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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6360057

Cheryl Spencer Memorial Foundation

A private foundation in Newburyport, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Must be a tax exempt organization

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Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,162,600

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $25,872,435

  • Tax year 2024

    $874,900

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $20,572,715

  • Tax year 2023

    $690,308

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $18,105,197

  • Tax year 2022

    $682,878

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $15,710,463

  • Tax year 2021

    $956,515

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $14,707,920

  • Tax year 2020

    $975,647

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $15,198,917

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. AFORAM - American FriendsRambam HospitalNew York, NY

    To support the charity's mission

    $275,000
  2. Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston IncBoston, MA

    To support the charity's mission

    $200,000
  3. ASUH - American Society of the University of HaifaNew York, NY

    To support the charity's mission

    $150,000
  4. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    To support the charity's mission.

    $100,000
  5. Maimonides SchoolBrookline, MA

    To support the charity's mission

    $100,000
  6. HadassahNew York City, NY

    To support the Charity's mission.

    $72,000
  7. Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY

    To support the charity's mission

    $50,000
  8. Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA

    To support the charity's mission

    $50,000
  9. Habitat for HumanityBoston, MA

    To support the Charity's mission.

    $25,000
  10. Hebrew CollegeNewton, MA

    To support the charity's mission

    $25,000
  11. New Israel FundNew York, NY

    To support the charity's mission.

    $25,000
  12. Planned ParenthoodBoston, MA

    To support the Charity's mission.

    $25,000
  13. Rotary Foundation of Rotary InternationalEvanston, IL

    To support the charity's mission.

    $25,000
  14. To Keren Or Inc (Ray of Light)New York City, NY

    To support the Charity's mission.

    $25,000
  15. Temple EmanuelNewton Centre, MA

    To support the charity's mission

    $10,000
  16. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    To support the charity's mission

    $5,000
  17. Other amounts not detailedDedham, MA

    To support the charity's mission

    $600

Approved for future payment

4 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    $200,000 commitment remaining at the end of 2025. To support the charity's mission.

    $200,000
  2. AFORAM - American FriendsRambam HospitalNew York, NY

    $100,000 commitment remaining at the end of 2025. To support the charity's mission.

    $100,000
  3. ASUH - American Society of the University of HaifaNew York, NY

    $100,000 commitment remaining at the end of 2025. To support the charity's mission.

    $100,000
  4. Jewish Federations of North AmericaNew York, NY

    $100,000 commitment remaining at the end of 2025. Identified to Yezreel Valley College in Israel, via a U.S. fiscal agent. To support the charity's mission.

    $100,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $200,00038% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $125,00024% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $100,00019% of the total
  4. International aid3 grants $100,00019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $697,000
  2. Massachusetts9 grants $440,600
  3. Illinois1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Aaron SpencerTrustee Hours 8Pay $0
  • Mark SpencerTrustee Hours 4Pay $0

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