Grants awarded
Who does The Charles Spear Charitable Foundation fund?
The Charles Spear Charitable Foundation has awarded $3.0 million across 224 grants to 86 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in environment. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $15,000.
Total awarded
$3.0M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
86
Grants
224
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Wnyc | $190K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Doctors Without Borders | $175K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Childrens Center of New Milford | $172K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research | $110K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Judes Childrens Hospital | $100K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Food Bank of Nyc | $100K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A ACLU Foundation | $95K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
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$95K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| C Clifford Beers Clinic | $90K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C City Meals on Wheels | $70K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Sherman Senior Center | $60K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated
|
$60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Planned Parenthood
|
$55K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
New York Public Radio
|
$50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| N National Resources Defense Council | $50K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Wnet | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$45K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| B Books for Africa | $40K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Children Center of New Milford | $40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
City Harvest INC
|
$40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| C Conservation International | $38K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| 3 350org | $37K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wnet 13 | $35K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Cancer Research Institute INC
|
$35K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$35K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| A American Assoc for the Advancement of Science | $35K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Southern Poverty Law Center INC | $35K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AL | |
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$33K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Wikimedia Foundation INC
|
$30K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Charity Navigator
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$30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NJ | |
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$30K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| S Sherman Library | $30K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Long Island Autism Committee | $30K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Public Media Bridge Fund | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Institute for Non Profit Practice | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Henry Kendall Society | $30K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A African Wild Life Foundation | $26K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Water Mission International | $25K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Union of Concerned Scientists INC
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$25K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
Acadia Center
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | ME | |
| N New Fairfield Sherman Animal Center | $23K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Riverkeeper INC
|
$20K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| A Amnesty International | $20K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Salk Institute for Biological Studies | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Planned Parenthood | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Amazon Conservation Team
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$20K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Natural Resources Defense Council | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$15K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
Oxfam-America INC
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$15K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
Operation Delta Dog INC
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$10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NH | |
| W Wikimedia Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Earth | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The National Center for Science Education INC
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| E Environmental Study Institute | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Society for Science and the Public
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$10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | DC | |
| A Amazon Conservation Team | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Environmental & Energy Study Institute | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Nurses House INC | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Coalition for the Homeless | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N National Resources Action Fund | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Friends of the Earth
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| I Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Southern Poverty Law Center | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Oxfam America | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Aaas Flexible Action Fund | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N National Wildlife Rehab | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$6K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| A Advocate for Children | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Inner-City Scholarship Fund INC
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$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| N National Council for Science Education | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| R Riverkeeper | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Senior Center | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Acadia Center | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Advocates for Children of NY INC
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$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| L Last Chance for Animals | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N New Fairfield Animal Welfare Society | $3K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$3K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | DC |
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