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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-2593771

The Spofford Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $103,400 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

    $103,400

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,647,803

  • Tax year 2023

    $102,079

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,329,546

  • Tax year 2022

    $76,200

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,348,623

  • Tax year 2021

    $98,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,339,333

  • Tax year 2020

    $102,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,323,964

  • Tax year 2019

    $67,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,056,846

  • Tax year 2018

    $83,800

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,074,801

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fishers Island Recreational PATH FoundationFishers Isle, NY

    Bridge Replacements Fund

    $35,000
  2. Educational Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC

    Bell McGowan '78 Hitting Bay Name Fund

    $27,000
  3. Assembly House 150 IncBuffalo, NY

    AH150 Special Design Project

    $10,000
  4. Pennys Flight Foundation IncLocust Valley, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,800
  5. Fishers Island Community Center IncFishers Isle, NY

    Fishersisland.net Program

    $5,000
  6. Bluffton Self Help IncBluffton, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  7. Stoneridge Residents AssociationMystic, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  8. St Johns ChurchFishers Isle, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  9. Stephen S Johnson Memorial FundGreenland, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  10. Island Health Project IncFishers Isle, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,100
  11. Friends of Fishers Island TheaterFishers Isle, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  12. Chase Bjork Foundation IncConcord, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  13. Oars IncConcord, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  14. Concord-Carlisle Community Chest IncConcord, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  15. Emerson HospitalConcord, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $35,00055% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00016% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $8,00013% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $2,6004% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $2,5004% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $2,5004% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $2,5004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $64,400
  2. North Carolina1 grant $27,000
  3. Massachusetts4 grants $3,500
  4. Connecticut1 grant $3,000
  5. South Carolina1 grant $3,000
  6. New Hampshire1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Holly BellDir Hours 2Pay $0
  • Alexandra JohnstonDir, VP Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jennifer SangerDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charles SpoffordDir, Sec, Treas Hours 2Pay $0
  • Nick SpoffordDir, Pres Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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