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Charles H and Mildred E Speece Foundation

Preselected recipients only Jenkintown, Pennsylvania · EIN 472142206

Charles H and Mildred E Speece Foundation is a private foundation in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $320,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $22,500 and the largest $50,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $350,000 the year before.

33% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$350,00013$6.3 million
2024$320,00012$6.8 million

How to apply

Charles H and Mildred E Speece Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Charles H and Mildred E Speece Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania12$320,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Share Food Program
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable Purposes$50,000
Jenkintown Food Cupboard
Jenkintown, PA
Charitable Purposes$50,000
St James School
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable Purposes$30,000
Family Promise
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable Purposes$30,000
Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Charitable Purposes$25,000
Jenkintown Education Foundation
Jenkintown, PA
Charitable Purposes$25,000
Jenkintown Library
Jenkintown, PA
Charitable Purposes$20,000
Upper Moreland Library
Willow Grove, PA
Charitable Purposes$20,000
Abington Library
Abington, PA
Charitable Purposes$20,000
Jenkintown High School Instrumental Music Dept
Jenkintown, PA
Charitable Purposes$20,000
Upper Merion Community Cupboard
King of Prussia, PA
Charitable Purposes$15,000
Settlement Music School
Willow Grove, PA
Charitable Purposes$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Charles H and Mildred E Speece Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Charles H and Mildred E Speece Foundation give?

$320,000 in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $22,500.

Who runs Charles H and Mildred E Speece Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists George Luskus (Trustee), Donald A Pizer (Trustee) and Hilary Fuelleborn (Trustee).

What does Charles H and Mildred E Speece Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, food and hunger and arts and culture.

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