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Elma Dill Russell Spencer Foundation: 38 grants to organizations, $5 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Elma Dill Russell Spencer Foundation, a private foundation in San Antonio, TX, paid 38 grants to organizations totaling $4,960,849 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $1,125,000 to University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, TX for maher mission and ministry fund for the cardinal cupboard and scholarships.
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- EIN
- 746060515
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- Assets
- $105,548,041
- Grants paid
- $4,960,849
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202503219349107685. It reported $4,960,849 in grants paid; 38 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio, TX | Maher mission and ministry fund for the cardinal cupboard and scholarships | Education | $1,125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Wildlfe Association Foundation | San Antonio, TX | Conservation and education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trinity University | San Antonio, TX | Support the center for educational leadership | Education | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Facilities Fund | New York, NY | Support charter schools with access to low-cost, long-term financing | $333,334 | apps.irs.gov | |
| School of Science and Technology | San Antonio, TX | Acquisition costs associated with future campus | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harmony Public Schools | San Antonio, TX | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Agricultural Land Trust | San Antonio, TX | Conservation/education | Environment | $230,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Andrew's United Methodist Church | San Antonio, TX | School operations, pastoral care fund | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Choose To Succeed | San Antonio, TX | General operations | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation | San Antonio, TX | Support for impoverished children in bexar county, tx | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Peter the Apostle Catholic School | Boerne, TX | Support establishing school | $147,515 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Frontiers Public Schools | San Antonio, TX | Expanding the early college experience across san antonio and beyond | Education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Association for Maximum Potential | San Antonio, TX | Support opporunities for individuals with disabilities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hill Country Youth Ranch | Ingram, TX | Enrichment and education program | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Antonio Zoological Society | San Antonio, TX | Zoo admission and education encounters for under-served students that attend title 1 schools | Animal-related | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Biomedical Research Institute | San Antonio, TX | Scientific revolution capital campaign | Medical research | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Antonio Botanical Garden | San Antonio, TX | Support of the youth water conservationists program | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Cibolo Wilderness | Boerne, TX | Children's programs and nature literacy education | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Habitat for Humanity | San Antonio, TX | General operations | $64,450 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charity Ball Association | San Antonio, TX | Children's support programs | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Essence Prepatory Schools | San Antonio, TX | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rise School of San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Provide highest quality early childhood education for all children | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Antonio River Foundation | San Antonio, TX | Fund a school tour educator | Environment | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Kids Adventures | San Antonio, TX | Purchase of equipment | Youth development | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kipp Texas Public Schools | San Antonio, TX | Bexar county growth | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cibolo Nature Center | Boerne, TX | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Edwards Plateau Alliance | Eldorado, TX | Preservation and conservation of natural resources | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Barnabas Episcopal Church | Fredericksburg, TX | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation | Dallas, TX | Continuation of conservation legacy version 1 | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Briscoe Western Art Museum | San Antonio, TX | Table sponsor for gala | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coastal Bend Community Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | Harvey weil dinnner sponsorship | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Comal County Counservation Alliance | Canyon Lake, TX | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kids Meals | Houston, TX | General operations | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Antonio Academy | San Antonio, TX | Mike heineman athletic endowment fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Witte Museum | San Antonio, TX | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Navy League-Alamo Battalion | San Antonio, TX | Support alamo battalion | $8,050 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Foundation for Conservation | Austin, TX | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Brigades | New Braunfels, TX | Texas brigade camps | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $1,625,000 |
| Environment | $365,000 |
| Human services | $110,000 |
| Animal-related | $100,000 |
| Medical research | $100,000 |
| Youth development | $35,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 |
States funded
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Updated November 17, 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.