Private foundation · Venice, CA

Anspar Foundation

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Typical grant size
$1K – $5K – $21K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
18
Repeat grantees
7
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Michael C Lewis
PRESIDENT
$25K
Brian Ries
SECRETARY
Shannon Posniewski
TREASURER

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
2.4%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'16
'17
'18
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
88
Total grants awarded
$1.5M
Total amount
$18K
Average grant
$225K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$51K
8 grants
2023
$89K
2 grants
2022
$234K
15 grants
2021
$263K
11 grants
2020
$270K
4 grants
2018
$123K
8 grants
2017
$60K
5 grants
2015
$232K
9 grants
2014
$136K
17 grants
2013
$86K
9 grants

Top recipients

Sunday Assembly LA
10 grants · CA
$476K
6 grants · DC · ≈ likely match
$410K
2 grants · CA
$81K
Public Interest Patent Law Inst
1 grant · CA
$50K
University College Cork
1 grant
$49K
Collaborative Research Ass
3 grants · CA
$46K
Friends of Cda
4 grants · CA
$44K
1 grant · FL · ✓ Exact match
$43K
2 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$35K
Library Foundation of Sarasota C
2 grants · FL
$35K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Trepany House
CHARITY
CA · TY 2024
$15K
Downtown Women's Center
CHAROTY
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Library Foundation of Sarasota
CHARITY
FL · TY 2024
$10K
Sunday Assembly LA
CHARITY
CA · TY 2024
$6K
Electronic Frontier Fnd
CHARITY
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Center for Inquiry Inc
CHARITY
NY · TY 2024
$2K
Crash Space
CHARITY
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Friends of Cda
CHARITY
CA · TY 2024
$1K
Sunday Assembly LA
CHARITY
CA · TY 2023
$69K
Friends of Cda
CHARITY
CA · TY 2023
$20K
Public Interest Patent Law Inst
CHARITY
CA · TY 2022
$50K
University College Cork
CHARITY
TY 2022
$49K
Sunday Assembly LA
CHARITY
CA · TY 2022
$25K
Friends of Cda
CHARITY
CA · TY 2022
$20K
Electronic Frontier Foundation
CHARITY
CA · TY 2022
$15K
Planned Parenthood
CHARITY
NY · TY 2022
$10K
Library Foundation of Sarasota C
CHARITY
FL · TY 2022
$10K
Give Butter
CHARITY
DC · TY 2022
$10K
Secular Coalition for America
CHARITY
DC · TY 2022
$10K
Feminist Frequency
CHARITY
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Wikimedia Foundation
CHARITY
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Friends of Puvungna
CHARITY
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Hopewell Fund
CHARITY
DC · TY 2022
$3K
Atheist Alliance Int
CHARITY
CA · TY 2022
$3K
Collaborative Research Ass
CHARITY
CA · TY 2022
$377
Sunday Assembly LA
CHARITY
CA · TY 2021
$100K
Ringling College of Art and Design
CHARITY
FL · TY 2021
$43K
Collaborative Research Ass
CHARITY
CA · TY 2021
$26K
Wikimedia Foundation
CHARITY
CA · TY 2021
$25K
Library Foundation of Sarasota C
CHARITY
FL · TY 2021
$25K
Secular Coalition for America
CHARITY
DC · TY 2021
$25K
Feminist Frequency
CHARITY
CA · TY 2021
$5K
Creative Commons
CHARITY
CA · TY 2021
$5K
Electronic Frontier Foundation
CHARITY
CA · TY 2021
$5K
Friends of Cda
CHARITY
CA · TY 2021
$3K
Free Software Foundation
CHARITY
MA · TY 2021
$500
Sunday Assembly LA
CHARITY
CA · TY 2020
$200K
Community Foundation of Sarasota
CHARITY
FL · TY 2020
$25K
Faith Foodbank
CHARITY
WA · TY 2020
$25K
Collaborative Research Ass
CHARITY
CA · TY 2020
$20K
Sunday Assembly LA
CHARITY
CA · TY 2018
$58K
Secular Coalition for America Ef
CHARITY
DC · TY 2018
$50K
Sesame Workshop
CHARITY
NY · TY 2018
$5K
Planetary Society
CHARITY
CA · TY 2018
$4K
Aha
CHARITY
CA · TY 2018
$4K
Planned Parenthood
CHARITY
CA · TY 2018
$1K
Makerspace LA
CHARITY
CA · TY 2018
$1K
Creative Commons
CHARITY
CA · TY 2018
$1K
Secular Coalition for America Ef
CHARITY
DC · TY 2017
$50K
Sunday Assembly LA
CHARITY
CA · TY 2017
$9K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.