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Filing year 2024

THE SPECTER FOUNDATION

Gladwyne, Pennsylvania·EIN 38-7076393·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$19.5M
Total assets
$44.2M
Total expenses
$5.5M
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. THE SPECTER FOUNDATION reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Trustee
Trustee

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$5.5M

Itemized grants

62

Median grant

$5k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
SHAREFOODPHILADELPHIA, PA2024 DONATION$3.5M
UC LAW SAN FRANCISCOLA JOLLA, CA2024 DONATION$1M
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIAPHILADELPHIA, PAMOISHE HOUSE PHILADELPHIA$201k
CAMBRIDGE IN AMERICANEW YORK, NY2024 DONATION$127k
DREXEL UNIVERSITY FUNDPHILADELPHIA, PADREXEL SQUASH JOHN D WHITE$100k
DELAWARE VALLEY FRIENDS SCHOOLPAOLI, PA2024 DONATION$83k
OUR GENERATION SPEAKSWALTHAM, MA2024 DONATION$82k
TRIBE 12PHILADELPHIA, PA2024 DONATION$54k
HAR ZION TEMPLEPENN VALLEY, PA2024 DONATION$28k
HOLY REDEEMER HEALTH SYSTEMS DEV DEPTHUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA2024 DONATION$25k
SQUASH AND EDUCATION ALLIANCENEW YORK, NY2024 GIFT$25k
US SQUASH RACQUETS ASSOCIATIONNEW YORK, NYUS SQUASH BOARD CONTRIBUTION$25k
US SQUASH RACQUETS ASSOCIATIONNEW YORK, NYYEAR 2 GIFT$25k
WEITZMAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORYPHILADELPHIA, PA2024 DONATION$25k
PERELMAN JEWISH DAY SCHOOLWYNNEWOOD, PA2024 TRIBUTE EVENT$18k
WILLIAM PENN CHARTER SCHOOLPHILADELPHIA, PA2024 ANNUAL FUND$15k
HAVERFORD COLLEGEHAVERFORD, PAHAVERFORD COLLEGE ANNUAL SQUASH GIFT$10k
JEWISH NATIONAL FUNDPHILADELPHIA, PA2024 DONATION$10k
PROJECT HOMEKEENE, NH2024 DONATION$10k
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAPHILADELPHIA, PAWOMEN'S SQUASH ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION$10k
CHILDREN FIRSTPHILADELPHIA, PA2024 DONATION$8k
PHILADELPHIA FRIENDSHIP CIRCLEPHILADELPHIA, PA4/7/2024 EVENT$5k
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LIBIBRIGHTON, MAWILLIAM FIELD IAFA GYMNASIUM PROJECT$5k
CHABAD HAVERFORDPHILADELPHIA, PA2024 DONATION$5k
EMILY'S ENTROURAGEARDMORE, PAOCTOBER 5TH EVENT$5k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE SPECTER FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$9.5M
$4.7M
2023
$19.5M
$5.5M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Pennsylvania

THE SPECTER FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Pennsylvania earns a median of $8,510.

25th percentile
$3k
Median
$8,510
75th percentile
$28k
90th percentile
$76k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 4,067 organizations across 4,067 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Pennsylvania
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What are THE SPECTER FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE SPECTER FOUNDATION reported $19.5M in total revenue and $5.5M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.