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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 year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | $9.5M |
| 2024 | 52 | $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.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANHATTAN INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | EDUCATION/PUBLIC POLICY | 2025 | $1.1M |
| MANHATTAN INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | EDUCATION/PUBLIC POLICY | 2024 | $1.1M |
| TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | ENERGY POLICY | 2025 | $575K |
| REAL CLEAR FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | EDUCATION | 2025 | $400K |
| INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE STUDIES | ARLINGTON, VA | COMMUNITY | 2024 | $350K |
| PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | PRINCETON, NJ | EDUCATION | 2024 | $350K |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME | SOUTH BEND, IN | EDUCATION | 2024 | $350K |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME | SOUTH BEND, IN | EDUCATION | 2025 | $350K |
| REAL CLEAR FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | EDUCATION | 2024 | $350K |
| VMTS EDUCATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | PUBLIC POLICY | 2024 | $300K |
| NEW CIVIL LIBERTIES ALLIANCE | WASHINGTON, DC | PUBLIC POLICY | 2025 | $300K |
| GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FDTN - THE MERCATUS CENTER | ARLINGTON, VA | EDUCATION | 2025 | $300K |
| VMTS EDUCATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | PUBLIC POLICY | 2025 | $300K |
| PACIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE | PASADENA, CA | RESEARCH | 2024 | $270K |
| PACIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE | PASADENA, CA | RESEARCH | 2025 | $270K |
| AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY | BURR RIDGE, IL | EDUCATION | 2024 | $250K |
| NEW CIVIL LIBERTIES ALLIANCE | WASHINGTON, DC | PUBLIC POLICY | 2024 | $250K |
| HETERODOX ACADEMY | NEW YORK, NY | EDUCATION | 2025 | $250K |
| TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | ENERGY POLICY | 2024 | $250K |
| GRADUATE SCHOOL FOUNDATION-CUNY | NEW YORK, NY | EDUCATION | 2024 | $250K |
| HETERODOX ACADEMY | NEW YORK, NY | EDUCATION | 2024 | $250K |
| THE GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | EDUCATION | 2025 | $250K |
| FDRLST MEDIA FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | PUBLIC POLICY | 2025 | $250K |
| KENYON COLLEGE | GAMBIER, OH | EDUCATION | 2024 | $237K |
| COMMITTEE TO UNLEASH PROSPERITY | FAIRFIELD, CT | EDUCATION/PUBLIC POLICY | 2024 | $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.