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Private foundation (trust)EIN 320284165Est. 2010-08

JOHN SPERLING FOUNDATION

LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ 85340

Total Assets

$80.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$3.8M

FY 2023

Grants Made

19

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$198K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$10K–$1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$2.7M

Total Expenses

$5.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.2M

Distributable Amount

$3.7M

Min. Investment Return

$3.7M

Undistributed Income

$1.4M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

19 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $100K to maximum $1M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2023. Peak $3.8M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

103 grants

EARTHJUSTICE
$4.2M
5 grants
WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
$2.5M
5 grants
CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
$1.5M
5 grants
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION
$1M
2 grants
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
$900K
3 grants
ACLU FOUNDATION
$700K
2 grants
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHEDELIC STUDIES
$550K
5 grants
FOOD & WATER WATCH
$500K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

103 grants

<$10K
24
grants
$10–50K
24
grants
$50–250K
34
grants
$250K–1M
21
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

California
$6.2M
41% of total
District of Columbia
$3.3M
22% of total
New York
$1.7M
11% of total
Oregon
$1.5M
10% of total
New Mexico
$1M
7% of total
Montana
$450K
3% of total
Illinois
$245K
2% of total
Arizona
$203K
1% of total
Texas
$200K
1% of total
Colorado
$170K
1% of total

+2 more states

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