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Grants awarded

Who does Spencer Foundation fund?

Spencer Foundation has awarded $115 million across 1,197 grants to 597 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $50,000, with most between $30,000 and $75,000.

Total awarded
$114.9M
Typical grant
$50K
Grantees
597
Grants
1,197
Years
2020–2024

Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 597 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
The National Academy of Education $21.2M92020–20242024DC
William T Grant Foundation INC $2.9M62021–20242024NY
T The Regents of the University of California $2.8M172020–20222022— —
T The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois $2.4M202020–20232023IL
T The University of Texas at Austin $2.3M192020–20232023— —
New York University $1.9M172021–20242024NY
Northwestern University $1.9M212020–20242024IL
T Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York $1.8M32020–20222022NY
University of Southern California $1.4M92020–20242024CA
U University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $1.3M82020–20242024NC
R Regents of the University of Michigan $1.2M62020–20222022MI
Brown University of Providence $1.2M102020–20242024RI
R Regents of the University of California at Berkeley $1.1M72020–20222022CA
U University of Washington $1.1M112020–20242024WA
T The Ohio State University $1.1M72021–20232023— —
Vanderbilt University $1.1M62020–20222022TN
M Michigan State University $1.0M82020–20232023— —
U University of Maryland at College Park $1.0M72020–20232023— —
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University $1.0M112020–20242024AZ
American Indian College Fund $1.0M52020–20242024CO
Governing Council of the University of Toronto $943K42020–20222022—
Trustees of Boston University $902K52020–20222022MA
M Michigan State University $815K620242024— —
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania $811K72020–20222022PA
U University of Virginia $791K620242024— —
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University $775K102020–20222022CA
R Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia $767K52020–20222022VA
University of California Berkeley Foundation $756K520242024CA
Teachers College Columbia University $743K122020–20242024NY
University of Pittsburgh $691K92020–20242024PA
M Montclair State University $675K52020–20222022— —
Pomona College $671K120222022CA
T The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System $643K72020–20222022— —
Strategic Education Research Partnership Institute $639K32020–20232023DC
T The University of Texas at Austin $632K620242024— —
Research Foundation of the City University of New York $616K62020–20232023NY
C Columbia University in the City of New York $594K120242024— —
C Columbia University in the City of New York $593K120232023— —
T The Pennsylvania State University $560K92020–20232023— —
Massachusetts Institute of Technology $549K42020–20242024MA
University of Chicago $538K82020–20242024IL
Education Trust INC $522K72020–20242024DC
Csu Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation $510K42020–20222022CA
Philadelphia Student Union $500K32022–20242024PA
Learning Policy Institute $484K32021–20232023CA
S Stanford University $476K52021–20242024— —
University of Miami $464K52021–20232023FL
University of Kansas Center for Research INC $439K32020–20242024KS
U University of California Los Angeles $438K320232023— —
C Curators of the University of Missouri on Behalf of the University of Misso $435K22021–20222022— —
U University of Massachusetts Boston $424K42021–20232023— —
O Oregon State University $424K22020–20212021— —
Drexel University $423K42020–20242024PA
University of Missouri at St Louis Alumni Association $421K32023–20242024MO
P Putnam County Charter School System $415K42021–20232023— —
University of Georgia Research Foundation INC $409K52020–20242024GA
C Centre for Lebanese Studies $405K22020–20232023— —
University of Wisconsin- Madison $403K52023–20242024WI
H Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation $400K22022–20232023— —
P Pontificia Universidad Javeriana $400K120222022— —
W Wayne State University $400K32020–20222022— —
U Universidad De La Sabana $400K32020–20222022— —
U University of Kwazulu-Natal $399K120212021— —
Metropolitan State University of Denver Foundation INC $398K22021–20232023CO
U University of California Berkley $395K220232023— —
The Corporation of Mercer University $388K42021–20232023GA
U University of Florida $386K72020–20222022— —
U University of Utah $384K82020–20242024UT
National Opinion Research Center $373K22020–20212021IL
R Regents of the University of Minnesota $359K42020–20232023— —
K Kansas State University $350K42021–20232023KS
S Stanford University $334K42022–20232023— —
U University of Illinois at Chicago $332K220242024— —
N North Carolina State University $332K42022–20232023— —
U University of Illinois at Chicago $327K220232023— —
B Boston University $325K220232023— —
M Minnesota Public Radio American Public Media $317K32020–20222022— —
M Martin Chautari $315K120232023— —
U University of Virginia $306K220232023— —
U University of Connecticut $305K52021–20232023— —
A Amalgamated Foundation $300K220242024— —
I Indiana University Bloomington $295K220242024— —
Amplify Girls INC $290K32022–20242024TN
Research Foundation for the State University of New York $287K62020–20232023NY
Georgetown University $283K22020–20232023DC
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee $278K22023–20242024WI
F Flacso Argentina $275K120242024— —
R Rhode Island College $275K22022–20232023— —
U University of Michigan House Officers Association $273K32023–20242024MI
Northeastern University $270K62020–20242024MA
W Western Washington University $265K32020–20222022— —
R Regents of the University of California at San Diego $265K42020–20222022CA
Adelphi University $254K32022–20242024NY
B Boston University $251K120242024— —
University of British Columbia $246K42022–20232023—
N North Carolina State University $245K220242024— —
Wake Forest University $243K22023–20242024NC
The Brookings Institution $240K22023–20242024DC
U University of California Santa Cruz $240K320242024— —
H Harvard University $233K220232023— —

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