Rupert Spira Foundation
Rupert Spira Foundation is a private foundation, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.5M in total assets. In 2025, it made $248K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $194K.
Rupert Spira Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $5,494,884
- -3.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $234,423
- -11.7% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $248,465
- +148.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $401,952
- +209.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Rupert Spira Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Rupert Spira Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 90% 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
From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $22K (2023) to $77K (2024). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $77K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Marici San Francisco, CA | Program Support | $66,855 |
| 2 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $10,468 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,494,884 | $234,423 | $401,952 | — | — | $248,465 | $194,397 | $274,585 |
| 2024 | $5,662,413 | $265,416 | $130,035 | $77,323 | 3 | $100,079 | $242,315 | $273,487 |
| 2023 | $5,527,032 | $5,608,336 | $164,058 | $22,000 | 2 | $29,450 | $51,694 | $96,305 |
| 2022 | $64,014 | $73,352 | $37,551 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $25,061 | $5,540 | $2,102 | — | — | — | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Rupert Spira Foundation reported a distributable amount of $275K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rupert Spira Foundation is led by Rupert Spira, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 6 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rupert Spira
President & CEO
President → President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2020
39 hrs/week
$179K (2025)
Matthew Spira
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anne Holmes
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Stone
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luigi Gatti Bonati
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Simon Horton
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Francesca Rotondella (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Lane Lamure (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Ed Kelly (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Matt Kim Miller (2023) — Secretary
- Former: Ellen Emmet (2020–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Matt Kim-Miller (2020–2022) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $179K, to Rupert Spira (President & CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Rupert Spira Foundation
How large is Rupert Spira Foundation?
Rupert Spira Foundation reported $5.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $248K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $275K (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 Rupert Spira Foundation operate?
Rupert Spira Foundation has awarded grants in California, Missouri, New York.
What is Rupert Spira Foundation's EIN?
Rupert Spira Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1183740. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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