Grants paid by The Sarah Spencer Foundation
EIN 36-3444748 · IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
The Sarah Spencer Foundation of IL (EIN 36-3444748) reported 42 grants paid totaling $560,359 to 31 recipients in tax years 2018–2022, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$560,359
42 grants
Recipients
31
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2022
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 30 | $182,300 | — |
| 2019 | 6 | $178,000 | — |
| 2020 | 5 | $45,000 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | $155,059 | — |
Top recipients
The 31 recipients receiving the most from The Sarah Spencer Foundation, by grants paid, out of 31 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Zoological Society (brookfield Zoo) 36-2167016 | D | Brookfield, IL | 2 | $165,059 | 2022 |
| John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 53-0245017 | B | Washington, DC | 2 | $114,000 | 2019 |
| Nature Conservancy of Illinois | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $99,000 | 2019 |
| The First Tee | U | Lemont, IL | 1 | $50,000 | 2018 |
| Maymont Foundation 54-6039788 | B | Richmond, VA | 3 | $40,000 | 2020 |
| Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 54-6001804 | B | Richmond, VA | 3 | $19,000 | 2020 |
| Historic Richmond Foundation | U | Richmond, VA | 3 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Saint Catherine's School 54-6036896 | C | Richmond, VA | 3 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Opportunity International 54-0907624 | C | Oak Brook, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
| Reveille Weekday School 54-0791629 | B | Richmond, VA | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 |
| Deerfield Academy | U | Deerfield, MA | 1 | $5,500 | 2018 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago 36-2179782 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
| Bon Secours Richmond Health Care Foundation | U | Richmond, VA | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
| Community Church of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff 36-4274853 | B | Lake Bluff, IL | 1 | $1,500 | 2018 |
| Elawa Farms Foundation 71-0875472 | C | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2018 |
| Chicago Coalition for the Homeless 36-3292607 | D | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500 | 2018 |
| A Just Harvest 36-4381962 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500 | 2018 |
| Menokin Foundation 54-1735338 | B | Warsaw, VA | 1 | $500 | 2018 |
| Princeton Foundation | U | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $500 | 2018 |
| Aclu Foundation | U | New York, NY | 1 | $350 | 2018 |
| Museum of Science and Industry 36-2167797 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $350 | 2018 |
| Field Museum of Natural History 36-2167011 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $300 | 2018 |
| Shedd Aquarium 36-2167918 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $300 | 2018 |
| Ichthyosis Foundation | U | Colmar, PA | 1 | $250 | 2018 |
| Metro Squash 20-2614486 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250 | 2018 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | U | Golf, IL | 1 | $250 | 2018 |
| Gorton Community Center 20-0484607 | B | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $250 | 2018 |
| Public Broadcasting System Foundation | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250 | 2018 |
| Chicago Botanic Gardens | U | Glencoe, IL | 1 | $250 | 2018 |
| National Public Radio 52-0907625 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $250 | 2018 |
| Adler Planetarium 36-6210902 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250 | 2018 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 42 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield, IL | B | $155,059 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202311359349103531 |
| 2020 | Maymont Foundation Richmond, VA | B | $20,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202111339349101986 |
| 2020 | Chicago Zoological Society (brookfield Zoo) Brookfield, IL | D | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202111339349101986 |
| 2020 | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond, VA | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202111339349101986 |
| 2020 | Saint Catherine's School Richmond, VA | C | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202111339349101986 |
| 2020 | Historic Richmond Foundation Richmond, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202111339349101986 |
| 2019 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, DC | B | $102,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202041839349100319 |
| 2019 | Nature Conservancy of Illinois Chicago, IL | U | $49,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202041839349100319 |
| 2019 | Maymont Foundation Richmond, VA | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202041839349100319 |
| 2019 | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond, VA | B | $7,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202041839349100319 |
| 2019 | Historic Richmond Foundation Richmond, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202041839349100319 |
| 2019 | Saint Catherine's School Richmond, VA | C | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202041839349100319 |
| 2018 | The First Tee Lemont, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Nature Conservancy of Illinois Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, DC | B | $12,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Maymont Foundation Richmond, VA | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Reveille Weekday School Richmond, VA | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Opportunity International Oak Brook, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond, VA | B | $7,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Deerfield Academy Deerfield, MA | U | $5,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Historic Richmond Foundation Richmond, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Bon Secours Richmond Health Care Foundation Richmond, VA | U | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Saint Catherine's School Richmond, VA | C | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Community Church of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff Lake Bluff, IL | B | $1,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Elawa Farms Foundation Lake Forest, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Menokin Foundation Warsaw, VA | B | $500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Princeton Foundation Princeton, NJ | U | $500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | A Just Harvest Chicago, IL | B | $500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Chicago, IL | D | $500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Aclu Foundation New York, NY | U | $350 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, IL | B | $350 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Field Museum of Natural History Chicago, IL | B | $300 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Shedd Aquarium Chicago, IL | C | $300 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Chicago Botanic Gardens Glencoe, IL | U | $250 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Evans Scholars Foundation Golf, IL | U | $250 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | National Public Radio Washington, DC | B | $250 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Metro Squash Chicago, IL | C | $250 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Public Broadcasting System Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $250 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Adler Planetarium Chicago, IL | B | $250 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Ichthyosis Foundation Colmar, PA | U | $250 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
| 2018 | Gorton Community Center Lake Forest, IL | B | $250 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 201931689349100428 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202311359349103531 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202111339349101986 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202041839349100319 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201931689349100428 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/363444748.json.
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