Organizations We Fund

creating a brighter future

The Wallace Foundation’s mission is to support a wide range of programs within: Arts and Culture, Education, Community Development and Enhancement, Social Services and Needs, and Quality of Life.  As requested by the terms of the Foundation Trust Agreement, grants shall be used for purposes primarily in the Wichita, Kansas area and secondarily within the State of Kansas.

  • 2023 - Contributions Paid
    Alzheimer's Association $20,000
    Assistance League of Wichita $20,000
    Ballet Wichita $15,000
    Bike Walk Wichita, Inc. $201,491
    Boy Scouts of America $100,000
    Boys & Girls Clubs of SC Kansas $100,000
    Camp Wood YMCA $50,000
    CASA of Sedgwick County $20,000
    Central Kansas Community Foundation (dba All Together Now Fund) $50,000
    Center for Behavioral and Academic Research $200,000
    Central Kansas Community Foundation (Castle Park Project) $10,000
    Central Plains Health Care Partnership $25,000
    Child Advocacy Center of Sedg. Co. $75,000
    Club Parkinson's Inc. $20,000
    Down Syndrome Society of Wichita $100,000
    Douglas County CASA, Inc. $5,000
    Empower $250,000
    Flint Hills Discovery Center Fdn. $50,000
    Freedom Hooves Riding Center $10,000
    Fundamental Learning Center - 2019 Grant $200,000
    Fundamental Learning Center - 2021 Grant $214,286
    Giving the Basics Wichita, Inc. $15,000
    Heartspring $20,000
    HumanKind Ministries $10,000
    ICT SOS $12,500
    Kansas Aviation Museum $15,000
    Kansas Children's Foundation $20,000
    Kansas Food Bank $100,000
    Kansas Health Science Center $250,000
    Kansas Humane Society $26,250
    KSDS Assistance Dogs, Inc. $15,000
    League 42 Foundation $200,000
    Miracle Flights for Kids $5,000
    Mount Mitchell Prairie Guards, Inc. $20,000
    Project Teacher $25,000
    Rainbows United $48,302
    Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, KU Endowment $50,000
    Senior Services, Inc. of Wichita $40,000
    Special Olympics Kansas $10,000
    Starkey, Inc. $75,000
    The Nature Conservancy $30,000
    United Methodist Open Door $10,000
    Wichita Art Museum $10,000
    Wichita Community Gardens, DBA Riverside Garden $5,000
    Wichita Family Crisis Center $175,000
    Wichita Grand Opera $25,000
    Wichita Public Library Foundation $300,000
    Wichita State University Foundation $70,700
    Wichita Symphony Society $25,000
    Wildwood Outdoor Education Ctr. $10,000
    Total: $3,353,529
  • 2022 - Contributions Paid
    Alzheimer's Association $30,850
    American Cancer Society $12,500
    Ballet Wichita $5,000
    Bike Walk Wichita, Inc. $50,000
    Cairn Health, Inc. $25,000
    Camp Wood YMCA $50,000
    CASA of Sedgwick County $20,000
    Center for Behavioral and Academic Research $63,200
    Central Plains Health Care Partnership $20,000
    Child Advocacy Center of Sedg. Co. $75,000
    Children First: CEO Kansas $54,000
    Club Parkinson's Inc. $10,000
    Episcopal Social Services, Inc. $35,000
    Freedom Hooves Riding Center $10,000
    Friends University $200,000
    Fundamental Learning Center - 2019 Grant $200,000
    Fundamental Learning Center - 2021 Grant $214,286
    Giving the Basics Wichita, Inc. $12,000
    Guadalupe Clinic $6,500
    Heartspring $20,000
    Hunter Health Clinic, Inc. $100,000
    ICT SOS $6,000
    Integrated Behavioral Technologies $25,000
    Kansas Aviation Museum $10,000
    Kansas Children's Foundation $20,000
    Kansas Infant Death and SIDS Network $20,000
    Kansas Food Bank $50,000
    Kansas Health Science Center $125,000
    Kansas Humane Society $15,000
    KPTS $125,000
    KSDS Assistance Dogs, Inc. $15,000
    KVC Hospitals, Inc. $100,000
    League 42 Foundation $50,000
    MarkArts $10,000
    Newman University $100,000
    Sedgwick County Zoo $725,000
    Senior Services, Inc. of Wichita $35,000
    Special Olympics Kansas $10,000
    The Nature Conservancy $35,000
    The Pando Initiative $30,000
    United Methodist Open Door $23,841
    University of Kansas/KU $200,000
    Wichita Cancer Foundation $30,000
    Wichita Children's Home $351,900
    Wichita Family Crisis Center $200,000
    Wichita Grand Opera $20,000
    Wichita Women’s Initiative Network $20,900
    Wichita Public Library Foundation $300,000
    Wichita Symphony Society $12,500
    Wildwood Outdoor Education Ctr. $15,000
    Total: $3,938,477
  • 2021 - Contributions Paid
