Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc

BETHESDA, MD EIN: 20-3672969

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.3B

-0.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$79.9M

+12.9% YoY

Grant Count

138

-11.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$579K

+26.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$39M$78M$117M$156M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,346,829,486$1,347,340,836$1,356,251,879
Revenue$38,994,993$47,949,417$63,415,278
Expenses$79,205,253$64,801,332$141,986,742
Qualifying Distributions$83,253,636$75,094,635$86,923,742
Net Investment Income$48,319,726$36,169,269$87,251,859
Distributable Amount$64,695,976$64,894,683$69,474,641

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$21M$41M$62M$83M167 grants2020137 grants2021138 grants2022155 grants2023138 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

DONORS TRUST$5.0MDONORS TRUST$5.0MDONORS TRUST$5.0MHERITAGE FOUNDATION$5.0MHILLSDALE COLLEGE$5.0MTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY$3.5MTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY$3.5MDONORS TRUST$3.0MINDEPENDENT WOMEN'S FORUM$2.5MDONORS TRUST$2.0M

Grant Size Distribution

735 grants across all recorded years

126<$50K108$50–100K231$100–250K123$250–500K67$500K–1M62$1–5M18$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CHRISTOPHER BURNCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER$894KABBY SPENCER MOFFATCEO & PRESIDENT$833KDIANA DAVIS SPENCEREXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN$777KTHOMAS SKILTONGENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY$688KCAROLE A FEATHERSTONECHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$644KRICHARD PAINTERAUDIT & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE…$100KJOHN RICHARDSONAUDIT & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE…$75KHARRISON HOWARDTRUSTEE$30K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DIANA DAVIS SPENCEREXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN40$776,545
ABBY SPENCER MOFFATCEO & PRESIDENT40$832,604
HARRISON HOWARDTRUSTEE1$30,000
CAROLE A FEATHERSTONECHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40$643,613
CHRISTOPHER BURNCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER40$894,228
JOHN RICHARDSONAUDIT & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER4$75,000
RICHARD PAINTERAUDIT & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER4$100,000
THOMAS SKILTONGENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY40$687,546
KIMBERLY LAMANNATRUSTEE1
SPENCER MOFFATTRUSTEE1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

32states
+24 more states

Cities

AbingdonAddisonAlexandriaAlpharettaAmeniaAnnapolisArlingtonAshlandAtlantaAustinBabson ParkBar HarborBethesdaBoerneBooneBrooklynCaliforniaCamarilloCambridgeCamden

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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