Spight Foundation
Spight Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Concord, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $188K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $17K. Net investment income was $5K.
Spight Foundation at a glance
In short: Spight Foundation gave $17K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $17,000
- +21.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,400
- +21.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $187,500
- -6.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.
How to apply to Spight Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Spight Foundation
Who Spight Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Public Lands Conservancy ($9K). Together the top 5 received $17K.
Grant Size Distribution
25 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Spight Foundation gives
- Giving grew 89% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2022) to $17K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $17K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Public Lands Conservancy Point Reyes, CA | Peserving, Protecting and managing Public Lands | $9,000 |
| Aspiranet South San Francisco, CA | Foster care services | $2,000 |
| Child Abuse Prevention Council Walnut Creek, CA | Contra Costa programs | $2,000 |
| Meals on Wheels Oakland, CA | Feeding the elderly | $2,000 |
| Stand Against Domestic Violence Concord, CA | Battered women's services | $2,000 |
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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 | $187,500 | $7,365 | $21,252 | $17,000 | 5 | $18,994 | $5,043 | $19,456 |
| 2024 | $201,387 | $20,795 | $17,486 | $14,000 | 5 | $15,720 | $18,530 | $18,823 |
| 2023 | $198,078 | $-17,876 | $16,233 | $13,100 | 5 | $14,600 | $4,672 | $15,307 |
| 2022 | $232,432 | $-3,634 | $11,566 | $9,000 | 5 | $10,290 | $4,838 | $14,555 |
| 2021 | $247,632 | $-48,405 | $16,787 | $11,000 | 5 | $13,912 | $2,880 | $13,600 |
| 2020 | $312,824 | $-2,583 | $15,177 | $12,100 | 5 | — | $4,450 | $10,747 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Spight Foundation reported a distributable amount of $19K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Spight Foundation's only listed officer is Elena R Spight, CFO & Secretary on every filing since 2020 (uncompensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elena R Spight
CFO & Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Michael H. Spight (2020–2023) — CEO
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 Spight Foundation
How much does Spight Foundation give each year?
Spight Foundation gave $17K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $14K across 5 grants.
What is Spight Foundation's typical grant size?
Spight Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $3,400, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Spight Foundation give grants?
Spight Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Spight Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Spight Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Spight Foundation's largest grantees?
Spight Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Public Lands Conservancy ($9,000), Aspiranet ($2,000) and Child Abuse Prevention Council ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 76% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Spight Foundation?
Spight Foundation reported $188K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $19K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $19K (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.
What is Spight Foundation?
Spight Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Concord, CA. It holds $188K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Spight Foundation's EIN?
Spight Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0417733. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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