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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-6245505

Nathan Speare Foundation

A private foundation in Media, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $203,750 paid in grants.

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
Robert N Speare
22 West Second Street
Media, PA 19063
(610) 566-8000
Form and materials
No particular form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Distributions are limited to organizations that carry on the purpose of the foundation.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $203,750

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,031,666
  • Tax year 2024

    $194,936

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,038,365
  • Tax year 2023

    $235,288

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,952,176
  • Tax year 2022

    $234,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,114,160
  • Tax year 2021

    $258,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,295,290
  • Tax year 2020

    $234,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,306,176
  • Tax year 2019

    $299,508

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,408,661

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Distributions are limited to organizations that carry on the purpose of the foundation

    $203,750

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Robert N SpeareFoundation Mana Hours 20Pay $0
  • Jon SpeareTrustee Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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