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 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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Funding pattern
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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.
- 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
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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