Funding search · EIN 454795955 · Garden City, NY
Melissa and Bruce Spohler Family
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 13
- grants reported
- $537,500
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $25,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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3 grants matching “ALS” · $187,500
- $100,000
Project Als · Huntingtown, MD · 2025
Support of research
- $25,000
Project Als · Huntingtown, MD · 2023
Support of research
- $62,500
Project Als · Huntingtown, MD · 2022
Charitable purposes
Grant history
All 13 reported grants, largest first.
- $100,000
Project Als · Huntingtown, MD · 2025
Support of research
- $100,000
Laguardia Community College · Long Island City, NY · 2024
Educational resources and financial support
- $100,000
Laguardia Community College · Long Island City, NY · 2023
Educational resources and financial support
- $62,500
Project Als · Huntingtown, MD · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $45,000
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sina · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $30,000
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2024
Educational resources and financial support
- $25,000
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2025
Educational resources and financial support
- $25,000
Project Als · Huntingtown, MD · 2023
Support of research
- $25,000
Laguardia Community College · Long Island City, NY · 2022
Charitable purposes
- $10,000
Laguardia Community College · Long Island City, NY · 2025
Educational resources and financial support
- $5,000
Sag Harbor Partnership · Sag Harbor, NY · 2025
Support the community and preserve historic sites
- $5,000
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2025
Educational resources and financial support
- $5,000
Grace Church School · New York, NY · 2023
Educational resources and financial support
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