Spencer Foundation
A venerable research funder investing in high quality education scholarship, from field initiated grants to fellowships, to cultivate learning and transform lives.
Financial profile
Spencer Foundation · EIN 36-6078558 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $81,530,805 | $44,974,960 | $624,406,580 | Mar 2024 | ||
| FY2023 | $41,967,343 | $28,314,372 | $568,503,398 | Mar 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $32,472,140 | $27,699,039 | $637,480,879 | Mar 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $44,697,561 | $42,598,062 | $633,644,459 | Mar 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $51,260,147 | $27,890,300 | $473,828,777 | Mar 2020 | ||
| FY2016 | $16,560,818 | $35,439,207 | $468,952,461 | Mar 2016 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Spencer Foundation is read alongside.
FCD
Foundation for Child Development
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WLSSF
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GF
Grable Foundation
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BOF
Bernard Osher Foundation
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GF
Goizueta Foundation
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Who backs SF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
The outside view
A venerable research funder investing in high quality education scholarship, from field initiated grants to fellowships, to cultivate learning and transform lives.
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Citadel
Led from the center, built to endure.
The Citadel runs on clarity and decisiveness, its direction held by a strong center the whole organization moves behind. Its gift is speed and coherence, its challenge is leaning too heavily on the few at the middle.
Also reads toward The Legacy, The Frontier and The League.
Strengths
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