | Support Programs To Increase Voter Participation And Protect Voting Rights | 2022 |
| Water Mission | $25,000 | North Charleston, SC, US | Support Programs To Increase Access To Clean Drinking Water | 2022 |
| Americares | $25,000 | Stamford, CT, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Victims Of Poverty, War And Natural Disasters | 2022 |
| Bishop Sullivan Center | $2,250 | Kansas City, MO, US | Provide Food And Other Aid To People Suffering Financial Hardship | 2022 |
| Both Ends Believing | $48,000 | Plano, TX, US | Support Programs To Provide Assistance To Foster Children And Their Families | 2022 |
| Carnegie Hall | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Musical Programming Offered At Carnegie Hall | 2022 |
| Catholic Relief Services | $125,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Needy Individuals | 2022 |
| Chances For Children | $48,000 | Scottsdale, AZ, US | Support Programs To Provide Medical And Educational Assistance To Impoverished | 2022 |
| Coastal Conservation League | $25,000 | Charleston, SC, US | Support Environmental Protection Programs, Including Natural Areas Preservation | 2022 |
| Cornell University | $55,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Support Educational Programs, Including Scholarship Aid | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Medical Treatment To Needy Individuals | 2022 |
| Dravet Syndrome Foundation | $5,000 | Cherry Hill, NJ, US | Support Medical Research Programs | 2022 |
| Equal Justice America | $5,000 | Midlothian, VA, US | Support Programs To Provide Legal Represenation To Needy Individuals | 2022 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $15,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | Support Programs To End Mass Incarceration And Challenge Racial And Economic Injustice | 2022 |
| Fisher Center For Alzheimer's Research | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Advance Medical Research Into Cures For Alzheimer's Disease | 2022 |
| Fjc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Medical Research Programs | 2022 |
| Hope For Ukraine | $25,000 | Roseland, NJ, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Victims Of The War In Ukraine | 2022 |
| Island Harvest Ltd | $20,000 | Melville, NY, US | Provide Food And Other Aid To People Suffering Financial Hardship | 2022 |
| Legal Momentum | $28,750 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Protect The Legal Rights Of Women | 2022 |
| Mountain Rescue Aspen | $10,000 | Aspen, CO, US | Support Search And Rescue Operations In The Colorado Backcountry | 2022 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Protect The Natural Environment | 2022 |
| New Ground Inc | $20,000 | Levittown, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Homeless Families | 2022 |
| Ponderosa Center | $10,000 | Mccall, ID, US | Support Performing Arts Programs In Idaho | 2022 |
| Princeton University | $35,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Support Educational Programs | 2022 |
| Roaring Fork Conservancy | $10,000 | Basalt, CO, US | Support Environmental Protection And Education In The Roaring Fork Valley | 2022 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | $25,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | Support Programs To Combat Racial Discrimination And Violence | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $25,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Support Programs For Medical Research And To Provide Medical Care For Needy Individuals | 2022 |
| The Arts Campus At Willits | $15,000 | Basalt, CO, US | Support Musical Programming Offered At Tacaw | 2022 |
| The Buckminster Fuller Institute | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Support Programs For Architectural Restoration And Preservation | 2022 |
| The Interfaith Nutrition Network | $50,000 | Hempstead, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Meals To Needy Individuals | 2022 |
| The Sharing Foundation | $25,000 | Concord, MA, US | Support Programs To Aid Orphaned And Other Disadvantaged Children In Cambodia | 2022 |
| Voter Participation Center | $14,000 | Washington, DC, US | Support Programs To Increase Voter Participation And Protect Voting Rights | 2022 |
| Water Mission | $25,000 | North Charleston, SC, US | Support Programs To Increase Access To Clean Drinking Water | 2022 |
| Americares | $25,000 | Stamford, CT, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Victims Of Poverty, War And Natural Disasters | 2022 |
| Bishop Sullivan Center | $2,250 | Kansas City, MO, US | Provide Food And Other Aid To People Suffering Financial Hardship | 2022 |
| Both Ends Believing | $48,000 | Plano, TX, US | Support Programs To Provide Assistance To Foster Children And Their Families | 2022 |
| Carnegie Hall | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Musical Programming Offered At Carnegie Hall | 2022 |
| Catholic Relief Services | $125,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Needy Individuals | 2022 |
| Chances For Children | $48,000 | Scottsdale, AZ, US | Support Programs To Provide Medical And Educational Assistance To Impoverished | 2022 |
| Coastal Conservation League | $25,000 | Charleston, SC, US | Support Environmental Protection Programs, Including Natural Areas Preservation | 2022 |
