Spencer Foundation Employee Directory
Non-profit OrganizationsIllinois, United States11-50 Employees
The Spencer Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on education research, based in Chicago, Illinois, at 625 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600. It was established in 1962 by Lyle M. Spencer, with a major endowment realized after his death in 1968, and it began formal grant making in 1971. Since initiating grants, the foundation has disbursed grants totaling approximately $250 million. The foundation aims to improve education worldwide by supporting high-quality research on education and by strengthening the educational research community through fellowships, training programs, and related activities. The organization operates in the non-profit sector and has between 11 and 50 employees; its website is https://spencer.org.