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Thomas W Smith Foundation Inc Grants

Private foundation · EIN 47-3862135 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$18.7M
Grants reported
107
Median grant
$150K
Future commitments
$7.5M

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202555$9.5M
202452$9.2M

Where Thomas W Smith Foundation Inc 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
MANHATTAN INSTITUTENEW YORK, NYEDUCATION/PUBLIC POLICY2025$1.1M
MANHATTAN INSTITUTENEW YORK, NYEDUCATION/PUBLIC POLICY2024$1.1M
TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATIONAUSTIN, TXENERGY POLICY2025$575K
REAL CLEAR FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DCEDUCATION2025$400K
INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE STUDIESARLINGTON, VACOMMUNITY2024$350K
PRINCETON UNIVERSITYPRINCETON, NJEDUCATION2024$350K
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAMESOUTH BEND, INEDUCATION2024$350K
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAMESOUTH BEND, INEDUCATION2025$350K
REAL CLEAR FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DCEDUCATION2024$350K
VMTS EDUCATION INCBROOKLYN, NYPUBLIC POLICY2024$300K
NEW CIVIL LIBERTIES ALLIANCEWASHINGTON, DCPUBLIC POLICY2025$300K
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FDTN - THE MERCATUS CENTERARLINGTON, VAEDUCATION2025$300K
VMTS EDUCATION INCBROOKLYN, NYPUBLIC POLICY2025$300K
PACIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTEPASADENA, CARESEARCH2024$270K
PACIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTEPASADENA, CARESEARCH2025$270K
AMERICAN TRANSPARENCYBURR RIDGE, ILEDUCATION2024$250K
NEW CIVIL LIBERTIES ALLIANCEWASHINGTON, DCPUBLIC POLICY2024$250K
HETERODOX ACADEMYNEW YORK, NYEDUCATION2025$250K
TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATIONAUSTIN, TXENERGY POLICY2024$250K
GRADUATE SCHOOL FOUNDATION-CUNYNEW YORK, NYEDUCATION2024$250K
HETERODOX ACADEMYNEW YORK, NYEDUCATION2024$250K
THE GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK, NYEDUCATION2025$250K
FDRLST MEDIA FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DCPUBLIC POLICY2025$250K
KENYON COLLEGEGAMBIER, OHEDUCATION2024$237K
COMMITTEE TO UNLEASH PROSPERITYFAIRFIELD, CTEDUCATION/PUBLIC POLICY2024$230K

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 Thomas W Smith Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). 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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