Grants awarded
Who does Speer Charitable Trust fund?
Speer Charitable Trust has awarded $13 million across 233 grants to 88 organizations between 2019 and 2023. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $6,000 and $55,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $25,400 versus $5,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$12.6M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
88
Grants
233
Years
2019–2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S St Jude INC | $2.0M | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Christian Brothers University
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$954K | 4 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
Mid-South Food Bank
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$916K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| C Catholic Charities | $806K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Harwood Center INC
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$723K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| S St Paul Catholic School | $550K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | FL | |
Youth Villages INC
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$500K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | TN | |
| M Mifa Corporation | $460K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| M Memphis Botanic Gardens | $445K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Jiff INC
|
$302K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
Ave Maria Home INC
|
$300K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
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$255K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| C Church Health Center | $250K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Catholic Diocese of Memphis | $236K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Tn Wildlife Foundation | $220K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Mary's Catholic Church | $205K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Catholic Charities of West Tennessee | $200K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Memphis Union Mission
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$180K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
Madonna Learning Center Incorporated
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$180K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| S St Benedict at Auburndale | $174K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Community Foundation | $151K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
A Step Ahead Foundation INC
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$150K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| I Incarnation Catholic Church | $146K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Louis Church | $125K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Shelby County Drug Court | $125K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Benedict Hs Annual Fund | $114K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Christian Brothers University Annual Fund | $102K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Porter-Leath
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$101K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
Birthright of Memphis INC
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$100K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| S School Seed Foundation | $100K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S St Benedicts High School Annual Fund | $100K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| R Room in the Inn - Memphis | $100K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| S St Paul Catholic Church | $98K | 2 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Chickasaw Council Bsa | $85K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A A Step Ahead Foundtion | $85K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Collierville Presbyterian | $85K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Alliance Healthcare Services INC | $75K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| S St Ann Catholic School | $75K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Cancer Card Exchange | $70K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Wkno | $54K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Bishop's Annual Appeal | $50K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| D Dorothy Day House | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Agnes-St Dominic Schools | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Mary's Catholic Church of Boston | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Schoolseed Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | TN | |
| S Shelby County Veterans Co | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Point Honduras Ministry | $40K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| H Holy Rosary Catholic School | $40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | IN | |
| C Concord Academy | $31K | 4 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| D Deneuville Learning Center for Women | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| R Rooms in the Inn Memphis | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| U University of Memphis Law School | $25K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Splash Mid South | $20K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Orphanos Foundation
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| B Boy Scouts of America | $20K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| J Juvenile Diabetes Research | $20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Archdiocese of Boston | $15K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
West Cancer Foundation
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$15K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| I Immaculate Conception | $15K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| F Friends of Scouting | $10K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | MI | |
| N New Ballet Ensemble & School | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Mary - St Catherine of Sienna | $10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Memphis Joy Prom | $10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Touched by an Angel | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S St Cecilia Congregation | $6K | 4 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| C Christ Church Memphis | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| S St Mary-St Catherine of Sienna | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| O Our Lady Queen of Peace Retreat Center | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Boston Catholic Appeal | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| M Memphis Humane Society | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| S St Mary's St Catherine's | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| A Angel Street Memphis | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Calvary Rescue Mission
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$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TN | |
| A Alzheimer's Association | $2K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Memphis Law | $2K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
Dixon Gallery and Gardens
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$1K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | TN | |
| T Tennessee Green Conservancy | $1K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Joseph Catholic Church | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U University of Memphis Kelly Smith Fund | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Memphis Food Bank | $1K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| L Life Focus Center | $600 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Methodist Healthcare Foundation
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$500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TN | |
| G Give 365 | $400 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church | $250 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Covington Church of Christ | $100 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| C Care | $100 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| M Mt Carmel Cemetery Association | $100 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
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