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The Spray Foundation Inc: 32 grants to organizations, $3.3 million (tax year ended December 2025)
The Spray Foundation Inc, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 32 grants to organizations totaling $3,310,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 7, 2026. The largest was $685,000 to Melmark Charitable Foundation in Berwyn, PA for scholarship program.
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- EIN
- 582219018
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $64,417,948
- Grants paid
- $3,310,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 7, 2026, IRS object ID 202611279349100426. It reported $3,310,000 in grants paid; 32 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melmark Charitable Foundation | Berwyn, PA | Scholarship program | $685,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Laurel House | Stamford, CT | Resources to recover program | $310,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Atlanta Speech School | Atlanta, GA | Support programs & policies focusing on literacy & language development | Education | $230,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Farmland Trust | Washington, DC | Support programs and policies that help save farmland, farmers & the environment | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earthjustice | New York, NY | Environmental law programs | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana | New York, NY | Flamenco dance company | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Transylvania University | Lexington, KY | Scholarship program | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wood River Land Trust | Hailey, ID | To support the land trust in preserving and protecting the big wood river, its tributaries, and the treasured landscapes of central idaho | Environment | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spoons Across America | New York, NY | Educating children, teachers, and families about the benefits of healthy eating | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spur Community Foundation | Ketchum, ID | Support arts, activities, facilities, and programs offered to the community | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Side Campaign Against Hunger | New York, NY | Alleviate hunger by ensuring that all new yorkers have access with dignity to a choice of healthy food | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Path To College Fellowship | West Palm Beach, FL | Provide guidance, career exposure, and encouragement to students with high academic aspirations from | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu | New York, NY | Provide clinical scholarships to patients who would otherwise not have access to | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | Defend democracy, reform justice & protect the constitution | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc | Tucson, AZ | Work protecting endangered species through legal action, scientific petitions, creative media & grassroots activism. | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Climate Justice Alliance | Berkeley, CA | Help build local alternatives that center traditional ecological and cultural knowledge and create a pathway for a regenerative future. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eblen Charities | Asheville, NC | Community based charity focusing on damilies & individuals in time of crisis | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Equal Justice Initiatives | Montgomery, AL | Provide legal representation to prisoners who may have been wrongly convicted of crimes, poor prisoners without effective representation, and others who may have been denied a fair trial | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Highlander Research & Education Center | New Market, TN | Helps to give power back to individuals and communities, promoting justice and equity for all | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kentucky Resources Council | Frankfort, KY | Mission is to protect the commonwealth's natural resources and ensure environmental justice for kentucky's most vulnerable people and communities. | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mountain Association | Berea, KY | The mission is to invest in people and places in eastern kentucky. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | The mission is to safeguard the earth, its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends. | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Star Fund | New York, NY | Supports grassroots organizing led by communities of color building power by organizing people across race & class | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc | Petersburgh, NY | Strive to regenerate biodiversity and soil, protect the climate, and honor natural cycles of growth and rest | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Formation Project | N Charleston, SC | Provide life-changing services to survivors of human trafficking & exploitation | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thousand Currents | San Francisco, CA | To support grassroots social movements in the global south working on issues like climate justice, food sovereignty, and economic justice | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uk Kentucky Children's Hospital | Lexington, KY | Support the kentucky children's hospital activities & art in the new patient health unit. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Save the Chimps | Fort Pierce, FL | Provide quality care to our beloved chimpanzee residents, including fresh and nutritious meals, exceptional veterinary care, innovative enrichment, and the social companionship necessary for the chimp | Animal-related | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Giffords Law Center | Washington, DC | Promotes gun safety legislation | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Community Library | Hailey, ID | Support the library & programs to provide free resources & services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Frick Collection | New York, NY | Support programs & activities in museum perserving the collection of henry clay frick | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Windward School | White Plains, NY | Support programs that provide a specialized, research-based education for children in grades 1-8 with dyslexia and language-based learning disabilities | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202531279349103858. It reported $33,212,269 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melmark Charitable Foundation | Berwyn, PA | Endowment | $30,372,269 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Melmark Charitable Foundation | Berwyn, PA | Scholarship program | $630,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Atlanta Botanical Garden | Atlanta, GA | Support programs & policies where the horticulturally-minded, nature-inspired and fun-seeking families come together to feel human again. | Environment | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laurel House | Stamford, CT | Resources to recover program | $260,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Farmland Trust | Washington, DC | Support programs and policies that help save farmland, farmers & the environment | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana | New York, NY | Flamenco dance company | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wood River Land Trust | Hailey, ID | To support the land trust in preserving and protecting the big wood river, its tributaries, and the treasured landscapes of central idaho | Environment | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earthjustice | New York, NY | Environmental law programs | $137,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spoons Across America | New York, NY | Educating children, teachers, and families about the benefits of healthy eating | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Transylvania University | Lexington, KY | Scholarship program | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Side Campaign Against Hunger | New York, NY | Alleviate hunger by ensuring that all new yorkers have access with dignity to a choice of healthy food | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu | New York, NY | Provide clinical scholarships to patients who would otherwise not have access to | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | Defend democracy, reform justice & protect the constitution | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eblen Charities | Asheville, NC | Community based charity focusing on damilies & individuals in time of crisis | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Giffords Law Center | Washington, DC | Promotes gun safety legislation | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kentucky Resources Council | Frankfort, KY | Mission is to protect the commonwealth's natural resources and ensure environmental justice for kentucky's most vulnerable people and communities. | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | The mission is to safeguard the earth, its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends. | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Path To College Fellowship | West Palm Beach, FL | Provide guidance, career exposure, and encouragement to students with high academic aspirations from | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Formation Project | N Charleston, SC | Provide life-changing services to survivors of human trafficking & exploitation | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uk Kentucky Children's Hospital | Lexington, KY | Support the kentucky children's hospital activities & art in the new patient health unit. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unc-Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | Nationally recognized teaching, groundbreaking research and dedication to public service. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc | Tucson, AZ | Work protecting endangered species through legal action, scientific petitions, creative media & grassroots activism. | Animal-related | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Climate Justice Alliance | Berkeley, CA | Help build local alternatives that center traditional ecological and cultural knowledge and create a pathway for a regenerative future. | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Equal Justice Initiatives | Montgomery, AL | Provide legal representation to prisoners who may have been wrongly convicted of crimes, poor prisoners without effective representation, and others who may have been denied a fair trial | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Highlander Research & Education Center | New Market, TN | Helps to give power back to individuals and communities, promoting justice and equity for all | Environment | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Star Fund | New York, NY | Supports grassroots organizing led by communities of color building power by organizing people across race & class | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc | Petersburgh, NY | Strive to regenerate biodiversity and soil, protect the climate, and honor natural cycles of growth and rest | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thousand Currents | San Francisco, CA | To support grassroots social movements in the global south working on issues like climate justice, food sovereignty, and economic justice | International, foreign affairs and national security | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mountain Association | Berea, KY | The mission is to invest in people and places in eastern kentucky. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $862,500 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $487,500 |
| Education | $480,000 |
| Human services | $200,000 |
| Animal-related | $122,500 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $87,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $31,687,269 |
| New York | $1,512,500 |
| Connecticut | $570,000 |
| Georgia | $505,000 |
| Kentucky | $500,000 |
| District of Columbia | $475,000 |
| Idaho | $425,000 |
| California | $175,000 |
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Updated May 7, 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.