Spaht Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- This foundation funds work in climate, mental health and the arts, so check that your organisation's work sits within one of those three themes before applying.
- Its geographic focus is the United States, and it does not fund grants directly to individuals.
- Most grants fall between $5,000 and $100,000, with a median of $16,000, so a modest request in that range is realistic, though it has made grants as large as $1,250,000.
- There are no deadlines stated, and applications are made via a letter form, but with 91% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had already funded in the previous two years, it looks strongly relationship-led and competitive for newcomers seeking a share of the remaining funding.
Overview
Spaht Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in San Francisco, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
It supports leaders with defined strategies through multi-year, flexible funding backed by collaboration and mutual learning. Its grantmaking focuses on climate, mental health and the arts. In climate, it seeks to protect the planet and communities through conservation, adaptation and sustainability. In mental health, it focuses on expanding access to care, reducing stigma, and building supportive systems for mental and emotional well-being. In the arts, it advances creative work that deepens understanding and makes progress on contemporary complex issues. The foundation says it trusts the capabilities of the leaders and organisations it supports, offering them autonomy and resources to drive change. Its stated reach is across the United States.
Themes
- Climate
- Mental Health
- The Arts
Geographic Focus
The United States.
What They Don't Fund
- Grants directly to individuals
How to apply
A letter form is required.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 91% 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 73 grants to organisations were $16,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It supports leaders with defined strategies through multi-year, flexible funding backed by collaboration and mutual learning.
- It trusts the capabilities of the leaders and organisations it supports, offering them autonomy and resources to drive change.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 31% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 91% of grant dollars went to organisations Spaht Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 28 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Dartmouth College · Spaht family senior associate director for peak performance$1,250,0002024 tax year
- Schools of the Sacred Heart · Spaht family endowment fund to support school spirit and capital projects fund$500,0002024 tax year
- Southern Methodist University · The claire morris spaht chair of art and the spaht family student immersion fund$250,0002024 tax year
- Community Initiatives - Northern Sierra Partnership · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- Saint Mary the Virgin · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- Dartmouth College · Spaht family mental health fund$83,3332024 tax year
- Dartmouth College · Dartmouth college fund$75,0002024 tax year
- Environmental Working Group · General support$61,3602024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Claire Spaht — Secretary, Treasurer
- Holden Spaht — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $523,223 | $448,500 | $37,360,859 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,669,309 | $1,399,522 | $49,673,493 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $6,353,310 | $2,729,743 | $122,077,362 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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At a glance
Applying to Spaht Family Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- (415) 361-5944
- San Francisco, CA
- spahtfamilyfoundation.org
Applying to Spaht Family Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (415) 361-5944
- San Francisco, CA
- spahtfamilyfoundation.org