Sponsor a PurposeThe Spencer Foundation
Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Grants on file | 2,352 |
| Total giving on file | $227.1M |
| Typical grant size | $97K |
| Most recent filing year | 2025 |
| Cause focus | Education |
| Website | https://www.spencer.org |
What they fund
- "Let's Talk About Election 2020": Mapping Quantitative Civic Literacies in Youth Video Composition in an Online Digital Network
- "We Need New Structures": Critical Mental Health Conversation Spaces for Girls and Gender Expansive Youth of Color to Envision Better Futures
- #RealCollege Research Collaborative
- (RE)ASSEMBLING INCLUSION: PERSPECTIVES OF STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
- (Re)Classifying State Higher Education Governance: Examining How Policy Oversight Responsibilities Influence Postsecondary Attainment
Largest recipients on file
| Recipient | State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Academy of Education | DC | 18 | $42.5M |
| The University of Texas at Austin | TX | 47 | $5.7M |
| The Regents of the University of California | CA | 33 | $5.6M |
| William T Grant Foundation | NY | 11 | $5.1M |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | IL | 36 | $4.5M |
| New York University | NY | 33 | $3.8M |
| Northwestern University | IL | 42 | $3.7M |
| Michigan State University | MI | 28 | $3.7M |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | NY | 6 | $3.5M |
| University of Southern California | CA | 17 | $2.7M |
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