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Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation: 22 grants to organizations, $760,433 (tax year ended December 2025)
Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $760,433 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 13, 2026. The largest was $189,000 to Cornell University in Ithaca, NY for support educational programs, including scholarship aid.
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- EIN
- 462659091
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $17,399,704
- Grants paid
- $785,433
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202641339349101949. It reported $785,433 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | Support educational programs, including scholarship aid | Education | $189,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lowcountry Food Bank | Charleston, SC | Provide food and other aid to people suffering financial hardship | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Legal Momentum | New York, NY | Support programs to protect the legal rights of women | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to needy individuals | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Interfaith Nutrition Network | Hempstead, NY | Support programs to provide meals to needy individuals | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Both Ends Believing | Plano, TX | Support programs to provide assistance to foster children and their families | Human services | $32,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chances for Children | Scottsdale, AZ | Support programs to provide medical and educational assistance to impoverished | International, foreign affairs and national security | $32,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of poverty, war and natural disasters | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carnegie Hall | New York, NY | Support musical programming offered at carnegie hall | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coastal Conservation League | Charleston, SC | Support environmental protection programs, including natural areas preservation | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rethinknyc | New York, NY | Support programs for architectural restoration and preservation | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | Support programs for medical research and to provide medical care for needy individuals | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Sharing Foundation | Concord, MA | Support programs to aid orphaned and other disadvantaged children in cambodia | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Water Mission | North Charleston, SC | Support programs to increase access to clean drinking water | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Island Harvest LTD | Melville, NY | Provide food and other aid to people suffering financial hardship | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Ground Inc | Levittown, NY | Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to homeless families | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Arts Campus at Willits | Basalt, CO | Support musical programming offered at tacaw | Arts, culture and humanities | $16,433 | apps.irs.gov |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | Support programs to end mass incarceration and challenge racial and economic injustice | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roaring Fork Conservancy | Basalt, CO | Support environmental protection and education in the roaring fork valley | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dravet Syndrome Foundation | Cherry Hill, NJ | Support medical research programs | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mountain Rescue Aspen | Aspen, CO | Support search and rescue operations in the colorado backcountry | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The National Jazz Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | Support musical programming and education | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202531329349102753. It reported $712,100 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to needy individuals | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | Support educational programs, including scholarship aid | Education | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Legal Momentum | New York, NY | Support programs to protect the legal rights of women | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Interfaith Nutrition Network | Hempstead, NY | Support programs to provide meals to needy individuals | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Both Ends Believing | Plano, TX | Support programs to provide assistance to foster children and their families | Human services | $32,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chances for Children | Scottsdale, AZ | Support programs to provide medical and educational assistance to impoverished | International, foreign affairs and national security | $32,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rethinknyc | New York, NY | Support planning for the redevelopment of penn station | Community improvement and capacity building | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of poverty, war and natural disasters | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carnegie Hall | New York, NY | Support musical programming offered at carnegie hall | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coastal Conservation League | Charleston, SC | Support environmental protection programs, including natural areas preservation | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hope for Ukraine | Roseland, NJ | Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of the war in ukraine | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | Support programs for medical research and to provide medical care for needy individuals | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Sharing Foundation | Concord, MA | Support programs to aid orphaned and other disadvantaged children in cambodia | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Water Mission | North Charleston, SC | Support programs to increase access to clean drinking water | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Island Harvest LTD | Melville, NY | Provide food and other aid to people suffering financial hardship | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Ground Inc | Levittown, NY | Support programs to provide humanitarian assistance to homeless families | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | Support programs to combat racial discrimination and violence | Crime and legal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arts Campus at Willits | Basalt, CO | Support musical programming offered at tacaw | Arts, culture and humanities | $17,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | Support programs to end mass incarceration and challenge racial and economic injustice | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mountain Rescue Aspen | Aspen, CO | Support search and rescue operations in the colorado backcountry | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roaring Fork Conservancy | Basalt, CO | Support environmental protection and education in the roaring fork valley | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dravet Syndrome Foundation | Cherry Hill, NJ | Support medical research programs | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $279,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $140,000 |
| Human services | $105,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $100,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $88,533 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $55,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $30,000 |
| Environment | $20,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $689,000 |
| South Carolina | $175,000 |
| Maryland | $175,000 |
| Colorado | $68,533 |
| Texas | $65,000 |
| Arizona | $65,000 |
| Connecticut | $50,000 |
| Tennessee | $50,000 |
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Updated May 13, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.