    American Cancer Society $20,000
    Ballet Wichita $7,500
    Bethel College $100,000
    Boys & Girls Clubs of SC Kansas $70,000
    Cairn Health, Inc. $25,000
    Camp Wood YMCA $10,000
    CASA of Sedgwick County $10,000
    Central Plains Health Care Partnership $20,000
    Chamber Music at the Barn $10,000
    Cornerstone of Care $2,500
    Ducks Unlimited $10,000
    EmberHope Youthville $20,000
    Episcopal Social Services, Inc. $93,310
    Flint Hills Discovery Center Fdn. $50,000
    Freedom Hooves Riding Center $20,800
    Fundamental Learning Center - 2019 Grant $200,000
    Fundamental Learning Center - 2021 Grant $414,286
    Hunter Health Clinic, Inc. $100,000
    ICT SOS $5,000
    Kansas Children's Foundation $20,000
    Kansas Food Bank $50,000
    Kansas Health Science Center $125,000
    Kansas Honor Flight $5,000
    Kansas Humane Society $10,000
    KETCH $28,000
    Kingman County Humane Society $20,000
    KPTS $125,000
    KSDS Assistance Dogs, Inc. $10,000
    MarkArts $35,000
    Mount Mitchell Prairie Guards, Inc. $10,000
    Music Theatre Wichita $20,000
    Newton Public Library Foundation $100,000
    Quivira Council Boy Scouts of America $25,000
    Sedgwick County Zoo $390,000
    Senior Services, Inc. of Wichita $25,000
    The Kansas African American Museum $200,000
    USD 259 (Wichita School District) $100,000
    United Methodist Open Door $20,000
    University of Kansas/KU $184,335
    Wichita Children's Home $117,300
    Wichita Family Crisis Center $125,000
    Wichita Grand Opera $20,000
    Wichita's Littlest Heroes $1,200
    Wichita Public Library Foundation $300,000
    Wichita Symphony Society $25,000
    Wildwood Outdoor Education Ctr. $5,000
    Total: $3,299,231
  • 2020 - Contributions Paid
    American Cancer Society $10,000
    American Red Cross $50,000
    Arthritis Foundation $2,000
    Assistance League of Wichita, Inc. $20,000
    Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central KS $60,000
    Cairn Heath $20,000
    Camp Wood YMCA $5,000
    Central Plains Health Care Partnership $20,000
    Child Advocacy Center $390,000
    Episcopal Social Services, Inc. $42,835
    Freedom Hooves Riding Center $10,000
    Fundamental Learning Center $414,286
    Giving the Basics Wichita, Inc. $12,000
    Hunter Health Clinic, Inc. $100,000
    Kansas Aviation Museum $25,000
    Kansas Children's Foundation $7,500
    Kansas Food Bank Warehouse $100,000
    Kansas Humane Society $40,000
    KETCH $46,840
    KSDS Assistance Dogs, Inc. $10,000
    KVC Hospitals, Inc. $375,000
    Mark Arts $5,000
    Miracle Flights $5,000
    Newman University $200,000
    Rainbows United $25,000
    Sedgwick County Zoo $410,000
    Space Discovery Institute, Inc. $32,600
    Special Olympics Kansas $10,000
    The Arts Council $8,000
    The Nature Conservancy in Kansas $25,000
    United Methodist Open Door, Inc. $18,815
    Wichita Children's Home $117,300
    Wichita Indochinese Center, Inc. $5,000
    Wichita Public Library Fdn $300,000
    Wichita School District 259 $50,000
    Wichita Symphony Society $25,000
    Wichita's Littlest Heroes $1,400
    Wichita State University Foundation $215,000
    Total: $3,213,576.00
  • 2019 - Contributions Paid
    American Cancer Society $10,000
    American Red Cross $50,000
    Cairn Health, Inc. $20,000
    Camp Wood YMCA $50,000
    Carpenter Place $10,000
    Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation $250,000
    Chamber Music at the Barn $10,000
    Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County $290,000
    EmberHope $75,000
    Episcopal Social Services, Inc. $10,000
    Freedom Hooves Therapeutic Riding Center $10,000
    Fundamental Learning Center $200,000
    Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland $25,000
    GraceMed Health Clinic $100,000
    Heartspring $50,000
    Humanity House Foundation $14,000
    HumanKind Ministries $20,000
    Integrated Behavioral Technologies, Inc. $160,000
    KPTS $25,000
    KU Endowment $200,000
    KVC Hospitals, Inc. $125,000
    Mark Arts $20,000
    Miracle Flights $5,000
    Mount Mitchell Prairie Guards $10,000
    Music Theatre Wichita $25,000
    Quivira Council - Boy Scouts of America $131,000
    Raise My Head Foundation $13,000
    Ronald McDonald House Charities $22,350
    Salvation Army $76,275
    Sedgwick County Zoo $400,000
    Senior Services, Inc. of Wichita $26,000
    Space Discovery Institute $68,000
