Diana Davis Spencer Foundation

About Diana Davis Spencer Foundation

A $20 million faculty-support grant to Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York stands out in the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc’s recent record, alongside repeated multimillion-dollar commitments to classical education, national security training, and public policy institutions. Under CEO and president Abby Spencer Moffat, the foundation gives at a large scale, with grants that often support faculty, graduate programs, endowments, facilities, and research rather than short-term project work. Its recent awards show a clear preference for established institutions. Hillsdale College received $5 million in 2025 for construction of the Graduate School of Classical Education and endowment, following a $5 million grant the prior year for higher education initiatives and a $2 million scholarship endowment award in 2023. Texas A&M University also appears repeatedly, including support for graduate national security programs and the Bush School of Government and Public Service graduate program. The foundation likewise backs policy organizations such as Heritage Foundation and The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, reflecting a portfolio centered on education, civic formation, and policy research.

What Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Funds

In higher education, the foundation gave $5 million to Hillsdale College for construction of the Graduate School of Classical Education and endowment, and another $5 million the previous year for higher education initiatives. Texas A&M University also received $7 million for graduate national security programs, plus later support for the Bush School of Government and Public Service graduate program. Its public policy funding includes $5 million to Heritage Foundation for education and research, and $5 million the year before for public policy and research programs. The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies received $2 million for educational programs and another $2 million for graduate national security programs. The foundation also funds education and family-support programs: Tim Tebow Foundation received $2.5 million for disability services and family support and $2.5 million for youth education and social services. Media Research Center Inc received $2 million for public educational outreach in both 2023 and 2024.

How Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Gives