Spencer Educational Foundation INC

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1979EducationEIN 58-1420617Revenue $4.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSspencered.orgPo Box 23613, 10087-3613 · New York, NYTax-exempt since May 1981Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To facilitate the funding of tomorrow's risk management and insurance leaders through scholarships, grants, internship opportunities, on and off campus experiential learning, and support of risk management curricula.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $110K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$661K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 98% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $95K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$504K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.3M
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$4.7M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$9.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.3M
FY2025▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$4.3M
Expenses
$4.7M
FY2025▲ +53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$4.7M
Net assets
$9.4M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.0M
FY2021$9.3M
FY2022$8.6M
FY2023$9.1M
FY2024$9.7M
FY2025$9.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1981.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $4.2M Management & general 4% · $181K Fundraising 7% · $353K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

33 people listed on the 990; $661K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$386,769Pt VII · Sec A
University Partnerships Di
$170,261Pt VII · Sec A
External Engagement Direct
$103,788Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (joined 5/1/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (retired 6/18/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Megan Miller’s $387K as CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Megan Miller$386,769$341,738$298,904$255,909$242,954
Kenneth Goldstein$170,261$170,048$131,447——
Tandeka Nomvete$103,788$161,731$134,835——
Gina M Boyle—$22,750$140,000$20,000—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds the education of future risk management and insurance leaders through scholarships, grants, and experiential internship opportunities.

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3 programs · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

General Grants

Spencer's grants program supports initiatives that align with the foundation's mission to fund the education of tomorrow's risk management and insurance leaders. Spencer considers grant proposals that fall in the following two critical branches: 1.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Scholarships

Risk management and insurance students are at the heart of everything spencer does. Spencer awards undergraduate, graduate, PH.D. And pre-instructor of practice scholarships to students studying at institutions in the united states and canada, as well as part-time graduate scholarships to risk and insurance professionals continuing their…

$872Kprogram expense
03

Internships

Through our internship grant program, spencer aims to support tomorrow's risk management and insurance leaders through experiential learning opportunities. Spencer provides internship grants of up to $7,500 to risk managers to hire interns in the risk management function of their organizations.

$262Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$95K
Grants paid · 388 grants · $9.6M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$835,000
Saint Joseph's UniversityPA · FY2025$82,500
Florida State UniversityFL · FY2025$49,700
Naaia FoundationDC · FY2025$46,343
Depauw UniversityIN · FY2025$44,926
University of ChicagoIL · FY2025$40,000
Morgan State UniversityFY2025$38,500
University of North TexasFY2025$37,869
Fisk UniversityTN · FY2025$35,150
Florida State UniversityFL · FY2025$35,000
The University of AkronFY2025$29,370
See all 388 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$539K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$4.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.2M
Managementcol C$181K
Fundraisingcol D$353K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$137K
Total assetsLn 16$9.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$504K
PeoplePt VI, VII
33
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$539K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Gains on assetsLn 7$264K
Total revenueLn 12$4.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$137K
SavingsLn 2$457
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$137K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$9.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$504K
Net assetsLn 32$9.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$573K$137K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.8M$7.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$10.1M$9.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$389K$504K
Net assetsLn 32$9.7M$9.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.0M$2.0M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$860K$860K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$97K$97K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$440K$330K$22K$88K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$532K$426K$45K$61K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$20K$1K$134
Other employee benefitsLn 9$56K$51K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$63K$50K$4K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$50K$50K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$93K$93K$105
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$49K$17K$18K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$5K$2K$380
TravelLn 17$258K$208K$26K$24K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$2K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$184K$30K$154K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M$4.2M$181K$353K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.3M$4.7M−$458K$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.6M$3.1M$472K$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.7M−$249K$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$2.3M$406K$8.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$1.9M$512K$9.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$2.1M−$21K$9.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,256,856 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,076,775$3,693,435
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $469,737$539,121
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,547$24,300
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,555,059$4,256,856
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,867,354$2,942,586
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $923,997$1,113,217
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $292,207$659,540
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,083,558$4,715,343
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $471,501−$458,487
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,256,856 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,763,857
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,929,578
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,693,435
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $274,651$274,651
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $264,470$264,470
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $24,300$24,300
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $563,421$4,256,856
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,715,343 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,985,145$1,985,145
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $860,000$860,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $97,441$97,441
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $330,230 · Management $22,015 · Fundraising $88,061$440,306
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $425,770 · Management $44,930 · Fundraising $61,394$532,094
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,482 · Management $1,137 · Fundraising $134$21,753
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $50,621 · Management $2,906 · Fundraising $2,555$56,082
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $49,539 · Management $4,082 · Fundraising $9,361$62,982
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $49,995$49,995
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $93,067 · Fundraising $105$93,172
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,731$2,731
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,064 · Management $18,331 · Fundraising $13,269$48,664
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,822 · Management $2,027 · Fundraising $380$7,229
IX-17 TravelPrograms $207,553 · Management $26,121 · Fundraising $24,070$257,744
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,892$3,892
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,100 · Management $9,900$12,000
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,000 · Fundraising $154,113$184,113
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,180,457 · Management $181,444 · Fundraising $353,442$4,715,343
Part X · Balance sheet $9,880,646 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $522,900$136,888
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $49,641$457
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,485,804$1,806,163
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $105,986$231,250
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $116,039$93,196
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,215$10,215
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,754,975$7,602,477
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,475$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,061,035$9,880,646
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $170,846$318,396
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $153,408$165,722
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $65,000$20,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $389,254$504,118
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,822,869$6,206,904
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,848,912$3,169,624
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,671,781$9,376,528
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,061,035$9,880,646
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,376,528 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,256,856
XI-2 Total expenses$4,715,343
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$458,487
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,671,781
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$182,641
XI-7 Investment expenses−$19,407
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,376,528

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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