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Funding search · EIN 946055547 · Walnut Creek, CA

John Spencer Trust

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

106
grants reported: $633,600
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $6,300
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.

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Top recipients

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

Mylinn Tran4 grants · $33,000
Treesha Patel4 grants · $33,000
Treena Patel4 grants · $33,000
Alondra Carmona Gonzalez4 grants · $33,000
Catalina Kemmer4 grants · $33,000
Alishba Sardar3 grants · $24,000
Myvi Tran4 grants · $21,000
Ashley Saechao4 grants · $21,000
Brenda Aceves Limon4 grants · $21,000
Citlaly Solano4 grants · $21,000

Giving over time

$219,400

2021

$209,100

2022

$122,300

2023

$82,800

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 106 grants.

$9,000
Sachneet Arora · Richmond, CA · 2024
Education
$9,000
Alondra Carmona Gonzalez · Richmond, CA · 2023
Education
$9,000
Catalina Kemmer · Richmond, CA · 2023
Education
$9,000
Mylinn Tran · Richmond, CA · 2023
Education
$9,000
Treena Patel · Richmond, CA · 2023
Education
$9,000
Treesha Patel · Richmond, CA · 2023
Education
$9,000
Alishba Sardar · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$9,000
Alondra Carmona Gonzalez · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$9,000
Andrea Melendez · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$9,000
Catalina Kemmer · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$9,000
Mylinn Tran · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$9,000
Treena Patel · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$9,000
Treesha Patel · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$9,000
Adeline Leal · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$9,000
Alishba Sardar · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$9,000
Alondra Carmona Gonzalez · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$9,000
Ammar Iqbal · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$9,000
Andrea Melendez · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$9,000
Catalina Kemmer · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$9,000
Georgianna Pantazis · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$9,000
Guadalupe Aceves Limon · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$9,000
Javaria Khan · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$9,000
Marc Huerta · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$9,000
Mylinn Tran · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$9,000
Rose Figueroa · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$9,000
Tenzin Kunchalk · El Cerrito, CA · 2021
Education
$9,000
Treena Patel · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$9,000
Treesha Patel · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$6,300
Ashley Saechao · Richmond, CA · 2024
Education
$6,300
Brenda Aceves Limon · Richmond, CA · 2024
Education
$6,300
Citlaly Solano · Richmond, CA · 2024
Education
$6,300
Jasper Montague Byrne · Richmond, CA · 2024
Education
$6,300
Myvi Tran · Richmond, CA · 2024
Education
$6,300
Ronishilla Maharaj · San Pablo, CA · 2024
Education
$6,300
Ashley Saechao · Richmond, CA · 2023
Education
$6,300
Brenda Aceves Limon · Richmond, CA · 2023
Education
$6,300
Citlaly Solano · Richmond, CA · 2023
Education
$6,300
Jasper Montague Byrne · Richmond, CA · 2023
Education
$6,300
Myvi Tran · Richmond, CA · 2023
Education
$6,300
Arielle Saechao · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$6,300
Ashley Saechao · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$6,300
Brenda Aceves Limon · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$6,300
Citlaly Solano · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$6,300
Fiona Litton · El Cerrito, CA · 2022
Education
$6,300
Jasper Montague Byrne · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$6,300
Louissandra Manangan · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$6,300
Madeeha Khan · El Cerrito, CA · 2022
Education
$6,300
Maiya Stokowski · El Cerrito, CA · 2022
Education
$6,300
Michelle Li · El Cerrito, CA · 2022
Education
$6,300
Myvi Tran · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$6,300
Ronishilla Maharaj · San Pablo, CA · 2022
Education
$6,300
Alan Huizar · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$6,300
Arielle Saechao · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$6,300
Fiona Litton · El Cerrito, CA · 2021
Education
$6,300
Louissandra Manangan · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$6,300
Madeeha Khan · El Cerrito, CA · 2021
Education
$6,300
Maiya Stokowski · El Cerrito, CA · 2021
Education
$6,300
Michelle Li · El Cerrito, CA · 2021
Education
$6,000
Alondra Carmona Gonzalez · Vallejo, CA · 2024
Education
$6,000
Catalina Kemmer · Richmond, CA · 2024
Education
$6,000
Karen Espana · Richmond, CA · 2024
Education
$6,000
Mylinn Tran · Richmond, CA · 2024
Education
$6,000
Treena Patel · Richmond, CA · 2024
Education
$6,000
Treesha Patel · Richmond, CA · 2024
Education
$6,000
Alishba Sardar · Richmond, CA · 2023
Education
$6,000
Adeline Leal · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$6,000
Ammar Iqbal · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$6,000
Georgianna Pantazis · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$6,000
Guadalupe Aceves Limon · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$6,000
Javaria Khan · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$6,000
Marc Huerta · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$6,000
Rose Figueroa · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$6,000
Tenzin Kunchalk · El Cerrito, CA · 2022
Education
$5,000
Karen Espana · Richmond, CA · 2023
Education
$5,000
Karen Espana · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$5,000
Karen Espana · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$4,900
Ronishilla Maharaj · San Pablo, CA · 2023
Education
$4,200
Arielle Saechao · Richmond, CA · 2023
Education
$4,200
Fiona Litton · El Cerrito, CA · 2023
Education
$4,200
Louissandra Manangan · Richmond, CA · 2023
Education
$4,200
Maiya Stokowski · El Cerrito, CA · 2023
Education
$4,200
Alan Huizar · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$4,200
Transito Monterroza · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$4,200
Jovany Vallejo Martinez · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$4,000
Grace Saechao · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$4,000
Jason Varela · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$3,500
Michelle Li · El Cerrito, CA · 2023
Education
$3,500
Transito Monterroza · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$3,000
Sachneet Arora · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$3,000
Sachneet Arora · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$2,800
Alan Huizar · Richmond, CA · 2023
Education
$2,800
Danny Ayala Del Rio · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$2,100
Diego Ramirez · Richmond, CA · 2022
Education
$2,100
Ashley Saechao · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$2,100
Brenda Aceves Limon · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$2,100
Citlaly Solano · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$2,100
Jasper Montague · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$2,100
Myvi Tran · Richmond, CA · 2021
Education
$2,100
Ronishilla Maharaj · San Pablo, CA · 2021
Education
$2,000
Andrea Melendez · Richmond, CA · 2023
Education

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.