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John Sperling Foundation: 22 grants to organizations, $3.8 million (tax year ended August 2025)
John Sperling Foundation, a private foundation in Litchfield Park, AZ, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $3,776,000 in its tax year ended August 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 14, 2026. The largest was $1,500,000 to Earthjustice in San Francisco, CA for first installment of a three-year grant for prevailing justice: fight back, fight forward.
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- EIN
- 320284165
- Based in
- Litchfield Park, AZ
- Assets
- $86,222,585
- Grants paid
- $3,776,000
- Tax year ended
- August 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended August 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202621959349100002. It reported $3,776,000 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | First installment of a three-year grant for prevailing justice: fight back, fight forward | Environment | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | For the voting rights project | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | To support work related to protection of abortion and reproductive health care | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western Environmental Law Center | Eugene, OR | Second installment of a two-year grant for defending public lands across the western u.s. | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest | Washington, DC | Second installment of a two-year grant for advocating for a safer and more transparent food system | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Los Padres Forest Watch | Santa Barbara, CA | Second installment of a two-year grant for protecting the public lands of the central coast of california | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western Resource Advocates | Boulder, CO | First installment of a three-year grant to protect the colorado river | Crime and legal-related | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Restricted to efforts related to helene with a focus on nc, ga and tn | International, foreign affairs and national security | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Restricted to recovery efforts associated with the wildfires in southern california | International, foreign affairs and national security | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gaviota Coast Conservancy | Goleta, CA | For general support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Indivisible Civics | Washington, DC | For general support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| PW Litchfield Heritage | Litchfield Park, AZ | For general support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Valley Arts Council | Surprise, AZ | To support their endeavors in the west valley | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Canyon Conservancy | Grand Canyon, AZ | For the grand canyon disaster recovery fund | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Indivisible Civics | Washington, DC | For general support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Muir Land Trust | Martinez, CA | For general support of family harvest farm | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sustainable Lafayette | Walnut Creek, CA | For lafayette community garden | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wikimedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | For general support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oakland Zoo | Oakland, CA | For general support | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute of Noetic Sciences | Novato, CA | For general support | Science and technology | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Linus | Belton, MO | For support of the jackson county oregon chapter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Jude Foundation | Memphis, TN | For general support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended August 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed July 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202531969349100918. It reported $3,755,000 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | Third installment of a three year grant for the climate and energy program | Environment | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | Protect abortion and reproductive health care | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | Voting rights project | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western Environmental Law Center | Eugene, OR | First installment of a two year grant for defending public lands across the western u.s | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest | Washington, DC | First installment of a two year grant for advocating for a safer and more transparent food system | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies | San Jose, CA | Second installment of a two year grant for consciousness without criminalization: psychedelic drug policy reform and sentencing reform | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Humane Technology | San Francisco, CA | For support of election integrity and ai work | Science and technology | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food & Water Watch | Washington, DC | Protect california's water campaign | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Israaid | Palo Alto, CA | For crisis relief efforts | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Padres Forestwatch | Santa Barbara, CA | First installment of a two year grant to protect the public lands of the central coast of california | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Forest Foundation | Missoula, MT | Third installment of a three year grant for pine canyon restoration and watershed protection project | Recreation and sports | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | For crisis relief efforts | International, foreign affairs and national security | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western Resource Advocates | Boulder, CO | Second installment of a two year grant for protections of the colorado river | Crime and legal-related | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arizona Community Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | To support the environmental initiative | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gaviota Coast Conservancy | Goleta, CA | For general support | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Valley Arts Council | Surprise, AZ | For general support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute of Noetic Sciences | Novato, CA | For general support | Science and technology | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sustainable Lafayette | Creek, CA | For lafayette community garden | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Muir Land Trust | Martinez, CA | Restricted to support the family harvest farm | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $2,655,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,030,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $700,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $250,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $150,000 |
| Science and technology | $122,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $100,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $3,175,000 |
| New York | $2,000,000 |
| Oregon | $1,000,000 |
| District of Columbia | $980,000 |
| Colorado | $150,000 |
| Arizona | $120,000 |
| Montana | $100,000 |
| Missouri | $5,000 |
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Updated July 14, 2026. 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.