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Who does Thomas W Smith Foundation INC fund?

Thomas W Smith Foundation INC has awarded $66 million across 506 grants to 229 organizations between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $100,000, with most between $25,000 and $175,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $100,000 versus $50,000 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$65.5M
Typical grant
$100K
Grantees
229
Grants
506
Years
2020–2025

Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
M Manhattan Institute $7.3M62020–20252025— —
Institute for Humane Studies $2.2M52020–20242024VA
U University of Notre Dame $2.1M62020–20252025— —
R Real Clear Foundation $1.9M52020–20242024IL
The Trustees of Princeton University $1.5M52020–20242024NJ
G George Mason University Fdtn - the Mercatus Center $1.4M42020–20252025— —
American Transparency $1.4M52020–20242024FL
C Clemson University $1.3M62020–20252025— —
New Civil Liberties Alliance $1.2M42020–20242024DC
Vmts Education INC $1.2M42021–20242024NY
A Aei $1.2M52020–20242024— —
G Graduate School Foundation-Cuny $1.1M52020–20242024— —
C Committee to Unleash Prosperity $1.0M52020–20242024— —
P Pacific Research Institute $1.0M52020–20252025— —
G George Mason University Fdtn $1.0M62020–20242024— —
Arizona State University Alumni Association $975K42020–20232023AZ
Kenyon College $968K42021–20242024OH
F Fdrlst Media Foundation $950K42020–20242024DC
U University of California Law School $860K42020–20232023— —
Heterodox Academy $800K42021–20242024NY
Institute for Justice $800K42020–20242024VA
P Prager U Foundation $800K52020–20252025— —
G Georgetown U Law Center $765K32020–20222022— —
American Legislative Exchange Council $750K42020–20242024VA
Government Accountability Institute $750K42020–20242024FL
New York University $720K52020–20242024NY
American Watchdogs INC $720K52020–20242024IL
T The Federalist Society $710K52020–20252025— —
D Donorstrust $700K32020–20212021— —
President and Fellows of Harvard College $700K42021–20242024MA
C Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation $655K52020–20242024— —
F Freedom Foundation $650K42021–20252025— —
Intercollegiate Studies Institute INC $650K42020–20242024DE
Duke University $604K52020–20242024NC
S Stanford University $600K52020–20242024— —
A Atlas Economic Research Fdtn $600K42021–20252025— —
State Policy Network $600K22020–20212021VA
Texas Public Policy Foundation $600K32020–20242024TX
T Texas Public Policy Foundation $575K120252025— —
F Fdtn for Individual Rights in Education $550K42020–20232023— —
U University of Arizona $450K22023–20242024— —
U Utah State University $438K22020–20212021UT
Ashland University $430K42021–20242024OH
Foundation for Cultural Review INC $425K32020–20222022NY
Co2 Coalition INC $400K42020–20242024VA
C Claremont Institute $400K32020–20242024— —
R Real Clear Foundation $400K120252025— —
C Center for American Greatness INC $400K32020–20242024AZ
P Property & Environmental Research Center $375K42020–20252025— —
T The Daily Caller News Foundation $375K32020–20242024DC
D Dartmouth College $375K32020–20222022— —
Rhodes College $345K42020–20242024TN
J Judicial Education Project $300K120202020— —
I Independent Women's Forum $300K62020–20252025— —
T Texas Tech University $300K32022–20242024— —
V Vmts Education INC $300K120252025— —
Franklin News Foundation $300K22020–20222022IL
C Christopher Newport Univ $300K32021–20232023— —
N New Civil Liberties Alliance $300K120252025— —
B Boston College $292K42020–20232023— —
P Purdue University $290K22020–20212021— —
Beacon Center of Tennessee $275K42020–20242024TN
Abigail Adams Institute INC $275K42020–20242024MA
C City College of Ny $260K22022–20232023— —
H Heterodox Academy $250K120252025— —
T The Graduate Center Foundation INC $250K120252025— —
Brown University of Providence $250K22020–20212021RI
F Fdrlst Media Foundation $250K120252025— —
U Unleash Prosperity INC $230K120252025— —
F Foundation for Cultural Review - the New Criterion $210K22023–20242024— —
S Student Free Press Association $200K52020–20242024MI
T The Foundation for Cultural Review $200K120252025— —
N National Taxpayers Union Fdtn $200K22020–20212021— —
A American Enterprise Institute $200K120252025— —
A Atlas Network $200K120202020— —
G Government Accountability Institute $200K120252025— —
Woodson Center $200K22020–20212021DC
P Princeton University $200K120252025— —
M Miami University $200K22023–20242024OH
C Competitive Enterprise Inst $200K22020–20212021— —
C Center for Family Svcs of Pbc $185K42020–20232023— —
Y Young America's Foundation $181K42020–20252025— —
F Foundation for the Constitution $175K120252025— —
C City College 21st Century Foundation $175K120202020— —
Donors Trust INC $175K120242024VA
D Duke University $165K120252025— —
Hillsdale College $155K32020–20222022MI
A Arizona State University $150K120252025— —
E Encounter Books $150K22021–20222022— —
D Discovery Institute $150K120202020— —
Unreported Story Society $150K22021–20222022CA
F Freedom Works $150K120202020— —
S State Policy Network $150K120252025— —
Furman University $150K32020–20222022SC
P President & Fellows of Harvard College $150K120252025— —
C Center for American Greatness $150K120252025— —
Parents Defending Education $150K32022–20242024VA
A American Watchdogs INC $150K120252025— —
Cato Institute $150K32020–20222022DC
Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Studyof Western Civilizati $150K32020–20222022NY

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