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Chicago, IL · 2024 filing

The Spencer Foundation

Accepts applications

The Spencer Foundation accepts grant applications.

Its most recent filing reports $24M given across 214 grants.

A typical grant is around $75K.

It funds education, arts, culture & humanities, youth development.

What they give

$24M
Total giving
214
Grants made
$75K
Typical grant
$2.5M
Largest grant

From their 2024 Form 990-PF. Foundations file annually, so these figures describe a year that has already closed.

What their grants run

The 214 grants itemized on their 2024 filing, by size. Half of them landed between $50K and $118K, which is the range to judge your own ask against.

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1
15
139
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Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Itemized grants on the 2024 filing, bucketed by grant size.

Where the money went

Grants on the 2024 filing reached thirty-eight states. The largest destinations, with each state’s wider funding picture linked:

District of Columbia$5.1M
New York$3.2M
California$2.3M
Illinois$1.3M
Michigan$1.2M
Itemized grant dollars by recipient state, 2024 filing.

What they fund

Based on where their grants went.

  • Education
  • Arts, Culture & Humanities
  • Youth Development

Recent giving reached Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky.

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