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Private Foundation · IL

Spencer Foundation

Chicago, IL  ·  EIN 366078558  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$664.8M

Total Giving

$48.8M

Grants on File

557

Average Grant

$88K

Giving Radius

Where Spencer Foundation Has Given

AK — $25K across 1 grant AL — $156K across 6 grants AR — $30K across 1 grant AZ — $415K across 7 grants CA — $6.9M across 86 grants CO — $755K across 8 grants CT — $255K across 5 grants DC — $11.5M across 26 grants DE — $200K across 4 grants FL — $722K across 13 grants GA — $811K across 12 grants HI — no grants on file IA — $229K across 4 grants ID — $190K across 3 grants IL — $2.9M across 70 grants IN — $65K across 2 grants KS — $175K across 2 grants KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $1.9M across 40 grants MD — $921K across 10 grants ME — $98K across 3 grants MI — $1.2M across 12 grants MN — $485K across 7 grants MO — $660K across 6 grants MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — $932K across 10 grants ND — $50K across 1 grant NE — $150K across 3 grants NH — $50K across 1 grant NJ — $670K across 9 grants NM — $223K across 2 grants NV — $132K across 2 grants NY — $4.4M across 44 grants OH — $872K across 7 grants OK — $90K across 2 grants OR — $374K across 7 grants PA — $1.3M across 24 grants RI — $623K across 5 grants SC — $44K across 1 grant SD — no grants on file TN — $451K across 8 grants TX — $1.7M across 22 grants UT — $395K across 8 grants VA — $610K across 10 grants VT — no grants on file WA — $891K across 11 grants WI — $563K across 9 grants WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 295 recipients across 42 states. Top concentrations: Washington ($11.5M, 24 grants), New York ($4.0M, 33 grants), Chicago ($1.5M, 35 grants), Los Angeles ($1.4M, 10 grants), Boston ($1.2M, 13 grants). Plus international giving not shown on this map.

Section I

How to Apply

Application and information and materials requirements posted on website.

On Unsolicited Proposals yes

Restrictions

Information posted on Foundation's website www.spencer.org

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
YMCA Of Metropolitan Chicago $15K 2023
Yale University $500 2023
Writers & Books $3K 2023
Wilfrid Laurier University $74K 2023
Western Washington University Foundation $20K 2023
Wayne State University $103K 2023
Western Washington University $15K 2023
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University $50K 2023
Virginia Commonwealth University $28K 2023
Vanderbilt University $124K 2023
Vanderbilt University $48K 2023
Urban Institute $2K 2023
University of Washington $166K 2023
University of Wisconsin-Superior $49K 2023
University of Washington $75K 2023
University of Washington $15K 2023
University of Utah $50K 2023
University of Waikato $38K 2023
University of Utah $50K 2023
University of Tasmania Foundation USA $49K 2023
University of Southern California $50K 2023
University of San Francisco $15K 2023
University of Regina $75K 2023
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey $75K 2023
University of Pittsburgh $59K 2023

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2024 $667.4M $29.3M $81.5M $45.0M
2023 $597.5M $28.9M $42.0M $28.3M
2022 $670.6M $34.2M $32.5M $27.7M
2021 $672.7M $29.5M $44.7M $42.6M
2020 $497.6M $27.1M $51.3M $27.9M
2016 $501.3M $25.1M $16.6M $35.4M
2015 $537.5M $26.5M $29.3M $43.5M
2014 $530.5M $24.4M $21.2M $22.5M
2013 $472.4M $21.1M $23.6M $15.3M
2012 $435.8M $20.4M $15.3M $20.3M