Texas · Private foundation
The Spence Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.8M
- Granted FY2019
- 3
- Grants FY2019
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
51% of The Spence Foundation’s FY2019 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2019 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2019
- $578,520
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $863,126
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 100% of the organizations The Spence Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $863k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 1 | $863k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $350k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $500k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Spence Family Foundation | $863,126 | 1 | 93% |
| Ex-Students' Association of Ut | $500,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Communities in Schools | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($300k), not named here.
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About The Spence Foundation
- How much does The Spence Foundation give?
- The Spence Foundation reported 3 grants totaling $1,770,166 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does The Spence Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (68%), Education (31%), Arts & Culture (2%).
- Who are The Spence Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: The Spence Family Foundation ($863k), Ex-Students' Association of Ut ($500k), Communities in Schools ($50k).
- Does The Spence Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Spence 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.
- Where is The Spence Foundation based?
- The Spence Foundation is based in TX.