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Private foundation (trust)EIN 133799186Est. 1995-01

THE WLS SPENCER FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY 10022

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$12.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.6M

FY 2023

Grants Made

29

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$54K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

No submission deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.8M

Total Expenses

$1.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.7M

Distributable Amount

$562K

Min. Investment Return

$576K

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

29 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $40K to maximum $200K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $1.6M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

130 grants

MASSACHUSETTS MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
$628K
7 grants
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FOUNDATION
$567K
4 grants
FRESHGRASS PUBLIC FOUNDATION
$443K
5 grants
TEACH FOR AMERICA INC
$300K
3 grants
KLCC PUBLIC RADIO FOUNDATION
$260K
6 grants
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION
$250K
3 grants
FRESHGRASS FOUNDATION
$250K
2 grants
BAY AREA SCORES
$150K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

130 grants

<$10K
47
grants
$10–50K
63
grants
$50–250K
19
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

California
$2.4M
48% of total
Oregon
$1.5M
31% of total
Massachusetts
$723K
15% of total
New York
$146K
3% of total
New Mexico
$50K
1% of total
Georgia
$40K
1% of total
Kansas
$25K
1% of total
Hawaii
$15K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$11K
0% of total
Vermont
$10K
0% of total

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