Private Foundation

JOHN SPERLING FOUNDATION

JOHN SPERLING FOUNDATION, of LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.7M in revenue, $5.2M in expenses, $80.2M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 105 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $15.3M.

EIN: 320284165 LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$2.7M

Total Expenses$5.2M

Total Assets$80.2M

Grants Given105

Grant Total$15.3M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

EARTHJUSTICE

SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2023

THIRD INSTALLMENT OF A THREE YEAR GRANT FOR THE CLIMATE AND ENERGY PROGRAM

$1,000,000

WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER

EUGENE, OR · 2023

FIRST INSTALLMENT OF A TWO YEAR GRANT FOR DEFENDING PUBLIC LANDS ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S

$500,000

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY · 2023

VOTING RIGHTS PROJECT

$500,000

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY · 2023

PROTECT ABORTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE

$500,000

CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

WASHINGTON, DC · 2023

FIRST INSTALLMENT OF A TWO YEAR GRANT FOR ADVOCATING FOR A SAFER AND MORE TRANSPARENT FOOD SYSTEM

$300,000

Showing up to 5 of 105 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY TREASURER DIRECT Darby E Shupp

VP & DIRECTOR Peter V Sperling

CHAIRMAN & DIRECTOR Terri C Bishop

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Top Grant Purposes

THIRD INSTALLMENT OF A THREE YEAR GRANT FOR THE CLIMATE AND ENERGY PROGRAM

$1,000,000 1 grant

SECOND INSTALLMENT OF A THREE YEAR GRANT FOR THE CLIMATE AND ENERGY PROGRAM

$1,000,000 1 grant

FIRST INSTALLMENT OF A THREE YEAR GRANT FOR THE CLIMATE AND ENERGY PROGRAM

$1,000,000 1 grant

FIRST INSTALLMENT OF TWO-YEAR GRANT TO SPEARHEAD CLEAN ENERGY TRANSFORMATION

$700,000 1 grant

FOR ADVOCACY WORK RELATED TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM

$700,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$2.7M	$5.2M	$80.2M
2023	$773K	$5.4M	$73.6M
2022	$3.1M	$4.4M	$63.4M
2021	$3.1M	$3.6M	$77.3M
2020	$4.1M	$3.3M	$67.9M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $4.1M to $2.7M (-33%), with total assets most recently reported at $80.2M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CA, CO, DC, IL, MN, and 4 other states.

AZCACODCILMNMTNCNMNY

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