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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “spencer”
Where the money went
Largest: $593,600 to COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK — spencer education journalism fellowship program, 2024 - 2028
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $413,533 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to SPENCER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION — funds to be held and disbursed for fresh start market and boutique, spencer, iowa
Community Foundation AllianceEvansville, INCharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $436,937 · through 2024Largest: $53,200 to SPENCER COUNTY 4-H ASSOCIATION INC — to further the exempt purpose of the organization.
Largest: $21,250 to NORTH SPENCER COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION — professional development fund
Largest: $10,000 to HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF SPENCER CO — unrestricted charitable donation
Largest: $15,000 to SPENCER CHAMBER FOUNDATION FLOOD RECOVERY FUND — spencer's flood relief fund
Owen County Community FoundationSpencer, INCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $882,665 to TOWN OF SPENCER — to further the exempt purpose of the organization
Largest: $20,428 to SPENCER HISTORICAL SOCIETY — general operating
Spencer Community School FoundationSpencer, IACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $603,398 · through 2024Largest: $378,670 to SPENCER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIST — higer education
Largest: $9,558 to SARA SPENCER — financial assist for college
Largest: $40,000 to SPENCER COMMUNITY SCHOOL FDTN — spencer tiger team 25/26
Largest: $48,405 to California State University-San Ber — scholarships for ivan flores ($2,350), juan gonzales montejo ($7,000), krystal landeros ($2,500), vanessa lopez ($14,750), azim nadvi ($15,669), samantha spencer ($1,667), and laur…
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →