Mary M Spencer and Sash a Spencer

Private foundation · Grantmaker Miami, FL EIN: 26-3034777

Mary M Spencer and Sash a Spencer is a private foundation, based in Miami, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.9M in total assets. In 2025, it made $32K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $145K.

Mary M Spencer and Sash a Spencer at a glance

Total assets
$4,894,605
+2.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$169,813
-85.9% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$32,233
-96.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$57,485
-93.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Mary M Spencer and Sash a Spencer funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Key BiscayneMiami

How Mary M Spencer and Sash a Spencer gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 23% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $500K (2022) to $894K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $894K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Municipality of Crans-Montana The donated sculpture has been installed on the shores of lake moubra, switzerland, where it is open to the public.$644,358
St Agnes Church Key Biscayne, FLTo Support the Completion of Rectory Project.$250,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$4,894,605$169,813$57,485——$32,233$144,561$137,982
2024$4,782,277$1,208,583$947,454$894,3582$922,869$183,998$142,910
2023$4,521,148$-86,918$708,562$650,6821$684,874$50,443$143,210
2022$5,815,820$-104,820$579,012$500,0001$534,062$12,081$197,247
2021$6,000,460$184,290$53,242——$16,086$147,134$210,483
2020$5,869,412$135,209$47,400———$103,995$186,433

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mary M Spencer and Sash a Spencer reported a distributable amount of $138K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mary M Spencer and Sash a Spencer is led by Mary M. Spencer, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mary M. Spencer

    President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan P. Raines

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James W. Donaghy

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Louis Nostro

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maureen McLaughlin

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Mary M Spencer and Sash a Spencer

How large is Mary M Spencer and Sash a Spencer?

Mary M Spencer and Sash a Spencer reported $4.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $32K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $138K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Mary M Spencer and Sash a Spencer operate?

Mary M Spencer and Sash a Spencer has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Mary M Spencer and Sash a Spencer's EIN?

Mary M Spencer and Sash a Spencer's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3034777. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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