Illinois · Private foundation
The Sarah Spencer Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $155k
- Granted FY2022
- 1
- Grants FY2022
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2022
- $155,059
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $155,059
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 30
- FY2018 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 0% of the organizations The Sarah Spencer Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 1 | $155k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $45k | 20% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $178k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 30 | $182k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Zoological Society | $165,059 | 2 | 0% |
| John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | $114,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Maymont Foundation | $40,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | $19,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Historic Richmond Foundation | $15,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Reveille Weekday School | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Opportunity International Inc D/B/A Opportunity International-Us | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Trustees of Deerfield Academy | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bon Secours Richmond Healthcare Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 24 grantees
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($165k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Sarah Spencer Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Sheffield Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Sarah Spencer Foundation
- How much does The Sarah Spencer Foundation give?
- The Sarah Spencer Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $155,059 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 30 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2022.
- What does The Sarah Spencer Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2022, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (34%), Animals (30%), Environment (18%).
- Who are The Sarah Spencer Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2022: Chicago Zoological Society ($165k), John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ($114k), Maymont Foundation ($40k).
- Does The Sarah Spencer Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Sarah Spencer Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Sarah Spencer Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Sheffield Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is The Sarah Spencer Foundation based?
- The Sarah Spencer Foundation is based in IL.
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