Private foundation · EIN 27-1612539 · Pawling, NY · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Charles Spear Charitable Foundation's grants went
It reported $417,500 in grants paid across 39 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 61.2% of those dollars to 27 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $256K 27 lines
- No confident match $157K 11
- Individuals, not shown $5,000 1
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 37 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| WNYC New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY · EIN 13-2654926 | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 0.76 |
| The Salk Institute for Biological Studies LA Jolla, CA · EIN 95-2160097 | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Food Bank of NYC Bronx, NY · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Arlington, VA · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| Clifford Beers Community CARE Center New Haven, CT · EIN 06-0646757 | $15,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 0.80 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN · EIN 62-0646012 | $15,000 | CHARITABLE | Same ZIP 0.83 |
| US Autism Homes Manhasset, NY · EIN 84-3392445 | $15,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Wikimedia Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 20-0049703 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Known alias 1.00 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation New York, NY · EIN 13-6213516 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Known alias 1.00 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196568 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| The Animal Medical Center New York, NY · EIN 13-5505367 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Books for Africa Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-1627391 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Environmental and Energy Study Institute Washington, DC · EIN 52-1268030 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 0.84 |
| Charity Navigator Union City, NJ · EIN 13-4148824 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Exact name 1.00 |
| City Harvest New York, NY · EIN 13-3170676 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Citymeals-On-Wheels New York, NY · EIN 13-3634381 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Environmental Defense Fund New York, NY · EIN 11-6107128 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Sherman Library Association Sherman, CT · EIN 06-0689695 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same ZIP 0.92 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL · EIN 63-0598743 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same city 1.00 |
| The Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2535767 | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| 350ORG Brooklyn, NY · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| Friends of the Sherman Senior Center Sherman, CT · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| Nurses House Guilderland, NY · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| WNET 13 New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| Conservation International Arlington, VA · no confident EIN match | $7,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| Acadia Center Rockport, ME · EIN 01-0518193 | $5,000 | CHARITABLE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| African Wildlife Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 52-0781390 | $5,000 | CHARITABLE | Same city 1.00 |
| Amazon Conservation Team Falls Church, VA · EIN 54-1915987 | $5,000 | CHARITABLE | Exact name 1.00 |
| New Fairfield Sherman Animal Welfare Society New Fairfield, CT · EIN 06-1008772 | $5,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 0.79 |
| Riverkeeper Ossining, NY · EIN 13-3204621 | $5,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
| Water Missions International North Charleston, SC · EIN 57-1116978 | $5,000 | CHARITABLE | Same street 0.90 |
| Humane Farming Association San Rafael, CA · EIN 68-0087989 | $5,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 0.85 |
| National Council for Science Education Oakland, CA · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| Advocate for Children New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | CHARITABLE | Unmatched Help match |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY · EIN 13-3433452 | $3,500 | CHARITABLE | Known alias 1.00 |
| Operation Delta Dog Hollis, NH · EIN 46-1236244 | $2,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 |
1 more line ($10K) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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15 recipients in common - The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
14 recipients in common - Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
13 recipients in common - Shell USA Company Foundation Houston, TX
12 recipients in common - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
12 recipients in common - The John a Rodger Jr Foundation East Meadow, NY
11 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.