The Specter Foundation

• Tax year 2024

  $5,493,616

  Grants listed

  62

  Assets, end of year

  $44,191,769

• Tax year 2023

  $4,630,929

  Grants listed

  90

  Assets, end of year

  $35,037,983

• Tax year 2022

  $5,680,175

  Grants listed

  88

  Assets, end of year

  $29,900,639

• Tax year 2021

  $2,331,313

  Grants listed

  78

  Assets, end of year

  $30,544,235

• Tax year 2020

  $5,644,034

  Grants listed

  54

  Assets, end of year

  $26,010,674

• Tax year 2019

  $6,041,833

  Grants listed

  66

  Assets, end of year

  $19,813,345

• Tax year 2018

  $2,255,283

  Grants listed

  67

  Assets, end of year

  $15,115,804

As listed on the return.

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

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

1. Pennsylvania44 grants $4,158,016
2. California6 grants $1,015,500
3. New York7 grants $213,100
4. Massachusetts2 grants $87,000
5. New Hampshire1 grant $10,000
6. New Jersey2 grants $10,000

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

• Shanin SpecterTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
• Tracey SpecterTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

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