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Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation

Name: Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

103
grants reported: $3.1M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Catholic Relief Services4 grants · $425,000
Cornell University4 grants · $393,250
Legal Momentum4 grants · $201,250
The Interfaith Nutrition Network4 grants · $200,000
Both Ends Believing4 grants · $155,500
Chances for Children4 grants · $155,500
Coastal Conservation League4 grants · $100,000
Carnegie Hall4 grants · $100,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital4 grants · $100,000
Americares4 grants · $100,000

Giving over time

$822,000

2022

$747,620

2023

$712,100

2024

$785,433

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 103 grants.

$189,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Support educational programs, including scholarship aid
$125,000
Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to needy individuals
$125,000
Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to needy individuals
$125,000
Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to needy individuals
$90,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Support educational programs, including scholarship aid
$75,000
Lowcountry Food Bank · Charleston, SC · 2025
Provide food and other aid to people suffering financial hardship
$60,000
Legal Momentum · New York, NY · 2025
Support programs to protect the legal rights of women
$60,000
Legal Momentum · New York, NY · 2024
Support programs to protect the legal rights of women
$59,250
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Support educational programs, including scholarship aid
$55,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Support educational programs, including scholarship aid
$52,500
Legal Momentum · New York, NY · 2023
Support programs to protect the legal rights of women
$50,000
Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2025
Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to needy individuals
$50,000
The Interfaith Nutrition Network · Hempstead, NY · 2025
Support programs to provide meals to needy individuals
$50,000
The Interfaith Nutrition Network · Hempstead, NY · 2024
Support programs to provide meals to needy individuals
$50,000
The Interfaith Nutrition Network · Hempstead, NY · 2023
Support programs to provide meals to needy individuals
$50,000
The Interfaith Nutrition Network · Hempstead, NY · 2022
Support programs to provide meals to needy individuals
$48,000
Both Ends Believing · Plano, TX · 2022
Support programs to provide assistance to foster children and their families
$48,000
Chances for Children · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Support programs to provide medical and educational assistance to impoverished
$42,500
Both Ends Believing · Plano, TX · 2023
Support programs to provide assistance to foster children and their families
$42,500
Chances for Children · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Support programs to provide medical and educational assistance to impoverished
$35,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022
Support educational programs
$32,500
Both Ends Believing · Plano, TX · 2025
Support programs to provide assistance to foster children and their families
$32,500
Chances for Children · Scottsdale, AZ · 2025
Support programs to provide medical and educational assistance to impoverished
$32,500
Both Ends Believing · Plano, TX · 2024
Support programs to provide assistance to foster children and their families
$32,500
Chances for Children · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Support programs to provide medical and educational assistance to impoverished
$30,000
Rethinknyc · New York, NY · 2024
Support planning for the redevelopment of penn station
$30,000
The Buckminster Fuller Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support programs for architectural restoration and preservation
$28,750
Legal Momentum · New York, NY · 2022
Support programs to protect the legal rights of women
$27,000
The Buckminster Fuller Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Support programs for architectural restoration and preservation
$25,000
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2025
Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of poverty, war and natural disasters
$25,000
Carnegie Hall · New York, NY · 2025
Support musical programming offered at carnegie hall
$25,000
Coastal Conservation League · Charleston, SC · 2025
Support environmental protection programs, including natural areas preservation
$25,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
Support programs to provide medical treatment to needy individuals
$25,000
Rethinknyc · New York, NY · 2025
Support programs for architectural restoration and preservation
$25,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
Support programs for medical research and to provide medical care for needy individuals
$25,000
The Sharing Foundation · Concord, MA · 2025
Support programs to aid orphaned and other disadvantaged children in cambodia
$25,000
Water Mission · North Charleston, SC · 2025
Support programs to increase access to clean drinking water
$25,000
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2024
Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of poverty, war and natural disasters
$25,000
Carnegie Hall · New York, NY · 2024
Support musical programming offered at carnegie hall
$25,000
Coastal Conservation League · Charleston, SC · 2024
Support environmental protection programs, including natural areas preservation
$25,000
Hope for Ukraine · Roseland, NJ · 2024
Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of the war in ukraine
$25,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Support programs for medical research and to provide medical care for needy individuals
$25,000
The Sharing Foundation · Concord, MA · 2024
Support programs to aid orphaned and other disadvantaged children in cambodia
$25,000
Water Mission · North Charleston, SC · 2024
Support programs to increase access to clean drinking water
$25,000
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2023
Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of poverty, war and natural disasters
$25,000
Carnegie Hall · New York, NY · 2023
Support musical programming offered at carnegie hall
$25,000
Coastal Conservation League · Charleston, SC · 2023
Support environmental protection programs, including natural areas preservation
$25,000
Hope for Ukraine · Roseland, NJ · 2023
Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of the war in ukraine
$25,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Support programs to combat racial discrimination and violence
$25,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Support programs for medical research and to provide medical care for needy individuals
$25,000
The Sharing Foundation · Concord, MA · 2023
Support programs to aid orphaned and other disadvantaged children in cambodia
$25,000
Water Mission · North Charleston, SC · 2023
Support programs to increase access to clean drinking water
$25,000
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2022
Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of poverty, war and natural disasters
$25,000
Carnegie Hall · New York, NY · 2022
Support musical programming offered at carnegie hall
$25,000
Coastal Conservation League · Charleston, SC · 2022
Support environmental protection programs, including natural areas preservation
$25,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Support programs to provide medical treatment to needy individuals
$25,000
Fisher Center for Alzheimer'S Research · New York, NY · 2022
Support programs to advance medical research into cures for alzheimer's disease
$25,000
Hope for Ukraine · Roseland, NJ · 2022
Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of the war in ukraine
$25,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022
Support programs to protect the natural environment
$25,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Support programs to combat racial discrimination and violence
$25,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Support programs for medical research and to provide medical care for needy individuals
$25,000
The Sharing Foundation · Concord, MA · 2022
Support programs to aid orphaned and other disadvantaged children in cambodia
$25,000
Water Mission · North Charleston, SC · 2022
Support programs to increase access to clean drinking water
$20,000
Island Harvest Ltd · Melville, NY · 2025
Provide food and other aid to people suffering financial hardship
$20,000
New Ground · Levittown, NY · 2025
Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to homeless families
$20,000
Island Harvest Ltd · Melville, NY · 2024
Provide food and other aid to people suffering financial hardship
$20,000
New Ground · Levittown, NY · 2024
Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to homeless families
$20,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Support programs to combat racial discrimination and violence
$20,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Support programs to provide medical treatment to needy individuals
$20,000
Island Harvest Ltd · Melville, NY · 2023
Provide food and other aid to people suffering financial hardship
$20,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023
Support programs to protect the natural environment
$20,000
New Ground · Levittown, NY · 2023
Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to homeless families
$20,000
Island Harvest Ltd · Melville, NY · 2022
Provide food and other aid to people suffering financial hardship
$20,000
New Ground · Levittown, NY · 2022
Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to homeless families
$17,100
The Arts Campus at Willits · Basalt, CO · 2024
Support musical programming offered at tacaw
$16,433
The Arts Campus at Willits · Basalt, CO · 2025
Support musical programming offered at tacaw
$15,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2025
Support programs to end mass incarceration and challenge racial and economic injustice
$15,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2024
Support programs to end mass incarceration and challenge racial and economic injustice
$15,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Support programs to end mass incarceration and challenge racial and economic injustice
$15,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Support programs to end mass incarceration and challenge racial and economic injustice
$15,000
The Arts Campus at Willits · Basalt, CO · 2022
Support musical programming offered at tacaw
$14,000
Voter Participation Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Support programs to increase voter participation and protect voting rights
$10,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy · Basalt, CO · 2025
Support environmental protection and education in the roaring fork valley
$10,000
Mountain Rescue Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2024
Support search and rescue operations in the colorado backcountry
$10,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy · Basalt, CO · 2024
Support environmental protection and education in the roaring fork valley
$10,000
Mountain Rescue Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2023
Support search and rescue operations in the colorado backcountry
$10,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy · Basalt, CO · 2023
Support environmental protection and education in the roaring fork valley
$10,000
The Arts Campus at Willits · Basalt, CO · 2023
Support musical programming offered at tacaw
$10,000
Voter Participation Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Support programs to increase voter participation and protect voting rights
$10,000
Mountain Rescue Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2022
Support search and rescue operations in the colorado backcountry
$10,000
Ponderosa Center · McCall, ID · 2022
Support performing arts programs in idaho
$10,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy · Basalt, CO · 2022
Support environmental protection and education in the roaring fork valley
$5,000
Dravet Syndrome Foundation · Cherry Hill, NJ · 2025
Support medical research programs
$5,000
Mountain Rescue Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2025
Support search and rescue operations in the colorado backcountry
$5,000
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem · New York, NY · 2025
Support musical programming and education
$5,000
Dravet Syndrome Foundation · Cherry Hill, NJ · 2024
Support medical research programs
$5,000
Dravet Syndrome Foundation · Cherry Hill, NJ · 2023
Support medical research programs
$5,000
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem · New York, NY · 2023
Support musical programming and education
$5,000
Dravet Syndrome Foundation · Cherry Hill, NJ · 2022
Support medical research programs
$5,000
Equal Justice America · Midlothian, VA · 2022
Support programs to provide legal represenation to needy individuals

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