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The Smidt Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 81-4631478 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$21.1M
Grants reported
145
Median grant
$35K
Future commitments
$175K

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
2024145$21.1M

Where The Smidt Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTERLOS ANGELES, CASMIDT HEART INSTITUTE2024$3M
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LALOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT; PROJECT SUPPORT2024$2M
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUENEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$2M
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INCNEW YORK, NYNONPROFIT SUPPORT2024$1.7M
UNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT; PROJECT SUPPORT2024$1M
BIG PICTURE COMPANY INCPROVIDENCE, RIADVANCING SKILLED TRADES EDUCATION2024$975K
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAMWARWICK, RINONPROFIT SUPPORT2024$800K
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$520K
ISRAEL POLICY FORUM INCNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$515K
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE LOS ANGELES HARBORSAN PEDRO, CAADVANCING SKILLED TRADES EDUCATION2024$480K
PORT OF LOS ANGELES HIGH SCHOOLSAN PEDRO, CAADVANCING SKILLED TRADES EDUCATION2024$406K
JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES, CAPROJECT SUPPORT2024$350K
DOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTERLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$270K
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSSWASHINGTON, DCPROJECT SUPPORT2024$250K
PORTLAND ART MUSEUMPORTLAND, ORGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT; PROJECT SUPPORT2024$250K
ALLIANCE COLLEGE-READY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT; PROJECT SUPPORT2024$210K
FOOD FORWARD INCNORTH HOLLYWOOD, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$200K
REUT USALOS ANGELES, CAPROJECT SUPPORT2024$200K
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INCNEW YORK, NYPROJECT SUPPORT2024$200K
SKILLS USA INCLEESBURG, VAADVANCING SKILLED TRADES EDUCATION2024$175K
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$170K
ABC UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTCERRITOS, CAADVANCING SKILLED TRADES EDUCATION2024$164K
BET TZEDEKLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$160K
NORWALK-LA MIRADA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTNORWALK, CAADVANCING SKILLED TRADES EDUCATION2024$150K
COMMUNITY COALITION FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENTLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT2024$150K

How to apply

This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.

About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Smidt Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.

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