Daily 3 Foundations - 8/23/25

8/23/2025

Here are today’s daily 3 foundations.

The Wallace Foundation

• Location: New York

• Bio: An independent, national foundation that traces its origins back to DeWitt and Lila Acheson Wallace, the founders of Reader's Digest. The foundation's work is rooted in the belief that all children should have the opportunity to learn and grow.

• Funding Guidelines: The foundation has a focused mission to foster equity and improvements in learning and enrichment for young people, and in the arts for everyone. They fund large-scale, multi-year initiatives in specific areas: School Leadership, Afterschool, Arts, and Summer and Expanded Learning. Grant opportunities are typically by invitation only as part of these large initiatives.

• Featured Opportunity: The Wallace Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals. Opportunities are developed with partners as part of their large, long-term initiatives.

• Website: wallacefoundation.org

The William Penn Foundation

• Location: Pennsylvania

• Bio: Founded in 1945 by Otto and Phoebe Haas, the William Penn Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life in the Greater Philadelphia region through efforts that increase educational opportunities, protect the region’s water resources, and foster a vital and creative community.

• Funding Guidelines: Their grantmaking is concentrated on three core areas: Watershed Protection, Creative Communities, and Great Learning. The foundation primarily supports organizations within the Philadelphia area and its surrounding counties. They encourage applicants to review their specific program goals before submitting a letter of inquiry through their online portal.

• Featured Opportunity: The foundation has an open Letter of Inquiry process for its grant programs. Interested organizations whose work aligns with their specific program goals (e.g., protecting and restoring the Delaware River watershed, fostering creative and vibrant public spaces) are encouraged to apply via their website.

• Website: williampennfoundation.org

The James Irvine Foundation

• Location: California

• Bio: The James Irvine Foundation was established in 1937 by California agricultural pioneer James Irvine. The foundation is focused on a single goal: a California where all low-income workers have the power to advance economically.

• Funding Guidelines: Grantmaking is focused on increasing economic and political power for working people who are struggling with low wages in California. They invest in organizations that advance their three priority areas: Better Careers, Fair Work, and an inclusive economy. Most grants are made by invitation.

• Featured Opportunity: The foundation accepts brief letters of inquiry through their website for their Fair Work priority, which focuses on protecting and advancing the rights of low-wage workers.

• Website: irvine.org