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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6085261

Jackson & Evelyn Spears Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $113,500 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $113,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $804,045

  • Tax year 2024

    $103,710

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $360,704

  • Tax year 2023

    $79,510

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $367,857

  • Tax year 2022

    $146,010

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $445,261

  • Tax year 2021

    $118,500

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $598,796

  • Tax year 2020

    $139,250

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $711,397

  • Tax year 2019

    $191,260

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $910,109

  • Tax year 2018

    $81,260

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,081,788

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Fannie and John Hertz FoundationPleasanton, CA

    General fund - for annual expenses

    $55,000
  2. Choate Rosemary HallWallingford, CT

    General fund - for annual expenses

    $10,000
  3. New York CaresNew York, NY

    General fund - for annual expenses

    $10,000
  4. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    General fund - for annual expenses

    $10,000
  5. St Basil Greek Orthodox ChurchTroy, NY

    General fund - for annual expenses

    $10,000
  6. The Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    General fund - for annual expenses

    $10,000
  7. Indian Mountain SchoolLakeville, CT

    General fund - for annual expenses

    $5,000
  8. Music in the MountainsDurango, CO

    General fund - for annual expenses

    $1,500
  9. Pagosa Springs Medical Center FoundationPagosa Springs, CO

    General fund - for annual expenses

    $1,000
  10. Pagosa Springs RotaryPagosa Springs, CO

    General fund - for annual expenses

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $25,00045% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00018% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00018% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $10,00018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $55,000
  2. New York3 grants $30,000
  3. Connecticut2 grants $15,000
  4. New Jersey1 grant $10,000
  5. Colorado3 grants $3,500

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • William G SpearsTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brian SpearsSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Maria SpearsVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dorothy SpearsVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wendy ConnorsPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sabina BreeceVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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