John Sperling Foundation
Private foundation · Litchfield Park, AZ · EIN 32-0284165 · reported 2023–2025
61grants reported
$75Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$10.7Mtotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
5115 N Dysart RD Ste 202 Pmb 305
Litchfield PK, AZ 85340-3036
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Earthjustice FIRST INSTALLMENT OF A THREE-YEAR GRANT FOR PREVAILING JUSTICE: FIGHT BACK, FIGHT FORWARD | San Francisco, CA | $1,500,000 |
| Earthjustice SECOND INSTALLMENT OF A THREE YEAR GRANT FOR THE CLIMATE AND ENERGY PROGRAM | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Earthjustice THIRD INSTALLMENT OF A THREE YEAR GRANT FOR THE CLIMATE AND ENERGY PROGRAM | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation FOR THE VOTING RIGHTS PROJECT | New York, NY | $500,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation TO SUPPORT WORK RELATED TO PROTECTION OF ABORTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE | New York, NY | $500,000 |
| Western Environmental Law Center SECOND INSTALLMENT OF A TWO-YEAR GRANT FOR DEFENDING PUBLIC LANDS ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. | Eugene, OR | $500,000 |
| Western Environmental Law Center SECOND AND FINAL INSTALLMENT OF A TWO YEAR GRANT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT TO DEFEND THE PUBLIC LANDS ACRO | Eugene, OR | $500,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation PROTECT ABORTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE | New York, NY | $500,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation VOTING RIGHTS PROJECT | New York, NY | $500,000 |
| Western Environmental Law Center FIRST INSTALLMENT OF A TWO YEAR GRANT FOR DEFENDING PUBLIC LANDS ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S | Eugene, OR | $500,000 |
| ACLU Foundation FOR ADVOCACY WORK RELATED TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM | New York, NY | $450,000 |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest SECOND INSTALLMENT OF A TWO-YEAR GRANT FOR ADVOCATING FOR A SAFER AND MORE TRANSPARENT FOOD SYSTEM | Washington, DC | $300,000 |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest ADVOCATING FOR A SAFER AND MORE TRANSPARENT FOOD SYSTEM | Washington, DC | $300,000 |
| Environmental Working Group FARM POLICY | Washington, DC | $300,000 |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest FIRST INSTALLMENT OF A TWO YEAR GRANT FOR ADVOCATING FOR A SAFER AND MORE TRANSPARENT FOOD SYSTEM | Washington, DC | $300,000 |
| Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies FIRST INSTALLMENT OF A TWO YEAR GRANT FOR MAPS' POLICY AND ADVOCACY WORK IN THE AREAS OF DRUG POLICY | San Jose, CA | $125,000 |
| Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies SECOND INSTALLMENT OF A TWO YEAR GRANT FOR CONSCIOUSNESS WITHOUT CRIMINALIZATION: PSYCHEDELIC DRUG P | San Jose, CA | $125,000 |
| Los Padres Forest Watch SECOND INSTALLMENT OF A TWO-YEAR GRANT FOR PROTECTING THE PUBLIC LANDS OF THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIF | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 |
| Food & Water Watch TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S WATER RESOURCES FROM AGRICULTURAL AND FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY ABUSE | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| National Forest Foundation SECOND INSTALLMENT OF A THREE YEAR GRANT FOR THE BILL WILLIAMS MOUNTAIN RESTORATION: THINNING FOREST | Missoula, MT | $100,000 |
| Israaid FOR CRISIS RELIEF EFFORTS | Palo Alto, CA | $100,000 |
| World Central Kitchen FOR CRISIS RELIEF EFFORTS | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Center for Humane Technology FOR SUPPORT OF ELECTION INTEGRITY AND AI WORK | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Food & Water Watch PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S WATER CAMPAIGN | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Los Padres Forestwatch FIRST INSTALLMENT OF A TWO YEAR GRANT TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC LANDS OF THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA | Santa Barbara, CA | $100,000 |
| National Forest Foundation THIRD INSTALLMENT OF A THREE YEAR GRANT FOR PINE CANYON RESTORATION AND WATERSHED PROTECTION PROJECT | Missoula, MT | $100,000 |
| World Central Kitchen RESTRICTED TO EFFORTS RELATED TO HELENE WITH A FOCUS ON NC, GA AND TN | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| World Central Kitchen RESTRICTED TO RECOVERY EFFORTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WILDFIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| Western Resource Advocates FIRST INSTALLMENT OF A THREE-YEAR GRANT TO PROTECT THE COLORADO RIVER | Boulder, CO | $75,000 |
| 19TH News SECOND AND FINAL INSTALLMENT OF A TWO YEAR GRANT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Austin, TX | $75,000 |
| Western Resource Advocates FIRST INSTALLMENT OF A TWO YEAR GRANT FOR PROTECTIONS OF THE COLORADO RIVER | Boulder, CO | $75,000 |
| Western Resource Advocates SECOND INSTALLMENT OF A TWO YEAR GRANT FOR PROTECTIONS OF THE COLORADO RIVER | Boulder, CO | $75,000 |
| Institute of Noetic Sciences SECOND AND FINAL INSTALLMENT OF AN 18 MONTH GRANT FOR THE LUCID DREAMING RESEARCH STUDY | Petaluma, CA | $50,000 |
| Arizona Community Foundation TO SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 |
| Gaviota Coast Conservancy FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Goleta, CA | $45,000 |
| Gaviota Coast Conservancy FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Goleta, CA | $20,000 |
| West Valley Arts Council TO SUPPORT THEIR ENDEAVORS IN THE WEST VALLEY | Surprise, AZ | $20,000 |
| PW Litchfield Heritage FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Litchfield Park, AZ | $20,000 |
| Indivisible Civics FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| American Library Association FOR INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM FOR THE UNITE AGAINST BOOK BANS CAMPAIGN | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Gaviota Coast Conservancy FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Goleta, CA | $20,000 |
| West Valley Arts Council FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Surprise, AZ | $20,000 |
| Los Padres Forest Watch FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 |
| Institute of Noetic Sciences FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Novato, CA | $15,000 |
| Sustainable Lafayette FOR LAFAYETTE COMMUNITY GARDEN | Creek, CA | $15,000 |
| John Muir Land Trust FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF FAMILY HARVEST FARM | Martinez, CA | $10,000 |
| Sustainable Lafayette FOR LAFAYETTE COMMUNITY GARDEN | Walnut Creek, CA | $10,000 |
| Indivisible Civics FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Grand Canyon Conservancy FOR THE GRAND CANYON DISASTER RECOVERY FUND | Grand Canyon, AZ | $10,000 |
| Wikimedia Foundation FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| John Muir Land Trust RESTRICTED TO SUPPORT THE FAMILY HARVEST FARM | Martinez, CA | $10,000 |
| Park Theater Trust FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Lafayette, CA | $10,000 |
| Sustainable Lafayette FOR LAFAYETTE COMMUNITY GARDEN | Lafayette, CA | $10,000 |
| John Muir Land Trust RESTRICTED TO SUPPORT THE FAMILY HARVEST FARM | Martinez, CA | $10,000 |
| Oakland Zoo FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Oakland, CA | $8,000 |
| Brooklyn Public Library FOR THE BOOKS UNBANNED INITIATIVE | Brooklyn, NY | $7,500 |
| St Mary's Food Bank FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Phoenix, AZ | $7,500 |
| Institute of Noetic Sciences FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Novato, CA | $7,000 |
| Project Linus FOR SUPPORT OF THE JACKSON COUNTY OREGON CHAPTER | Belton, MO | $5,000 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Concord, CA | $5,000 |
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