Funding search · EIN 566040789 · Cincinnati, OH

Martha & Spencer Love Fdtn

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

40
grants reported
$536,000
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarship

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • University of North Carolina School2 grants · $60,000
  • University of South Carolina Educational2 grants · $50,000
  • Southern Environmental Law Center3 grants · $45,000
  • Southern Coalition for Social Justice2 grants · $32,000
  • University of New Hampshire Foundation2 grants · $30,000
  • Propublica2 grants · $28,000
  • Augustine Literacy Project - Charlotte2 grants · $20,000
  • New Hampshire Hunger Solutions2 grants · $20,000
  • Friends of Rye Nature Center1 grant · $20,000
  • Port Chester Carver Center1 grant · $20,000

Giving over time

$150,000
2022
$125,000
2023
$130,000
2024
$131,000
2025

Grant history

All 40 reported grants, largest first.

  • $35,000

    University of South Carolina Educational · Columbia, SC · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $35,000

    University of North Carolina School · Winston Salem, NC · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $25,000

    University of North Carolina School · Winston Salem, NC · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    Friends of Rye Nature Center · Rye, NY · 2023

    Annual fund

  • $20,000

    Southern Environmental Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2023

    Annual fund

  • $20,000

    Port Chester Carver Center · Port Chester, NY · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $20,000

    Southern Coalition for Social Justice · Durham, NC · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $20,000

    University of New Hampshire Foundation · Durham, NH · 2022

    Project/program support

  • $15,000

    Southern Environmental Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2025

    Annual fund

  • $15,000

    University of South Carolina Educational · Columbia, SC · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $15,000

    Manna Food Bank · Asheville, NC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $15,000

    Pine Ridge Girls School · Porcupine, SD · 2024

    General operating support

  • $15,000

    The Nest Academy · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $15,000

    Charlotte Rescue Mission · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    Annual fund

  • $15,000

    North Carolina Conservation Network · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Annual fund

  • $15,000

    Propublica · New York, NY · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $13,000

    Propublica · New York, NY · 2025

    Annual fund

  • $12,000

    Southern Coalition for Social Justice · Durham, NC · 2025

    Annual fund

  • $10,000

    Charlotte Family Housing · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Project/program support

  • $10,000

    Fwdus Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2025

    Project/program support

  • $10,000

    Great Bay Stewards · Greenland, NH · 2025

    Project/program support

  • $10,000

    Healing Justice · Arlington, VA · 2025

    Project/program support

  • $10,000

    New Hampshire Hunger Solutions · Concord, NH · 2025

    Annual fund

  • $10,000

    Winter Walk · Boston, MA · 2025

    Project/program support

  • $10,000

    5 Steps To Five · Rye, NY · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Archbold Expeditions · Venus, FL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Augustine Literacy Project - Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Annual fund

  • $10,000

    Southern Environmental Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2024

    Annual fund

  • $10,000

    University of New Hampshire Foundation · Durham, NH · 2024

    Project/program support

  • $10,000

    Gather · Portsmouth, NH · 2023

    Annual fund

  • $10,000

    New Hampshire Hunger Solutions · Concord, NH · 2023

    Annual fund

  • $10,000

    Augustine Literacy Project - Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $10,000

    Mental Health America of Central · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $10,000

    West Blvd Ministry · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $8,000

    Generation We · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Project/program support

  • $8,000

    Nourish Up · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    Project/program support

  • $5,000

    Charlotte Film Society · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Evolutionary Aquatics · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Church of the Holy Apostles · New York, NY · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $5,000

    Gather · Portsmouth, NH · 2022

    Annual fund

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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.