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The Spence Family Foundation

Accepts applications Billings, Montana · EIN 043619122

The Spence Family Foundation is a private foundation in Billings, Montana. In tax year 2023 it gave $30,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $20,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was up from $10,000 the year before.

0% of its 2023 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$10,0002$1.8 million
2023$30,0002$2.2 million

How to apply

ContactRalph Spence Jr
100 N 27th Street Ste 305, Billings, MT 59101-2090
Phone or email(406) 245-9424
What to submit, deadlinesContact foundation

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2023. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Spence Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Montana.

StateGrantsAmount
Montana2$30,000

Grants paid in 2023

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Rocky Mountain College
Billings, MT
Philanthropic purposes$20,000
Amani for Africa USA Foundation
Billings, MT
Philanthropic purposes$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Spence Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Contact foundation.

How much does The Spence Family Foundation give?

$30,000 in tax year 2023, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs The Spence Family Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Ralph Spence Jr (President), Tancy W Spence (Secretary/Treasurer), Ralph Spence III (Director) and Nash Spence (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Spence Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and international.

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