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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-4093872

Spero Family Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 19 grants and $93,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $93,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $524,800

  • Tax year 2023

    $39,952

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $601,643

  • Tax year 2022

    $27,458

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $612,793

  • Tax year 2021

    $67,776

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $580,281

  • Tax year 2020

    $31,210

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $552,920

  • Tax year 2019

    $56,824

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $522,120

  • Tax year 2018

    $34,445

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $526,643

Grants paid in 2024

19 grants, largest first

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

  1. Marymount SchoolNew York, NY

    General program operations

    $27,850
  2. Yalu UniversityNew York, NY

    General program operations

    $25,000
  3. University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    General program operations

    $11,000
  4. Lehigh UniversityNew York, NY

    General program operations

    $10,000
  5. RownewyorkcomNew York, NY

    General program operations

    $5,050
  6. Catholic CharitiesNew York, NY

    General program operations

    $2,500
  7. Hauppauge Public SchoolsNew York, NY

    General program operations

    $2,500
  8. Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyNew York, NY

    General program operations

    $2,500
  9. 1X3 IncNew York, NY

    General program operations

    $1,000
  10. St Vincent deNew York, NY

    General program operations

    $1,000
  11. Voice Health InstituteBoston, MA

    General program operations

    $1,000
  12. AhouseonkeekmanorgNew York, NY

    General program operations

    $500
  13. Individual

    General program operations

    $500
  14. Fordham UniversityNew York, NY

    General program operations

    $500
  15. MSK GivingNew York, NY

    General program operations

    $500
  16. Paulist FathersNew York, NY

    General program operations

    $500
  17. Religious of the Sacred Heart of MaryTarrytown, NY

    General program operations

    $500
  18. Our Lady of Mount CarmelNew York, NY

    General program operations

    $300
  19. Social PromiseNew York, NY

    General program operations

    $300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $11,00092% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $1,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York16 grants $80,500
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $11,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Charlie R SperoPRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Carrie A SperoVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Lisa HaggertySECRETARY Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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