Private foundation · EIN 81-0876820 · Teaneck, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Jeffrey and Mary Smith Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $25K.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 12 grants paid, $320K total, median $25K. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
12
$320K
Median grant
$25K
Stays in NJ
—
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$3.4M

How to apply

NONE Contact: Mary H Smith, 1220 Mesa Road, Santa Barbara, Ca, 6467794400 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease FoundationAkron, OHUnrestricted grant$85K
Open Medicine FoundationAgoura Hills, CAUnrestricted grant$40K
National Disaster Search Dog FoundationSanta Paula, CAUnrestricted grant$25K
Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NYUnrestricted grant$25K
Fish Reef ProjectSanta Barbara, CAUnrestricted grant$25K
American Civil Liberties Union FoundationLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted grant$25K
National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted grant$25K
Nature Conservancy of CaliforniaSacramento, CAUnrestricted grant$15K
Apples to Zucchini Cooking SchoolSanta Barbara, CAUnrestricted grant$15K
Transgender Law CenterOakland, CAUnrestricted grant$15K
United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara, CAUnrestricted grant$15K
Gig Harbor Peninsula Food Bank & Community ServiceGig Harbor, WAUnrestricted grant$10K

By state: California 9 · Ohio 1 · New York 1 · Washington 1

About this foundation

Jeffrey and Mary Smith Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Teaneck, New Jersey, administered in care of Smith Management LLC, tax-exempt since 2016. 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 Jeffrey and Mary Smith Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. NONE Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Jeffrey and Mary Smith Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $320K across 12 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Jeffrey and Mary Smith Family Foundation give?

California (9 grants), Ohio (1 grants), New York (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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