Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation
Private foundation · New York, NY · EIN 46-2659091 · reported 2023–2025
72grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$16Klower quartile
$3,870smallest grant
$2.2Mtotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 72 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $450K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
151 Central Park W Apt 10w
New York, NY 10023-2012
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cornell University SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIP AID | Ithaca, NY | $189,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | Baltimore, MD | $125,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | Baltimore, MD | $125,000 |
| Cornell University SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIP AID | Ithaca, NY | $90,000 |
| Lowcountry Food Bank PROVIDE FOOD AND OTHER AID TO PEOPLE SUFFERING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP | Charleston, SC | $75,000 |
| Legal Momentum SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROTECT THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN | New York, NY | $60,000 |
| Legal Momentum SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROTECT THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN | New York, NY | $60,000 |
| Cornell University SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIP AID | Ithaca, NY | $59,250 |
| Legal Momentum SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROTECT THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN | New York, NY | $52,500 |
| Catholic Relief Services SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 |
| The Interfaith Nutrition Network SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE MEALS TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | Hempstead, NY | $50,000 |
| The Interfaith Nutrition Network SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE MEALS TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | Hempstead, NY | $50,000 |
| The Interfaith Nutrition Network SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE MEALS TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | Hempstead, NY | $50,000 |
| Both Ends Believing SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FOSTER CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES | Plano, TX | $42,500 |
| Chances for Children SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO IMPOVERISHED | Scottsdale, AZ | $42,500 |
| Both Ends Believing SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FOSTER CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES | Plano, TX | $32,500 |
| Chances for Children SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO IMPOVERISHED | Scottsdale, AZ | $32,500 |
| Both Ends Believing SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FOSTER CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES | Plano, TX | $32,500 |
| Chances for Children SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO IMPOVERISHED | Scottsdale, AZ | $32,500 |
| Rethinknyc SUPPORT PLANNING FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF PENN STATION | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| The Buckminster Fuller Institute SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION | San Francisco, CA | $27,000 |
| Americares SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF POVERTY, WAR AND NATURAL DISASTERS | Stamford, CT | $25,000 |
| Carnegie Hall SUPPORT MUSICAL PROGRAMMING OFFERED AT CARNEGIE HALL | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Coastal Conservation League SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING NATURAL AREAS PRESERVATION | Charleston, SC | $25,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL TREATMENT TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | Memphis, TN | $25,000 |
| The Sharing Foundation SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO AID ORPHANED AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN CAMBODIA | Concord, MA | $25,000 |
| Water Mission SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER | North Charleston, SC | $25,000 |
| Rethinknyc SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Americares SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF POVERTY, WAR AND NATURAL DISASTERS | Stamford, CT | $25,000 |
| Carnegie Hall SUPPORT MUSICAL PROGRAMMING OFFERED AT CARNEGIE HALL | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Coastal Conservation League SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING NATURAL AREAS PRESERVATION | Charleston, SC | $25,000 |
| Hope for Ukraine SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE | Roseland, NJ | $25,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO COMBAT RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE | Montgomery, AL | $25,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | Memphis, TN | $25,000 |
| The Sharing Foundation SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO AID ORPHANED AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN CAMBODIA | Concord, MA | $25,000 |
| Water Mission SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER | North Charleston, SC | $25,000 |
| Americares SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF POVERTY, WAR AND NATURAL DISASTERS | Stamford, CT | $25,000 |
| Carnegie Hall SUPPORT MUSICAL PROGRAMMING OFFERED AT CARNEGIE HALL | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Coastal Conservation League SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING NATURAL AREAS PRESERVATION | Charleston, SC | $25,000 |
| Hope for Ukraine SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE | Roseland, NJ | $25,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | Memphis, TN | $25,000 |
| The Sharing Foundation SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO AID ORPHANED AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN CAMBODIA | Concord, MA | $25,000 |
| Water Mission SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER | North Charleston, SC | $25,000 |
| Island Harvest Ltd PROVIDE FOOD AND OTHER AID TO PEOPLE SUFFERING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP | Melville, NY | $20,000 |
| New Ground Inc SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS FAMILIES | Levittown, NY | $20,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL TREATMENT TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Island Harvest Ltd PROVIDE FOOD AND OTHER AID TO PEOPLE SUFFERING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP | Melville, NY | $20,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| New Ground Inc SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS FAMILIES | Levittown, NY | $20,000 |
| Island Harvest Ltd PROVIDE FOOD AND OTHER AID TO PEOPLE SUFFERING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP | Melville, NY | $20,000 |
| New Ground Inc SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS FAMILIES | Levittown, NY | $20,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO COMBAT RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE | Montgomery, AL | $20,000 |
| The Arts Campus at Willits SUPPORT MUSICAL PROGRAMMING OFFERED AT TACAW | Basalt, CO | $17,100 |
| The Arts Campus at Willits SUPPORT MUSICAL PROGRAMMING OFFERED AT TACAW | Basalt, CO | $16,433 |
| Equal Justice Initiative SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO END MASS INCARCERATION AND CHALLENGE RACIAL AND ECONOMIC INJUSTICE | Montgomery, AL | $15,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO END MASS INCARCERATION AND CHALLENGE RACIAL AND ECONOMIC INJUSTICE | Montgomery, AL | $15,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO END MASS INCARCERATION AND CHALLENGE RACIAL AND ECONOMIC INJUSTICE | Montgomery, AL | $15,000 |
| Roaring Fork Conservancy SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND EDUCATION IN THE ROARING FORK VALLEY | Basalt, CO | $10,000 |
| Mountain Rescue Aspen SUPPORT SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS IN THE COLORADO BACKCOUNTRY | Aspen, CO | $10,000 |
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