Private foundation · EIN 47-3862135 · Boca Raton, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Thomas W Smith Foundation

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 2025 Form 990-PF: 55 grants paid, $9.5M total, median $150K. 4% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
55
$9.5M
Median grant
$150K
Stays in FL
4%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$24M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Manhattan InstituteNew York, NYEducation/public policy$1.1M
Texas Public Policy FoundationAustin, TXEnergy policy$575K
Real Clear FoundationWashington, DCEducation$400K
University of Notre DameSouth Bend, INEducation$350K
George Mason University Fdtn - the Mercatus CenterArlington, VAEducation$300K
New Civil Liberties AllianceWashington, DCPublic policy$300K
Vmts Education IncBrooklyn, NYPublic policy$300K
Pacific Research InstitutePasadena, CAResearch$270K
Fdrlst Media FoundationWashington, DCPublic policy$250K
Heterodox AcademyNew York, NYEducation$250K
The Graduate Center Foundation IncNew York, NYEducation$250K
Unleash Prosperity IncWashington, DCPublic policy$230K
The Federalist SocietyWashington, DCPublic policy$210K
American Enterprise InstituteWashington, DCPublic policy$200K
Clemson UniversityClemson, SCEducation$200K
Government Accountability InstituteTallahassee, FLPublic policy$200K
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJEducation$200K
The Foundation for Cultural ReviewNew York, NYPublic policy$200K
Foundation for the ConstitutionSiesta Key, FLEducation$175K
Duke UniversityDurham, NCEducation$165K
American Legislative Exchange CouncilArlington, VAPublic policy$150K
American Watchdogs IncParis, ILPublic policy$150K
Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZEducation$150K
Atlas Economic Research FdtnArlington, VAPublic policy$150K
Center for American GreatnessPhoenix, AZEducation$150K
Defense of Freedom InstituteWashington, DCPublic policy$150K
Freedom FoundationPeachtree City, GAPublic policy$150K
Intercollegiate Studies InstituteWilmington, DEEducation$150K
President & Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MAEducation$150K
State Policy NetworkArlington, VAPublic policy$150K
The Claremont InstituteClaremont, CAEducation$150K
The Daily Caller News FoundationWashington, DCEducation$150K
The Heritage FoundationWashington, DCPublic policy$150K
Calvin Coolidge Presidential FoundationPlymouth, VTEducation$120K
Kenyon CollegeGambier, OHEducation$103K
Co2 CoalitionArlington, VAEcology$100K
Fair Elections FundWashington, DCPublic policy$100K
Miami UniversityOxford, OHEducation$100K
New York UniversityNew York, NYEducation$100K
Prager U FoundationSherman Oaks, CAEducation$100K
Property & Environmental Research CenterBozeman, MTPublic policy$100K
Texas Tech FoundationLubbock, TXEducation$100K
Abigail Adams InstituteCambridge, MAEducation$50K
Common Good Institute IncNew York, NYPublic policy$50K
Independent Women's ForumCross Junction, VACommunity$50K
Parents Defending EducationArlington, VAEducation$50K
Philanthropy RoundtableWashington, DCPublic policy$50K
Student Free Press AssociationHillsdale, MIPublic policy$50K
The Beacon Center of TennesseeNashville, TNPublic policy$50K
Young America's FoundationReston, VAEducation$50K
The Workfirst FoundationNew York, NYPublic policy$35K
Chapman UniversityOrange, CAEducation$25K
Goodman InstituteDallas, TXPublic policy$25K
Partnership for Inner-City EducationNew York, NYEducation$25K
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MIEducation$10K

By state: New York 9 · District of Columbia 11 · Virginia 8 · Texas 3 · California 4 · Florida 2

About this foundation

Thomas W Smith Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Boca Raton, Florida, administered in care of Donna Epstein, tax-exempt since 2015. 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 Thomas W Smith Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 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 Thomas W Smith Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $9.5M across 55 grants, a median of $150K.

Where does Thomas W Smith Foundation give?

New York (9 grants), District of Columbia (11 grants), Virginia (8 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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