CHICAGO, IL
Spencer Foundation
Quick Facts
- EIN
- 366078558
- Location
- CHICAGO, IL
- Category
- Education
- Total Assets
- $664.8M
- Annual Income
- $704.8M
- IRS Ruling Year
- 1993
- Organization Type
- Corporation
- Tax Deductibility
- Contributions are deductible
About This Foundation
Spencer Foundation is a private corporation based in CHICAGO, IL. The foundation received its IRS ruling in 1993. It holds total assets of $664.8M. Annual income is reported at $704.8M. The foundation operates in the area of education. Contributions to this foundation are tax-deductible.
View 990 FilingsFinancial Overview
Total Giving
$45M
2024+0%
Total Assets
$667.4M
2024+0%
Fair Market Value
N/A
2024
Net Worth
$624.4M
2024
Grants Paid
N/A
2024
Contributions
$2.6M
2024
Net Investment Income
$78M
2024
Distribution Amount
$29.3M
2024
Total Giving by Year
$20.3M
11$15.3M
12$22.5M
13$43.5M
14$35.4M
15$35.4M
16$27.9M
19$42.6M
20$27.7M
21$28.3M
22$45M
23$45M
24Asset Growth
$435.8M
11$472.4M
12$530.5M
13$537.5M
14$501.3M
15$501.3M
16$497.6M
19$672.7M
20$670.6M
21$597.5M
22$667.4M
23$667.4M
24Financial Details (2024)
- Total Revenue
- $81.5M
- Total Expenses
- $45M
- Required Distribution
- $29.3M
- Total Liabilities
- $43M
Grantmaking Insights
Total Grants
50
Total Giving
$11.2M
Average Grant
$224K
Median Grant
$162K
Grant Range
Min$108K
Max$1.3M
Median: $162K
Smallest grantLargest grant
Geographic Distribution of Grants
AK
ME
VT
NH
WA
ID
MT
ND
MN
WI
WI: $108K (1)
MI
MI: $230K (2)
NY
NY: $1.8M (5)
MA
MA: $538K (3)
CT
RI
RI: $245K (2)
OR
NV
WY
SD
IA
IL
IL: $472K (3)
IN
OH
OH: $295K (1)
PA
PA: $618K (4)
NJ
CA
CA: $1.4M (8)
UT
CO
CO: $463K (2)
NE
MO
MO: $218K (1)
KY
WV
VA
VA: $306K (2)
MD
DE
DC
DC: $2.3M (3)
AZ
AZ: $243K (1)
NM
NM: $379K (2)
KS
AR
TN
NC
NC: $441K (3)
SC
OK
LA
LA: $163K (1)
MS
AL
GA
GA: $420K (3)
FL
HI
TX
TX: $324K (2)
DC$2.3M (3)
NY$1.8M (5)
CA$1.4M (8)
PA$618K (4)
MA$538K (3)
IL$472K (3)
Past Grantees
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Academy Of EducationNational Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs (Cohorts 24-25, 25-26, 26-27) | Washington, DC | $1.3M | 2024 |
| National Academy Of EducationNational Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Programs (Cohorts 24-25, 25-26, 26-27) | Washington, DC | $877K | 2024 |
| William T Grant FoundationSupport for the 2023 Institutional Challenge Grant Program at the William T. Grant Foundation | New York, NY | $650K | 2024 |
| Columbia University In The City Of New YorkSpencer Education Journalism Fellowship Program, 2020-2024 | New York, NY | $593K | 2024 |
| Martin ChautariHistory of the Public School Education in Nepal,1900-1990 | Bagmati | $315K | 2024 |
| University Of California Los AngelesMerit Financial Aid for Low-Income Students and Social Mobility | Los Angeles, CA | $313K | 2024 |
| New York UniversityOrganizing Family and Community: Collective Parent Action and Intergenerational Learning | New York, NY | $305K | 2024 |
| The Ohio State UniversityLongitudinal Peer Social Networks and Early Language Development: Transforming Understanding of Critical Features of Young Childrens Classroom Experiences | Columbus, OH | $295K | 2024 |
| Metropolitan State University Of DenverCentering Trauma-Informed Practices (TIP) to Sustain TIP Knowledge and Reduce Secondary Traumatic Stress in Novice Teachers: An Interdisciplinary Research-Practice Partnership. | Denver, CO | $266K | 2024 |
| Boston UniversityRe-imagining Alternative Education: Designing for Geographies of Care and Responsibility | Boston, MA | $247K | 2024 |
