Diana Davis Spencer Foundation
ActivoPhilanthropy & VoluntarismFinancia Individuos
About Diana Davis Spencer Foundation
The Diana Davis Spencer Foundation concentrates its giving on conservative public policy and elite education, funding institutions that advance classical education, national security scholarship, and policy research. Grants are large and targeted, often to well-established organizations and donor-advised philanthropic vehicles, reflecting a strategic approach to shaping intellectual and policy institutions rather than broad community service. The foundation repeatedly supports a small set of preferred recipients and projects (faculty, graduate programs, facilities, and research).
Focus Areas
Conservative public policy and research (national-level think tanks)Classical and classical-oriented higher education (graduate programs and endowment support)Elite K–12 independent schools (faculty and program support)National security and graduate-level security studiesPhilanthropic infrastructure via donor-advised funds
Who They Fund
graduate students and faculty (including public policy/national security students)youth and high-school students (leadership and SEL programs)
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
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$67.3M
Total Assets
$1.3B
Total Revenue
$39M
Total Expenses
$79.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $50K and $400K, with a median of $200K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$200K
75th Percentile
$400K
Geographic Reach
National27 states funded
About 8% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Intensidad de financiamiento
BajaAlta
Sede
Leadership
ABBY SPENCER MOFFAT
CEO & PRESIDENT
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