The Spofford Foundation Inc | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 47-2593771
Foundation Overview
Based in Wilmington, DE, The Spofford Foundation Inc has awarded 137 grants totaling $716,558 to organizations in Massachusetts, Georgia and 7 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $920 to $25,000, with a median award of $3,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
32 of 56 recipients (57%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.
Geographic Focus
50% of grants are awarded in New York, with additional funding distributed across 8 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within New York, funding concentrates in Fishers Isle (29%), Fisher Island (16%), Buffalo (13%).
Funding Trajectory
Moderate 22% growth trend over 5 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.
Program Areas
Dual focus on general purposes (90%) and education, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Spofford Foundation Inc's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Act Of Connecticut Inc | $1,000 | Ridgefield, CT, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Assembly House 150 Inc | $5,000 | Buffalo, NY, US | Art & Design Initiatives | 2023 |
| Be Well Be Here Inc | $1,500 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Brain Health Bootcamp Inc | $2,500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Buckley School In The City Of New York | $3,779 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Chase Bjork Foundation Inc | $1,000 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Community Foundation Of The Lowcountry Inc | $5,000 | Hilton Head Island, SC, US | The Bluffton Soup Kitchen And Backpack Buddies | 2023 |
| Concord-carlisle Community Chest Inc | $2,000 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Domestic Violence Services Network Inc | $1,000 | Concord, MA, US | Angel Of Hope Program | 2023 |
| Emerson Hospital | $1,000 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Fishers Island Community Center Inc | $5,000 | Fisher Island, NY, US | Fishersisland.net Program | 2023 |
| Fishers Island Conservancy Inc | $1,000 | Fishers Island, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Friends Of Fishers Island Theater | $2,000 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Island Health Project Inc | $4,800 | Fishers Island, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Maine Natural History Observatory | $10,000 | Gouldsboro, ME, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Metrowest Legal Services Inc | $1,000 | Framingham, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Moore Montessori Community School | $25,000 | Southern Pnes, NC, US | Renovation Of Classroom In B Building | 2023 |
| Northern Westchester Hospital Association | $1,000 | Mount Kisco, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Open Table Inc | $1,000 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Inc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Pennys Flight Foundation Inc | $12,500 | Glen Cove, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Prospects Opportunity And Enrichment Inc | $1,000 | Ridgefield, CT, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| St Johns Church | $2,500 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| St Matthew's Church | $5,000 | Bedford, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Stephen S Johnson Memorial Fund | $2,500 | Greenland, NH, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Thinkgive Inc | $1,000 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Visiting Nurse Association Of Ridgefield Inc | $1,000 | Ridgefield, CT, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Womenade Of Greater Squamscott | $1,000 | Stratham, NH, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Act Of Connecticut Inc | $1,000 | Ridgefield, CT, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Assembly House 150 Inc | $5,000 | Buffalo, NY, US | Art & Design Initiatives | 2023 |
| Be Well Be Here Inc | $1,500 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Brain Health Bootcamp Inc | $2,500 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Buckley School In The City Of New York | $3,779 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Chase Bjork Foundation Inc | $1,000 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Community Foundation Of The Lowcountry Inc | $5,000 | Hilton Head Island, SC, US | The Bluffton Soup Kitchen And Backpack Buddies | 2023 |
| Concord-carlisle Community Chest Inc | $2,000 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Domestic Violence Services Network Inc | $1,000 | Concord, MA, US | Angel Of Hope Program | 2023 |
| Emerson Hospital | $1,000 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Fishers Island Community Center Inc | $5,000 | Fisher Island, NY, US | Fishersisland.net Program | 2023 |
| Fishers Island Conservancy Inc | $1,000 | Fishers Island, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Friends Of Fishers Island Theater | $2,000 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Island Health Project Inc | $4,800 | Fishers Island, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Maine Natural History Observatory | $10,000 | Gouldsboro, ME, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Metrowest Legal Services Inc | $1,000 | Framingham, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Moore Montessori Community School | $25,000 | Southern Pnes, NC, US | Renovation Of Classroom In B Building | 2023 |
| Northern Westchester Hospital Association | $1,000 | Mount Kisco, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Open Table Inc | $1,000 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Inc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Pennys Flight Foundation Inc | $12,500 | Glen Cove, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Prospects Opportunity And Enrichment Inc | $1,000 | Ridgefield, CT, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| St Johns Church | $2,500 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| St Matthew's Church | $5,000 | Bedford, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Stephen S Johnson Memorial Fund | $2,500 | Greenland, NH, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Thinkgive Inc | $1,000 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Visiting Nurse Association Of Ridgefield Inc | $1,000 | Ridgefield, CT, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Womenade Of Greater Squamscott | $1,000 | Stratham, NH, US | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation - Cure Alzh | $1,500 | Wellesley Hills, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Arts Southeast | $2,500 | Savannah, GA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Assembly House 150 Inc | $10,000 | Buffalo, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Concord-carlisle Community Chest Inc | $5,000 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Fishers Island Community Center Inc | $15,000 | Fisher Island, NY, US | Paddle Tennis/pickleball Courts Program | 2022 |
| Fishers Island Community Center Inc | $5,000 | Fisher Island, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Island Health Project Inc | $3,000 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | To Purchase New Ekg Machine | 2022 |
| Island Health Project Inc | $4,200 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Lawrence And Memorial Hospital Inc | $20,000 | New London, CT, US | Fishers Island Campaign For Lawrence Memorial Emergency Department Renovation Project | 2022 |
| Mahoosuc Land Trust Inc | $5,000 | Bethel, ME, US | Ken Hotopp Wildlands Fund | 2022 |
