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Grants paid by Elma Dill Russell Spencer Foundation

EIN 74-6060515 · San Antonio, TX · Form 990-PF, Part XV

Elma Dill Russell Spencer Foundation of San Antonio, TX (EIN 74-6060515) reported 88 grants paid totaling $16,432,515 to 46 recipients in tax years 2019–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$16,432,515

88 grants

Recipients

46

distinct organizations

Tax years

2019–2024

5 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
20194$452,000
202010$3,173,694
202218$3,854,339
202318$3,991,633
202438$4,960,849

Top recipients

The 46 recipients receiving the most from Elma Dill Russell Spencer Foundation, by grants paid, out of 46 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
University of the Incarnate Word 74-1109661BSan Antonio, TX4$5,530,0002024
Texas Wildlfe Association Foundatio 75-2829588DSan Antonio, TX4$2,056,5002023
Texas Agricultural Land Trust 26-0161807BSan Antonio, TX5$1,665,0002024
Trinity UniversityUSan Antonio, TX4$1,385,0002024
Texas Facilities FundUNew York, NY3$1,000,0002024
Legacy School for Excellence in EduUSan Antonio, TX1$500,0002022
Texas Wildlfe Association FoundationUSan Antonio, TX1$500,0002024
Charity Ball AssociationUSan Antonio, TX5$450,0002024
School of Science and TechnologyUSan Antonio, TX2$340,0002024
Texas Biomedical Research Institute 74-1109630CSan Antonio, TX4$310,0002024
St Andrew's United Methodist Church 75-2231545CSan Antonio, TX3$290,0002024
Harmony Public SchoolsUSan Antonio, TX1$250,0002024
San Antonio Botanical Garden 74-2178792CSan Antonio, TX3$235,0002024
San Antonio Zoological Society 74-1323695BSan Antonio, TX3$200,0002024
Choose to Succeed 38-3892964CSan Antonio, TX1$175,0002024
Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation 74-2546003BSan Antonio, TX1$175,0002024
St Peter the Apostle Catholic SchoolUBoerne, TX1$147,5152024
New Frontiers Public SchoolsUSan Antonio, TX1$125,0002024
San Antonio River Foundation 42-1602181CSan Antonio, TX5$120,0002024
Ephesians 3 Foundation 92-2606161BSan Antonio, TX1$100,0002023
Friends of Cibolo Wilderness 74-2564700BBoerne, TX2$100,0002024
Hill Country Youth Ranch 74-1907867BIngram, TX1$100,0002024
Children's Association for Maximum Potential 74-2095766BSan Antonio, TX1$100,0002024
City Kids Adventures 72-1535060BSan Antonio, TX3$90,0002024
Texas Parks Wildlife FoundationUDallas, TX3$80,0002023
Habitat for HumanityUSan Antonio, TX1$64,4502024
Rise School of San Antonio 74-2974364DSan Antonio, TX1$50,0002024
Essence Prepatory SchoolsUSan Antonio, TX1$50,0002024
Kipp Texas Public SchoolsUSan Antonio, TX1$30,0002024
Incarnate Word High School 74-2864481BSan Antonio, TX1$25,0002022
Edwards Plateau Alliance 99-1506063BEldorado, TX1$20,0002024
Briscoe Western Art Museum 99-4901991DSan Antonio, TX2$20,0002024
Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation 74-6066292DDallas, TX1$20,0002024
St Barnabas Episcopal Church 74-2284636BFredericksburg, TX1$20,0002024
Texas Foundation for Conservation 81-3971522CAustin, TX2$15,0002024
Borderlands Research Foundation 88-1118730DAlpine, TX1$15,0002023
Navy League-Alamo BattalionUSan Antonio, TX3$13,0502024
San Antonio AcademyUSan Antonio, TX1$10,0002024
Comal County Counservation AllianceUCanyon Lake, TX1$10,0002024
Coastal Bend Community Foundation 74-2190039BCorpus Christi, TX1$10,0002024
Kids Meals 76-0330447CHouston, TX1$10,0002024
Witte Museum 74-1400537BSan Antonio, TX1$10,0002024
Thrivewell Cancer Foundation 26-0371270BSan Antonio, TX1$5,0002023
Texas Brigades 75-2703420BNew Braunfels, TX1$5,0002024
Sw Texas Cattle Raisers AssociationUFort Worth, TX1$5,0002022
Ranching Heritage Association 23-7047334BLubbock, TX1$1,0002022

