The Spectrum Charitable Foundation
The Spectrum Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Round Rock, Texas. It gave $50,000 through 13 grants in 2025 to charitable organizations and individual recipients, with listed purposes including basic human needs, education, health and medical supplies, disaster relief, and historical preservation.
The Spectrum Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: The Spectrum Charitable Foundation gave $50K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), top state Texas. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $50,000
- +9.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- -7.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,846
- +18.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $219,473
- +19.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (1 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (41% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Spectrum Charitable Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Contact
Mailing address: 5156 Cornetto Bluffs, Round Rock, TX 78665
Phone: (512) 639-8491
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Spectrum Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Central Texas Food Bank ($10K). Together the top 10 received $42K.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($7,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
67 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 67 grants of 67 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Texas recipients received 41% of grant dollars. Recipients in New York received 14%, while those in Colorado, New Jersey, and Virginia each received 10%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Spectrum Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 12 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 92% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+10%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $46K (2022) to $50K (2025). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Central Texas Food Bank Austin, TX | Basic Human Needs | $10,000 |
| Project Cure Centennial, CO | Health/Medical Supplies | $5,000 |
| 2 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $7,500 |
| American Battlefield Trust Merrifield, VA | Historical Preservation | $5,000 |
| Episcopal Relief Development New York City, NY | Disaster Relief | $4,000 |
| American Red Cross Washington, DC | Disaster Relief | $3,500 |
| Seminary of the Southwest Austin, TX | Education | $3,000 |
| Round Rock Serving Center Round Rock, TX | Human Needs | $3,000 |
| Broadway Cares New York, NY | AIDS Related Causes | $3,000 |
| Harvey Danowitz Family Fund Newtown, PA | Religous | $3,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $219,473 | $84,940 | $53,892 | $50,000 | 13 | $50,000 | $4,940 |
| 2024 | $184,450 | $88,419 | $48,831 | $45,500 | 14 | $45,500 | $3,419 |
| 2023 | $137,762 | $76,829 | $49,539 | $45,500 | 15 | $45,500 | $2,052 |
| 2022 | $110,472 | $69,157 | $48,176 | $45,500 | 17 | $45,500 | $808 |
| 2021 | $91,695 | $121,277 | $63,291 | $50,000 | 8 | $50,000 | $31,193 |
| 2020 | $59,582 | $59,582 | $3,257 | — | — | — | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including food access, education, disaster relief, medical supplies, and conservation. An individual recipient Food Bank describes its mission as increasing food access in an individual recipient through nutritious food, hunger and poverty advocacy, and programs and education. Allegheny College describes its undergraduate residential education as promoting students’ intellectual, moral, and social development and encouraging personal and civic responsibility.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 13 grants totaling $50,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $10,000, with a median of $3,000. Listed recipients included an individual recipient Food Bank ($10,000), Project CURE ($5,000), an individual recipient in New Jersey ($5,000), American Battlefield Trust ($5,000), Episcopal Relief Development ($4,000), American Red Cross ($3,500), Seminary of the Southwest ($3,000), Round Rock Serving Center ($3,000), Broadway Cares ($3,000), Harvey Danowitz Family Fund ($3,000), an individual recipient ($2,500), and Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute ($2,000). Allegheny College received $1,000.
The foundation states on its 2024 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Robert Viggiano as president and John Viggiano and William Bennet as directors.
The Spectrum Charitable Foundation is led by Robert Viggiano, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Viggiano
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
John Viggiano
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
William Bennet
Director
On filings since 2020
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 The Spectrum Charitable Foundation
How much does The Spectrum Charitable Foundation give each year?
The Spectrum Charitable Foundation gave $50K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $46K across 14 grants.
What is The Spectrum Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
The Spectrum Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $3,846, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Spectrum Charitable Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does The Spectrum Charitable Foundation give grants?
The Spectrum Charitable Foundation's top state is Texas, with 41% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (14%) and Colorado (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Austin, TX (2 grants).
Does The Spectrum Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on The Spectrum Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are The Spectrum Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
The Spectrum Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Central Texas Food Bank ($10,000), Project Cure ($5,000) and American Battlefield Trust ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($7,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 40% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Spectrum Charitable Foundation?
The Spectrum Charitable Foundation reported $219K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $85K.
What does The Spectrum Charitable Foundation fund?
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including food access, education, disaster relief, medical supplies, and conservation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Spectrum Charitable Foundation?
The Spectrum Charitable Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals, according to Grantable's research on its published guidelines.
What is The Spectrum Charitable Foundation's EIN?
The Spectrum Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-4126283. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Spectrum Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). The Spectrum Charitable Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-spectrum-charitable-foundation-morg_fda8572d362242668ccaee193fe9a529
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