Private foundation · EIN 84-3207370 · Bethlehem, Pennsylvania · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Davis & Smith Family Foundation 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 2025 Form 990-PF: 26 grants paid, $1.6M total, median $56K. 85% of grants stayed in Pennsylvania.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
26
$1.6M
Median grant
$56K
Stays in PA
85%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$19M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Camp Freedom IncCarbondale, PAUnrestricted support$125K
Red Feather Development GroupBozeman, MTUnrestricted support$125K
Equi-Librium IncNazareth, PAUnrestricted support$100K
Tails of Valor Paws of HonorCoopersburg, PAUnrestricted support$100K
Turning Point of Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PAUnrestricted support$100K
Victory House of Lehigh ValleyBethlehem, PAUnrestricted support$100K
Wade's ArmySkillman, NJUnrestricted support$100K
Community Action Lehigh ValleyBethlehem, PAUnrestircted support for the seed farm$75K
Hispanic Center Lehigh ValleyBethlehem, PAUnrestricted support$75K
New Bethany IncBethlehem, PAUnrestricted support$75K
Lehigh Valley Zoological SocietySchnecksville, PAUnrestricted support$60K
Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PAUnrestricted support$60K
YWCA of BethlehemBethlehem, PAUnrestricted support$60K
The Homeland Heroes FoundationSalem, NHWarehouse/office rent expenses$52K
Boys and Girls Club of BethlehemBethlehem, PAUnrestricted support$50K
Lehigh County Humane SocietyAllentown, PAUnrestricted support$50K
The Center for Animal Health & WelfareEaston, PAUnrestricted support$50K
The Literacy CenterAllentown, PAUnrestricted support$50K
Neighborhood Resilience ProjectPittsburgh, PAUnrestricted support$50K
Community Bike WorksAllentown, PAUnrestricted support$35K
The Lehigh Conference of ChurchesAllentown, PAUnrestricted support$30K
Kellyn FoundationTatamy, PAUnrestricted support$25K
Reclam the BayToms River, NJUnrestricted support$25K
Wildlife Information CenterSlatington, PAUnrestricted support for lehigh gap nature center$25K
Bethlehem Area Public LibraryBethlehem, PAUnrestricted support$20K
Hammerheads Sled Hockey AssocPhiladelphia, PAUnrestricted support$20K

By state: Pennsylvania 22 · New Jersey 2 · Montana 1 · New Hampshire 1

About this foundation

Davis & Smith Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, administered in care of Kelly J Miller, tax-exempt since 2019. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Davis & Smith Family Foundation Inc 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 Davis & Smith Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.6M across 26 grants, a median of $56K.

Where does Davis & Smith Family Foundation Inc give?

Pennsylvania (22 grants), New Jersey (2 grants), Montana (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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