Ud Seth Sprague Educ & Char Fdn

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 13-6071886

Ud Seth Sprague Educ & Char Fdn is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $74.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $4.9M. Net investment income was $4.5M.

Ud Seth Sprague Educ & Char Fdn at a glance

In short: Ud Seth Sprague Educ & Char Fdn gave $4.9M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $4.9M), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$4,921,100
+14.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,921,100
+14.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,921,100
Total assets
$74,269,107
-1.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Ud Seth Sprague Educ & Char Fdn funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M4$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

New York

How Ud Seth Sprague Educ & Char Fdn gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 96% 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$2M$4M$6M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4.3M (2024) to $5.3M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $4.9M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Various Charitable Organizations New York, NYContribution to Tax Exempt$4,921,100
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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$74,269,107$4,969,040$5,823,308$4,921,1001$5,328,765$4,525,008$5,537,878
2024$75,080,961$10,194,279$5,141,386$4,317,0001$4,725,613$9,768,969$5,166,887
2023$70,122,834$10,499,419$5,799,890$4,725,0001$5,097,024$10,148,359$4,597,941
2022$65,425,975$12,473,349$5,908,737$5,250,0001$5,451,406$12,135,848$4,816,616
2021$58,872,144$14,310,164$5,340,951$4,790,0001$4,955,069$14,053,984$5,351,548
2020$49,896,274$2,986,382$4,762,822$4,380,0001—$2,847,048$4,568,446

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ud Seth Sprague Educ & Char Fdn reported a distributable amount of $5.5M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ud Seth Sprague Educ & Char Fdn's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; all 4 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bank Of America N A

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $100K (2020) → $246K (2025)

  • IRENE de WATTEVILLE

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    19 hrs/week

    $81K (2020) → $142K (2025)

  • Patricia M. Dunnington

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    13 hrs/week

    $81K (2020) → $142K (2025)

  • Rebecca Clapp

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    18 hrs/week

    $81K (2020) → $142K (2025)

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

Bank of America N a — Co-Trustee: $246KBank of America N aCo-Trustee$246KPatricia M Dunnington — Co-Trustee: $142KPatricia M DunningtonCo-Trustee$142KIRENE de WATTEVILLE — Co-Trustee: $142KIRENE de WATTEVILLECo-Trustee$142KRebecca Clapp — Co-Trustee: $142KRebecca ClappCo-Trustee$142K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $246K, to Bank of America N a (Co-Trustee). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Ud Seth Sprague Educ & Char Fdn

How much does Ud Seth Sprague Educ & Char Fdn give each year?

Ud Seth Sprague Educ & Char Fdn gave $4.9M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4.3M across 1 grant.

How large is Ud Seth Sprague Educ & Char Fdn?

Ud Seth Sprague Educ & Char Fdn reported $74.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5.5M (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 Ud Seth Sprague Educ & Char Fdn operate?

Ud Seth Sprague Educ & Char Fdn has awarded grants in New York.

What is Ud Seth Sprague Educ & Char Fdn's EIN?

Ud Seth Sprague Educ & Char Fdn's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6071886. 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 August 25, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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