Ingrid Rasmussen

Ingrid Rasmussen joined the Wallace Foundation in 2024 as chief financial officer and treasurer. She is responsible for overseeing the finance, accounting, grants management, IT, and operations of the foundation. 

Prior to Wallace, Rasmussen was chief financial officer at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, where she oversaw all finance, accounting, grants management, and related functions. At RPA, her team managed $350 million annually in grantmaking and supported approximately 120 sponsored projects and funds in a range of nonprofit issue areas.

Before joining RPA, Rasmussen was COO at Unbound Philanthropy, a private foundation where she oversaw the finance, accounting, IT, human resources, operations, and grants management functions; vice president, finance and operations/CFO of the Heron Foundation; director of financial planning and analysis at Helmsley Charitable Trust; and vice president of finance/controller at Nonprofit Finance Fund. In her free time, Rasmussen is just as passionate about nonprofit finance and operations. She serves as chair of the finance committee of the International Refugee Assistance Project, and is a member of the finance committee of Philanthropy New York. She previously served on the boards of New Community Corporation, Hot Bread Kitchen, Bronx House, and Stevens Cooperative School, where she was Board Chair.

Rasmussen earned a master’s degree  in international development from American University and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Tufts University. She lives in Jersey City, NJ, with her husband and daughter.