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SPENCER FOUNDATION

· CHICAGO, IL · private_foundation · program funder

307recipients FY2016–24
$115Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
NationalNational funder, 43 states and territories

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A national funder — 43 states. It is a candidate for organizations in the 22 cause areas it has funded, wherever they are: A, B, D, E, F, G, I, J, L, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
GATES FOUNDATIONSEATTLE, WAlarge program funder41
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder30
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATIONMENLO PARK, CAlarge program funder30
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATIONBATTLE CREEK, MIlarge program funder26
FORD FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYlarge program funder23
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATIONPRINCETON, NJlarge program funder22
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORKNEW YORK, NYprogram funder21
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATIONSAINT LOUIS, MOlarge program funder21
WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INCBENTONVILLE, ARlarge program funder20
FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder19
LUMINA FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION INCINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder18
ANNIE E CASEY FOUNDATIONBALTIMORE, MDlarge program funder16
POLK BROS FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder16
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENTLOS ANGELES, CAlarge program funder16
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO, CAlarge program funder15
LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder15
JOYCE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder14
THE HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATIONLOS ALTOS, CAprogram funder14
ECMC FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder13
KRESGE FOUNDATIONTROY, MIlarge program funder13
THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAlarge program funder13
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder12
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder12
EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder12
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYBALTIMORE, MDprogram funder12

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF EDUCATIONDC52024$21,236,774
TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKNY52024$2,937,913
WILLIAM T GRANT FOUNDATION INCNY32024$2,899,678
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNY42024$1,905,124
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYIL52024$1,861,511
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYMI52024$1,852,581
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIACA52024$1,400,056
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILLNC52024$1,343,820
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONWA52024$1,130,222
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAPA52024$1,043,609
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITYAZ52024$1,020,612
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INCNJ42024$798,893
TEACHERS COLLEGE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYNY52024$743,474
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGHPA52024$690,847
CHAARG AT UNIVERISTY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGOIL22024$658,873
AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUNDCO32024$603,587
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYMA42024$549,493
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOIL42024$538,273
EDUCATION TRUST INCDC52024$522,398
PHILADELPHIA STUDENT UNIONPA32024$500,000
STANFORD UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORECA12024$464,296
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INCKS32024$439,078
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDCT42024$437,564
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAFL42024$436,072
DREXEL UNIVERSITYPA32024$423,113
HARVARD UNIVERSITY BAND INCMA22024$422,453
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCGA52024$409,444
UNIVERSITY OF UTAHUT52024$384,499
AMERICAN INDIAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SOCIETYNM22024$338,826
BOSTON COLLEGE TRUSTEESMA42024$324,527
UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH OF BLOOMINGTON INDIANAIN12024$294,841
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIACA22024$289,688
M CLUB OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANMI22024$272,704
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYMA42024$269,888
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITYNJ22024$257,270
ADELPHI UNIVERSITYNY32024$254,472
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYNC22024$243,448
BROOKINGS INSTITUTIONDC22024$240,325
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATIONAZ32024$224,828
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST FOUNDATION INCMA32024$223,358
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONVA42024$210,150
RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATIONNY12024$200,000
EDITORIAL PROJECTS IN EDUCATION INCMD42024$200,000
OAKLAND UNIVERSITYMI22024$187,522
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION AT MONTEREY BAYCA22024$186,806
UNIVERSITY OF TX AT SAN ANTONIOTX32024$175,000
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITYUT32024$174,973
NATIONAL PUBLIC EDUCATION SUPPORT FUNDDC42024$170,000
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA- DAVISCA22024$159,017
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FOUNDATION INCFL22024$150,000