Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation
Newton, MA · EIN 23-7090011. Reported 751 grants totalling $82.2M to 291 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $37,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $133,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $3,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
291 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Boston, MA | $10.8M | 14 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston, MA | $5,377,500 | 11 | 5 | 2024 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | $3,100,000 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Esplanade Association | Boston, MA | $3,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harvard College President and Fellows of | Cambridge, MA | $2,964,500 | 22 | 2 | 2024 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $2,895,500 | 17 | 3 | 2022 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $2,450,000 | 15 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | $2,047,500 | 17 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Boston, MA | $1,900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts Medical School | Worcester, MA | $1,900,000 | 14 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | $1,700,000 | 12 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pan-Massachusetts Challenge | Needham, MA | $1,543,973 | 18 | 5 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $1,370,000 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Bunker Hill Community College | Boston, MA | $1,309,829 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Health Resources in Action | Boston, MA | $1,246,058 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $1,205,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Milton Academy | Milton, MA | $1,205,000 | 9 | 5 | 2024 |
| Bridge Over Troubled Waters | Boston, MA | $1,176,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Brookline, MA | $1,038,703 | 18 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell | Lowell, MA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Father Bill's & Mainspring | Boston, MA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brockton Neighborhood Health Center | Brockton, MA | $997,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Greater New Bedford Community Health Center | New Bedford, MA | $830,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| YMCA Cape Cod | West Barnstable, MA | $800,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dothouse Health | Dorchester, MA | $787,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Dimock Center | Roxbury, MA | $784,816 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $720,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Massinc | Boston, MA | $719,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Middlesex Community College | Bedford, MA | $681,850 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| South Boston Community Health Center | South Boston, MA | $637,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Broad Institute | Cambridge, MA | $625,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | $600,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston, MA | $587,500 | 11 | 5 | 2024 |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | $575,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boston Plan for Excellence | Boston, MA | $550,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lowell Public Schools | Lowell, MA | $530,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program | Boston, MA | $519,572 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Massachusetts | Amherst, MA | $503,812 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| More Than Words | Waltham, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Health Resources in Actionmedical Foundation | Boston, MA | $497,787 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education | Boston, MA | $475,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| St Francis House | Boston, MA | $472,500 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $435,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boston Children's Hospital Trust | Boston, MA | $425,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Joslin Diabetes Center | Boston, MA | $425,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | Malden, MA | $422,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| My Life My Choice | Boston, MA | $401,215 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research | Cambridge, MA | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Temple Israel | Boston, MA | $392,400 | 16 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lawrence Public Schools | Lawrence, MA | $377,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lynn Public Schools | Lynn, MA | $377,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Buckingham Browne & Nichols | Cambridge, MA | $350,500 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $350,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jff | Boston, MA | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Alliance for Early College | Weston, MA | $350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Buckingham Browne and Nichols School | Cambridge, MA | $325,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Daily Table | Dorchester, MA | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (tyler Jacks) | Cambridge, MA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston | Boston, MA | $298,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Salem Public Schools | Salem, MA | $277,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reach University | Oakland, CA | $275,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Meadowbrook School of Weston Incorporated | Weston, MA | $262,500 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pine Street Inn | Boston, MA | $262,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brooke Charter Schools | Roslindale, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin Cummings Tech | Boston, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Haverhill Public Schools | Haverhill, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jvs Boston | Boston, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $237,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | $232,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Framingham State University | Framingham, MA | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| New Heights Charter School of Brockton | Brockton, MA | $216,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical School | South Easton, MA | $210,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Medical Foundation | Boston, MA | $207,658 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Shore Community College | Danvers, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Boston Foundation | Boston, MA | $190,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Health Care for All | Boston, MA | $180,400 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fenway High School | Boston, MA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College | Wellesley, MA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank Inc | Boston, MA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Edward M Kennedy Academy Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Base | Roxbury, MA | $154,730 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bellwether Education Partners for Umass Boston | Sudbury, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Latinos for Education | Belmont, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Newton Wellesley Hospital Foundation | Newton, MA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| United Way of Massachusetts Bay | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School (essex Tech) | Hathorne, MA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art | Boston, MA | $120,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Park School | Brookline, MA | $111,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | $105,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center | Dorchester, MA | $100,034 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Schools Foundation | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Essex County Community Foundation | Beverly, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Alliance for Early College (paid Through the Boston Foundatio | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Learn (for Lowell Public Schools) | Lowell, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Learn (for Lowell Public Schools) | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Hospital for Special Surgery Fund | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Y2Y Network | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Advocacy Center of Suffolk County | Boston, MA | $95,957 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hyde Square Task Force | Boston, MA | $81,781 | 11 | 5 | 2024 |
| Leap for Education | Salem, MA | $80,682 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | Worcester, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Steppingstone Foundation | Boston, MA | $72,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Squash and Education Alliance | New York, NY | $69,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fenway High School Fund | Boston, MA | $68,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Colaborativa | Chelsea, MA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Place | Boston, MA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lovin Spoonfuls | Newton, MA | $64,991 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Development Organization | Lawrence, MA | $62,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Lawrence Technical School | Andover, MA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Top Notch Scholars | Lawrence, MA | $55,140 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waypoint Adventure | Lexington, MA | $53,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| About Fresh | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alternative House (women in Transition) | Lowell, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bikes Not Bombs | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare | Hyannis, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for the Study of Social Policy | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Children's Hospital Boston | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Commonwealth Kitchen | Dorchester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freedom House Inc | Dorchester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hms Medscience | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Immigrant Family Services Institute | Mattapan, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lowell Transitional Living Center | Lowell, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange | Newton, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Merrimack Valley Food Bank | Lowell, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Museum of Science | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Revolutionary Spaces (old South Meeting House) | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sociedad Latina | Roxbury, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Boston House | Brookline, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Bridge Club of Greater Lowell | Lowell, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Forsyth Institute | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras | Boston, MA | $49,795 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Fall River | Fall River, MA | $49,548 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Neighborhood Developers | Chelsea, MA | $48,828 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Phillips Brooks House Association Incorporated | Cambridge, MA | $48,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Economic Mobility Pathways | Boston, MA | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rian Immigrant Center | Boston, MA | $47,874 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| House of Possibilities | North Easton, MA | $47,334 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coastal Foodshed | New Bedford, MA | $47,025 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare (falmouth Hospital) | Hyannis, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| West End House Boys & Girls Club | Allston, MA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boston Children's Chorus | Boston, MA | $44,350 | 4 | 2 | 2021 |
| Boston Scores | Boston, MA | $44,127 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youthbuild Boston | Boston, MA | $43,779 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Boston Social Centers | Boston, MA | $42,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Beyond Walls | Lynn, MA | $42,081 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Caritas Communities | Braintree, MA | $41,224 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Express Yourself | Beverly, MA | $41,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boston Missionary Baptist Community Center | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lyric Stage Company of Boston | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Raising a Reader Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ascentria Care Alliance (ruth's House) | Worcester, MA | $38,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coalition for a Better Acre | Lowell, MA | $38,065 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern Essex Community College | Haverhill, MA | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Communal Fund | New York, NY | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salem State University | Salem, MA | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Pennsylvania Law School | Philadelphia, PA | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Raw Art Works | Lynn, MA | $37,417 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Commonwealth Shakespeare Company | Boston, MA | $37,164 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA Myrna | Boston, MA | $36,638 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catie's Closet | Dracut, MA | $36,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boston Area Gleaners | Waltham, MA | $35,895 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| School on Wheels | Ventura, CA | $35,675 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Reach Beyond Domestic Violence | Waltham, MA | $35,606 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater Boston | Boston, MA | $33,579 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pathways Adult Education & Training | Lynn, MA | $33,547 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Challenge Unlimited at Ironstone Farm | Andover, MA | $33,033 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Breaktime | Boston, MA | $32,715 