Speer Foundation

BRENTWOOD, TN EIN: 81-6922938

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$131.2M

+6.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$6.8M

-10.1% YoY

Grant Count

59

+3.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$116K

-13.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$7M$10M$13M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$131,248,892$123,677,361$160,979,713
Revenue$8,419,323$6,876,925$8,246,449
Expenses$9,695,716$10,648,352$11,024,649
Qualifying Distributions$7,462,508$8,288,777$8,678,904
Net Investment Income$6,198,632$4,515,634$5,802,123
Distributable Amount$6,550,963$7,733,435$9,075,867

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M57 grants202059 grants202159 grants202257 grants202359 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASS…$1.5MCUMBERLAND HEIGHTS FOUND…$500KPRESIDENTIAL PRAYER TEAM…$400KLIGHTHOUSE MEDIA NA INC$350KNASHVILLE RESCUE MISSION$350KCHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHUR…$330KNASHVILLE ZOO INC$330KKESWICK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL$225KPRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY F…$225KMEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING…$150K

Grant Size Distribution

291 grants across all recorded years

121<$50K48$50–100K77$100–250K28$250–500K14$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CABOT P PYLEEX. DIRECTOR$307KMARK WALKERTREASURER, SECRETARY$113K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LYNNDA L SPEERTRUSTEE4
RICHARD M SPEERTRUSTEE4
MARK WALKERTREASURER, SECRETARY20$113,146
CABOT P PYLEEX. DIRECTOR40$307,083

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

20states
+12 more states

Cities

AlpharettaArkadelphiaArkedelphiaArlingtonAtlantaBlue AshBooneBrentwoodCambridgeCenterpointCharlestonClearwaterCocoaColumbia FallsCovingtonFranklinHendersonvilleHolladayHudsonJacksonville Beach

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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