Funding search · EIN 611383120 · Southmont, NC

W Vaughan Spencer Foundation

Name: W Vaughan Spencer Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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.

45
grants reported: $179,346
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $4,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educational chartiable

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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.

4 grants matching “cheryl” · $10,000

$2,500
Cheryl Cates Memorial Foundation · Key West, FL · 2024
Charitable/educational
$2,500
Cheryl Cates Memorial Foundation · Key West, FL · 2023
Charitable/educational
$2,500
Cheryl Cates Memorial Foundation · Key West, FL · 2022
Charitable/educational
$2,500
Cheryl Cates Memorial Foundation · Key West, FL · 2021
Charitable/educational

Top recipients

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

First Baptist Church4 grants · $24,500
Alzheimer'S Association4 grants · $20,000
Cancer Research Institute4 grants · $20,000
Ronald McDonald House4 grants · $17,000
The Salvation Army4 grants · $11,250
World Central Kitchen2 grants · $10,000
Disabled American Veterans2 grants · $10,000
Cheryl Cates Memorial Foundation4 grants · $10,000
Canine Companions2 grants · $10,000
Wounded Warriors Project2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$41,350

2021

$32,750

2022

$48,246

2023

$57,000

2024

Grant history

All 45 reported grants, largest first.

$7,500
First Baptist Church · Salisbury, NC · 2024
Charitable/educational
$7,000
First Baptist Church · Key West, FL · 2023
Charitable/educational
$6,650
Key West Woman'S Club · Key West, FL · 2021
Charitable/educational
$5,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable/educational
$5,000
Cancer Research Institute · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable/educational
$5,000
Canine Companions · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
Charitable/educational
$5,000
Disabled American Veterans · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Charitable/educational
$5,000
Ronald McDonald House · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable/educational
$5,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable/educational
$5,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Chartiable/educational
$5,000
Cancer Research Institute · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable/educational
$5,000
Canine Companions · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
Charitable/educational
$5,000
Disabled American Veterans · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Charitable/educational
$5,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable/educational
$5,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Chartiable/educational
$5,000
Cancer Research Institute · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable/educational
$5,000
First Baptist Church · Key West, FL · 2022
Charitable/educational
$5,000
Wounded Warriors Project · Topeka, KS · 2022
Charitable/educational
$5,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2021
Chartiable/educational
$5,000
Cancer Research Institute · New York, NY · 2021
Charitable/educational
$5,000
First Baptist Church · Key West, FL · 2021
Charitable/educational
$5,000
Wounded Warriors Project · Topeka, KS · 2021
Charitable/educational
$4,000
Helen Keller National Center · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charitable/educational
$4,000
Hospice of Davidson County · Lexington, NC · 2024
Charitable/educational
$4,000
Hospice of Davidson County · Lexington, NC · 2023
Charitable/educational
$4,000
Ronald McDonald House · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable/educational
$4,000
The Salvation Army · Alexadria, VA · 2023
Charitable/educational
$4,000
Ronald McDonald House · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable/educational
$4,000
Victory Junction · Randleman, NC · 2022
Charitable/educational
$4,000
Ronald McDonald House · Chicago, IL · 2021
Charitable/educational
$4,000
The Salvation Army · Alexadria, VA · 2021
Charitable/educational
$4,000
Victory Junction · Randleman, NC · 2021
Charitable/educational
$3,500
Addison Jo Blair Foundation · Elizabethtown, KY · 2024
Charitable/educational
$2,500
Cheryl Cates Memorial Foundation · Key West, FL · 2024
Charitable/educational
$2,500
Cheryl Cates Memorial Foundation · Key West, FL · 2023
Charitable/educational
$2,500
Cheryl Cates Memorial Foundation · Key West, FL · 2022
Charitable/educational
$2,500
Cheryl Cates Memorial Foundation · Key West, FL · 2021
Charitable/educational
$2,000
Grace Episcopal Church · Lexington, NC · 2024
Charitable/educational
$2,000
The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Charitable/educational
$1,746
Key West Women'S Club · Key West, FL · 2023
Charitable/educational
$1,250
The Salvation Army · Alexadria, VA · 2022
Charitable/educational
$1,000
First Christian Church of Radcliff · Radcliff, KY · 2024
Charitable/educational
$1,000
Florida Keys Scpa · Key West, FL · 2022
Charitable/educational
$500
Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders (Sams) · Ambridge, PA · 2024
Charitable/educational
$200
The Oldest House Museum · St Augustine, FL · 2021
Charitable/educational

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