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{{Short description|Philanthropy organization based in New York, U.S.}}
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| name = The Wallace Foundation
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| formation = {{start date|2003}}
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| purpose = charitable works and philanthropy
| headquarters = [[New York City]]
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| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Will Miller (as of
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The '''Wallace Foundation''' is a national philanthropy based in [[New York City]] that seeks to foster improvements in learning and enrichment for disadvantaged children and the vitality of the arts for everyone.<ref>[http://www.wallacefoundation.org/learn-about-wallace/mission-and-vision/Pages/default.aspx "Mission"] on the Wallace Foundation website</ref> The foundation aims to develop knowledge about how to solve
== History ==
The Wallace Foundation began with the philanthropy of [[DeWitt Wallace|DeWitt]] and [[Lila Bell Wallace|Lila Acheson Wallace]], who together founded the [[
* '''DeWitt Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund''': focused on education and youth * '''Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund''': focused on arts and culture In 2003 a single national foundation, The Wallace Foundation, emerged from the consolidation of these private foundations.<ref> == Major initiatives ==
The Wallace Foundation has five major initiatives
* School Leadership: For more than a decade, Wallace has been working with states and school districts to develop better ways to train, hire, support and evaluate principals and other key figures in schools.<ref>[
* Afterschool: Wallace supports efforts in a group of cities to coordinate the work of municipal agencies, schools, youth-serving nonprofits and other institutions vital to afterschool in order to generate ideas about how to improve the quality of programs and make better use of data.<ref>Berg, Nate [http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2012/06/five-ways-data-can-make-after-school-programs/2215/ "5 Ways Data Can Save After-School Programs"] ''[[The Atlantic (magazine)|The Atlantic]]'' City Lab (June 7, 2012)</ref>
* Arts Education: Since 2005, Wallace has been working with school districts and nonprofits to test ways to engage more young people in high-quality arts learning during the school day and beyond.<ref>Drymalski, Nick. [http://youthtoday.org/2009/01/wallace-gives-18-million-for-arts-education/ "Wallace Gives $1.8 Million For Arts Education"] ''Youth Today'' (January 1, 2009)</ref>
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