Spaht Family Foundation
San Francisco, CA · EIN 83-2183149. Reported 94 grants totalling $7,444,765 to 57 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Spaht Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $1,250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Save the Redwoods League | San Francisco, CA | $1,495,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $1,433,333 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Schools of the Sacred Heart | San Francisco, CA | $1,287,000 | 10 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northern Sierra Partnership | San Francisco, CA | $520,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dartmouth College Fund | Hanover, NH | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tiger Athletic Fund | Baton Rouge, LA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $327,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington and Lee University | Lexington, VA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Mary the Virgin | San Francisco, CA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Environmental Working Group (ewg) | Washington, DC | $124,382 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baton Rouge Area Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Initiatives - Northern Sierra Partnership | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Golden Gate Park Golf Development Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Convent & Stuart Hall Schools of the Sacred Heart | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Save the Redwoods | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| For-Site Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sffilm | San Francisco, CA | $44,050 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Westchester Medical Center Foundation | Valhalla, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cpmc Foundation Sutter Health | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Committee of the Red Cross | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee | Glendale, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lake Tahoe Conservation Fund | Tahoe City, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nantucket Golf Club Foundation | Siasconset, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sponsors for Educational Opportunity | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Episcopal Church of St Mary the Virgin | San Francisco, CA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Marys | Natchitoches, LA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Headlands Center for the Arts | Sausalito, CA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Nantucket | Nantucket, MA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nantucket Sustainable Development Corporation | Nantucket, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Bernard Project | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tahoe Fund | Tahoe City, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Human Impact | Dallas, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children of Shelters | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country | Kerrville, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington DC, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Pacific Medical Center | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Doctors Outreach | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| El Dorado Community Foundation | Placerville, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Episcopal High School of Baton Rouge | Sbaton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of Northern Nevada | Sparks, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Scituate Seniors Inc | N Scituate, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Goodness Web Foundation | Wayland, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Placer Food Bank | Roseville, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sf Parks Alliance | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Street Soccer USA | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Swim Across America | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Swin Across America | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Artists Association of Nantucket | Nantucket, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| German International School | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Love Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Access Institute for Psychological Services | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chp 11-99 Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
14 of 57 (25%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 33%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Dartmouth College
SPAHT FAMILY SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE - Save the Redwoods League
FOREVER FOREST: THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE REDWOODS - Schools of the Sacred Heart
SPAHT FAMILY ENDOWMENT FUND TO SUPPORT SCHOOL SPIRIT AND CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND - Dartmouth College Fund
TO SUPPORT THE DARTMOUTH EXPERIENCE FOR ALL STUDENTS - Tiger Athletic Fund
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR'S EXCELLENCE FUND - Northern Sierra Partnership
TO SUPPORT FOR NSP'S CORE OPERATIONS AND TO THE CAMPAIGN FOR THR SIERRA VALLEY PRESERVE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 48 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | $2,867,000 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 15 | $448,500 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $1,399,522 | $18,000 |
| 2024 | 28 | $2,729,743 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Spaht Family Foundation has 10 of them, worth $7,722,021. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $2,500,000 |
| Dartmouth DP2 | Hanover, NH | $2,500,000 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $2,000,000 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $250,000 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $225,000 |
| First Tee of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Nantucket Golf Club Foundation | Nantucket, MA | $75,000 |
| Dartmouth - Pv Discount Write-Down | Hanover, NH | $66,012 |
| Schools of the Sacred Heart | San Francisco, CA | $4,312 |
| Tiger Athletic Fund | Baton Rouge, LA | $1,697 |
Where its money goes
54% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Spaht Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 135 Main Street 850, San Francisco, CA, 94105. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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