Spector Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity without an invitation should not send a cold application.
- Its stated work covers arts, education and civic life, so a project in one of those areas is the clearest fit.
- Most of its grants fall between $1,000 and $50,000, with a median of $5,000, so a modest request in that range is the realistic size; its largest grant was $800,000, so that range is not a ceiling.
- About 80% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so it leans towards repeat support.
- No geographic focus is stated, so location alone should not rule a charity out.
Overview
Spector Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (whitehotmagazine.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation is described as a private grantmaking organisation dedicated to advancing the arts, education and civic life. Its grants reach schools and colleges, museums, public media and community charities. Many recorded gifts are general and unrestricted, while others support charitable events and named projects. A separate craft-prize initiative recognises emerging artists and contributes to the craft field, rather than defining the whole of its giving. The organisation recipients in the filings range across cultural, educational and community institutions, with support often given without a narrower stated purpose.
Themes
- Arts
- Education
- Civic life
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Maryland, New York and Florida.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 80% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 141 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 49% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 80% of grant dollars went to organisations Spector Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 6% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 46 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $6,750 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- ST Johns College · Pritzker Challenge fund$254,0702024 tax year
- KIPP New York · In support of KIPP NYC's mission and Campaign for growth$200,0002024 tax year
- New York Public Radio · General & Unrestricted$125,0002024 tax year
- Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life · General & Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County · General & Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Anti-Defamation League · General & Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Chapin School · General & Unrestricted$99,5002024 tax year
- Barnard College · General & Unrestricted$81,2502024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Warren J Spector — President, Director, Secretary
- Abigail Klem — Vice President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,991,742 | $1,586,999 | $33,500,881 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,821,250 | $1,501,300 | $36,048,017 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,659,090 | $1,403,640 | $45,703,769 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Wilmington, DE