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 88 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Elma Dill Russell Spencer Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2024University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TXB$1,125,000paidMAHER MISSION AND MINISTRY FUND FOR THE CARDINAL CUPBOARD AND SCHOLARSHIPS202503219349107685
2024Texas Wildlfe Association Foundation San Antonio, TXU$500,000paidCONSERVATION AND EDUCATION202503219349107685
2024Trinity University San Antonio, TXU$375,000paidSUPPORT THE CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP202503219349107685
2024Texas Facilities Fund New York, NYU$333,334paidSUPPORT CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH ACCESS TO LOW-COST, LONG-TERM FINANCING202503219349107685
2024School of Science and Technology San Antonio, TXU$300,000paidACQUISITION COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FUTURE CAMPUS202503219349107685
2024Harmony Public Schools San Antonio, TXU$250,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202503219349107685
2024Texas Agricultural Land Trust San Antonio, TXB$230,000paidCONSERVATION/EDUCATION202503219349107685
2024St Andrew's United Methodist Church San Antonio, TXC$180,000paidSCHOOL OPERATIONS, PASTORAL CARE FUND202503219349107685
2024Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation San Antonio, TXB$175,000paidSUPPORT FOR IMPOVERISHED CHILDREN IN BEXAR COUNTY, TX202503219349107685
2024Choose to Succeed San Antonio, TXC$175,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202503219349107685
2024St Peter the Apostle Catholic School Boerne, TXU$147,515paidSUPPORT ESTABLISHING SCHOOL202503219349107685
2024New Frontiers Public Schools San Antonio, TXU$125,000paidEXPANDING THE EARLY COLLEGE EXPERIENCE ACROSS SAN ANTONIO AND BEYOND202503219349107685
2024Children's Association for Maximum Potential San Antonio, TXB$100,000paidSUPPORT OPPORUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES202503219349107685
2024Texas Biomedical Research Institute San Antonio, TXC$100,000paidSCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN202503219349107685
2024Hill Country Youth Ranch Ingram, TXB$100,000paidENRICHMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAM202503219349107685
2024San Antonio Zoological Society San Antonio, TXB$100,000paidZOO ADMISSION AND EDUCATION ENCOUNTERS FOR UNDER-SERVED STUDENTS THAT ATTEND TITLE 1 SCHOOLS202503219349107685
2024San Antonio Botanical Garden San Antonio, TXC$85,000paidSUPPORT OF THE YOUTH WATER CONSERVATIONISTS PROGRAM202503219349107685
2024Friends of Cibolo Wilderness Boerne, TXB$75,000paidCHILDREN'S PROGRAMS AND NATURE LITERACY EDUCATION202503219349107685
2024Habitat for Humanity San Antonio, TXU$64,450paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202503219349107685
2024Charity Ball Association San Antonio, TXU$50,000paidCHILDREN'S SUPPORT PROGRAMS202503219349107685
2024Essence Prepatory Schools San Antonio, TXU$50,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202503219349107685
2024Rise School of San Antonio San Antonio, TXD$50,000paidPROVIDE HIGHEST QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN202503219349107685
2024San Antonio River Foundation San Antonio, TXC$40,000paidFUND A SCHOOL TOUR EDUCATOR202503219349107685
2024City Kids Adventures San Antonio, TXB$35,000paidPURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT202503219349107685
2024Kipp Texas Public Schools San Antonio, TXU$30,000paidBEXAR COUNTY GROWTH202503219349107685
2024Cibolo Nature Center Boerne, TXB$25,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202503219349107685
2024Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation Dallas, TXD$20,000paidCONTINUATION OF CONSERVATION LEGACY VERSION 1202503219349107685
2024Edwards Plateau Alliance Eldorado, TXB$20,000paidPRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES202503219349107685
2024St Barnabas Episcopal Church Fredericksburg, TXB$20,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202503219349107685