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lyons Consulting LLC | Methuen, MA | $32,317 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids in Tech | Lowell, MA | $32,296 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Doc Wayne Youth Services | Boston, MA | $32,208 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Old North Illuminated | Boston, MA | $32,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mujeres Unidas Avanzando (mua) | Dorchester, MA | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA Esperanza | Roxbury, MA | $31,995 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Science Club for Girls | Cambridge, MA | $31,948 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Entrepreneurship for All | Lowell, MA | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Boating Center | Providence, RI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kwong Kow Chinese School | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Learn | Lowell, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northern Essex Community College Foundation | Haverhill, MA | $29,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Mary's Center for Women and Children | Dorchester, MA | $28,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Children-Boston | Boston, MA | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ellis Memorial | Boston, MA | $27,791 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jeff's Place Children's Bereavement Center | Framingham, MA | $26,807 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Piers Park Sailing Center | East Boston, MA | $25,453 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Breakthrough Greater Boston | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brown University Football Association | Providence, RI | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Brown University-Omac Project | Providence, RI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Facing History and Ourselves | Brookline, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Center for Hope and Healing | Lowell, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tufts University Annual Fund | Medford, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Project Citizenship | Boston, MA | $23,719 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Codman Square Health Center | Dorchester, MA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Lowell Community Health Center | Lowell, MA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mspca-Angell | Boston, MA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Silver Lining Mentoring | Waltham, MA | $20,859 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fcnl Education Fund | Washington, DC | $20,450 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boston Foundation (civic Leadership Fund) | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rehearsal for Life | Jamaica Plain, MA | $19,717 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mabel Center for Immigrant Justice | Boston, MA | $19,037 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Operation Able | Boston, MA | $18,631 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Loop Lab | Cambridge, MA | $17,995 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Debate League | Boston, MA | $17,550 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tsne (third Sector New England) | Boston, MA | $16,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Justice Resource Institute Inc | Needham, MA | $15,600 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dream Out Loud Center | New Bedford, MA | $15,580 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beth El Temple Center | Belmont, MA | $15,565 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| One Can Help | Newton, MA | $15,508 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Enroot | Cambridge, MA | $15,104 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Adaptive Sports New England | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brookview House | Dorchester Center, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Families First Parenting Programs | Watertown, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fathers Uplift Inc | Dorchester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Found in Translation | Dorchester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Boston Nazarene Compassionate Center | Mattapan, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Project Hope | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts | Dorchester, MA | $14,190 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women's Money Matters | Boston, MA | $13,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Notre Dame Education Center-Lawrence | Lawrence, MA | $13,580 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Somali Development Center | Roxbury, MA | $13,483 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Man With a Plan | Hyde Park, MA | $12,650 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Apple Orchard School | Brookline, MA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Arlington Eats | Arlington, MA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Jewish News Service | Newton Center, MA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tenacre Country Day School | Wellesley, MA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts | Brockton, MA | $11,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fresh Truck | Boston, MA | $10,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Temple Beth Avodah | Newton, MA | $10,524 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Animal Rescue League of Boston | Denham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Believe in Belize (for Placencia Humane Society) | Potomac, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Budget Buddies | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Buildon | Stamford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Polytechnic State University Foundation | San Luis Obispo, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cancer Cartel | Enumclaw, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fessenden School | West Newton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Flying Kites | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lasell University | Auburndale, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Princeton College | Princeston, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical School | Bourne, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arlington Libraries Foundation | Arlington, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Squashbusters | Boston, MA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports | Killington, VT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Via Art Fund | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
116 of 291 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 50%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Entrepreneurship for All
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 438 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 125 | $14.8M | $38,000 |
| 2021 | 162 | $15.2M | $41,532 |
| 2022 | 178 | $18.3M | $32,154 |
| 2023 | 149 | $18.2M | $37,500 |
| 2024 | 137 | $15.6M | $35,606 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
95% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: One Newton Executive Park 104, Newton, MA, 02462. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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