| Cornell University | $55,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Support Educational Programs, Including Scholarship Aid | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Medical Treatment To Needy Individuals | 2022 |
| Dravet Syndrome Foundation | $5,000 | Cherry Hill, NJ, US | Support Medical Research Programs | 2022 |
| Equal Justice America | $5,000 | Midlothian, VA, US | Support Programs To Provide Legal Represenation To Needy Individuals | 2022 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $15,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | Support Programs To End Mass Incarceration And Challenge Racial And Economic Injustice | 2022 |
| Fisher Center For Alzheimer's Research | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Advance Medical Research Into Cures For Alzheimer's Disease | 2022 |
| Fjc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Medical Research Programs | 2022 |
| Hope For Ukraine | $25,000 | Roseland, NJ, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Victims Of The War In Ukraine | 2022 |
| Island Harvest Ltd | $20,000 | Melville, NY, US | Provide Food And Other Aid To People Suffering Financial Hardship | 2022 |
| Legal Momentum | $28,750 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Protect The Legal Rights Of Women | 2022 |
| Mountain Rescue Aspen | $10,000 | Aspen, CO, US | Support Search And Rescue Operations In The Colorado Backcountry | 2022 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Protect The Natural Environment | 2022 |
| New Ground Inc | $20,000 | Levittown, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Homeless Families | 2022 |
| Ponderosa Center | $10,000 | Mccall, ID, US | Support Performing Arts Programs In Idaho | 2022 |
| Princeton University | $35,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Support Educational Programs | 2022 |
| Roaring Fork Conservancy | $10,000 | Basalt, CO, US | Support Environmental Protection And Education In The Roaring Fork Valley | 2022 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | $25,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | Support Programs To Combat Racial Discrimination And Violence | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $25,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Support Programs For Medical Research And To Provide Medical Care For Needy Individuals | 2022 |
| The Arts Campus At Willits | $15,000 | Basalt, CO, US | Support Musical Programming Offered At Tacaw | 2022 |
| The Buckminster Fuller Institute | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Support Programs For Architectural Restoration And Preservation | 2022 |
| The Interfaith Nutrition Network | $50,000 | Hempstead, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Meals To Needy Individuals | 2022 |
| The Sharing Foundation | $25,000 | Concord, MA, US | Support Programs To Aid Orphaned And Other Disadvantaged Children In Cambodia | 2022 |
| Voter Participation Center | $14,000 | Washington, DC, US | Support Programs To Increase Voter Participation And Protect Voting Rights | 2022 |
| Water Mission | $25,000 | North Charleston, SC, US | Support Programs To Increase Access To Clean Drinking Water | 2022 |
| Americares | $25,000 | Stamford, CT, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Victims Of Poverty, War And Natural Disasters | 2021 |
| Bishop Sullivan Center | $1,500 | Kansas City, MO, US | Provide Food And Other Aid To People Suffering Financial Hardship | 2021 |
| Both Ends Believing | $46,000 | Plano, TX, US | Support Programs To Provide Assistance To Foster Children And Their Families | 2021 |
| Carnegie Hall | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Musical Programming Offered At Carnegie Hall | 2021 |
| Catholic Relief Services | $125,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Needy Individuals | 2021 |
| Chances For Children | $46,000 | Scottsdale, AZ, US | Support Programs To Provide Medical And Educational Assistance To Impoverished | 2021 |
| Coastal Conservation League | $25,000 | Charleston, SC, US | Support Environmental Protection Programs, Including Natural Areas Preservation | 2021 |
| Cornell University | $55,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Support Educational Programs, Including Scholarship Aid | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Medical Treatment To Needy Individuals | 2021 |
| Dravet Syndrome Foundation | $5,000 | Cherry Hill, NJ, US | Support Medical Research Programs | 2021 |
| Equal Justice America | $2,500 | Midlothian, VA, US | Support Programs To Provide Legal Represenation To Needy Individuals | 2021 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $15,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | Support Programs To End Mass Incarceration And Challenge Racial And Economic Injustice | 2021 |
| Fisher Center For Alzheimer's Research | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Advance Medical Research Into Cures For Alzheimer's Disease | 2021 |
| Fjc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Medical Research Programs | 2021 |
| Legal Momentum | $26,500 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Protect The Legal Rights Of Women | 2021 |
| Mountain Rescue Aspen | $10,000 | Aspen, CO, US | Support Search And Rescue Operations In The Colorado Backcountry | 2021 |
