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Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc: 138 grants to organizations, $79.9 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Bethesda, MD, paid 138 grants to organizations totaling $79,892,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $5,000,000 to Donors Trust in Alexandria, VA for donor advised fund contribution.
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- EIN
- 203672969
- Based in
- Bethesda, MD
- Assets
- $1,346,829,486
- Grants paid
- $79,892,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202503189349104390. It reported $79,892,000 in grants paid; 138 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donors Trust | Alexandria, VA | Donor advised fund contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Donors Trust | Alexandria, VA | Donor advised fund contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Donors Trust | Alexandria, VA | Donor advised fund contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | Education and research | Public and societal benefit | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | Construction of the graduate school of classical education and endowment | Education | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas A&M University | College Station, TX | Bush school of government and public service graduate program | $3,500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas A&M University | College Station, TX | Bush school of government and public service graduate program | $3,500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Donors Trust | Alexandria, VA | Donor advised fund contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Independent Women's Forum | Winchester, VA | The winning women program | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Donors Trust | Alexandria, VA | Donor advised fund contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation | Center City, MN | Family and children's programs | Mental health and crisis intervention | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | Support of integrated clinical practice, education and research | Health care | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies | Washington, DC | Educational programs | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Jackson Laboratory | Farmington, CT | Vision research | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pentagon Memorial Fund Inc | Arlington, VA | 9/11 pentagon memorial visitor education center and general operating funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Council of Trustees and Alumni | Washington, DC | Reclaiming america's heritage of free speech in higher education program | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bullis School | Potomac, MD | Scholarships and technology inverstments | Education | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caring for Military Families the Elizabeth Dole Foundation | Washington, DC | Towards heroes & history makers celebration | Public and societal benefit | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chapel Haven Inc | New Haven, CT | General operating support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Donors Trust | Alexandria, VA | Donor advised fund contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc | Columbia, MD | Research and career development award program | Medical research | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education Inc | Princeton, NJ | Renew universities from within project | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inc | Wilmington, DE | Campus conference center construction support | Education | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Media Research Center Inc | Herndon, VA | Unleash free speech project | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mysa School Inc | Washington, DC | Model expansion project | Education | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iron Star Foundation Corp | Stevensville, MD | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fund for American Studies | Washington, DC | Developing courageous leaders for liberty project | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Our Community Salutes-Usa | New Jersey, NJ | Military enlistee and family programs | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Private Radio | Oxford, MS | Educational programming | Arts, culture and humanities | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Strategy Group (the Claremont Strategy Group Inc) | Claremont, CA | Educational programming | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gloucester Institute | Gloucester, VA | Programs and capacity building | Education | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Middle East Media Research Institute | Washington, DC | Russia-china-iran new alliance/china project | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teneo Network Inc | Austin, TX | Education programs | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Swiss Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Strengthening operations, existing programs, and activating the alumni network of the young leaders conference | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chapel Haven Endowment | New Haven, CT | Staff investment fund | Religion-related | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chapel Haven Inc | New Haven, CT | Fund for staff salaries and benefits | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Culture Wise Studies Inc | Camarillo, CA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Service Organizations Inc | Arlington, VA | European expansion & family support campaign | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation | Washington, DC | Countering communist influence through public education, research, and policy studies projects | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Asia America Initiative LLC | Washington, DC | Building resilient communities: vision, duty, and practice project | International, foreign affairs and national security | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Responsible Citizenship | Washington, DC | General operating support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Spy Museum | Washington, DC | Youth education programs, community initiatives, and the analyst experience program | Arts, culture and humanities | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital | Bar Harbor, ME | Capital campaign | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Center for Public Policy Research | Washington, DC | Able americans project | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| James Wilson Institute for Natural Rights and the American Founding | Alexandria, VA | Moral renewal of constitutional conservativism project | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund | Alexandria, VA | Defending the police project | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Seacoast Mission | Bar Harbor, ME | Food security and health initiatives | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Best Friends Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | Fall programming and general operating support | Education | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing | Cleveland, OH | Improving primary health care project | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Institute for National Security of America | Washington, DC | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mighty Oaks Foundation | Magnolia, TX | General operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Center for Public Policy Research | Washington, DC | Able americans project | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prager University Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | The future of american ideas and values project | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Speech First Inc | Washington, DC | Campus free speech project | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Association of Scholars | New York, NY | The roots of antisemitism in american higher education project | Education | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Taxpayers Union Foundation | Washington, DC | General operating support | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Park Trust | Rockville, MD | Transformative park experiences for dc youth and military families programs | Environment | $260,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | Reclaiming liberty in the courts of law and public opinion project | Crime and legal-related | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Foreign Policy Council | Washington, DC | Educational programming and research | International, foreign affairs and national security | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies | Washington, DC | U.s. defense and the rise of china project | International, foreign affairs and national security | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| America's Future Foundation | Arlington, VA | Towards the creating young advocates for liberty project | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Becket Fund | Washington, DC | General operating support | Social science | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Certell Inc | Indianapolis, IN | Education program | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Constituting America | Alexandria, VA | Preserving liberty through constitutional education project | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Forge Leadership Network | Dayton, OH | Replenishing and expanding the ranks of the conservative movement project | Youth development | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Government Accountability Institute | Tallahasse, FL | Expanding research and media footprint project | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lifeflight Foundation | Camden, ME | Enhancing access to critical care project | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Network of Enlightened Women | Washington, DC | Education programs | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum | Washington, WA | Educational programming | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital | Charlestown, MA | John means spencer caregiver awards | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bethesda Green Inc | Bethesda, MD | Innovation and incubation projects | Environment | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | Sustained food insecurity programs | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Capital Clubhouse | Washington, DC | General operating support | Human services | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy | San Francisco, CA | 2024-2025 health care communications strategy initiative | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Special Operations Warrior Foundation | Tampa, FL | Scholarships and family outreach programs | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Suburban Hospital Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | Nursing excellence programs at suburban hospital | Health care | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wealth of Nations Institute Inc | Wilmington, DE | General operating support | Social science | $127,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Army Historical Foundation Inc | Fort Belvoid, VA | Museum construction project capital campaign | Arts, culture and humanities | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hudson Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Research and education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Steamboat Institute | Steamboat Springs, CO | College campus debate program | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | Washington, DC | Advancing expertise on russian challenges to u.s. national security project | Social science | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Acton Academy Foundation | Washington, DC | Entrepreneurship and growth projects | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bar Harbor Food Pantry | Bar Harbor, ME | General operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bradley Impact Fund | Milwaukee, WI | Donor advised fund contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bullis School | Potomac, MD | Financial aid | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chapel Haven Inc | New Haven, CT | Staff support fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Enough Is Enough | Vienna, VA | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gloucester Institute | Gloucester, VA | Urgent maintenance for historic property | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hero Inc | Green Bay, WI | Vunerable refugee support | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Responsible Citizenship | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Historical Society | Washington, DC | Support for publishing and education in american history | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation | Washington, DC | Nursing recognition and support program | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Young America's Foundation | Reston, VA | Conservative campus outreach expansion project | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Best Friends Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | Summer programming and general operating support | Education | $88,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jack Kemp Foundation | Washington, DC | Educational programs | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mount Desert Nursing Association | Northeast Harbor, ME | Capital campaign | Health care | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mount Desert Nursing Association | Northeast Harbor, ME | General operating support | Health care | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Us Army 5TH Army Association | Shavano Park, TX | The patriotism trail project | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Odenton, MD | Science fieldtrips and faculty luncheons | $72,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Americans Veterans Center Fbo American Studies Center | Arlington, VA | Veterans conference and youth leadership summit | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training | Arlington, VA | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Daily Caller News Foundation | Washington, DC | 2024 annual awards dinner | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Economic Security Council Inc | Alexandria, VA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Enough Is Enough | Vienna, VA | Campaigns and initiatives to protect kids online | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Enough Is Enough | Vienna, VA | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for the Study of War | Washington, DC | Education programs | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Island Housing Trust | Bar Harbor, ME | Housing opportunities support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Island Readers & Writers An Initiative for Maine Children | Southwest Harbor, ME | Enhancing visibility and mission impact project | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| James W Foley Legacy Foundation | Portsmouth, NH | Hostage freedom program | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (lecom) | Erie, PA | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Masters School | Dobbs Ferry, NY | Annual fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middle East Children's Institute | Locust Valley, NY | Middle east children & women in crisis initiative | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mount Desert Island YMCA | Bar Harbor, ME | Advancing a sustainable future project | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Navy Seals Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | Tampa bay frogman swim | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | Hurricane helene response | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | Hurricane helene response | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United States Foundation for the Commemoration of the World Wars | Washington, DC | World war i commemoration performance series | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wadsworth-Sulgrave Historic Preservation Foundation | Washington, DC | Historic preservation and repairs | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northeast Harbor Library | Northeast Harbor, ME | General operating support, scholarships and vocational programs | Education | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 1789 Fund | Chestertown, MD | Tocqueville conversations 2024 | Social science | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mount Desert Festival of Chamber Music | Northeast Harbor, ME | Music director support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Cultural Review (new Criterion) | New York, NY | Visiting critic program and the circle lecture series | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (nfte) | New York, NY | Steve mariotti legacy fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Seacoast Mission | Bar Harbor, ME | Sunbeam gala | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saluda Charitable Foundation | W Charleston, SC | Hurricane helene relief efforts | International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen Inc | New Haven, CT | Food pantry support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Istituto Bruno Leoni | Washington, DC | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Autism Society of Texas | Austin, TX | Sensory kits distribution | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Best Buddies International Inc | Tysons, VA | Homecoming: two parties one purpose gala | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Caring for Military Families the Elizabeth Dole Foundation | Washington, DC | Towards heroes & history makers celebration | Public and societal benefit | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Citydance Productions | Washington, DC | Celebration gala performance | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Encounter for Culture and Education | New York, NY | Encounter books gala | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Willowind Therapeutic Riding Center | Bar Harbor, ME | The carrying our community project | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Acadia Repertory Theatre | Mount Desert, ME | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Farmland Trust | Washington, DC | General operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | General operating support | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Island Connections | Bar Harbor, ME | General operating support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kiwanis Foundation of Arlington Va | Washington, DC | Family health fair | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $22,775,000 |
| Education | $10,033,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $6,010,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $5,700,000 |
| Health care | $2,410,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $2,000,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,770,000 |
| Medical research | $1,000,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Virginia | $28,685,000 |
| District of Columbia | $16,545,000 |
| Texas | $7,990,000 |
| Michigan | $5,000,000 |
| Connecticut | $4,115,000 |
| Minnesota | $4,000,000 |
| Maryland | $3,950,000 |
| California | $1,800,000 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.