Funding search · EIN 472593771 · Wilmington, DE

The Spofford Foundation

Name: The Spofford Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

55
grants reported: $281,679
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

design fishersisland renovation angel backpack bell bluffton bridge

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

1 grant matching “mcgowan” · $27,000

$27,000
Educational Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Bell McGowan '78 Hitting Bay Name Fund

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Fishers Island Recreational Path Foundation1 grant · $35,000
Fishers Island Community Center4 grants · $30,000
Educational Foundation1 grant · $27,000
Assembly House 1503 grants · $25,000
Moore Montessori Community School1 grant · $25,000
Pennys Flight Foundation2 grants · $20,300
Lawrence and Memorial Hospital1 grant · $20,000
Island Health Project4 grants · $14,100
Maine Natural History Observatory1 grant · $10,000
Stephen S Johnson Memorial Fund3 grants · $7,500

Giving over time

$76,200

2022

$102,079

2023

$103,400

2024

Grant history

All 55 reported grants, largest first.

$35,000
Fishers Island Recreational Path Foundation · Fishers Island, NY · 2024
Bridge Replacements Fund
$27,000
Educational Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Bell McGowan '78 Hitting Bay Name Fund
$25,000
Moore Montessori Community School · Southern Pnes, NC · 2023
Renovation of classroom in B Building
$20,000
Lawrence and Memorial Hospital · New London, CT · 2022
Fishers Island Campaign for Lawrence Memorial Emergency department renovation project
$15,000
Fishers Island Community Center · Fisher Island, NY · 2022
Paddle Tennis/Pickleball Courts program
$12,500
Pennys Flight Foundation · Glen Cove, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Assembly House 150 · Buffalo, NY · 2024
AH150 Special Design Project
$10,000
Maine Natural History Observatory · Gouldsboro, ME · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Assembly House 150 · Buffalo, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$7,800
Pennys Flight Foundation · Locust Valley, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Fishers Island Community Center · Fisher Island, NY · 2024
Fishersisland.net Program
$5,000
Assembly House 150 · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Art & Design initiatives
$5,000
Community Foundation of the Lowcountry · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2023
The Bluffton Soup Kitchen and Backpack Buddies
$5,000
Fishers Island Community Center · Fisher Island, NY · 2023
Fishersisland.net Program
$5,000
St Matthew'S Church · Bedford, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Concord-Carlisle Community Chest · Concord, MA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Fishers Island Community Center · Fisher Island, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Mahoosuc Land Trust · Bethel, ME · 2022
Ken Hotopp Wildlands Fund
$4,800
Island Health Project · Fishers Island, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$4,200
Island Health Project · Fishers Isle, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$3,779
Buckley School in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$3,000
Bluffton Self Help · Bluffton, SC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$3,000
Stoneridge Residents Association · Mystic, CT · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$3,000
Island Health Project · Fishers Isle, NY · 2022
to purchase new EKG machine
$2,500
St Johns Church · Fishers Isle, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
Stephen S Johnson Memorial Fund · Greenland, NH · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
Brain Health Bootcamp · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
St Johns Church · Fishers Isle, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
Stephen S Johnson Memorial Fund · Greenland, NH · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
Arts Southeast · Savannah, GA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
Providence Farm Collective Corp · Orchard Park, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$2,500
Stephen S Johnson Memorial Fund · Greenland, NH · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$2,100
Island Health Project · Fishers Isle, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$2,000
Friends of Fishers Island Theater · Fishers Isle, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$2,000
Concord-Carlisle Community Chest · Concord, MA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$2,000
Friends of Fishers Island Theater · Fishers Isle, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,500
Chase Bjork Foundation · Concord, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$1,500
Be Well Be Here · Concord, MA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,500
Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation - Cure Alzh · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Oars · Concord, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Act of Connecticut · Ridgefield, CT · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Chase Bjork Foundation · Concord, MA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Domestic Violence Services Network · Concord, MA · 2023
Angel of Hope Program
$1,000
Emerson Hospital · Concord, MA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Fishers Island Conservancy · Fishers Island, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Metrowest Legal Services · Framingham, MA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Northern Westchester Hospital Association · Mount Kisco, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Open Table · Concord, MA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Prospects Opportunity and Enrichment · Ridgefield, CT · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Thinkgive · Concord, MA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Visiting Nurse Association of Ridgefield · Ridgefield, CT · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Womenade of Greater Squamscott · Stratham, NH · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$500
Concord-Carlisle Community Chest · Concord, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$500
Emerson Hospital · Concord, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted

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