Open Grants Today8,069$74.8B
Opened This Week217$598.6M
Closing This Week98$4.5B
Open Grants Today8,069$74.8B
Opened This Week217$598.6M
Closing This Week98$4.5B
GrantExec

The Spencer Foundation

EIN: 366078558
Does Not Accept Applications
Total Assets
$670.6M
Key Financial Metrics (2023)

Total Giving

$24.7M

Number of Grants

291

Median Grant

$50K

Grant Range

$100 - $2.5M

Historical Giving Trends
YearAssetsTotal Giving# GrantsMedian Grant
2023$670.6M$24.7M291$50K
2021$672.7M$21.0M154$50K
Recent Grant Recipients

National Academy of Education

NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (Cohorts 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)

49 Stevenson Street Suite 575 - San Francisco - CA 94105 β€’ 2022

$2.5M

National Academy of Education

NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program (Cohorts 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)

39 LAMARTINE STREET - JAMAICA PLAIN - MA 02130 β€’ 2022

$1.7M

William T Grant Foundation

Support for the 2022 Institutional Challenge Grant program at the William T. Grant Foundation

β€’ 2022

$650K

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York

Spencer Education Journalism Fellowship Program, 2020-2024

One Washington Square - San Jose - CA 951920257 β€’ 2022

$584K

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Comprehensive Sexuality Education Curriculum in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A community-based participatory approach to contextually relevant programming

2929 WALNUT STREET - PHILADELPHIA - PA 19104 β€’ 2022

$399K

The Ohio State University

Longitudinal Peer Social Networks and Early Language Development: Transforming Understanding of Critical Features of Young Children's Classroom Experiences

1156 High St - Santa Cruz - CA 950641011 β€’ 2022

$315K

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

Don't Take That Tone With Me': Linguistic Variation and Disciplinary Action on African American Children in Schools

One Silber Way - Boston - MA 02215 β€’ 2022

$307K

The Regents of the University of California

A Cross-Cultural Study of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy in Global Perspective

200 California Hall - Berkeley - CA 94720 β€’ 2022

$276K

University of Maryland at College Park

Disparities in Investment in Children and Youth in the United States

4200 Fifth Avenue - Pittsburgh - PA 15260 β€’ 2022

$268K

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Leadership Activity in the Era of the Equity Director: Racial-Historical Contexts, Proliferation, and District Organizational Change

1501 K St NW Ste 200 - Washington - DC 20005 β€’ 2022

$262K

Quick Facts

Location

Illinois

Return Type

990PF

Most Recent Filing

2023

Annual Expenses

$27.7M

Giving Rate

3.7% of assets

Application Policy

Accepts Applications

No - Invite Only