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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 58-2219018

The Spray Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 32 grants and $3.3 million 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

    $3,310,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $14,117,303

  • Tax year 2024

    $33,212,269

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $14,865,131

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,915,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $15,150,130

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,835,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $14,558,748

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,281,668

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $14,302,917

  • Tax year 2020

    $23,101,457

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $13,550,194

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,969,666

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $13,434,068

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,284,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $13,009,416

Grants paid in 2025

32 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Melmark Charitable FoundationBerwyn, PA

    Scholarship program

    $685,000
  2. Laurel HouseStamford, CT

    Resources to recover program

    $310,000
  3. Atlanta Speech SchoolAtlanta, GA

    Support programs & policies focusing on literacy & language development

    $230,000
  4. American Farmland TrustWashington, DC

    Support programs and policies that help save farmland, farmers & the environment

    $200,000
  5. EarthjusticeNew York, NY

    Environmental law programs

    $150,000
  6. Flamenco Vivo Carlota SantanaNew York, NY

    Flamenco dance company

    $150,000
  7. Transylvania UniversityLexington, KY

    Scholarship program

    $150,000
  8. Wood River Land TrustHailey, ID

    To support the land trust in preserving and protecting the big wood river, its tributaries, and the treasured landscapes of central idaho

    $150,000
  9. Spoons Across AmericaNew York, NY

    Educating children, teachers, and families about the benefits of healthy eating

    $125,000
  10. West Side Campaign Against HungerNew York, NY

    Alleviate hunger by ensuring that all new yorkers have access with dignity to a choice of healthy food

    $100,000
  11. Spur Community FoundationKetchum, ID

    Support arts, activities, facilities, and programs offered to the community

    $100,000
  12. PATH to College FellowshipWest Palm Beach, FL

    Provide guidance, career exposure, and encouragement to students with high academic aspirations from

    $75,000
  13. ACLUNew York, NY

    Provide clinical scholarships to patients who would otherwise not have access to

    $50,000
  14. Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NY

    Defend democracy, reform justice & protect the constitution

    $50,000
  15. Center for Biological Diversity IncTucson, AZ

    Work protecting endangered species through legal action, scientific petitions, creative media & grassroots activism.

    $50,000
  16. Climate Justice AllianceLos Angeles, CA

    Help build local alternatives that center traditional ecological and cultural knowledge and create a pathway for a regenerative future.

    $50,000
  17. Eblen CharitiesAsheville, NC

    Community based charity focusing on damilies & individuals in time of crisis

    $50,000
  18. Equal Justice InitiativesMontgomery, AL

    Provide legal representation to prisoners who may have been wrongly convicted of crimes, poor prisoners without effective representation, and others who may have been denied a fair trial

    $50,000
  19. Highlander Research & Education CenterNew Market, TN

    Helps to give power back to individuals and communities, promoting justice and equity for all

    $50,000
  20. Kentucky Resources CouncilFrankfort, KY

    Mission is to protect the commonwealth's natural resources and ensure environmental justice for kentucky's most vulnerable people and communities.

    $50,000
  21. Mountain AssociationBerea, KY

    The mission is to invest in people and places in eastern kentucky.

    $50,000
  22. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    The mission is to safeguard the earth, its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.

    $50,000
  23. North Star FundNew York, NY

    Supports grassroots organizing led by communities of color building power by organizing people across race & class

    $50,000
  24. Soul Fire Farm Institute IncPetersburg, NY

    Strive to regenerate biodiversity and soil, protect the climate, and honor natural cycles of growth and rest

    $50,000
  25. The Formation ProjectN Charleston, SC

    Provide life-changing services to survivors of human trafficking & exploitation

    $50,000
  26. Thousand CurrentsSan Francisco, CA

    To support grassroots social movements in the global south working on issues like climate justice, food sovereignty, and economic justice

    $50,000
  27. Uk Kentucky Children's HospitalLexington, KY

    Support the kentucky children's hospital activities & art in the new patient health unit.

    $50,000
  28. Save the ChimpsFort Pierce, FL

    Provide quality care to our beloved chimpanzee residents, including fresh and nutritious meals, exceptional veterinary care, innovative enrichment, and the social companionship necessary for the chimps to live happy and full lives.

    $35,000
  29. Giffords Law CenterWashington, DC

    Promotes gun safety legislation

    $25,000
  30. The Frick CollectionNew York, NY

    Support programs & activities in museum perserving the collection of henry clay frick

    $25,000
  31. The Community LibraryHailey, ID

    Support the library & programs to provide free resources & services

    $25,000
  32. The Windward SchoolWhite Plains, NY

    Support programs that provide a specialized, research-based education for children in grades 1-8 with dyslexia and language-based learning disabilities

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $405,00031% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture2 grants $250,00019% of the total
  3. Environment4 grants $200,00016% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $150,00012% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $100,0008% of the total
  6. Animals2 grants $85,0007% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $100,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York11 grants $825,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $685,000
  3. Connecticut1 grant $310,000
  4. Kentucky4 grants $300,000
  5. Idaho3 grants $275,000
  6. Georgia1 grant $230,000
  7. District of Columbia2 grants $225,000
  8. Florida2 grants $110,000
  9. California2 grants $100,000
  10. Alabama1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Clay K KirkPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jay B ChadwickTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Laura S KirkSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Garrett Kirk JrDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Christina K KirkDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

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