| National Jazz Museum In Harlem | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Musical And Educational Programming | 2021 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Protect The Natural Environment | 2021 |
| New Ground Inc | $15,000 | Levittown, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Homeless Families | 2021 |
| Princeton University | $5,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Support Educational Programs | 2021 |
| Roaring Fork Conservancy | $10,000 | Basalt, CO, US | Support Environmental Protection And Education In The Roaring Fork Valley | 2021 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | $25,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | Support Programs To Combat Racial Discrimination And Violence | 2021 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $25,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Support Programs For Medical Research And To Provide Medical Care For Needy Individuals | 2021 |
| The Buckminster Fuller Institute | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Support Programs For Architectural Restoration And Preservation | 2021 |
| The Interfaith Nutrition Network | $50,000 | Hempstead, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Meals To Needy Individuals | 2021 |
| The Sharing Foundation | $25,000 | Concord, MA, US | Support Programs To Aid Orphaned And Other Disadvantaged Children In Cambodia | 2021 |
| Voter Participation Center | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Support Programs To Increase Voter Participation And Protect Voting Rights | 2021 |
| Water Mission | $20,000 | North Charleston, SC, US | Support Programs To Increase Access To Clean Drinking Water | 2021 |
| Americares | $25,000 | Stamford, CT, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Victims Of Poverty, War And Natural Disasters | 2020 |
| Bishop Sullivan Center | $1,500 | Kansas City, MO, US | Provide Food And Other Aid To People Suffering Financial Hardship | 2020 |
| Both Ends Believing | $50,000 | Plano, TX, US | Support Programs To Provide Assistance To Foster Children And Their Families | 2020 |
| Carnegie Hall | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Musical Programming Offered At Carnegie Hall | 2020 |
| Catholic Relief Services | $125,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Needy Individuals | 2020 |
| Chances For Children | $50,000 | Scottsdale, AZ, US | Support Programs To Provide Medical And Educational Assistance To Impoverished | 2020 |
| Coastal Conservation League | $25,000 | Charleston, SC, US | Support Environmental Protection Programs, Including Natural Areas Preservation | 2020 |
| Cornell University | $140,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Support Educational Programs, Including Scholarships And Intercollegiate Athletics | 2020 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Medical Treatment To Needy Individuals | 2020 |
| Equal Justice America | $2,500 | Midlothian, VA, US | Support Programs To Provide Legal Represenation To Needy Individuals | 2020 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $10,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | Support Programs To End Mass Incarceration And Challenge Racial And Economic Injustice | 2020 |
| Fisher Center For Alzheimer's Research | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Advance Medical Research Into Cures For Alzheimer's Disease | 2020 |
| Fjc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Medical Research Programs | 2020 |
| Legal Momentum | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Protect The Legal Rights Of Women | 2020 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Programs To Protect The Natural Environment | 2020 |
| New Ground Inc | $15,000 | Levittown, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To Homeless Families | 2020 |
| Princeton University | $5,000 | Princeton, NJ, US | Support Educational Programs | 2020 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | $25,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | Support Programs To Combat Racial Discrimination And Violence | 2020 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $25,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Support Programs For Medical Research And To Provide Medical Care For Needy Individuals | 2020 |
| The Interfaith Nutrition Network | $50,000 | Hempstead, NY, US | Support Programs To Provide Meals To Needy Individuals | 2020 |
| The Sharing Foundation | $25,000 | Concord, MA, US | Support Programs To Aid Orphaned And Other Disadvantaged Children In Cambodia | 2020 |
| Voter Participation Center | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Support Programs To Increase Voter Participation And Protect Voting Rights | 2020 |
| Water Mission | $25,000 | North Charleston, SC, US | Support Programs To Increase Access To Clean Drinking Water | 2020 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 46-2659091 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 151 CENTRAL PARK W APT 10W New York, NY 10023-2012 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee | Mary Gail Gearns |
|---|---|
| Trustee | John W Gearns |
| Treasurer | David L Russo |
Forms 990-PF
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February 2026
based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.