| Arizona State University Foundation For A New American UniversityEYEPlay ADAPT:Expanding A University - Theater - School District Partnership to Support Early Literacy for Preschoolers with Diverse Abilities through Drama | Tempe, AZ | $243K | 2024 |
| University Of Missouri - St LouisCountering the Unintended Consequences of School Reforms: Communally-bonded Schools Reconnecting Black Students, Strengthening Communities, and Improving Educational Outcomes | Saint Louis, MO | $218K | 2024 |
| University Of California BerkleyRace-conscious education policies and adaptive anti-discrimination in a divided, multiracial democracy | Berkeley, CA | $206K | 2024 |
| American Indian College FundAmerican Indian and Alaska Native College Students: Building Collaborative Data Capacity and Investigating College Access, Persistence, and Graduation Success | Albuquerque, NM | $199K | 2024 |
| The University Of Texas At AustinDo Campus Contexts Make Black Women Faculty Sick? A National Study of Black Women Academics Health Outcomes at Historically Black and Predominantly White Postsecondary Institutions | Austin, TX | $198K | 2024 |
| University Of Colorado DenverDeveloping Research Capacity to Support the Assessment of Student Learning and Program Outcomes in Action Civics Programming | Denver, CO | $197K | 2024 |
| University Of California BerkleyStudent Supports: The Role of Social Safety Net Programs in Community College Student Success | Berkeley, CA | $189K | 2024 |
| Harvard UniversityThe Black Teacher Archive: Charting New Paths in Digital Humanities and the History of African American Education | Cambridge, MA | $183K | 2024 |
| American Indian Science And Engineering SocietyLeveraging the AISES Archival Database: Mixed Methods Study on Native STEM Success | Albuquerque, NM | $181K | 2024 |
| Drexel UniversitySTEAMing through Dance: A Multimodal Exploration of Black Girls Intersectional Identities and STEAM Literacies within a Transdisciplinary STEAM Counterspace. | Philadelphia, PA | $173K | 2024 |
| University Of Illinois At ChicagoTeaching about Race, Racism and Racial History: Investigating Experiences of Educators in Chicago | Chicago, IL | $167K | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Student UnionThe Philadelphia Student Debt Coalition: Creating a Research-Organizing Model for Student Loan Policymaking | Philadelphia, PA | $165K | 2024 |
| University Of North Carolina At Chapel HillBack to Normal? The long run effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on student, educator, and school outcomes | Chapel Hill, NC | $164K | 2024 |
| North Carolina State UniversityExamining Rural Dual Language Programs, Multilingual Learners, and Rural Community Cultural Wealth | Raleigh, NC | $163K | 2024 |
| Tulane UniversityWe are worthy of being heard and included: Engagement of youth voice in the evaluation of trauma-informed schools | New Orleans, LA | $163K | 2024 |
| University Of Illinois At ChicagoGenerating Queers: The Transformative Work of LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogues | Chicago, IL | $160K | 2024 |
| University Of VirginiaYoung African American Children Animating Societal Change: A Mixed-Methods Inquiry | Charlottesville, VA | $158K | 2024 |
| Mercer UniversityUse Your Voice: Linguistic Justice to Literacy Practice in the State of Georgia | Macon, GA | $154K | 2024 |
| The Pennsylvania State UniversityChildrens Everyday Practices in Inclusive Transglossic Spaces: A Study of Collectivist Approaches to Deaf-Nondeaf Inclusive Bilingual Education in France | University Park, PA | $153K | 2024 |
| Learning Policy InstituteAdvancing SoLD-Aligned, Equity-Focused Educator Preparation and Policy | Palo Alto, CA | $150K | 2024 |
