· Private foundation
The Spencer Family Charitable Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k1 grant · $5k
- $10k–50k6 grants · $129k
- $50k–250k4 grants · $252k
- $250k+1 grant · $550k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE | $550,000 |
| PROTECT THE ARCH | $100,000 |
| SAN JOAQUIN MEMORIAL HS | $52,200 |
| Individual grant recipient | $50,000 |
| VALLEY CAREGIVER RESOURCE CENTER | $50,000 |
| THE ABBEY OF OUR LADY OF NEW CLAIRV | $34,000 |
| OBRIA MEDICAL CLINICS | $25,000 |
| RIGHT TO LIFE OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA | $25,000 |
| AMIGOS DE LOS CAPUCHINOS | $20,000 |
| FRESNO STATE FOUNDATION | $14,642 |
| HOLY CROSS MISSION CENTER | $10,000 |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 64% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
6 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $259k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TATHOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE5× · 2019–2024 · $1.5M · revenue +35%
- SJSAN JOAQUIN MEMORIAL HS8× · 2017–2024 · $1.4M
- FSFRESNO STATE FOUNDATION5× · 2020–2024 · $635k
Funded once
- FSFRESNO SHERIFF MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONone grant, 2023 · $100k
- AOAG ONEgraduatedone grant, 2022 · $100k · revenue +56%
- VCVALLEY CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE FOUNDAone grant, 2020 · $25k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The association was formed to do research and analyses and the dissemination of information to and the ongoing education and professional development of california community college faculty.
The auxiliary organization was formed to operate and manage division i intercollegiate athletic programs at california state university, fresno.
The sarnoff cardiovascular research foundation is dedicated to cultivating the next generation of physician-leaders in cardiovascular medicine by funding and supporting medical students and physicians engaged in transformative research.
To contribute to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, to ensure optimal quality care for individuals with such diseases and to foster the highest professional ethical standards.
Arcadia university's pioneering, global, integrated, liberal arts, and professional learning experience cultivates leaders who are intellectually fearless and uniquely prepared for life and work. our highly regarded, values-based learning…
California Faculty Association (the "CFA") was established to strengthen the cause of higher education for the public good; to promote and maintain the standards and ideals of the profession; to provide a democratic voice for academic…
St. Thomas Aquinas College seeks to challenge, guide, and energize each student to realize and create their own path to success and commit themselves to making a profound difference in the world. STAC endeavors to be a vibrant, inclusive…
The american college of radiology (acr) is organized to advance radiology science, practice and access, improve quality and safety, provide continuing education for radiology and allied professionals, and achieve better outcomes through…
The university of san diego is a contemporary catholic university, grounded in the liberal arts and anchored along an international border, advancing academic excellence to create a more inclusive, sustainable and hopeful world.
California aggie alumni association's (caaa) mission is to advance the interest and promote the welfare of the university and its alumni.
We, saint agnes medical center and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. saint agnes medical center is a member of trinity health.
How this is measured
8 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 8 of the 19 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds THE BULLDOG FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds AG ONE ↗
- Who funds PROTECT THE ARCH ↗
- Who funds VALLEY CAREGIVER RESOURCE CENTER ↗
- Who funds OBRIA MEDICAL CLINICS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INC ↗
- Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
- Who funds Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties ↗
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Spencer Family Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Spencer Family Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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