Foundation Mission
The Alice and Fred Wall Family Foundation is dedicated to empowering socio-economically disadvantaged individuals on their journey toward self-sufficiency. Through strategic allocation of funds, we champion initiatives in education, healthcare, environmental conservation, and social and cultural enrichment.
2024 Foundation Recipients
THE ALICE FUND
GROWING PHILANTHROPY RECIPIENTS
Alzheimer Association MN-ND
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Captain Paul Watson Foundation
Children's Miracle Network
Compassion
Covenant House Charity
Feed My Starving Children
Habitat for Humanity
K9s for Warriors
MN Adult & Teen Challenge
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Oceana
Polar Bears International
Project AWARE
Rainforest Trust
Safe Horizon
Samaritan's Purse
Second Harvest Heartland
Steiger Ministries International
The Phoenix
Tongabezi Trust School in Zambia
World Wildlife Fund
GIVING IN BLOOM RECIPIENTS
AccessAbility
Alzheimer Association MN-ND
Every Meal
Black Men Teach
Hope Academy
K9 for Warriors
Minneapolis Crisis Nursery
Source Minnesota
Together for Good
Foundation History
Our founding members came from different backgrounds. Fred grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts while Alice grew up on a small farm near Madison, Minnesota. They shared common values such as dedication to family, devotion to their faith, and an enjoyment of the simple things in life. Through hard work, prayer, and maybe some Irish luck, they found they were blessed beyond their needs. Together they formed the Alice and Fred Wall Family Foundation.
In addition to giving financial gifts through the foundation, Alice gave hundreds of hours of her time, volunteering at church and various other organizations throughout her lifetime.
She even tried giving her social security payments back to the government, knowing that others needed the money more than she did. When that didn’t work, she deposited the checks into an account, and each year at Christmas she wrote checks to every organization that asked, until the account was empty. It became known by the family as The Alice Fund. In celebration of Alice (1931-2016), The Wall Family Foundation memorialized the Alice Fund to support organizations that she loved.
In recent years, Alice and Fred’s grandchildren have directed gifts within the Alice Fund to support organizations of their choice, with the hope of growing philanthropists.