| Putnam County Charter School SystemUntelling the Past to Reimagine the Future: Transforming K-12 Education and Supporting the Transition to Higher Education in the Rural U.S. South | Eatonton, GA | $149K | 2024 |
| University Of VirginiaThe Afterlife of Slavery on Campus: Black Student Experiences with University Histories of Slavery and their Views on Higher Education Reparations | Charlottesville, VA | $148K | 2024 |
| Northwestern UniversityTracing the Long Arc of Human Learning and Social Change: Parenting, Worldmaking and the Iranian Left | Evanston, IL | $145K | 2024 |
| University Of California DavisCentering racialized pre-service teachers: A proleptic re-design of teacher education for leveraging linguistic diversity | Davis, CA | $135K | 2024 |
| Stanford UniversityMonitoring, Analyzing, and Improving Educational Equity in New York State | Stanford, CA | $133K | 2024 |
| The Brookings InstitutionU.S. School Boards in a Time of Conflict and Consequence | Washington, DC | $133K | 2024 |
| Temple UniversityEmerging critical infrastructures during COVID-19: The role of PA school districts in supporting vulnerable communities during crisis | Philadelphia, PA | $127K | 2024 |
| Brown UniversityUnequal Childhoods? The Complex Logics of Childrearing in Latinx Families | Providence, RI | $127K | 2024 |
| The University Of Texas At AustinStructure-Agency in Special Education: A multilevel qualitative study of the implementation of inclusion | Austin, TX | $126K | 2024 |
| New York UniversityInequalities in Academic Advising and its Impacts in Higher Education | New York, NY | $125K | 2024 |
| University Of Southern CaliforniaKeeping It Real: Learning From and Effectively Supporting Scholar-Activists | Los Angeles, CA | $121K | 2024 |
| Brown UniversityHow Changing Neighborhood and School Contexts Shape Mental Health and Educational Attainment from Childhood to Early Adulthood | Providence, RI | $119K | 2024 |
| Stanford UniversityEvaluation of a preschool socio-emotional curriculum: Testing effectiveness and drivers of change in a large, urban school district | Stanford, CA | $119K | 2024 |
| University Of MichiganDeveloping The Skills Needed for Living in a Diverse and Democratic Society: The Role of Liberal Arts Education | Ann Arbor, MI | $118K | 2024 |
| University Of Georgia Research Foundation IncOptimal Design of Experimental Studies Investigating Moderation and Main Effects | Athens, GA | $117K | 2024 |
| Wake Forest UniversitySomething Inside So Strong: Advancing Black and Hispanic Students' Reading Self-Efficacy, Leadership Development, and Community Engagement through CDF Freedom School Culturally Sustaining Academic Programming | Winston Salem, NC | $114K | 2024 |
| Michigan State UniversityRedesigning Virtual Schools as Networks of Care and Solidarity | East Lansing, MI | $111K | 2024 |
| University Of Massachusetts BostonIntersectional Organizing: Strategies for Cross-issue Solidarity in Educational and Social Justice Movements | Boston, MA | $108K | 2024 |
| University Of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeCultivating Black autistic youth agency in the context of police encounters in schools and communities | Milwaukee, WI | $108K | 2024 |
| Adelphi UniversityMapping school buildings using sensory ethnographic methods: A district-wide study of school architecture and spatial justice | Garden City, NY | $108K | 2024 |
990-PF Filings
| Tax Period | Return Type | View |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2023-03 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2022-03 | 990PF | View Filing |
| 2021-03 | 990PF | View Filing |
Filings sourced from IRS e-file index. View all on ProPublica
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