Grants awarded
Who does The Specter Foundation fund?
The Specter Foundation has awarded $24 million across 372 grants to 181 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $3,500, with most between $1,400 and $10,000.
Total awarded
$23.8M
Typical grant
$4K
Grantees
181
Grants
372
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.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$6.8M | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $4.8M | 5 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Sharefood | $3.5M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$2.0M | 5 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $1.0M | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Penn Charter School | $1.0M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U US Squash Racquets Association | $475K | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of Pennsylvania | $434K | 9 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
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$392K | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| P Perelman Jewish Day School | $228K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Our Generation Speaks INC
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$226K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
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$221K | 4 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| P Penn Squash Center | $200K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$147K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| B Brandeis University (our Generation Speaks) | $144K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Brandeis University
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$140K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MA | |
| H Har Zion Temple | $119K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
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$105K | 2 | 2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| N National Council of Young Israel | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Drexel University Fund | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$95K | 5 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| D Delaware Valley Friends School | $86K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$61K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| S Squashbond | $58K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$55K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
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$54K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| F Federation of Jewish Agencies- General Campaign Fund | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| O Orot | $42K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$38K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Jewish National Fund -Keren Kayemeth Leisrael- INC
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$28K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$25K | 5 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| H Holy Redeemer Health Systems Dev Dept | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Federation of Jewish Agencies- Scan | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| W Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Anti-Defamation League Operating Account | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Garden of Reflection | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Drueding Center Project Rainbow | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Federation of Jewish Agencies- Scn | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Philadelphia Museum of Art
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$22K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| R Rcop Fund | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U Uc Hastings Foundation | $20K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Thomas Jefferson University
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | PA | |
| A America Gives INC | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| C Children First | $18K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger
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$17K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
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$16K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | PA | |
Squash Dreamers
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$14K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
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$12K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| A American Friends of Leket Israel INC | $12K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NJ | |
| J Jewish Family & Children's Service | $12K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| J Jewish Relief Agency | $12K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $11K | 3 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Friendship Circle | $11K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U Uc Hastings College of the Law | $11K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Americashare | $10K | 4 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Dvfs | $10K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Philadephia University | $10K | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Federation of Jewish Agencies- Birthright | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Penn Hillel
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$10K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| C College Squash Association | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Jewbelong INC
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$10K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NJ | |
| P Project Home | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Uc Berkley Foundation | $10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| P Philadelphia Museum of Art (associates Membership) | $10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Chabad of the Main Line | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P PA 30 Day Fund | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Coalition Against Hunger | $9K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Barrack Hebrew Academy | $9K | 3 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| V Vetri Community Partnership | $8K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Heights Philadelphia
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$8K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| H Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia | $8K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center | $8K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $7K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P People's Emergency Center | $6K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Children's Crisis Treatment Center (cctc) | $6K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$6K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
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$6K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| C Chabad Serving Drexel University | $6K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lbi Jewish Community Center | $6K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Children Crisis Treatment Center | $6K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County | $6K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Barrack Family Hebrew Academy | $6K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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Philadelphia University
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$6K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Federation of Jewish Agencies - Jfcs | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| K Kleinlife | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Cancer Support Community of Philadelphia | $5K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Seder for Ukraine Humanitarian Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Federation of Jewish Agencies- Jfcs | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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