Grants awarded
Who does John Sperling Foundation fund?
John Sperling Foundation has awarded $19 million across 125 grants to 65 organizations between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in environment. Its typical grant is $60,000, with most between $10,000 and $125,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $100,000 versus $15,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$18.9M
Typical grant
$60K
Grantees
65
Grants
125
Years
2019–2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Earthjustice
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$4.2M | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Western Environmental Law Center
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$2.5M | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | OR | |
| A American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | $2.0M | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Center for Science in the Public Interest | $1.8M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Earthjustice | $1.5M | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$900K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | DC | |
| A ACLU Foundation | $700K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies | $550K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Western Environmental Law Center | $500K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Food & Water Watch
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$500K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
National Forest Foundation
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$450K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | MT | |
Institute of Noetic Sciences
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$315K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Civic Nation
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$250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | DC | |
Feeding America
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$225K | 3 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | IL | |
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$200K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
Western Resource Advocates
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$170K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| I Insitute of Noetic Sciences | $150K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| W World Central Kitchen | $150K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The People's Choice for President Institute | $150K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| S St Mary's Food Bank | $118K | 3 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L Los Padres Forest Watch | $115K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
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$110K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | CA | |
Los Padres Forestwatch INC
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
World Central Kitchen Incorporated
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| M Mayo Clinic | $100K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
Center for Humane Technology
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Israaid | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Gaviota Coast Conservancy
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$100K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
John Muir Land Trust Prev Muir Heritage Land Trust
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$95K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| W Western Resource Advocates | $75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Contra Costa County and Solano Food Bank | $60K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano
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$55K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | AZ | |
Indo Jax Surf Charities INC
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$40K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | NC | |
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$30K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Indivisible Civics | $30K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$25K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| W West Valley Arts Council | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| P Pw Litchfield Heritage | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Gaviota Coast Conservancy | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
West Valley Arts Council
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | AZ | |
Monument Crisis Center
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$15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
The News Literacy Project INC
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$15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MD | |
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington INC
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$15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | DC | |
Markup News INC
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$12K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| J John Muir Land Trust | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Grand Canyon Conservancy | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sustainable Lafayette | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Wikimedia Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Support4recovery | $10K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
Aubin Pictures INC
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$8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| O Oakland Zoo | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$8K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| F First Draft | $8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Institute of Noetic Sciences | $7K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pw Litchfield Heritage Center | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| G Globalgiving | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| I Ignite Yoga Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | AZ | |
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | DC | |
Wikimedia Foundation INC
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| P Project Linus | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Transition House | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| G Grandpaw's Pantry | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S St Jude Foundation | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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