2024Witte Museum San Antonio, TXB$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202503219349107685
2024Briscoe Western Art Museum San Antonio, TXD$10,000paidTABLE SPONSOR FOR GALA202503219349107685
2024Kids Meals Houston, TXC$10,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202503219349107685
2024Coastal Bend Community Foundation Corpus Christi, TXB$10,000paidHARVEY WEIL DINNNER SPONSORSHIP202503219349107685
2024San Antonio Academy San Antonio, TXU$10,000paidMIKE HEINEMAN ATHLETIC ENDOWMENT FUND202503219349107685
2024Comal County Counservation Alliance Canyon Lake, TXU$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202503219349107685
2024Navy League-Alamo Battalion San Antonio, TXU$8,050paidSUPPORT ALAMO BATTALION202503219349107685
2024Texas Foundation for Conservation Austin, TXC$7,500paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202503219349107685
2024Texas Brigades New Braunfels, TXB$5,000paidTEXAS BRIGADE CAMPS202503219349107685
2023University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TXB$1,633,300paidMAHER MISSION AND MINISTRY FUND FOR THE CARDINAL CUPBOARD AND SCHOLARSHIPS202443179349102349
2023Texas Agricultural Land Trust San Antonio, TXB$800,000paidCONSERVATION/EDUCATION202443179349102349
2023Texas Wildlfe Association Foundatio San Antonio, TXD$425,000paidCONSERVATION AND EDUCATION202443179349102349
2023Texas Facilities Fund New York, NYU$333,333paidSUPPORT CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH ACCESS TO LOW-COST, LONG-TERM FINANCING202443179349102349
2023Trinity University San Antonio, TXU$300,000paidSUPPORT THE CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP202443179349102349
2023Texas Biomedical Research Institute San Antonio, TXC$100,000paidSCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN202443179349102349
2023Ephesians 3 Foundation San Antonio, TXB$100,000paidASSIST IN PROVIDING ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS A HOME AND DAY PROGRAM THAT FOSTERS ABUNDANT LIFE202443179349102349
2023San Antonio Botanical Garden San Antonio, TXC$75,000paidSUPPORT OF THE YOUTH WATER CONSERVATIONISTS PROGRAM202443179349102349
2023Charity Ball Association San Antonio, TXU$50,000paidCHILDREN'S SUPPORT PROGRAMS202443179349102349
2023San Antonio Zoological Society San Antonio, TXB$50,000paidZOO ADMISSION AND EDUCATION ENCOUNTERS FOR UNDER-SERVED STUDENTS THAT ATTEND TITLE 1 SCHOOLS202443179349102349
2023Texas Parks Wildlife Foundation Dallas, TXU$40,000paidCONTINUATION OF CONSERVATION LEGACY VERSION 1202443179349102349
2023City Kids Adventures San Antonio, TXB$25,000paidPURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT202443179349102349
2023San Antonio River Foundation San Antonio, TXC$20,000paidFUND A SCHOOL TOUR EDUCATOR202443179349102349
2023Borderlands Research Foundation Alpine, TXD$15,000paidSUPPORT RESEARCH & CONSERVATION OF THE CHIHUAHUAN DESERT BORDERLANDS202443179349102349
2023Briscoe Western Art Museum San Antonio, TXD$10,000paidTABLE SPONSOR FOR GALA202443179349102349
2023Texas Foundation for Conservation Austin, TXC$7,500paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202443179349102349
2023Thrivewell Cancer Foundation San Antonio, TXB$5,000paidSUPPORT CANCER PATIENTS SURVIVE AND THRIVE202443179349102349
2023Navy League-Alamo Battalion San Antonio, TXU$2,500paidSUPPORT ALAMO BATTALION202443179349102349
2022University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TXB$1,506,006paidMAHER MISSION AND MINISTRY FUND FOR THE CARDINAL CUPBOARD AND SCHOLARSHIPS202323149349100927
2022Legacy School for Excellence in Edu San Antonio, TXU$500,000paidMERGE WITH EXISTING CMOS202323149349100927
2022Texas Wildlfe Association Foundatio San Antonio, TXD$456,500paidCONSERVATION AND EDUCATION202323149349100927
2022Trinity University San Antonio, TXU$360,000paidSUPPORT THE CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP202323149349100927
2022Texas Facilities Fund New York, NYU$333,333paidSUPPORT CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH ACCESS TO LOW-COST, LONG-TERM FINANCING202323149349100927