    Special Olympics Kansas $10,000
    Starkey, Inc $100,000
    The Arc of Sedgwick County $50,458
    United Methodist Open Door $18,505
    Wichita Grand Opera $20,000
    Wichita Public Library Foundation $300,000
    Wichita Symphony Society $22,500
    Total: $3,022,088
  • 2018 - Contributions Paid
    American Cancer Society $12,000
    American Red Cross $50,000
    Assistance League of Wichita $20,000
    Boys & Girls Club of South-Central Kansas $16,650
    Central Plains Health Care Partnership $20,000
    Chamber Music at the Barn $4,000
    Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County $290,000
    Children First: CEO Kansas $20,271
    E.C. Tyree Health & Dental Clinic $30,000
    Envision Foundation $100,000
    Families Together $20,000
    Freedom Hooves Therapeutic Riding Center $15,000
    Fundamental Learning Center $167,000
    Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland $25,000
    Inter-Faith Ministries $15,000
    International Rescue Committee $30,000
    Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters $5,000
    Kansas Food Bank Warehouse $20,000
    Kansas University Endowment Association $50,000
    Mark Arts $100,000
    Medical Service Bureau $15,000
    Metropolitan Community Church $46,980
    Miracle Flights $5,000
    Newman University $400,000
    Operation Homefront $4,000
    Rainbows United $30,000
    Rise Up For Youth $10,000
    Sedgwick County Zoo $75,000
    Senior Services of Wichita $800,000
    Union Rescue Mission $35,000
    Wesley Children’s Foundation $30,000
    Wichita Public Library Foundation $300,000
    Wichita State University Foundation $400,000
    Wichita Symphony Society $22,500
    Youth Volunteer Corps $30,000
    Total: $3,213,401
  • 2017 – Contributions Paid
    Bread of Life Distribution Center $17,000
    Camp Wood YMCA $5,000
    Central Plains Health Care Partnership $20,000
    Chamber Music at the Barn $4,000
    Doc’s Friends $120,000
    E.C. Tyree Health and Dental Clinic $20,000
    Fundamental Learning Center $17,782
    GraceMed $100,000
    Heartspring $50,000
    Integrated Behavioral Technologies $15,000
    Kids Need to Eat $3,500
    KPTS $10,000
    KSDS Assistance Dogs $10,000
    Mark Arts $105,000
    Medical Service Bureau, Inc. $5,040
    Miracle Flights $3,000
    Music Theatre Wichita $35,000
    Newman University $7,000
    Rise Up For Youth $15,000
    Senior Services, Inc. of Wichita $1,700,000
    Special Olympics Kansas $10,000
    The Treehouse $5,000
    Wichita Indochinese Center $9,000
    Wichita Parks Foundation $10,000
    Wichita State University Foundation $200,000
    Wichita Public Library Foundation $300,000
    Wichita Symphony Society $15,000
    William Allen White Foundation $40,000
    Total: $2,851,322
  • 2016 – Contributions Paid
    American Red Cross $45,000
    Bread of Life Distribution Center $15,000
    Central Plains Health Care Partnership $15,000
    Chamber Music at the Barn $5,000
    Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County $480,000
    ENVISION Foundation $200,000
    Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation $20,000
    Fundamental Learning Center $334,000
    Kansas Food Bank $50,000
    KidsTLC $25,000
    Music Theatre Wichita $75,000
    Newman University $400,000
    Partners for Wichita $15,000
    Salvation Army $50,000
    Senior Services of Wichita $13,741
    The Arc of Sedgwick County $20,000
    United Methodist Open Door $150,000
    Wichita Children’s Home $25,000
    Wichita Grand Opera $20,000
    Wichita Public Library Foundation $300,000
    Wichita State University Foundation $200,000
    Wildwood Outdoor Education Center $15,000
    Total: $2,472,741
  • 2015 – Contributions Paid
    American Red Cross $105,000
    Camp Wood YMCA $5,000
    Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation $25,000
    Children First: CEO Kansas $5,000
    Coutts Museum of Art $5,000
    Episcopal Social Services $25,000
    Guadalupe Clinic $25,000
    Heartspring $5,000
    Historic Wichita Cowtown $2,000
    Inter-Faith Ministries $15,000
    KSDS Assistance Dogs $10,000
    Miracle Flights for Kids $5,000
    Music Theatre Wichita $35,000
    Positive Directions $8,000
    Senior Services of Wichita $16,259
    The Nature Conservancy $25,000
    USD 261 $10,118
    Wichita Children’s Home $25,000
    Wichita Indochinese Center $5,000
    YWCA $20,000
    Total: $376,377