Private foundation · EIN 27-3984505 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Smf Foundation Tam Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 23 grants paid, $124K total, median $4,000. 87% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
23
$124K
Median grant
$4,000
Stays in NY
87%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.5M

Grants paid in 2024

23 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Uja-Federation of New YorkNew York, NYPublic charity$25K
Rx Art IncNew York, NYPublic charity$16K
Uja-Federation of New YorkNew York, NYPublic charity$10K
Barnard CollegeNew York, NYPublic charity$10K
Belev Echad IncNew York, NYPublic charity$10K
Israel Parasport CenterNorthfield, ILPublic charity$10K
New York Botanical GardenBronx, NYPublic charity$8,600
Lev Echad IncEnglewood, NJPublic charity$5,000
American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NYPublic charity$5,000
Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps IncScarsdale, NYPublic charity$5,000
Rx Art IncNew York, NYPublic charity$4,350
Friends of the Scarsdale Library IncScarsdale, NYPublic charity$4,000
American Friends of Unit 669 IncLivingston, NJPublic charity$3,600
Belev Echad IncNew York, NYPublic charity$1,350
Children's Museum of the East End IBridgehampton, NYPublic charity$1,000
Columbia Barnard Hillel IncNew York, NYPublic charity$1,000
Scarsdale Police Benevolent AssociationScarsdale, NYPublic charity$1,000
The Isaacson Family Foundation IncScarsdale, NYPublic charity$1,000
American Friends of Beit Ruth IncJericho, NYPublic charity$800
Children's Museum of ManhattanNew York, NYPublic charity$500
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYPublic charity$400
The Parrish Art Museum IncWater Mill, NYPublic charity$300
Westchester Childrens MuseumRye, NYPublic charity$200

By state: New York 20 · Illinois 1 · New Jersey 2

About this foundation

Smf Foundation Tam Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Peter Grossman, tax-exempt since 2011. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Smf Foundation Tam Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Smf Foundation Tam Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $124K across 23 grants, a median of $4,000.

Where does Smf Foundation Tam Inc give?

New York (20 grants), Illinois (1 grants), New Jersey (2 grants), per its latest filing.

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