2022Texas Agricultural Land Trust San Antonio, TXB$250,000paidCONSERVATION/EDUCATION202323149349100927
2022Texas Biomedical Research Institute San Antonio, TXC$100,000paidSCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN202323149349100927
2022San Antonio Botanical Garden San Antonio, TXC$75,000paidSUPPORT OF THE YOUTH WATER CONSERVATIONISTS PROGRAM202323149349100927
2022St Andrew's United Methodist Church San Antonio, TXC$60,000paidFRED STRAYER FUND202323149349100927
2022Charity Ball Association San Antonio, TXU$50,000paidCHILDREN'S SUPPORT PROGRAMS202323149349100927
2022San Antonio Zoological Society San Antonio, TXB$50,000paidZOO ADMISSION AND EDUCATION ENCOUNTERS FOR UNDER-SERVED STUDENTS THAT ATTEND TITLE 1 SCHOOLS202323149349100927
2022School of Science and Technology San Antonio, TXU$40,000paidACQUISITION COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FUTURE CAMPUS202323149349100927
2022Incarnate Word High School San Antonio, TXB$25,000paidVISION 150 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN202323149349100927
2022Texas Parks Wildlife Foundation Dallas, TXU$20,000paidCONTINUATION OF CONSERVATION LEGACY VERSION 1202323149349100927
2022San Antonio River Foundation San Antonio, TXC$20,000paidFUND A SCHOOL TOUR EDUCATOR202323149349100927
2022Sw Texas Cattle Raisers Association Fort Worth, TXU$5,000paidPRESERVE THE RICH HERITAGE OF RANCH LIFE AND ADVANCE THE FUTURE OF THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY IN THE SOUTHWEST202323149349100927
2022Navy League-Alamo Battalion San Antonio, TXU$2,500paidSUPPORT ALAMO BATTALION202323149349100927
2022Ranching Heritage Association Lubbock, TXB$1,000paidGENERAL OPERATIONS202323149349100927
2020University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TXB$1,265,694paidMAHER MISSION AND MINISTRY FUND FOR THE CARDINAL CUPBOARD AND SCHOLARSHIPS202103159349103665
2020Texas Wildlfe Association Foundatio San Antonio, TXD$1,118,000paidcharitable contribution202103159349103665
2020Trinity University San Antonio, TXU$350,000paidTO SUPPORT THE CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP202103159349103665
2020Texas Agricultural Land Trust San Antonio, TXB$260,000paidCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION202103159349103665
2020Charity Ball Association San Antonio, TXU$50,000paidCHILDREN'S SUPPORT PROGRAMS202103159349103665
2020St Andrew's United Methodist Church San Antonio, TXC$50,000paidFRED STRAYER FUND202103159349103665
2020City Kids Adventures San Antonio, TXB$30,000paidPURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT202103159349103665
2020San Antonio River Foundation San Antonio, TXC$20,000paidFUND A SCHOOL TOUR EDUCATOR202103159349103665
2020Texas Parks Wildlife Foundation Dallas, TXU$20,000paidCONTINUATION OF CONSERVATION LEGACY VERSION 1202103159349103665
2020Texas Biomedical Research Institute San Antonio, TXC$10,000paidSCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN202103159349103665
2019Charity Ball Association San Antonio, TXU$250,000paidCHILDREN'S SUPPORT PROGRAMS202022309349100412
2019Texas Agricultural Land Trust San Antonio, TXB$125,000paidCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION202022309349100412
2019Texas Wildlfe Association Foundatio San Antonio, TXD$57,000paidcharitable contribution202022309349100412
2019San Antonio River Foundation San Antonio, TXC$20,000paidFUND A SCHOOL TOUR EDUCATOR202022309349100412

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.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.2202503219349107685
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.1202443179349102349
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202323149349100927
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.0202103159349103665
990PF20192019-12-31not stated2019v5.0202022309349100412

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/746060515.json.

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