| Providence Farm Collective Corp | $2,500 | Orchard Park, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Stephen S Johnson Memorial Fund | $2,500 | Greenland, NH, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation - Cure Alzh | $1,500 | Wellesley Hills, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Arts Southeast | $2,500 | Savannah, GA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Assembly House 150 Inc | $10,000 | Buffalo, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Concord-carlisle Community Chest Inc | $5,000 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Fishers Island Community Center Inc | $15,000 | Fisher Island, NY, US | Paddle Tennis/pickleball Courts Program | 2022 |
| Fishers Island Community Center Inc | $5,000 | Fisher Island, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Island Health Project Inc | $3,000 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | To Purchase New Ekg Machine | 2022 |
| Island Health Project Inc | $4,200 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Lawrence And Memorial Hospital Inc | $20,000 | New London, CT, US | Fishers Island Campaign For Lawrence Memorial Emergency Department Renovation Project | 2022 |
| Mahoosuc Land Trust Inc | $5,000 | Bethel, ME, US | Ken Hotopp Wildlands Fund | 2022 |
| Providence Farm Collective Corp | $2,500 | Orchard Park, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Stephen S Johnson Memorial Fund | $2,500 | Greenland, NH, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation - Cure Alzh | $1,500 | Wellesley Hills, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Arts Southeast | $2,500 | Savannah, GA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Assembly House 150 Inc | $10,000 | Buffalo, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Concord-carlisle Community Chest Inc | $5,000 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Fishers Island Community Center Inc | $15,000 | Fisher Island, NY, US | Paddle Tennis/pickleball Courts Program | 2022 |
| Fishers Island Community Center Inc | $5,000 | Fisher Island, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Island Health Project Inc | $3,000 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | To Purchase New Ekg Machine | 2022 |
| Island Health Project Inc | $4,200 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Lawrence And Memorial Hospital Inc | $20,000 | New London, CT, US | Fishers Island Campaign For Lawrence Memorial Emergency Department Renovation Project | 2022 |
| Mahoosuc Land Trust Inc | $5,000 | Bethel, ME, US | Ken Hotopp Wildlands Fund | 2022 |
| Providence Farm Collective Corp | $2,500 | Orchard Park, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Stephen S Johnson Memorial Fund | $2,500 | Greenland, NH, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Assembly House 150 Inc | $12,000 | Buffalo, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Boys And Girls Club Of The Sandhills Inc | $16,500 | Southern Pines, NC, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Buckley School In The City Of New York | $3,900 | New York, NY, US | 1948 Annual Fund | 2021 |
| Concord-carlisle Community Chest Inc | $5,000 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Fishers Island Community Center Inc | $5,000 | Fisher Island, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Fishers Island Conservancy Inc | $2,000 | Fishers Island, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Fishers Island Recreational Path Foundation | $10,000 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Friends Of Fishers Island Theater | $7,500 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | To Purchase A Projector | 2021 |
| Henry L Ferguson Museum | $6,000 | Fishers Island, NY, US | To Purchase A Osprey Camera | 2021 |
| Ice Hockey In Harlem Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable Event | 2021 |
| Island Health Project Inc | $2,100 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Open Table Inc | $2,500 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| St Johns Church | $3,000 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| St Matthew's Church | $3,000 | Bedford, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Stephen S Johnson Memorial Fund | $2,500 | Greenland, NH, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Walsh Park Benevolent Corporation | $10,000 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Yale University Alumni Fund | $2,000 | New Haven, CT, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Assembly House 150 Inc | $18,080 | Buffalo, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Boys And Girls Club Of The Sandhills Inc | $5,000 | Southern Pines, NC, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Concord-carlisle Community Chest Inc | $12,500 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Episcopal Day School Inc | $5,000 | Southern Pnes, NC, US | Fund-a-need For School Fencing Program | 2020 |
| Fishers Island Community Center Inc | $7,000 | Fisher Island, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Fishers Island Recreational Path Foundation | $20,000 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Friends Of Night People Inc | $920 | Buffalo, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Friends Of Weymouth Inc | $5,000 | Southern Pnes, NC, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Henry L Ferguson Museum | $4,000 | Fishers Island, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Island Health Project Inc | $12,500 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Sandhills Independent School Corp | $4,000 | Southern Pnes, NC, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| St Johns Church | $1,500 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| St Matthew's Church | $1,500 | Bedford, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Stephen S Johnson Memorial Fund | $5,000 | Greenland, NH, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation - Cure Alzh | $10,000 | Wellesley Hills, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Assembly House 150 Inc | $20,000 | Buffalo, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Concord Carlisle High School Parents Assoc Inc | $2,500 | Concord, MA, US | Q5 Program | 2018 |
| Concord-carlisle Community Chest Inc | $2,500 | Concord, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Episcopal Day School Inc | $10,000 | Southern Pnes, NC, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Fishers Island Community Center Inc | $7,000 | Fisher Island, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Ice Hockey In Harlem Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable Event | 2018 |
| Island Health Project Inc | $10,800 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Moore Montessori Community School | $4,500 | Southern Pnes, NC, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Ridgefield Library Association Inc | $1,000 | Ridgefield, CT, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| St Johns Church | $1,000 | Fishers Isle, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| St Marys Center For Women And Children | $2,500 | Dorchester, MA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| St Matthew's Church | $2,000 | Bedford, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| University Of Vermont And State Agricultural Colle | $5,000 | Burlington, VT, US | Stem Complex Fund | 2018 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 47-2593771 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | FOUNDATION SOURCE 501 SILVERSIDE RD Wilmington, DE 19809-0000 |
Key People (5)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Spofford Foundation Inc's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Dir | Holly Bell |
|---|---|
| Dir, Vp | Alexandra Johnston |
| Dir | Jennifer Sanger |
| Dir, Sec, Treas | Charles Spofford |
| Dir, Pres | Nick Spofford |
Forms 990-PF
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